Dear All,

The Island Infrastructures Workshop will be held on Tsushima on October 23 and 24, 2025, and will examine the role and significance of infrastructure for islands in Japan and elsewhere.

We are looking for exciting research proposals which examine the perceptions and policies that have shaped Japan's engagement with its islands, and are particularly interested in papers which touch upon:

• The 1970s as a formative period for Japan's relations with islands today.
• Shifts in the role of island policy, and in understandings of Japan's territory.
• The relationship between infrastructure and perceptions of islands.
• Islands as transborder heritage, and its transnational possibilities.

Proposals for research on any other aspect of research into Japan's relations with its islands are welcome, as are comparative studies that examine these issues in a broader Northeast Asian or global context.

Travel support is primarily intended for those in Japan and neighbouring countries, but applications from further afield will be considered.

For more details, please see:
https://www.borderthinking.com/island-infrastructures-workshop

Application deadline: Friday 27 June 2025.

Best wishes,


Ted