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2022
23/12/2022
Symposium on SDGs Project to be held on 1st February 2023
The International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) is holding an international symposium under its research project “Research on ICH Contributing to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable …
23/12/2022
New leaflet is published
IRCI has renewed its leaflet, following the inception of its new long- and medium-term programmes in this fiscal year. The leaflet, available in English and Japanese, introduces information on its research projects for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pa…
23/12/2022
The first online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region was held on 13 December 2022
As an initial programme offered by ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’, a new platform launched by IRCI in this fiscal year, the first online seminar was held on 13 December 2022. Ms Masami Iwasaki (Hokkai-Gakuen University, Japan) as …
22/12/2022
IRCI promoted its research activities at the 17.COM (Rabat, Morocco, 28 November – 3 December 2022)
IRCI participated in the seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (17.COM), which was held from 28 November to 3 December 2022 in Rabat, Morocco. Also, as a side event, IRCI set u…
21/12/2022
IRCI visited Bangladesh and Cambodia (14–18 November 2022)
The IRCI mission composed of Mr W. Iwamoto, Director-General and Ms Y. Nojima, Head of Research Section visited Bangladesh and Cambodia during 14–18 November 2022, to understand the situation of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) safeguarding in thes…
25/11/2022
The first online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region will be held on 13 December 2022
As the first programme offered by ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’, online seminars addressing various issues and the latest trends in ICH research in the Asia-Pacific region will be launched on 13 December 2022. Inviting Ms Masami …
25/11/2022
‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’ and its Facebook group launched
IRCI recently created a new platform, ‘Asia-Pacific Research Forum for ICH Safeguarding’, for enhancing research and international collaboration among ICH researchers in the Asia-Pacific region. This Forum offers programmes such as online seminars an…
25/11/2022
IRCI Official Facebook page
IRCI has launched its official Facebook page. On this page, we will post news about ongoing projects and information on upcoming events and publications. Please follow us to find out about our latest activities: https://www.facebook.com/IRCI.Official…
02/11/2022
IRCI 11th Governing Board Meeting
The 11th Governing Board Meeting of IRCI was held online on 28 October 2022. The meeting was attended by nine members of the Governing Board, 23 observers including Mr. MATSUURA Koïchiro, Honorary Advisor, Mr. KONO Toshiyuki, Senior Fellow, the repre…
13/10/2022
Regional Workshop was held under the project “Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management” (5 August and 7 September 2022)
IRCI held an online workshop under the project “Research on ICH Safeguarding and Disaster Risk Management”, which was divided into two sessions on 5 August and 7 September 2022. Collaborators from 7 countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Bangladesh, F…
15/09/2022
A preliminary report of the questionnaire survey on intangible cultural heritage affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is available (August 2022)
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) have caught great attention, as gatherings and activities of people were restricted by the pandemic. Amid this pandemic situation, IRCI conducted a questionnaire survey from S…
15/09/2022
IRCI researcher lectured at Sakai City’s Seminar for Understanding ICH
On 28 August 2022, the 34th Seminar for Understanding Intangible Cultural Heritage（ICH) was held at the Sakai City Museum co-hosted by Sakai city and IRCI. Under the title of “Traditional Performing Arts and People’s Lives in Java, Indone…
01/09/2022
‘IRCI Brochure 2022’ is now available!
The IRCI Brochure 2022 (PDF version) is now available. This brochure introduces the latest research projects and past activities with various pictures. You can download the PDF file by clicking the image below.
29/08/2022
IRCI held a Workshop Targeting Central Asia for Collecting Research Information Related to ICH and its Safeguarding (10 August 2022, Online)
IRCI held an online workshop inviting cooperating institutions in Central Asia under the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding: Focusing on Central Asia and Small Island Developing States” on 10 August 2022. S…
17/08/2022
Announcement of the renewal of the IRCI logo
In line with the renewal of the UNESCO logo, the joint logo of IRCI and UNESCO Category 2 Centre in the field of intangible cultural heritage has been renewed as follows. The old logo that appears on official documents, publications, and so on, will …
07/04/2022
Project Report of “Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development” Published (March 2022)
The project report “Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development” (FY 2020–2021) is now available online. This project investigated the relationship among intangible cultural heritage (ICH), education, and community dev…
28/03/2022
Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum Published
The Proceedings of the IRCI Researchers Forum on ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region “Progress and Challenges in the Research for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage–Towards a Sustainable Future–” is now available online. The for…
28/03/2022
Project report “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” published (March 2022)
The report of IRCI’s three-year research project ‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region’ (FY 2019–2021) is now available online. IRCI has been collecting research information on intangible cultural herit…
03/03/2022
Online Lecture on ICH to the students of ASEAN countries
Mr IWAMOTO, Director General of IRCI gave a lecture on the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) to 20 students from ASEAN countries, Timor Leste, and Japan on 24 February 2022. The lecture attracted the students by illustrating the characteristics of I…
28/01/2022
Regional Workshop on “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” was held (21 January 2022, online)
On 21 January 2022, a regional workshop was held on the project “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region.” IRCI has been collecting research information relating to ICH and its safeguarding since 2014, and…
24/01/2022
ICH’s contribution to SDGs project: an expert meeting and international symposium were held (December 2021)
International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) held an expert meeting and a public symposium online on 21–22 December 2021 to summarize the two-year project “ICH’s contribution to SDGs – Educati…
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