Kojo Sebastian Amanor
September 28, 2019 - January 31, 2020
Republic of Ghana
Visiting Researchers
Activities
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
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...
Activities
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....
Activities
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...Lecture at ASC Seminar
Dr. Chitonge had a lecture at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, as a speaker of the 19th ASC Seminar. Please visit here for more details....
Activities
4-day Intense Course
From January 23 to 26, Dr. Sonwa gave lectures at an intense course "Agroecology, forest governance and rural development in Central Africa....Attending the international symposium at TUAT
TUFS-TUAT joint symposium "Regional Biological Resources in Tropical Africa" was held at TUAT. Six presenters were attended: Dr. Sonwa, Dr. ...Visiting JICA
Dr. Sonwa and Dr. Oishi visited Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and met members of Africa Department and...First Time Visit at Kyoto
Dr. Sonwa visited Kyoto for the first time with Dr. Oishi. In the morning, they visited Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, and exch...Exchanging opinions at Forest Research and Management Organization
Dr. Sonwa and Dr. Oishi visited Forest Research and Management Organization (formaly known as Forestry and Forest Products Research Institu...Visiting JIRCAS in Tsukuba
Dr. Sonwa visited Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki with Dr. Oishi, a lecturer of ...Visiting TUAT
Dr. Sonwa and Dr. Takanori Oishi, a lecturer of ASC - TUFS, visited Department of International Environmental and Agricultural Science (IEAS...Students
Ruth Ofori
September 24, 2019 - January 29, 2020
Republic of Ghana
Activities
Staying in Japan for two weeks
October 10, 2019
Ruth, who came from University of Ghana to study at TUFS with a round-trip airticket supported by Toyota Ghana, sent us a hort essay. She wr...New students from University of Ghana
September 27, 2019
New exchange students from University of Ghana has safely arrived in Japan on September 24, 2019. They are Ms. Ruth Ofori from Department of...Clara Obeng-Akrofi
September 24, 2019 - January 29, 2020
Republic of Ghana
Activities
Staying in Japan for three weeks
October 11, 2019
Clara, who came from University of Ghana to study at TUFS with a round-trip airticket supported by Toyota Ghana, sent us a short essay. She ...New students from University of Ghana
September 27, 2019
New exchange students from University of Ghana has safely arrived in Japan on September 24, 2019. They are Ms. Ruth Ofori from Department of...Octave Gahirwe Kabera
September 24, 2019 -
Republic of Rwanda
Activities
Study Trip in Okinawa
November 30, 2019
Octave and Helene went to study trip in Okinawa with Prof. Kazuyuki Sasaki who came back to Japan temporalily from Protestant Institute of A...Meet and express his gratitude to his supporters
November 29, 2019
Octave expressed his gratitude to his supporters at the exchange meeting held on November 29, 2019. He could meet his supporters who donated...My LIfe in Japan So Far
October 24, 2019
It's been a month since Octave and Helene came to Japan. While being busy with classes and assignments, Octave also enjoys spending time wit...New exchange students from PIASS
September 26, 2019
The new exchange students from Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS), Rwanda, has arrived safely on September 24, 2019. ...Hélène Alinethu Mikanda
September 24, 2019 -
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Activities
Meeting and express her gratitude to her supperters
November 29, 2019
Helene expressed her gratitude to her supporters at the exchange meeting held on November 29, 2019. She could meet her supporters who donate...My Life in Japan So Far
October 28, 2019
It's been a month since Helene and Octave arrived in Japan. Since Helene seems calm and modest, we were, at first, worried whether she could...New exchange students from PIASS
September 26, 2019
The new exchange students from Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS), Rwanda, has arrived safely on September 24, 2019. ...Wendy-Rose Govender
April 2, 2019 - July 18, 2019
Republic of South Africa
Activities
Wendy sent us an essay about her stay in Japan
August 5, 2019
Wendy sent us an essay about her stay in Japan. She was an exchange student from University or Pretoria and studied at TUFS during Spring Se...Thanks message from Wendy
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Wendy, an exchange student from University of Pretoria, expresses her gratitude to Yazaki Corporation and our university for realizing her d...Student from University of Pretoria has arrived!
