The Japan Foundation Award / Special Prizes (2006)

The Japan Foundation Award and The Japan Foundation Special Prizes are presented each year to recognize those who have made outstanding achievements in the field of international cultural exchange. Presentation ceremony will take place at the Hotel Okura Tokyo on Tuesday, October 3, from 6:30 PM.

The Japan Foundation Award

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The Japan Foundation Special Prizes

for Arts and Culture

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Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival Organizing Committee
[Japan]
For the promotion of international cultural exchange through the holding of a highly acclaimed international film festival with participation by local residents, an event providing support particularly for filmmakers from Asian and other countries.

for Japanese-Language Education

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Saint-Petersburg State University, Faculty of Asian and African Studies
[Russia]
For the fostering of talented human resources well versed in the Japanese language and for so effectively carrying on the three-century-long tradition of Japanese-language education in Russia.

for Japanese Studies

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