- Shingetsu Institute
is a
research institute founded by Michael Penn in August 2004 inKitakyūshū ,Japan . The Shingetsu Institute tracks Japanese political, economic, and cultural relations withIslam ic countries and peoples fromMorocco toIndonesia .The main activity of the institute is to produce the "Shingetsu Newsletter", which announces new developments in Japanese-Islamic relations, and hosts discussions among scholars. The Shingetsu Newsletter has been issued since June 2005, and averages about 25 issues monthly. Most of the activities of the Shingetsu Institute are profiled and explained on the institute's webpage.
In its brief history, the Shingetsu Institute has been mentioned in publications such as "Newsweek" International Edition (May 1, 2006), the "Japan Times", and the "Asahi Shinbun".
External links
* [http://www.shingetsuinstitute.com Shingetsu Institute]
* [http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/IB17Dh01.html Japan and Pakistan Move Closer]
* [http://www.asiaquarterly.com/content/view/168/ Islam in Japan: Adversity and Diversity]
* [http://japanfocus.org/products/details/2296 Oil and Power: Azadegan]
* [http://japanfocus.org/products/details/1771 Japanese Oil Victory in Libya]
* [http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/3336 Persian Gulf Policies in the Koizumi Era]
* [http://arch.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200612230123.html Giving Up on Azadegan]
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12441467/site/newsweek/ Japan: A Delicate Balance]
* [http://www.juancole.com/2007/02/is-tokyo-going-wobbly-on-iraq-shengetsu.html Is Tokyo Going Wobbly on Iraq?]
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