John M.Mugane
June 11, March 2025～August 1, 2025
Republic of Kenya
Visiting Researchers
Activities
Prof.John M.Mugane will give his lecture at Sophia University
July 18, 2025 17:15〜18:45 (JST)
Professor John M. Mugane, long-time professor of African linguistics and director of the African Languages Program at Harvard University,...Visiting Professor. John M. Mugane has arrived
June 12, 2025
Professor John M. Mugane, longtime Professor of African Languages and Director of the African Languages Program at Harvard University, will...
Activities
Dr. Prempeh has returned to Ghana
January 29, 2025
(Dr.Prempeh on the right, in front of the TUFS statue, just before leaving for the airport; TUFS student Mr.Jato on the left) Visiting Assoc...Dr. Prempeh gave guest lectures
December 24, 2024
Dr. Prempeh, our visiting associate professor, gave guest lectures for two classes; "Global Society and Local Society 2" (Dr. Chihiro Kumash...Dr.Prempeh gave his lecture at Hiroshima University
November 21, 2024
Dr. Prempeh, our invited visiting associate professor, gave his lecture at Hiroshima University on November 21, 2024. The title was Nima-Ma...Dr.Prempeh gave his lecture at Kobe University
November 19, 2024
Dr. Prempeh, our invited visiting associate professor, gave his lecture at Kobe University on November 19, 2024. The title was "Possessing t...Fall Semester 2024 started
October 1, 2024
Dr. Prempeh's class, International Cooperation 2 'Religion and public governance in Africa' started on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Many studen...Visiting Associate Professor.Charles Prempeh has arrived
October 1, 2024
A new visiting Associate Professor, Dr. Charles Prempeh, has arrived in Japan and will stay until end of January, 2024.He will lecture at T...
Activities
Assoc.Prof. Gloriose UMUZIRANENGE has returned to Rwanda
July 31, 2024
Assoc.Prof. Gloriose UMUZIRANENGE, who stayed at TUFS as a visiting professor in the spring semester of the 2024 academic year, has returned...Dr.Gloriose will give a lecture at Kyoto University
Monday, June 24, 2024 13:30~15:30 (JST)
On Monday, June 24, 2024, Dr. Gloriose, an invited associate professor, will give a lecture at Kyoto University. Title is "Governance and Pa...Dr.Gloriose will give a lecture at Hiroshima University
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 16:30~18:00 (JST)
On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Dr. Gloriose, an invited associate professor, will give a lecture at Hiroshima University. Title is "Environmenta...Spring Semester 2024 started
April 11, 2024
Mrs. Gloriose's International Cooperation 1 course, " Climate Change and Development," started on April 11, 2024 (Thursday), 4th period, Roo...Assoc.Prof. Gloriose UMUZIRANENGE has arrived
April 3, 2024
A new visiting associate professor, Dr. UMUZIRANENGE Gloriose , has arrived in Japan.She will stay in Japan until July 31, 2024. She will b...
Activities
Prof.Shahid has returned to South Africa
January 17, 2024
Prof.Shahid Vawda, who stayed at TUFS as a visiting professor in the fall semester of the 2023 academic year, has returned to South Africa a...Prof Shahid visited National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
27 November 2023
Professor Shahid Vawda visited the National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) in Osaka on November 27, 2023. Guided by Professor Kazunobu Ikeya,...Prof Shahid gave a lecture at Hiroshima University
22 November 2023
On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, Prof. Shahid gave a lecture at Hiroshima University. The title of the presentation was "Transnational Mig...The19th KU-TUFS & The115th KUASS・Prof.Shahid give a lecture at University of Kyoto
November 21,2023
Prof. Shahid, Invited Professor, will give a lecture on "World Heritage and the Politics of Mutuality and Inclusion" at Kyoto University on ...Prof. Shahid gave a guest lecture.
October 10, 2023
On Tuesday, October 10, Professor Shahid Vawda, ASC Visiting Professor for the fall semester of the 2023 academic year, gave a guest lecture...Fall Semester 2023 started
Monday, October 2, 2023
Prof. Shahid, our new visiting professor, has finally arrived in Japan. He will stay in Japan until January 2024. Master students can also ...Prof.Shahid has arrived
26 September 2023~
Prof. Shahid, our new visiting professor, has finally arrived in Japan. He will stay in Japan until January 2024. He will give a lecture for...
