2025 DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion Research Grants for Academic Studies Relating to Graphic Design and Graphic Art: Selected Research Topics

Application Overview

Application Period: April 1 through June 16, 2025

Number of Applications

  Subtotal Breakdown
Domestic Overseas
Category A 68 56 12
Category B 19 16 3
Total 87 72 15

2025 Selected Research Topics

Category Research Topic Applicant
Affiliated Institution
Grant Amount
A
A Study on the Practices by Graphic Designers in “From Space to Environment” (1966) and “Mosaic” (1967)
KOINUMA Haruhisa
Kyoto Institute of Technology/ IGARASHI TAKENOBU Archive, Kanazawa Institute of Technology
500,000JPY
A
The Intersection of Textile Design and Painting in Japan and the West, 1900s-1930s
YOKOYAMA Yukiko
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
500,000JPY
A
Research on the film, Hikouki (Airplane) by Shomei Tomatsu
ARAKI Tomoko
Tokyo University of the Arts
500,000JPY
A
Study on Okada Koyo’s Photographic Works of Scenic Locations in Hokkaido
TANAKA Yumi
Hokkaido Museum
500,000JPY
A
Research on the lithographer Hookabe Kinshu
KURATA Aiko
Division of Arts Studies, Graduate School of Humanities, the University of Osaka
500,000JPY
A
Graphic Characteristics of Modern Japanese Picture Books and Their Influence on Early Korean Picture Books: Focusing on the Fusion of Printing Technology and Culture from the Meiji Era to the Early Showa Period
SAKABE Hitomi
Hongik University
500,000JPY
A
Arts, Crafts, and Natural History in the Modern Period in Japan: Research on the Patterns for Export Handicrafts Created by Yoshio TANAKA.
ABE Daichi
Saga Prefectural Library
500,000JPY
A
Ben Shahn and George Nakashima: Research Study about Ben Shahn’s Prints in “George Nakashima Exhibition-Japan, 1968”
HAMADA Yosuke
Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art
500,000JPY
B
Archiving and Analysis of Newspaper Novel Illustrations by Asakura Setsu
KOJIMA Kaoru
Jissen Women's University
500,000JPY
B
Fashion Photography and Human Rights Awareness: Tracing Social Transformation through Visual Representation
MURAKAMI Yuzu
Akita University of Art
400,000JPY
B
Building an Archive of Ken Domon's Former Collection and Publications
TANAKA Kotaro
Ken Domon Museum of Photography
500,000JPY
B
Construction of a basic archive of all issues and pages of the magazine “Koukokukai (Advertising World)” (1926-1941)
TAKEUCHI Yukie
Doshisha University, Department of Media, Journalism and Communications, Faculty of Social Studies
500,000JPY

2025 Continuation Grants (2024 Selected Research Topics)

Category Research Topic Applicant
Affiliated Institution
Grant Amount
A
A Study on “Artists’ Books” Created by Conceptual Artists in the 1960s to 1970s
NAGASHIMA Satoko
Daegu University
400,000JPY
A
Representations of Resilience in Elizabeth Tomalin: Her Interdisciplinary activities from Graphic Design to Art Therapy Practice
SUGA Yasuko
Tsuda University
500,000JPY
A
Goethe's colour education with graphic teaching material: A replication study of Beytraege zur Optik (1791)
YAMANE-SAIHOJI Chiaki
Keio University Global Research Institute
500,000JPY
A
Visual and Textual Analysis of the Photobooks of 矢頭 保 [YATO Tamotsu], 1966-1972
MUNOZ JILES Gaston Juan Aliwen
Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies Waseda University
370,000JPY
A
The war, trauma, and prayer in Taeko Tomiyama’s Harbin: Requiem for the 21st Century (1995)
SHIMIZU Sae
Independent Curator
500,000JPY
B
Study of historical documents on tactile characters for the blind before the existence of Japanese Braille: exploring optimal methods for digitalization and database creation
IIZUKA Kiyo
Ochanomizu University Library
500,000JPY