Dear colleagues

 

We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the upcoming NAJS conference!

The 20th Annual Conference of the Nordic Association of Japanese Studies (NAJS) will be held at the University of Tartu, Estonia, on May 28-29, 2026.

 

We invite you to submit paper proposals on modern and contemporary Japanese society, including economy and business, politics and international relations, sociology and anthropology, history, popular culture, literature, religion, art, and other related topics. We welcome proposals from scholars at all career stages and from all countries/regions. The conference is open to all who are interested, and we are very happy that our network is growing with researchers and doctoral students from all over the world.

Application deadline for the 2026 conference is January 11, 2026.

Your submission should include:

• Your full name, title, affiliation and email address
• An abstract in English (length 200-250 words), including preliminary title and up to five keywords

 

You will be notified whether your abstract has been accepted by early February 2026.

If your abstract is accepted, please submit a full paper by May 3, 2026. Papers should preferably be between 7,000 and 10,000 words, but shorter papers can also be submitted.

For more information and link to submission:

NAJS Conference 2026 | University of Tartu

 

Important Dates

Conference Dates: 28.05-29.05.2026 The deadline for abstract submission: 11.01.2026 The notification of acceptance: February 2026 The full paper submission deadline: 03.05.2026

 

For inquiries, please contact najs2026@ut.ee

 

Conference committee:

• Eva Liias, University of Tartu
• Kamila Szczepanska, University of Turku
• Kristín Ingvarsdóttir, University of Iceland
• Dick Stegewerns, University of Oslo
• Jens Sejrup, University of Copenhagen
• Patrik Ström, Stockholm School of Economics