The 12th Asian Conference on Education & International Development (ACEID2026), held alongside The 16th Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences (ACP2026), and The 12th Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology (AGen2026) in Tokyo, Japan, from March 22-27, 2026, attracted around 890 delegates from 69 countries and 580 institutions. The discussions at the conference addressed the current transformation of the world order and its implications for globalisation, international education, democracy, ageing, and community.