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
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Feb 20, 2026
Event
Symposium "Language, Cognition, and Interaction 14"
Date(s): March 17, 2026 (13:30-18:00)
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Feb 20, 2026
Event
Symposium "Conversation Corpus" XI
Date(s): March 22, 2026 (13:00-17:30)
Venue: Online -
Feb 17, 2026
Jobs
Employment Opportunities at the Center for the Promotion of Collaborative Research.
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Feb 16, 2026
Event
The 295th NINJAL Salon "Unsettling Language: Exploring 'Language' in Multilingual Contexts"
Speaker: OTSUJI Emi (University of Technology Sydney) Date(s): March 17, 2026 (15:10-16:40)
Venue: Online -
Feb 16, 2026
Event
2025 NINJAL Seminar for Teachers of the Japanese Language (Domestic) "The Development of Japanese Language Learning Support in Local Communities and a Coexistence (Inclusive & Multicultural) Society: Based on the Findings of a Longitudinal Study"
Date(s): March 28, 2026 (13:00-17:30)
Venue: NINJAL, Online
Upcoming Events
- Mar 1, 2026 - Jun 30 "Shimamuni (Okinoerabu Language)" Exhibition & Opening Event: Let's Enjoy the Island Language ! Museum of Wadomari Town History and Folklore
- Mar 1, 2026 NINJAL Japanese Language Education Lecture in Budapest (Hungary) The Japan Foundation, Budapest, Hungary
- Mar 3, 2026 The 294th NINJAL Salon "Trends and Challenges in Research on Dictionary Use by Learners of Japanese — From Actual Usage to Dictionary Development —" NINJAL, Online
- Mar 7, 2026 Symposium on Japanese Diachronic Corpora 2026 NINJAL, Online
- Mar 7, 2026 AJAPE-NINJAL Project Experiential Event: "Let’s Learn About the Migration: A Case of Japanese Abroad and Nikkei Dekasegi !" Japanese Overseas Migration Museum
- Mar 17, 2026 The 295th NINJAL Salon "Unsettling Language: Exploring 'Language' in Multilingual Contexts" Online
- Mar 17, 2026 Symposium "Language, Cognition, and Interaction 14" Hitotsubashi Hall
- Jan 23, 2026 - Mar 19 Exhibition: Linguistic Atlas — A Visual Exploration of Dialect Distribution National Institute of Japanese Literature









