Digital Games in Japanese Studies – Current Perspectives

Digital Games in Japanese Studies – Current Perspectives International Conference

September 25-26, 2026

We are pleased to invite you to the international conference Digital Games in Japanese Studies – Current Perspectives, which will take place at Trier University on September 25–26, 2026.

The conference explores current perspectives on research into digital games related to Japan and brings together scholars from a range of disciplines. It focuses on digital games as an object of Japanese Studies and examines their cultural, social, and aesthetic dimensions.

The keynote lectures will be delivered by:

  • Rachael Hutchinson – Intersections and Directions: Digital Games within Japanese Studies

  • Martin Roth – Unboxing Japanese Videogames

The conference panels will cover topics including:

  • Historical and Mythical Japan

  • Pokémon

  • Game Discourse and Interpretation

  • Aesthetics and Representation

  • Game Design and Storytelling

  • Social Issues in Video Games

Everyone with an interest in the topic is warmly invited to attend.

Registration is open until August 23 via the Google Form available on the conference website. The website also provides further information and the preliminary conference program:

https://digajs2026.uni-trier.de