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[AI Transcript] International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Connecting the Local and the World, as Witnessed by a Graduate Student in GermanyNew!!

Sorry, this column does not yet include English text. → Google Translate TOP: Various types of brushes used in restoration work with washi paper (photo by the author)

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Heritage Dialogues #2: Industrial Heritage in Southeast Asia: Case studies in ThailandNew!!

On 18 September, we held the second session of the “Heritage Dialogues”, which is planned as a casual communication platform to share knowledge, ideas and experiences relating to cultural heritage. We welcomed Dr. Rungsima Kullapat, a researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, as our speaker, who talked about industrial heritage […]

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Heritage Dialogue #1: A Kathmandu-Tokyo Online Exchange Meeting on the Conservation of Historic Houses

On 22 August, we held the first session of the “Heritage Dialogue”, which is planned as a casual communication platform to share knowledge, ideas and experiences relating to cultural heritage. The topic of the first session was the conservation of historic houses, welcoming Ms. Hisae Watanabe, a board member of non-profit organization (NPO) Taito Cultural […]

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International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper 2026 Begins in Tokyo

The International Course on Conservation of Japanese Paper co-hosted by the Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (TOBUNKEN) and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), commenced on August 24, 2026. This course has a long history since 1992. This year's course attracted 131 applicants from […]

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Study visit by Dr. Alfred Twardecki from the Polish Academy of Sciences

On August 25, the Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation welcomed Dr. Alfred Twardecki from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology, the Polish Academy of Sciences.Dr. Twardecki specializes in epigraphy and history spanning the Greco-Roman to Byzantine periods and conducts fieldwork centered on Olbia, Ukraine. He visited our institute as part of an overview […]

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