We are pleased to inform you that preparation for the 2026 annual events is underway. On behalf of the JSAS board, the treasurer shall collect your updated information regarding graduation, change of affiliation, new address, and leaving abroad. Especially, every graduated student member is welcome to switch their status to a regular membership. Even after leaving your university or research institute in Japan, the JSAS will make every effort to facilitate dialogue between Af

Editor's Note: One of the founding members of the Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS), Professor Adem Seifudein , has also become one of the most thoughtful and consistent contributors to this Newsletter. We are therefore delighted to share with our readers a book review he recently wrote for the Journal of International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. The review, which follows, is both insightful in its own right and an excellent gateway to the book it discusses. Readi

Here is a forwarding of the event announcement from our JSAS member, Professor. Meyu Yamamoto of Ritsumeikan University. If you know international students, please let them know. *********** There is growing attention to Third Culture and Mixed Heritage individuals in both academia and civilsociety. This gathering examines their contributions to contemporary Africa–Asia relations and reflects on future challenges and possibilities. The two speakers grew up as individuals of A

African countries are experiencing a significant number of election-related conflicts, many of which lead to large-scale violence. (Photo by Reuters) Editor's Note: No Shortcuts for Africa’s Political Renewal Africa stands at a crossroads. Across much of the continent, political life remains trapped in a cycle of predictable dysfunction: staged and manipulated elections, persecution of opposition colleagues, leaders clinging to power for decades, and political institutions h

By Wakiko Ohira and Kithinji Kinyua We were honored to represent the Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS) at the 6th Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA), held from September 24 to 27, 2025, at the University of Cape Verde in Praia. This year’s theme, “African Responses to Global Vulnerabilities: Building Hope for the Future,” provided an expansive and urgent frame through which scholars from across the continent and the diaspora could