Concept Transfers as a Central Issue in Legal Francophonie : The Example of Japan
Cross-perspective symposium on the Transfer of Legal Concepts as a Challenge for Legal Francophonie: The Case of Japan. Organised on Thursday, 27 November 2025, at the Faculty of Law, University of Tours.”
Law as a vector of F/francophonie : The Example of Japan
Law as a vector of F/francophonie : The Example of Japan On the occasion of the 2025 NihonEuropA Symposium, researchers from 20 French and Japanese universities explored the theme « Law as a vector of F/francophonie: the example of Japan ». Held at Meiji University on 18 and 19 March 2025, the symposium was led by Prof. […]
Social security systems in times of crisis
Social security systems in times of crisis The major 2023 symposium was organised by Prof. Dr. Loïc Levoyer at the University of Poitiers on 28 and 29 September 2023. Dedicated to « Social Portection Systems in Times of Crisis », these fifth Franco-Japanese comparative perspectives opened with a public lecture entitled « Japan, a Quiet Leader: What Social […]
Law, Territories, Terroirs & Gastronomy in France and Japan
Law, Territories, Terroirs & Gastronomy in France and Japan With the support and participation of the Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie in Val de Loire, and in partnership with the IEHCA. This symposium, organised in close partnership with the IEHCA (European Institute for the History and Cultures of Food) and leading Japanese experts in gastronomy […]
Conference on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement
Conference on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement Four members of the Nihon EuropA network will take part, from 21 to 23 February 2023, in the Franco-Japanese seminar held in Tokyo on « The Rule of Law in the Face of Radically Changing Society », with contributions at Meiji and Rissho Universities. This conference is organised by the […]
How to maintain the quality of life of elderly people in France and Japan ? A Franco-Japanese Comparative Perspective
How to maintain the quality of life of elderly people in France and Japan ? A Franco-Japanese Comparative Perspective Event organised within the framework of the SAKURA programme (PSH, JSPS-EMAEMESRI) supported by the Egusa Foundation for International Exchange in Social Sciences and the Institute of Business Law and Comparative Law and Politics at the University […]
The Constitution in the Face of Time: A Franco-Japanese Comparative View
The Constitution in the Face of Time: A Franco-Japanese Comparative View Presented in the July 2018 bill as « an adaptation to the demands of our time », the constitutional revision in France clearly reflects a relationship with time, similar to the 1946 Japanese constitutional revision project. In both countries, the revision processes face difficulties that raise […]
Cross Perspectives on Constitutional and Economic Law
Cross Perspectives on Constitutional and Economic Law NihonEuropA is a structured network of Japanese and French universities, specifically involving faculties of law and public law scholars (Professors). It was founded in 2015 by Prof. Dr. Pierre-Yves Monjal (University of Tours). The network brings together around a dozen Japanese universities (including the country’s top five: Tokyo, […]
The Legal and Social Consequences of Ageing: A Franco-Japanese Comparative Approach
The Legal and Social Consequences of Ageing: A Franco-Japanese Comparative Approach Population ageing – with 900 million elderly people worldwide in 2018 – represents a major challenge for both French and Japanese societies, which are facing a demographic shock with unprecedented legal, social, and economic consequences. In Japan (where the principle of mina onaji – « everyone […]
The European Union and Japan: A Comparative Perspective on Our Mutual Influences and Shared Interests
The European Union and Japan: A Comparative Perspective on Our Mutual Influences and Shared Interests As part of the Nihon-EuropA programme led by Professor Pierre-Yves Monjal, a new symposium will be held at the Faculty of Law of the University of Tours on 26 and 27 March 2018. The chosen theme for this event is […]