9th International Conference on Linguistics and Literature will be held in Fukuoka, Japan during July 15-17. ICLL has a proven track record of success with the first conference held in Amsterdam in 2017, the second one in Rome in 2018, the third one in Athens , the fourth one and the fifth one as virtual conference due to covid-19, and then in Paris in 2022, Vienna in 2023 and in 2024. The conference is co-sponsored by Loyola Marymount University and Utrecht University. It aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and professinals from the industry, academia and government to discourse on research and development, professional practice in linguistics and literature. ICLL2025 will run fully in-person but due to travel restriction of some areas, virtual participation can be also accepted.