DWIH Tokyo
DWIH Tokyo
Getting to know DWIH Tokyo: Here you can learn more about our mission, DWIH services and how to get in touch with us.
Topics
Topics
The German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH) supports the exchange of ideas in areas of knowledge that will be critical in the future through events, networking and showcasing the work of German and international scholars. We focus on topics particular to the Japanese research and innovation landscape, as well as the single, unifying topic chosen by the program committee for all six DWIH's each year.
Network
Network
The German Center for Research and Innovation Tokyo closely cooperates with a wide network of supporters and partners, including science organizations, universities and economic development agencies, research-based companies and start-ups, to promote Germany as an innovation and research hub and to encourage the bilateral exchange of ideas, resources, and talent.
- Supporters
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
The DWIH provides a showcase for the research, science and innovation landscapes in Germany and in Japan. We also inform you on career tracks, research funding and opportunities for research collaboration.
- The Research and Innovation Landscape in Germany
- Research Careers in Germany
Activities
Activities
DWIH Tokyo organises professional events on focal topics of innovation and research, e.g. symposia on AI or autonomous driving, where experts can exchange ideas and network. It operates as a platform for players in science and business: universities and non-university research institutions, intermediary and funding organisations, and research-based companies.
Annual Reports
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ECogS 2026

International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science (ECogS 2026)

What does embodied cognitive science have to say about recent developments in AI, and what might these developments reveal about the nature and limits of embodied cognition?

Under the theme “From Embodied AI to LLMs and Back,” the event brings together researchers in neuroscience, robotics, philosophy, cognitive science, and computer science to explore how advances in large language models and generative AI challenge, reinforce, or reorient embodied accounts of mind.

Event Information

November 9 to 13, 2026

Sydney Brenner Lecture Theater (B250), OIST · Okinawa, Japan
Organizer(s): Embodied Cognitive Science Unit (OIST), supported by DWIH Tokyo

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The DWIH Tokyo coorganizes a panel on Nature-Inspired AI. One of the panelists, Prof. Dr. Sahar Vahdati, will join the conference from Germany after giving a talk on “Efficient AI” at the Trilateral AI Symposium in Tokyo (Oct 27/28).