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Fiscal Year 2009-2010
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Feb. 1, 2010 “Japanese in Anime & Manga” website grand opening!

 

 

Fiscal Year 2008-2009
Date Title
Sep. 9, 2008

YOKOHAMA TRIENNALE OPENS THIS SATURDAY
Sep. 2, 2008 2008 The Japan Foundation Awards Recipients Selected
Aug. 22, 2008 Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP)
Asian Leaders Camp in Tokyo to Explore Unity in Diversity
Jul. 25, 2008

The theme and exhibition content of Japanese Pavilion in the 11th International Architecture Exhibition
Jul. 1, 2008

CULCON XXIII
Fiscal Year 2007-2008
Date Title
Mar. 5, 2008

Public Symposium "Family and Work"- Finding Policies for Supporting Family and Work in a Matured Economy -Organized by Japan Foundation and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
Mar. 3, 2008

Abe Fellowship 2007 Announced
Feb. 8, 2008 "Survey Report on Japanese-Language Education Abroad 2006" has been released!
Dec. 11, 2007 South Asia Future Forum Public Reporting Session: "The Asians Connect: Portrayal of Japan from South Asian Perspectives"
Nov. 20, 2007 International Symposium
"Towards an East Asia Community: Beyond Cross-Cultural Diversity"
Inter-cultural, Inter-societal, Inter-faith Dialogue
Nov. 7, 2007 Announcement of the Preliminary Results: Overseas Learners of Japanese-language amounting to 2.98 Million!
Nov. 2, 2007 The 2007 Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship Announced
Oct. 26, 2007 Eminent Guatemalan Author Rodrigo Rey Rosa Visiting Japan: Lecture to Be Held
Oct. 26, 2007 Press Conference Announcement
Overseas Learners of the Japanese Language Approaching Three Million
Oct. 19, 2007 Biennials / Triennials: Today's Questions Symposium for the Yokohama Triennale 2008
Oct. 17, 2007 Asia Leadership Fellow Program Public Symposium
Unity in Diversity: From Exclusive State to Collaborating Communities
Sep. 28, 2007 U.S.-Japan Symposium "Is the Image of Japan Changing? - Perspectives of Japanese Americans in Media-"
Sep. 6, 2007 Asia Leadership Fellow Program
Asian Leaders Camp in Tokyo to Explore Unity in Diversity
Sep. 4, 2007 Japanese Language DVD: Sale of “Erin’s Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese”
Aug. 30, 2007 Announcement of the Recipients of The Japan Foundation Award and Special Prizes 2007
Aug. 29, 2007 Public Symposium "Global Carbon Reduction: Developing New Strategies and Deploying New Technologies in Japan and the United States"
Jul. 17, 2007 Yasmin Ahmad and the New Wave of Malaysian Cinema: In Commemoration of Japan-Malaysia Friendship Year 2007
Jul. 6, 2007 New Dictionary Website for Foreign Care Workers
Jul. 3, 2007 Invitational Program for Secondary School Educators from Indonesia
Jun. 5, 2007 Japanese Exhibition Opens at 52nd Venice Biennale
May. 14, 2007 The 48th International Speech Contest in Japanese
May. 9, 2007 Results of the 2006 Japanese Language Proficiency Test
May. 1, 2007 Screenings of English-Subtitled Japanese Films
Apr. 10, 2007 Public Seminar on Endowed Chairs at Japanese and US Universities
Fiscal Year 2006-2007
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Mar. 30, 2007 The Japan Foundation Southeast Asian Bureau to Be Established
Mar. 7, 2007 Roundtable on Japanese-Language Education Releases Proposal
Mar. 1, 2007 The Japan Foundation Arab Film Festival 2007
Feb. 28, 2007 The Japan Foundation Lecture Series at the Eleventh Tokyo Performing Arts Market 2007
Feb. 26, 2007 Abe Fellowship 2006 Announced
Jan. 25, 2007 Evolving Japanese Cinema: Film Screening with English Subtitles
Jan. 16, 2007 Open Forum on Australia’s Multicultural Society
Dec. 15, 2006 Dr. Mona El Baradei of Cairo University Visiting Japan
Dec. 13, 2006 Signing Ceremony to Establish a Cooperative Relationship between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the Japan Foundation
Dec. 11, 2006 "Asia 5 x Doreme" Fashion Show: New Fashion Trends from Asia to the World
Dec. 1, 2006 Opening Ceremony of a New Hub of Japanese Culture in Delhi: For the Enhancement of Ties Between India and Japan
Nov. 29, 2006 "Englishization" of Education as a Strategy: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and Japan
Nov. 14, 2006 The 2006 Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship Announced
Nov. 7, 2006 Asia Culture Forum Kyoto 2006
Open Symposium on "Globalization and Asian Values"
Nov. 7, 2006 Asia Leadership Fellow Program Open Symposium
 Communities in Action: Struggle for Peace and Sustainability in Asia
Oct. 17, 2006 From New Orleans to Tokyo—Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Oct. 13, 2006 Eleventh Asian Cartoon Exhibition: Asian Youth Culture
Exhibition and Open Discussion
Sep. 26, 2006 Rising Japanese Artiststo Participate in Sao Paolo Biennale
Sep. 15, 2006 Asian Leaders Camp in Tokyo to Explore Unity in Diversity
Sep. 12, 2006 Open Symposium on Industrial Strategy and Global Competitiveness in Japan and the United States
Sep. 5, 2006 Open Symposium on Diversity and Preservation of Marine Resources in the Pacific Ocean
Aug. 31, 2006 Announcing the Recipients of: The Japan Foundation Award and Special Prizes 2006
Aug. 16, 2006 Leading Australian Art Critic Mr. John McDonaldTo Speak about Contemporary Art in a Multi-Cultural Society
Jun. 6, 2006 The Japan Foundation Film Series Part 6
The Masters and Jidaigeki
May 31, 2006 The Five-Year Plan for Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Released
Fiscal Year 2005-2006
Date Title
Feb. 15, 2006 "From Arts to Business: Japanese Americans in the Professional Arena"
Feb. 15, 2006 Symposium and Workshop: "A Wild Haruki Chase : How the World Is Reading and Translating Murakami"
Sep. 9, 2005 Announcing the Recipients of:
The Japan Foundation Award and Special Prizes 2005
Fiscal Year 2004-2005
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Jul. 14, 2004 Arata Isozaki Appointed Director of Yokohama Triennale, 2005

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