Welcome

The Japan Association for Geopolitical Research (JAGR) is an independent academic association based in Japan. We bring together researchers from Japan and around the world to examine the forces shaping international affairs, from great-power rivalry and regional security to geoeconomics, technology, and political communication.

Each September, our annual conference in Kyoto offers an in-person forum for rigorous, open debate across disciplines. From 2028, we will also hold a spring conference each year in a different country in Southeast Asia. Abstracts of all papers presented at our events appear in the JAGR Conference Abstracts, and selected papers are published in the Japan Journal of Geopolitical Research. We also work with academic publishers to develop edited volumes on our conference themes, and we collaborate with academic and research organizations that share our interest in conflict prevention and the role of dialogue and diplomacy in international affairs.

Japan Association for Geopolitical Research Annual Conference 2027 Call for Papers

The Call For Papers for our 2027 will shortly be going live. Once it does you can access the conference page and submit an abstract by clicking here or on the banner at the top of the page.

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Event Retrospective - 2026 Annual Conference

To learn more about our conferences, please visit our Past Events page. Our most recent conference welcomed more than 150 people from 33 countries.