1. Looking at "People" Rather Than "Countries"

We, the Society for the Studies of Nation Issues, are an academic club that tackles head-on the vague unease people feel about ethnicity and nationhood.

Our stance is: "Let us trust the free bonds between the people who live there (that is, the nation) rather than the system called the country (the government)." When you remove the filter of the "country" and look at the world again as a drama between living human beings, you begin to see a landscape you could not see before.

2. Learning About the World Through Food (City Walks and Dinner Gatherings)

It is not all difficult discussion. We head out together to the "foreign lands" within Tokyo, such as Myanmar restaurants in Takadanobaba and Kurdish restaurants in Warabi.

Over delicious food, we chat with the restaurant staff and have lively discussions about the culture and politics behind it. Our main goal is to touch, through food, the real atmosphere that you will not find in textbooks.

3. Annual Schedule (Academic Year 2025)

In addition to our regular activities, we hold lectures and retreats several times a year.

When	Activity	Details
April	Spring lecture	Theme: The Kurdish question
May	May Festival	Theme: The scam compounds of Myanmar
June	Lecture	(Theme to be decided)
August–September	Summer retreat	A research retreat of about three days
October	Lecture	(Theme to be decided)
November	Komaba Festival	(Theme to be decided)
December	Lecture	(Theme to be decided)
February	Spring retreat	A review of the whole year
March	Overseas trip	We are planning a trip to India or elsewhere