The JF E-mail Magazine　Vol.177■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
Recipients of the JF Prizes for Global Citizenship 2011 Announced
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* … ＊ … * …＊ … * … ＊ … * …＊ … * … ＊ … * … ＊ … * Announcement of the Japan Foundation Prizes
　　 for Global Citizenship Recipients 2011 http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/citizen/index.html
* … ＊ … * …＊ … * … ＊ … * …＊ … * … ＊ … * … ＊ … * The Japan Foundation has been presenting the prizes to organizations which have been contributing to promotion of international exchange between communities, cultural exchange, or mutual understanding that results in change or revitalization of communities.

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★　Design Contest for Students to Create the
"40th Anniversary Logo Mark for the Japan Foundation"

Grand Prize \50,000 honorarium Deadline: Feb. 29, 2012

http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/new/1202/02-01.html

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■Our Countermeasures for the Great East Japan Earthquake
http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/messages/index.html
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▼△▼△ Event Information ▼△▼△

●TPAM Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2012

The Japan Foundation hosts "TPAM in Yokohama 2012", which is a performing arts such as theater, dance and music event. "Performing Arts AIR Meeting@TPAM" aimed to build a network related to Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program will also be held this year.
February 13 to 19 Yokohama http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/culture/new/1201/01-01.html

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●Video Games in Japan: Past, Present and Future

The Japan Foundation, London organizes two symposiums on video games entitled, "The Past: Game Over? - How to preserve Video Game Culture and why it is important to do so" and "The Present and Future: Progress to Next Level? - Where is the Japanese Video Game Industry heading?

February 21,22 London
http://www.jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#422
http://www.jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#423

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●Japan Pop Culture Festival

The Japan Foundation, Jakarta hosts an event to introduce Japanese pop culture, which includes J-pop concert by AKB48 & JKT48 and cultural workshops.
February 25,26 Jakarta
http://www.jpf.or.id/event/budaya/japan-pop-culture-festival

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●Lecture & Demonstration: Japanese Cuisine

The Japan Foundation, Sydney organizes lectures and demonstrations on Japanese cuisine by inviting chefs from Japan. February 13,14 Sydney
http://www.jpf.org.au/jpfevents/12-japanesecuisine/

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●"unit asia" Jazz Concert Tour in Southeast Asia

The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur presents a jazz concert by "unit asia" which is formed by five renowned musicians.
February 9 Kuala Lumpur http://www.jfkl.org.my/events/event_body.php?id=240

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●Emerging Talents on the Japanese Music Scene

The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris presents a special concert by
young talented Japanese musicians.
February 16,17 Paris
http://www.mcjp.fr/francais/spectacles-concerts/les-nouveaux-talents-japonais-de-317/les-nouveaux-talents-japonais-de-426

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●Talk Event on Kabuki

The Japan Foundation, Toronto organizes a 2-day talk event on Kabuki's history and the contemporary Kabuki scene by Dr. Cody Poulton.
February 16,17 Toronto http://www.jftor.org/whatson/20120217PoultonTalks.php

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●Exhibition: Yoshida Hodaka and Post-World War II Japanese and
American Artistic Exchange

The Japan Foundation, New York hosts an exhibition to focus on the rich artistic and cultural exchange that has taken place between Japan and the US since WWII.
February 17 to April 1 New York http://www.stolaf.edu/collections/flaten/exhibitions/2011-2012/hodaka.html

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●Exhibition: Tako (Kite) and Koma (Spinning Top)

The Japan Cultural Institute in Rome organizes an exhibition to
showcase Japanese kites and spinning tops.
January 30 to February 18 Rome http://www.jfroma.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=
article&id=118:aquiloni-e-trottole-dal-giappone&catid=1:mostre&Itemid=3&lang=it

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●The International Speech Contest in Japanese -Entries Now Accepted!-
Application Deadline: April 17 (Tue.)

The Japan Foundation hosts the Fifty-Third International Speech
Contest in Japanese in cooperation with International Education Center and Beppu City.
June 2 Beppu http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/japanese/event/benron/index.html

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●Japanese Movie Screenings with English Subtitles

・The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones (Tsurugidake ten no ki)
・The Magic Fox (Okonjoruri)
・Kamome Diner (Kamome shokudo) 　
February 11,18,25 Osaka http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/new/1201/01-01.html

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●Wochi Kochi English Magazine Debut!

The English version of Wochi Kochi Magazine has been launched.
◇2012 Japanese Pop Culture Now http://www.wochikochi.jp/english/

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●"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" Updated

"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" provides Japanese-language teachers with useful information on Japanese-language education. http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/japanese/survey/tsushin/index.html

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●JF Video Square: JENESYS East Asia Future Leaders Programme

Video Uploaded by Environment & Community Revitalization Group
http://www.jpf.go.jp/video/english/index.html

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●Library Information

◇JFIC Library
・List of New Arrivals
http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/about/jfic/lib/newly/1201.pdf

◇Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
・List of New Arrivals　http://bit.ly/i0bRkx　
・Recommendation
Japanese Fashion Trends
http://calil.jp/recipe/8547019

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▼△▼△ Attention ▼△▼△

【International NGO Kamonohashi Project】
The official Website of the awardee of the Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship Recipients 2011. http://www.kamonohashi-project.net/english/

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