Friday, April 5, 2019
From left, Dr. Matsunami, Abigail from University of Ghana, Wendy, Dr. Kirikoshi Wendy-Rose Govender, an excahnge student from University o...Samuel Amankwah Okoto
September 25, 2018 - February 2019
Republic of Ghana
Activities
Attending the international symposium at Kyoto University
Sun., January 27, 2019
On January 27, 2019, Samuel attended "International Symposium on "African Potentials and the Future of Humanity"" held at Kyoto University. ...My life in Japan
Oct. 11, 2018
Samuel looked back his days in Japan since he came to TUFS. We were worried about him because he caught a cold right after he arrived here, ...Nancy Osei Kye
September 25, 2018 - February 2019
Republic of Ghana
Activities
Nancy's report on her staying in Japan
September 25, 2018 - February 13, 2019
Nancy, a master course student of University of Ghana, sent us a report on her life in Japan. She is a master course student of University o...Attending the international symposium at Kyoto University
Sun., January 27, 2019
On January 27, 2019, Nancy attended "International Symposium on "African Potentials and the Future of Humanity"" held at Kyoto University. T...Japan-TUFS so far
Oct., 22, 2018
Nancy sent us the message to express her gratitude to those who have supported her to come to Japan, such as Toyota Ghana who provided her a...Elie Rodrigue Icishatse
September 23, 2018 - July 17, 2019
Republic of Burundi
Activities
Video message about how he's been doing after leaving Japan
November 29, 2019
Rodrigue sent us a video message. He made this for an exchange meeting we had on November 29, 2019 for Helene and Octave, our new exchange s...Report on my stay in Japan
August 1, 2019
Rodrigue sent us his report on his stay in Japan. Now, he's enjoying reunion with his family and friends in Burundi. He was always earger to...Short documentary about school life at TUFS
Mon., July 22, 2019
Rodrigue, who left Japan in the mid-July, made a short documentary to introduce his school life at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He p...Rodrigue conducted a seminar on Japanese religions at PIASS
Thu., July 18, 2019
On July 18, 2019, the next day after he went back to Rwanda, Rodrigue conducted the seminar on Japanese religions at Protestant Institute of...My experience at Choeur Soleil
June 26, 2019
Rodrigue has joined Choeur Soleil, the chorus club at TUFS, from this semester. I visited the club the other day and found out he has alread...My experience at Kurayami Festival
Sat., May 4, 2019
On May 4, 2019, Mr. Kazutaka Nakano, one of the supporters of Rodrigue and Shukulu, invite them and Dr. Godfrey Hampwaye to Kurayami Festiva...Visits Connecting Children of Africa and Japan
November 24, 2018 and on January 12, 2019
Rodrigue and Shukulu took part in events held by "Connecting Children of Africa and Japan". The institution aims at connecting Japanese and ...Okinawa Study Tour
Nov. 5 - 7, 2018
Rodrigue and Shukulu visited Okinawa with Dr. Kazuyuki Sasaki as a study tour. They visited peace museums, cave, and U.S. military bases. T...Essay on Ubumwe Vol.44
Oct. 27, 2018
Rodrigue wrote his essay on "Ubumwe Vol.44", an newsletterr of the organization which supports Dr. Kazuyuki Sasaki and his activities to he...Conference at Ikubunkan
Thu., October 18, 2018
Rodrigue attended a conference held at Ikubunkan Global High School. He was one of three guest speakers from African countries. At the conf...My gratitude to all of the people involved
Oct. 9, 2018
It's been 2 weeks since Rodrigue arrived at Japan. He sent us the message for all of the people who were involved in realizing his dream to ...Seminar on Africa at Ikubunkan high school
Sat. November 29, 2018
Rodrigue attended a seminar on Africa at Ikubunkan Global High School. He met some students from the High School on last August when they v...Shukulu Murekatete
September 23, 2018 - July 17, 2019
Republic of Rwanda
Activities
Shukulu's current situation after she left Japan
November 29, 2019
Shukulu sent us a message about how she is doing after she left Japan. She wrote this for an exchange meeting we had on November 29, 2019 fo...Essay about my stay in Japan
July 31, 2019
Shukulu sent us an essay about her stay in Japan. We guess she couldn't write everything she has experienced in Japan, but she wrote about w...Shukulu's Interview on the Mainichi Newspaper
Sat., July 27, 2019
Shukulu's inverview was published on the Mainichi Newspaper. She talked about her experience in Rwanda and her thoughts after she visited H...Experience Kurayami Festival
Sat., May 4, 2019
On May 4, 2019, Mr. Kazutaka Nakano, one of the supporters of Shukulu and Rodrigue, invited them and Dr. Godfrey Hampwaye to Kurayami Festiv...Spring semester will start from tomorrow
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Shukulu and Rodrigue will start their spring semester from tomorrow. It will be their last semester at TUFS. During fall semester, they took...Visits Connecting Children of Africa and Japan
November 24, 2018 and on January 12, 2019
Rodrigue and Shukulu took part in events held by "Connecting Children of Africa and Japan". The institution aims at connecting Japanese and ...Okinawa Study Tour
Nov. 5 - 7, 2018
Shukulu and Rodrigue visited Okinawa with Dr. Kazuyuki Sasaki as a study tour. They visited peace museums, cave, and U.S. military bases. T...Essay on Ubumwe Vol.44
Oct. 27, 2018
Shukulu wrote her essay on "Ubumwe Vol.44", an newsletterr of the organization which supports Dr. Kazuyuki Sasaki and his activities to hel...My days in Japan so far
Oct. 9, 2018
Shukulu looked back her two weeks since she came to Japan. She is taking Japanese class every day. She also positively communicate with Japa...Charles Acheampong Agyebeng
April 1, 2018 - July 17, 2018
Republic of Ghana
Activities
Charles got 2nd prize at Japanese Speech Contest
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Charles, a student of University of Ghana who stayed in Japan as an exchange student last spring, took part in the 23rd Japanese Speech Cont...Final report on my study at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Charles sent a final report to us. He stayed in our university from April to July, 2018. In this report, we can read what he learned in Japa...Visiting Marubeni Office
June 25th, 2018
If anything has to be true, then it is the fact that I have come to enjoy my stay in Japan with memorable experiences and exposure. But of a...My School Life at TUFS
It's been one and a half month since Charles came to Japan. Since it was the first time to go out from Ghana for him, he seemed to have diff...Charles in Tama Zoo
On the 15th of April 18, 2018, I got invited for a visitation to the Tama Zoo. This visit was a way the African Studies Center here at TUFS ...Self-introduction
April 11, 2018
I am Charles Acheampong Agyebeng, a political science major with a minor in Theatre Arts at Ghana's premier university, the University of Gh...