Activities
Prof.Homan Chitonge returned to Republic of Zambia
July 31, 2023
Prof. Homan Chitonge has returned to Cape Town after completing his term. Many students attended the lecture titled "the industrialization o...Prof Chitonge gave a lecture at Nannzan University
July 17,2023
On July 17, 2023, Prof. Homan Chitonge gave a lecture titled "The African Economic Development Trajectory: The Role of China, Japan and Russ...Prof Chitonge gave a lecture at Kyoto University
July5,2023
On July 5, 2023, at Kyoto University, Prof. Homan Chitonge gave a lecture titled "The Industrious and Industrial Revolutions in Africa: What...Prof Chitonge gave a lecture at Hiroshima University
3 July 2023
Prof. Horman Chitonge gave a lecture titled "ʻWe Owned this Land Before the State was Establishedʼ: The State, Traditional Authorities, and ...Prof Chitonge gave a lecture at Nanzan University
July 17 2023
"The African Economic Development Trajectory: The Role of China, Japan and Russia" ■Speaker：Horman CHITONGE(Visiting Professor at the Afric...Prof Chitonge gave a lecture at Hiroshima University
July 3 2023 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. (JST)
■Topic: "ʻWe Owned this Land Before the State was Establishedʼ: The State, Traditional Authorities, and the Land Question in Africa" ■Lectu...An editorial article by Prof Chitonge was published
5 June 2023
An op-ed article written by Prof Chitonge based on his lecture at the 77th ASC Seminar has been published by TRT Africa. Here is the link: h...The 77th ASC Seminar "The Africa Industrious and Industrial Revolutions: What are the Triggers and Enablers?"
May, 24, 2023
Prof. Horman Chitonge gave his lecture titled "The Africa Industrious and Industrial Revolutions: What are the Triggers and Enablers?" at th...The first class started
13 April 2023
Prof. Chitonge provided his first class on Thusday 13 April. The title of the class provided in the spring semester is "Rethinking Africa's ...
Activities
Dr. Frank Ahimbisibwe back to home
February 10, 2023
Dr. Frank Ahimbisibwe left Tokyo and went back to Uganda. His lecture on the refugees in Africa was very interesting and many TUFS students ...The76th ASC Seminar "Refugees and the Dynamics of Peace Building in Africa"
February 3, 2023
Dr. Frank Ahimbisibwe gave a lecture titled "Refugees and the Dynamics of Peace Building in Africa" at the 76th ASC seminar. ...The first class started
Mon., October 3, 2022
Dr. Frank Ahimbisibwe's first class for the course "Refugees and Forced Migration in Africa" started on Monday, October 3, 2022, on the fir...Dr. Frank Ahimbisibwe arrived in Japan
October 1, 2022
Dr. Frank Ahimbisibwe from Mbarara University of Science & Technology in Uganda came to Japan on September 27, 2022. He will stay in Jap...
Activities
Farewell to Dr. Adama Ousmane
February 10, 2023
Dr. Adama Ousmane left Japan to go back to Cameroon. We had a small but warm farewell lunch before his departure. ...The 71st ASC seminar by Dr. Adama Ousmane
November 28, 2022
Dr. Adama Ousmane gave a lecture at ASC seminar on 28 November 2022. ...Fall Semester 2022 started
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Dr. Adama Ousmanou's first class for the course "Islam and Power in the Chad Basin: Comparative study from Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria" star...Dr. Adama Ousmanou arrived in Japan
October 1, 2022
Dr. Adama Ousmanou from Maroua University in Cameroon came to Japan on September 27, 2022. He will stay in Japan as a foreign researcher (ti...
Activities
First class for the spring semester
April 7, 2022
Kojo sensei gave the first lecture for his course in the spring semester on April 7, 2022, the first day of the semester. The theme of the ...Prof. Kojo Opoku Aidoo has arrived in Japan
March 31, 2022
Prof. Kojo Opoku Aidoo, our visiting professor from University of Ghana, arrived in Japan on March 25, voluntarily took a PCR test on the t...
Activities
A Tale of a new Home - Dr. Onyango's experiences in Japan -
November 15, 2021 - December 15, 2021
Dr. Eria Olowo Onyango, who stayed in Japan from mid-November to mid-December 2021 as our visiting researcher, wrote an essay about his expe...Dr. Onyango returned to Uganda
December 15, 2021
Dr. Eria Olowo Onyango returned to Uganda after one-month stay in Japan. Although almost half of his stay was self-isolation period, he was ...Delivering a public lecture at ASC Seminar
December 10, 2021
Dr. Onyango delivered a public lecture at the 64th ASC Seminar on December 10, 2021. The lecture topic was "East African Borders: From Colo...We invited a visiting researcher from Makerere University, Uganda
November 15, 2021
We invited Dr. Eria Olowo Onyango from Makerere University. He will stay in Japan until December 15, 2021. His major fields are African stud...
