九州大学韓国研究センターでは、2026年12月21日（日）に研究会を開催いたします。第一セッションでは、ポストコロナ期の貿易関係について、自動車部品貿易に着目した研究報告、第二セッションは、日韓で増加する外国人との共生について、韓国での実践に基づいた報告がなされます。詳細については下記をご参照ください。

Due to a business trip by office staff, our office will be closed during the following period.

● Closure period: Tuesday, January 13 – Thursday, January 15

Inquiries received during this period will be handled sequentially from Friday, January 16 onward.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your kind understanding.

Our office will be closed during the following period for the year-end and New Year holidays.

【Closure Period】

December 27, 2025 (Saturday) – January 4, 2026 (Sunday)

Inquiries received during this period will be responded to sequentially from Monday, January 5, 2026. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

The Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (Q-AOS) is pleased to announce the upcoming November session of the “Brown Bag Seminar.”
As part of Asia Week 2025, a special session will be held on November 5.
Your participation would be greatly appreciated, and we kindly ask you to share this information with anyone who may be interested.

■Overview：
Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (Q-AOS) is having a webinar “Brown Bag Seminar” every Wednesday at lunchtime.
The purpose of this webinar series is to provide opportunities not only to learn research related with SDGs in Asian and Oceanian regions but also to expand your research network in different academic areas.
The webinar is free, available in English and Japanese, and open to everyone! We hope you all come and join us!

■Details：
【Special Session】Series #210: “Rationale and challenges to build a robust partnership of South Korea and Japan – Reflecting on the 60th Anniversary of Normalization of Diplomatic Relations”
– Key Words: South Korea and Japan, 60th Anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations, Resilient partnership of neighboring countries
– Speaker: Counsellor, Jeong-ho Lee, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan
– Date and time: November 5 (Wednesday), 2025, 12:10-12:50 Japan Time
– Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gvTQFJX2RoqE8BrZg2uE4Q
– Poster data: https://asiaweek.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/program/downloadPDF?id=123&file=1

// About Brown Bag Seminar//
– Venue: Zoom Webinar
– Language: Bilingual Japanese-English support (simultaneous interpretation)
– Target audience: Anyone is welcome! (students, faculty, staff, and general public)
– Participation fee: Free
– About US:
◆Q-AOS HP   https://q-aos.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
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◆Instagram　https://www.instagram.com/qaos_kyushuuniv/

Due to the university-wide summer holiday closure, our office will also be closed during the following period:

Period: Tuesday, August 12 – Friday, August 15, 2025

During this time, we will not be able to respond to phone calls or emails. We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation.

In addition, from Wednesday, August 6 to Friday, August 8, staff will be away on a business trip, so we will only be able to respond to emails. Please note that we will not be available for in-person visits or phone inquiries during this period.

The Center’s office will be closed on the following date

Date: Monday, April 28, 2025

※The office will be closed until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 25.

We will not be able to respond to phone calls and e-mails on the above date and time.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Our deputy director, Dr. Yuki Tsujino, will be teaching NHK Radio’s “Mainichi Hangul Kourse” starting in April! The first broadcast will be on Monday, March 31! Please listen to it!

https://www.nhk.jp/p/rs/LR47WW9K14/

The office will be closed every Thursday in May. For inquiries during the closing, please contact us at the following e-mail address.

Office closure dates: May 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024

Inquiries: intlkrcks.uok◎jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp

*Please replace ◎ with @.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

We published the Annual Report, Research Center for Korean Studies Vol.22 on March 25.

The Annual Report Vol.22 is available here:

The Annual Report Vol.22

We published the Annual Report, Research Center for Korean Studies Vol.21 on March 29.

The Annual Report Vol.21 is available here:

The Annual Report Vol.21