LEAM is an annual conference for scholars interested in political, economic and social aspects of Asian affairs. After the success of the last editions, we wish to continue the meeting as an international event. Ever since its first edition in 2012, the Lodz East Asian Meeting gathers scholars, researchers, and students from all disciplines that specialize in East Asian studies. Being the first academic conference of its kind in Poland, it has gradually become one of the most important venues for academic exchange in the field. In the previous years, it was possible to invite international speakers as well as renowned specialists to take part in the conference.