About NINJAL
NINJAL is the international hub for research on Japanese language, linguistics, and Japanese-language education for non-native speakers. We disseminate the research results throughout Japan and worldwide.
News
- Jul 24, 2026 Publication "NINJAL Research Papers" No. 31 was issued.
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Jul 24, 2026
Event
The 305th NINJAL Salon "The Possibility that ‘Sō nan da ne’ Became Established Earlier in Written than in Spoken Japanese"
Speaker: ISHIKAWA So (NINJAL) Date(s): September 15, 2026 (15:10-16:10)
Venue: NINJAL, Online -
Jul 21, 2026
Event
Project-Meeting "Exploring the Acoustic Features of Parent-to-Infant Speech That Shape Infants' Language Development and Individuality"
Date(s): July 27, 2026 (13:00-17:30)
Venue: HASEKO-KUMA HALL (The University of Tokyo), Online - Jul 21, 2026 News "NINJAL Survey and Guide 2026/2027" was issued.
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Jul 17, 2026
Event
2026 NINJAL Tutorial "Lecture on Youth Language and Hands-on Analysis of Spoken Japanese Using Chunagon"
Date(s): July 25, 2026 (10:00-15:00)
Venue: Online
Upcoming Events
- Jul 25, 2026 2026 NINJAL Tutorial "Lecture on Youth Language and Hands-on Analysis of Spoken Japanese Using Chunagon" Online
- Jul 26, 2026 2026 NINJAL Seminar for Teachers of the Japanese Language (Domestic) "Cooperative Writing Education Using TEachOtherS: A Support System for Cooperative Writing Activities" NINJAL
- Jul 27, 2026 Project-Meeting "Exploring the Acoustic Features of Parent-to-Infant Speech That Shape Infants' Language Development and Individuality" HASEKO-KUMA HALL (The University of Tokyo), Online
- Jul 28, 2026 The 304th NINJAL Salon "The Transnational Social World of South Asian Migrant Entrepreneurs in Japan" NINJAL, Online
- Jul 31, 2026 - Aug 2 2026 NINJAL International Symposium A Hot Summer of Learner Corpora: The World of Japanese Learners’ Writing as Seen through Language, Culture, and Development NINJAL
- Aug 8, 2026 AJAPE-NINJAL Project Film Screening and Talk: "In Between: In Search of Native Language Spaces" Kanagawa Plaza for Global Citizenship
- Aug 10, 2026 - 11 The 5th Hands-on Seminar on Measurement Techniques for Speech Production KEIHANNA PLAZA
- Aug 20, 2026 - 21 Language Resources Workshop 2026 Online








