International Conference on Japanese Literature(ICJL)
This conference has been held continuously since the opening of our institution in 1977, aiming to advance Japanese literary studies from a broad perspective and to deepen international research exchange. We welcome presentations from researchers both domestic and international, with a particular focus on the next generation of scholars.
The conference is held every May, and we solicit research presentations from mid-August to mid-November of the previous year. The selection of presenters is conducted by the Expert Committee for the International Conference on Japanese Literature, an expert committee of our institution’s International Collaboration Division (including external members), which also oversees the management of the conference.
Latest information
The 49th International Conference on Japanese Literature
Dates: May 16 (Saturday) – May 17 (Sunday), 2026
Venue: National Institute of Japanese Literature (Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan), with online participation via Zoom and YouTube Live
Organizer: National Institute of Japanese Literature
Language: Japanese
Call for Presentations
The 49th International Conference of Japanese Literature is now accepting applications for research presentation and poster presentation.
Application Deadline:
Monday, November 17, 2025, by 17:00 JST (Japan Standard Time)
Applications must be received by the deadline.
▼ Click here for details on how to apply
Past Conferences
You can check the details of each program, including the program list and archived videos, at the links below.
Since the 44th conference, we have been creating the abstracts and presentation materials and publishing them online.
Until the 43rd conference, we published the proceedings of the ICJL. All the proceedings published so far are also available online.
We have published an archived video on YouTube that shows how the presentation went on the day.
Expert Committee for ICJL
SAITO Masao, Professor at University of Osaka
JU Chiou-er, Professor at National Taiwan University
SUZUKI Ken’ichi, Professor at Gakushuin University
NIIMI Akihiko, Professor at Waseda University
HIRANO Tae, Professor at Seikei University
KAJIO Fumitake, Associate Professor at Kobe University
ZWICKER Jonathan, Associate Professor at University of California, Berkeley
DAVIN Didier, Professor at NIJL
OKAZAKI Makiko, Professor at NIJL
YAMAMOTO Kazuaki, Professor at NIJL
OTA Naohiro, Associate Professor at NIJL
KURIHARA Yutaka, Associate Professor at NIJL
KNOTT Jeffrey, Assistant Professor at NIJL
Term: April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2026
Contact
The office for the International Conference on Japanese Literature,
National Institute of Japanese Literature
10-3 Midori-chō, Tachikawa-shi, Tokyo, Japan 190-0014
E-mail: icjl[ATMARK]nijl.ac.jp
(Please replace the “[ATMARK]” with the symbol @ when e-mailing the contact person.)