Since 1997 the JDZB has successfully organized German-Japanese Grantee Seminars in cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst DAAD). Japanese grantees currently studying in Germany, as well as young German students specializing in Japan Studies and who have returned to Germany, are given the opportunity to become better acquainted and establish networks through presentations of their work and discussions. In 2007, on a direct request by DAAD, we also invited Korean grantees currently studying in Germany.