Activities
Report of My Visit to TUFS
September 2021 - January 2022
Dr. Evariste Fongnzossie, who stayed in Japan from the end of September 2021 to January 2022, wrote an essay about his experiences in Japan....Dr. Fongnzossie returned to Cameroon
January 31, 2022
Dr. Evariste Fongnzossie Fedoung returned to Cameroon after four-month stay in Japan since October 2021. During the four months, he taught t...Visiting Kyoto
January 11 - 18, 2022
Dr. Fongnzossie visited Kyoto in January. He delivered a public lecture at the 14th KU-TUFS Seminar on 13th, with the topic "Agrobiodiversit...Delivering a public lecture at ASC Seminar
December 22, 2021
Dr. Fongnzossie delivered a public lecture at the 65th ASC Seminar on December 22, 2021. Prof. Ryo Kohsaka gave a comment after his lecture,...Dr. Fongnzossie, our visiting associate professor, has arrived
October 1, 2021
Our another visiting researcher, Dr. Evariste Fongnzossie Fedoung from University of Douala, Cameroon, arrived in Japan in late September a...
Activities
Dr. Ampiah returned to UK
January 31, 2022
Dr. Kweku Ampiah returned to UK after his five-month stay in Japan since September 2021. During the five months, he taught for undergraduate...Visiting Kyoto
December 15 - 19, 2021
Dr. Ampiah visited Kyoto in December. On 17th, he delivered a public lecture at Kyoto University, and 31 people attended both in-person and ...Giving a public lecture at ASC Seminar
November 15, 2021
Dr. Ampiah gave a public lecture at the 62nd ASC Seminar on November 15, 2022. The lecture topic was "The Dynamics of Economic Events betwe...Prof. Kweku Ampiah, our new visiting professor, has arrived
September 1, 2021
Prof. Kweku Ampiah, our new visiting professor, has finally arrived in Japan. He will stay in Japan until January 2022. Prof. Ampiah was bor...
Activities
Prof. Cornelissen returned home
September 1, 2021
Prof. Scarlett Cornelisse, our visiting professor from Stellenbosch University, left Japan on September 1, 2021. Although she was supposed ...Delivering a public lecture at ASC Seminar
July 20, 2021
Prof. Cornelissen delivered a public lecture at the 60th ASC Seminar on July 20, 2021. The topic was "the Fallist Movements' Antecedents an...Prof. Scarlett Cornelissen, our new visiting professor, has finally arrived
June 1, 2021
Our new visiting professor has finally arrived in Japan! Prof. Scarlett Cornelissen from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, came to Japa...
Activities
My experience in Japan: At Sea in Tokyo
May 2, 2020
Prof. Kojo Sebastian Amanor, a professor of University of Ghana, who has stayed in Japan as a visiting professor of our center from Septembe...Giving a lecture at ASC Seminar
December 12, 2019
Prof. Amanor delivered a lecture at our ASC Seminar on December 12, 2019. The theme of the seminar was "Land Administrative Reform and Comme...Had a presentation at Kyoto Unviersity
November 19, 2019
Prof. Amanor had a presentation at the 12th KU-TUFS Seminar held at Kyoto University on November 19, 2019. Please click here for the details...The first class for graduate students
October 4, 2019
Prof. Amanor had his first class for graduate students on October 4, 2019. The title of the class is "Sustainable Development and Global Gov...The first day of the class for undergraduate students
October 1, 2019
Prof. Amanor's class for undergraduate students has begun on October 1, the first day of the fall semester 2019. The class is for second ye...A visiting professor has arrived from Ghana
September 28, 2019
The other our visiting professor, Prof. Kojo Sebastian Amanor has arrived in Japan on September 28, 2019. He is a professor of Institute of ...
Activities
Dr. Teshome's essay about his experience in Japan
Wed., April 1, 2020
Dr. Teshome Emana, an assistant professor of Addis Ababa University who has stayed in Japan as a visiting professor of our center from Septe...Giving a lecture at ASC Seminar
December 19, 2019
Dr. Teshome delivered a lecture at our ASC Seminar. The theme of the seminar was "Land and Youth Migration in Africa: the Case of Two Distri...Delivered a lecture at IDE-JETRO
November 28, 2019
Dr. Teshome, our visiting professor, delivered his lecture at APL (Ajiken Power Lunch) of IDE-JETRO on 28th November. APL is a lunchtime wor...Had a presentation at Kyoto University
November 19, 2019
Dr. Teshome had a presentation at the 12th KU-TUFS Seminar held at Kyoto University on November 19, 2019. Please click here for the details ...The first class for graduate students
October 4, 2019
Dr. Teshome's class for graduate students has started on October 4, 2019. The theme of the class is "Ethnography of Africa". Although he exp...The first day of the class for undergraduate students
October 2, 2019
Dr. Teshome had his first class for undergraduate students on October 2, 2019. The class is an elective subject for students and its theme ...A visiting professor has arrived from Ethiopia.
