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Awards and Special Prizes
The Japan Foundation Awards have been presented every year since 1973 to an individual or organization for significant contributions to the enhancement of mutual understanding between Japan and other countries through activities in an academic or cultural field.
*The Japan Foundation awards were previously consisted of two types of awards; the Japan Foundations Award and the Japan Foundation Special Prizes. But these awards are integrated into “The Japan Foundation Awards” in three categories: Arts and Culture, Japanese Language, and Japanese Studies from this year.
The Japan Foundation Awards Recipients for 2011
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The Japan Foundation Award for Arts and Culture
TAMBUCO Percussion Ensemble [Mexico] -
The Japan Foundation Award for Japanese Language
Department of Japanese and Japanese Literature,
Faculty of Arts, Cairo University [Egypt] -
The Japan Foundation Award for Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Augustin Berque [France]
Commemorative Concert and Lectures
- Commemorative Lectures The presentation ceremony, preceded by a symposium are available on the following UStream channels.
English
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/thejapanfoundation
Japanese
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/japanfoundation
Date：October 11, 2011
Symposium (about 1 hour)
Ceremony (about 1 hour)
Symposium:”The Reconstruction of the Japanese Milieu”
Japan Foundation Information Center (JFIC) / Tel:03-5369-6075
Fax:03-5369-6044