First Circular
The 12th Meeting of the Asian Paleolithic Association
Sendai, Japan, June 20th - 24th, 2025

Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the 12th meeting of the Asian Paleolithic Association (APA) in Sendai, Japan, organized by the Japanese Palaeolithic Research Association on behalf of the presidium of the APA. The meeting will be held at Tohoku University between June 20th and 24th, 2025. The meeting will comprise a symposium, conference sessions, and a post-conference excursion. Details will be announced in due course.
We look forward to seeing you in Japan, 2025.
With best regards,

Hiroyuki SATO (President of APA, President of JPRA, The University of Tokyo)
Organizing Committee
Katsuhiro SANO (Tohoku University)
Masami IZUHO (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Kazuki MORISAKI (The University of Tokyo)
Yu HIRASAWA (University of East Asia)

1. Conference schedule

• June 20 (Friday) Registration, keynote lecture
• June 21 (Saturday) Conference sessions
• June 22 (Sunday) Conference sessions
• June 23 (Monday) Post-conference excursion
• June 24 (Tuesday) Departure

2. Venue

Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

3. Theme of the symposium

Insights into Early Upper Palaeolithic in Asia

4. Abstract submission and registration

We welcome oral and poster presentations for conference sessions. Official language of the meeting is English. Registration is required to participate in the meeting. Please confirm the details of abstract submission and registration in 2nd circular, which will be delivered in approximately August, 2024.

5. Correspondence

Please contact us (apajapan2025@gmail.com) if you have any questions. We will directly send you the 2nd circular if you inform us (apajapan2025@gmail.com) your name, affiliation, and e-mail address.

☞ 1st Circular 12th APA Meeting 2025 Japan.pdf