One of the greatest but most forgotten cultural common heritages of KU Leuven and UCLouvain is the 1920s Japanese book collection. Today KU Leuven and UCLouvain have a common objective of strengthening links with Japan and Japanese universities and maximizing the value of the Japanese collection.
KU Leuven and UCLouvain have set up a specific joint fund, the Japan Mirai Fund, with the objective of strengthening links with Japan and Japanese universities and maximizing the value of the 1920s Japanese collection.