News

【Notice】Year-End and New Year Office Closure

2025-12-24

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.

【Announcement】Nov. 5 (Wed) Online Seminar with Counsellor Lee Jeong-ho (Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan) @ Kyushu University Asia Week Event

2025-10-29

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/

Notice: Office Closure Due to Summer Holiday Shutdown

2025-07-29

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.

Notice] Closing of the Center’s Office

2025-04-24

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.

【Information】

2025-03-05

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/