Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford

Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, University of Oxford A leading centre for Japanese Studies, focused on promoting research and cross-cultural scholarship.

The study of Japan at the University of Oxford began at St Antony's College in the 1950s, and the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies was established there in 1981. The Institute is situated within the grounds of St Antony's College and comprises offices for staff and academic visitors, teaching rooms, and a 150-seat lecture theatre. It also houses the Bodleian Japanese Library, which is the Univ

ersity's principal research and teaching collection for Japanese Studies. Additionally, the Institute offers MSc and MPhil graduate programmes in Japanese Studies.

On March 5, we are excited to co-convene a symposium on 'From Economic Security to Economic Statecraft: Insights from Ja...
25/02/2026

On March 5, we are excited to co-convene a symposium on 'From Economic Security to Economic Statecraft: Insights from Japan, Europe, and the United States' with the Blavatnik School of Government.

Join us to hear from leading scholars and policy experts, including Aya Adachi (German Council on Foreign Relations), Michael Beeman (UC San Diego), Creon Butler (Chatham House), Victor Cha (Georgetown University), Raluca Csernatoni (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Douglas Fuller (Copenhagen Business School), Tobias Gehrke (European Council on Foreign Relations), Francesca Ghiretti (RAND Europe), Kristi Govella (University of Oxford), Akira Igata (University of Tokyo), Keisuke Iida (University of Tokyo), Robyn Klingler-Vidra (King’s College London), Claas Mertens (University of Oxford), Minako Morita-Jaeger (University of Sussex), Abraham Newman (Georgetown University), William Norris (Texas A&M University), Miguel Otero-Iglesias (IE University), Martijn Rasser (Special Competitive Studies Project), Yeling Tan (University of Oxford), Mariko Togashi (Institute of Geoeconomics), Anna Vlasiuk Nibe (University of Southern Denmark), Shino Watanabe (Sophia University), Hugh Whittaker (University of Oxford), and Jiakun Jack Zhang (University of Kansas).

To register and see further details, visit https://sites.google.com/view/economicstatecraft2026/

Emeritus Professor Arthur Stockwin passed away on Wednesday afternoon (7 January) at Gloucestershire Royal HospitalHe wi...
14/01/2026

Emeritus Professor Arthur Stockwin passed away on Wednesday afternoon (7 January) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

He will be much missed but his legacy at both St Antony’s and the Nissan Institute will live on for a very long time

Arthur Stockwin passed away on Wednesday afternoon (7 January) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

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