9th ENOJP Conference

(September 4th-6th, 2025)

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Keynote Speakers

Prof. Hiroshi Abe
(Kyoto University)

Prof. Shaun O’Dwyer
(Kyushu University)

Conference Theme

Webs of Kinship. Exploring Environmental Ethics in Japanese Philosophy

The 9th annual conference of the European Network of Japanese Philosophy (ENOJP) focuses on the question of how to relate philosophical and religious traditions of Japan (Buddhism, Daoism, Shintoism, modern academic thought) to the world philosophical discourse, idioms and structures of thinking specific to Western and other non-Western intellectual traditions. To facilitate this cross-cultural dialogue between Japanese and world philosophies, we will focus on the themes of “nature,” including but not limited to “ecology,” environmental philosophy, and animal ethics. What do we gain or lose in applying Japanese philosophical concepts of nature and living beings to ongoing discussions on ecology and the philosophy of the animal? How do we conceptualize the ongoing environmental problems, affecting our life at the global scale, through philosophical concepts that are always already limited to specific historical and cultural contexts of Japan? How can Japanese philosophy contribute to the discussions on the world philosophical problem? Our 9th annual conference will ask these philosophical questions with the intention of contributing to world philosophical debates, which raise critical questions about the nature from numerous scholarly perspectives.

The Second PhD Workshop of the ENOJP

September 3rd, 2025

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Award for Excellence in Japanese Philosophy – Book Prize

The European Network of Japanese Philosophy (ENOJP) is pleased to announce that submissions for the 2025 Award for excellence in Japanese Philosophy are opened. The Award will be presented to an outstanding book in the field of Japanese philosophy, including works by younger scholars.

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Welcoming Message from the

President and Vice President (September 2024)

Alexandra Mustatea (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan) has been elected as the new President of the ENOJP in September 2024. As new president, Alexandra chose Francesca Greco (Hildesheim University, Germany) as the new Vice President.

Alexandra and Francesca will take over their respective offices from former President, Raquel Bouso (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona), and former Vice President, Roman Pașca (Kyōto University, Japan). We would like to thank Raquel and Roman as well as the former president and vice president Jan Gerrit Strala (Aichi Prefectural University, Japan) and Takeshi Morisato (Edinburgh University, Great Britain) for their great work in promoting and fostering the network and welcome Raquel and Roman in their new positions!

Alexandra Mustatea
President of the ENOJP

Alexandra and Francesca would like to share the following welcoming message:

Dear ENOJP friends and colleagues,

We hope this message finds you well.

As you know, this year marked another transition in the Network’s management team, in accordance with our constitution. It is with deep gratitude that we, Alex Mustatea (president-elect, as confirmed at the recent conference in Tallinn) and Francesca Greco (vice-president) step into these roles.

We are deeply honored—and admittedly a little nervous, as two young scholars—to follow in the footsteps of Raquel Buoso and Roman Pasca, who have so brilliantly filled these roles for the past few years. We are also delighted to continue working alongside Leon Krings as treasurer and Pierre Bonneels as record keeper.

The previous managing team not only successfully steered us through the challenges of the COVID pandemic but also expanded the scope of our Network’s activities—including the workshop for PhD students, which provides such precious support for our youngest colleagues—and established two awards (the Award for Excellence in Japanese Philosophy and the Nishida Article Prize) that recognize and promote outstanding contributions in Japanese philosophy. We feel that their dedication to strengthening our Network and their kindness throughout this process have left us with an inspiring legacy to build upon. We also feel that this will be no small task to live up to, but we will give it our very best. We warmly invite your support and advice as we move forward together.

As always, we warmly encourage you to:

1) circulate your activities, publications, and research related to Japanese philosophy through our mailing list so we can continue to promote and disseminate valuable work in the field,

2) share ideas for collaborative research projects that can help deepen the connections and scholarly exchange among our members, and

3) participate in our annual conferences. We are already working with Takeshi Morisato and his local team on organizing next year’s iteration (including the PhD workshop) at Edinburgh University in early September, and we look forward to sharing more details with you very soon.

As we both have felt throughout our personal journeys with the Network so far, this community is much more than just a space for academic exchange—it is a place where we can engage in meaningful dialogue and build lasting collaborations. We would love to continue building on this strong foundation alongside all of you. Please feel free to contact us directly for any issues regarding Japanese philosophy and our Network.

Wishing you all the best,

Alexandra Mustatea (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan)
Francesca Greco (Hildesheim University, Germany)

European Journal of Japanese Philosophy 9 (2024)

Full open access and more info on the EJJP website: https://ejjp-journal.org

Partnership with Chisokudō Publications

The European Network of Japanese Philosophy is working together with Chisokudō Publications to provide worldwide access to high quality scholarship on Japanese Philosophy at affordable prices. For more information, please visit the Website of Chisokudō Publications.

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