September 27, 2019
Dr. Teshome Emana, who will stay in Japan from October 2019 to January 2020 as a visiting professor, has arrived in Japan safely on Septemb...
Activities
Dr. Hapmwaye wrote an essay about his stay in Japan
September 30, 2019
Dr. Godfrey Hampwaye, who stayed from April to July 2019 as a visiting professor of our center, has sent us his essay on his stay in Japan. ...Seminar at Institute of Developing Economies - JETRO
Monday, June 17, 2019
Institute of Developing Economies - JETRO, APL (Ajiken Power Lunch) seminar. Date and Time: June 17, 2019 13:30 - 15:00 Venue: C23 seminar r...Giving presentation at Kyoto University
3:00 - 5:00 pm, May 20th, 2019
On May 20, Dr. Godfrey Hampwaye gave a presentation at Kyoto University. The theme of the presentation was "Significance, and Institutional...Attending Kurayami Festival at Fuchu
Sat., May 4, 2019
On May 4, 2019, Godfrey was invited to Kurayami Festival, Japanese traditional festival at Fuchu city with Shukulu Murekatete and Rodrigue I...First class for undergraduate students
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Dr. Hampwaye had the first class for undergraduate students today. Students belong to African Studies Course, and he will give them lecture...First class for graduate students
Friday, April 5, 2019
Dr. Hampwaye gave the first lecture for undergraduate students today. The theme of the class is "Planning for Sustainable Regional Developm...Our visiting professor from Zambia arrived
Monday, April 1, 2019
Dr. Godfrey Hampwaye arrived at Japan at the end of March. He will stay in Japan for four months untile July 2019 as a visiting professor of...
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My Experience in Japan
January 27, 2019 - February 11, 2019
Dr. Benjamin Amoah, who stayed in Japan from January 27, 2019 to February 11, 2019 as a special visiting lecturer of ASC-TUFS, wrote his ess...Attending the research meeting at Kyoto University
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
On February 6, 2019, Dr. Amoah visited Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University with Dr. Kazue Demachi. He made a prese...Giving a lecture at the 31st ASC Seminar
February 5, 2019
Dr. Amoah gave a lecture at the 31st ASC Seminar at TUFS on February 5, 2018. You can see the detailed report from here. ...Winter intensive Course Themed on "Development Finance"
Jan. 30, 2019 - Feb. 1, 2019
Dr. Amoah gave lectures during January 30 and February 1, 2019, as a winter intensive course at TUFS. The class was themed on "Development F...Dr. Amoah has arrived
January 28, 2019
Dr. Benjamin Amoah finally arrived in Japan. He is a lecturer of Central University in Ghana, and we invited him as a special visiting lectu...
Activities
Tokyo Sojourn: How I learnt to eat Okonomiyaki
October - December, 2018
Time flies, and Nisa and Mabutho will leave Japan after a week. Nisa wrote her essay about her staying in Japan. Both during her holidays an...Seminar at Kyoto University
Nov. 22, 2018
Dr. Gairoonisa Paleker had a lecture at 7th KU-TUFS Seminar at Kyoto University. The seminar was jointly organized by Center for African Ar...
Activities
Dr. Mabutho's Experience in Japan
October 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
Dr. Mabutho Shangase and Dr. Gairoonisa Paleker left Japan on February 1, 2019. They came to Japan on October 2019, and had stayed here for ...Seminar at Kyoto University
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 3:00-5:00 pm
Dr. Mabutho Shangase had a lecture at 8th KU-TUFS Seminar at Kyoto University. The seminar was jointly organized by Center for African Area ...Lecture at ASC Seminar
Dr. Shangase had a lecture at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, as a speaker of the 26th ASC Seminar. Please visit here for more details....
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My experience in Tokyo and Kyoto
Dr. Chitonge wrote an essay about his stay in Japan from June to July. It was his first time to visit Japan, so everything was new for him. ...Seminar at Kyoto University
Mon., July 9, 2018
Dr. Chitonge had a presentation at the academic seminar in Kyoto as below. The seminar was jointly sponsored by Center for African Area Stud...Presentation at KAKEN meeting
Thu., July 5th, 2018
Dr. Chitonge had a presentation about land restitution at the research meeting of KAKEN "Resource Management and Political Power in Rural Af...Seminar at Institute of Developing Economies – JETRO
Mon., July 2nd, 2018
Institute of Developing Economies - JETRO, APL (Ajiken Power Lunch) seminar Date & Time: July 2, 2018 3:30-5:00 PM Venue: C23 seminar ro...