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The Japan Foundation E-mail Magazine Vol. 182
The JF E-mail Magazine Vol.182■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
The Japan Foundation Annual Report 2010/2011 Issued!
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Dear readers:
Sakura (cherry blossoms) is now falling. Sakura itself is a reminder of spring season, but in addition to it Sakuramochi (cherry flavored soft sweet rice cake）also reminds us that spring has come. Sakuramochi is wrapped with a Sakura leaf, so really tastes Sakura!
For those who are interested in Japanese cuisine, we organize the following event.
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Cooking Demonstration: Cuisine for Traditional Annual Events in Japan
The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris holds the cooking demonstration to introduce special cuisines for traditional annual events in Japan. Food writer and chef invited from Japan help you discover Japanese lifestyle and culture as well as culinary traditions.
April 28 Paris
http://www.mcjp.fr/francais/ateliers/cuisine-de-fete-380/cuisine-de-fete
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The Japan Foundation Annual Report 2010/2011
The Japan Foundation Annual Report 2010/2011 has been issued. It introduces the Japan Foundation's global cultural exchange activities of Fiscal Year 2010/2011, featuring messages from the world on the occasion of the Great East Japan Earthquake as a cover story. http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/outline/ar/2010/pdf/ar2010.pdf
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■Our Countermeasures for the Great East Japan Earthquake
http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/saigai/
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●Forum: "The Power of Music: Connecting with Communities"
The Japan Foundation and the British Council co-hosts a forum entitled "The Power of Music: Connecting with Communities" by inviting Kathryn McDowell, Managing Director of London Symphony Orchestra as a keynote speaker to introduce the LSO's innovative music education and community programme.
April 18 Tokyo, The Japan Foundation Hall "SAKURA" http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/jfic/event_s/cmp/120418.html
※The forum will be broadcast live on Ustream.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/uk-arts-live (In Japanese)
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●Symposium: Energy Saving Technology and Alternative Energy
The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne hosts a symposium on energy saving technology and alternative energy to explore possiblilties of cooperation in the energy field by Japan and Germany.
May 2 Cologne
http://www.jki.de/de/veranstaltungen/lesung-vortrag/energiewirtschaft-in-japan-und-deutschland.html
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●Lecture: Gender in Japanese Photography
The Japan Foundation, Beijing presents lectures to explore gender issues contained in Japanese photos by inviting a chief curator of Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Michiko Kasahara.
April 22 and 23 Beijing
http://www.jpfbj.cn/newsC83.asp
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●Photo Exhibition: "Tohoku - Climate, People and Lives"
The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome organizes the photo exhibition "Tohoku- Climate, People and Lives" to showcase the realities of Tohoku region through photos taken by leading Japanese photographers since 1940.
March 30 to May 12 Rome http://www.jfroma.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:tohoku-fotografie-dal-giappone&catid=1:mostre&Itemid=3&lang=it
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●The 15th Philippine Nihongo Teachers' Forum
The Japan Foundation, Manila hosts the forum for Japanese teachers "How Appropriate Assessment Methods Can Measure the Level of Can-do Attainment of Your Students". Participants may learn assessment techniques that clearly show the points which can be shared with the students.
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●Book Launch: Obtaining Images- Art, Production and Display in Edo Japan
The Japan Foundation, London presents the book launch event of
"Obtaining Images - Art, Production and Display in Edo Japan" written by Professor of University of London Timon Screech. This book was published with having been awarded a grant under the Japan Foundation Support Programme for Publication on Japan. April 24 London
http://www.jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#439
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●Film and Photography Installation "Jo Ha Kyu"
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam presents a film and photography installation "Jo Ha Kyu" by Nguyen Trinh Thi & Jamie Maxtone-Graham.
April 25 to May 24 Hanoi
http://www.jpf.org.vn/TabId/95/ArticleId/1301/PreTabId/65/Default.aspx
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●Jazz Performance: World Dub
The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur presents Jazz Live Session featuring Chika Asamoto, the first female professional sax player in Japan with sideman Shigeo Fukuda (Piano), DubMaster X (Dub Engineer/DJ) and Tony Makarome (bass).
April 27 and 28 Kuala Lumpur http://www.jfkl.org.my/events/event_body.php?id=257
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●Japanese Book Promotion Event: Introduction to Japanese Literature
The Japan Foundation, Madrid hosts a Japanese book promotion event to present the overview of Japanese book titles published in Spain and introduce readers new titles that have been translated into Spanish.
April 23 Madrid http://www.fundacionjapon.es/Evento.sca?eve_id=228&id=8
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●Regular Origami Workshop
The Japan Foundation, New Delhi organizes regular origami workshops in the morning on every Wednesday and Friday, which are open to everyone who are interested in the Japanese art of paper craft Origami.
April 4 to 28 New Delhi
http://www.jfindia.org.in/event.php?id=82
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●Lecture: Woodprint and Allusive Culture
The Japanese Culture Department "Japan Foundation" of the All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature organizes a lecture to focus on woodprint and its cultural historical background. The lecture also introduces the essence and production process of woodprint.
April 24 Moscow
http://www.jpfmw.ru/ru/events-archive/lekcziya-gravyuryi-surimono-kartinki-dlya-svoix-i-kultura-allyuzii.html
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●Japanese Cinema Week
The Japan Foundation, Sydney hosts Japanese Cinema Week to screen Japanese films such as PORCO ROSSO, Sumo Do, Sumo Don't and others with English subtitles.
April 16 to 20 Sydney
http://www.jpf.org.au/jcinema/index.html
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●Japanese in Anime & Manga Renewed!
Our website for fun Japanese learning "Japanese in Anime & Manga" has been renewed. You can enjoy all the contents in English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese and French. http://www.anime-manga.jp/
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●Library Information: List of New Arrivals
◇JFIC Library
http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/about/jfic/lib/newly/1203.pdf
◇Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa
http://jli-opac.jpf.go.jp/NewTitles/201203-j.pdf
◇Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
http://bit.ly/i0bRkx
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