The book is divided into two parts, namely “Japanese Philosophy: Teaching and Research in the Global World” and “Japanese Philosophy as an Academic Discipline.” The first part integrates reports on the state of teaching and research of Japanese philosophy. The areas discussed are Japan, Canada, France, Spain and Englishspeaking regions. The second part contains contributions on various topics of Japanese philosophy, such as papers on Nishida Kitaro, Kuki Shuzo, Tanabe Hajime to Sakabe Megumi as a contemporary thinker. These articles not only show the topics of Japanese philosophical debate, but also the potential of Japanese philosophical thoughts.