Mar. 30, 2007

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: April, 2007

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 16)

Mar. 27, 2007

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation Fellow's Seminar Session 1
Date: April 6
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation
"Public Opinion and Foreign Countries: A Study of Foreign Policy Attitudes of the Japanese Public 1960-2006"

Mar. 26, 2007

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Education Bulletin" (Vol. 3)

Mar. 16, 2007

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" Vol.51

Performing Arts
Shigeyama Kyogen in Europe
Dates: March 23 - April 15

Mar. 8, 2007

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)
2006-07 Abe Fellows Announced

Mar. 8, 2007

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation Fellow's Seminar Session 19
Date: March 29
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation
Topic: Tea Ceremony and Gender in Modern Japan

Mar. 7, 2007

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Roundtable on Japanese-Language Education Releases Proposal

Mar. 1, 2007

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: March, 2007

Performing Arts
Wasan Bom Middle East, Africa Concert Tour
Dates: March 2 - 12

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in March

Community Leaders and Youth Exchange
Seminar on the Middle East and the Islamic World in Yokohama

Feb. 28, 2007

Other Activities
Kyoto Office Fellow's Seminar Session 13
Date: March 15
Venue: Kyoto International Prefectural Center
Topic: Sustainable Architecture System for "Las Gaviotas" Self Sufficient Experimental Settlement in Colombian Orinoquia

Feb. 28, 2007

Performing Arts
Tokyo Performing Arts Market 2007
Lecture Series the Japan Foundation
Venue: Tokyo International Forum G508
Performing arts Overseas Mexico / Date: March 6 10:00-11:30
Performing arts Overseas Brazil / Date: March 7 10:00-11:30

Feb. 26, 2007

JF Video Square
Open Symposium on Industrial Strategy and Global Competitiveness in Japan and the United States Update

Feb. 23, 2007

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Japanese American Leadership Delegation
Japanese Americans at a Crossroads: Connecting Past, Present, and Future
Date: March 9
Venue: Memorial Hall (Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Floor B1)

Feb. 23, 2007

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Arab Film Festival in Tokyo 2007
Dates: March 9 - 18, 2007
Venue: OAG Hall

Feb. 22, 2007

Other Activities
A Photo Exhibition "Asian Kids ! ~ Ordinary days of children in ASEAN countries~" by Tsutomu Togashi
Dates: March 9 - 29
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Bangkok

Feb. 21, 2007

Other Activities
The 3rd JF Fellow Seminar 2007
“Living Community in Japan: Local Pathway towards Sustainable Development”
Date: Feb. 27, 9:00-13:00
Venue: Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok)

Feb. 16, 2007

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar - Session 18
Date: Feb. 22, 15:00-17:00
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

JF Video Square
Fashion Show "Asia 5 x Doreme" Update

Feb. 15, 2007

Other Activities
Kyoto Office Fellow's Seminar
Date: Feb. 27    Venue: Kyoto Seika University
Session 11
Topic: Food Culture in China and Japan – An Insight from Soy Sauce
Session 12
Topic: Textile Route from India to Japan and Its Effect on Textile Design and Techniques of Japan

Feb. 7, 2007

Community Leaders and Youth Exchange
Seminar on the Middle East and the Islamic World in Wakayama
Date: Feb. 11    Venue: Cube A, Wakanoura Art Cube

Feb. 6, 2007

Performing Arts
Tokyo International Arts Festival 2007
Imitations of The Koran by the Ilkhom Theatre
How Nancy Wished That Everything Was An April Fool's Joke by Rabih Mroue
Corps Otages by the Familia Productions

Performing Arts
Japanese taiko drum performances for Japan-India Friendship Year
Dates: Feb. 7 - 15

Feb. 5, 2007

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar - Session 17
Date: Feb. 16, 14:30-17:00
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Feb. 1, 2007

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 15)

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in February

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: January, 2007

Jan. 30, 2007

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" (Vol.57)

Jan. 26, 2007

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"JF Video Square" English Website newly opened!

Jan. 16, 2007

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Erin's Challenge! I Can Speak Japanese.

Jan. 15, 2007

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
Lecture by Todaiji Chief Abbot Kosei Morimoto in India
Date & Venue
Jan. 22, 2007  Kolkata University
Jan. 24, 2007  India International Center

Community Leaders and Youth Exchange
Open Forum: Australia's Multicultural Society
   Date: Jan. 20, 2007
   Venue: The Japan Foundation International Conference Hall
Open Symposium: Multicultural Coexistence—Lessons from Australia
   Date: Jan. 27, 2007
   Venue: Nagoya International Center

Jan. 12, 2007

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in January

Other Activities
120th Anniversary of Japan-Thailand Diplomatic Relations
Japan-India Friendship Year

Jan. 10, 2007

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Seeking Contestants: The Forty-eighth International Speech Contest in Japanese
Deadline for applications: April 3, 2007

Jan. 10, 2007

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
The Japan Foundation Film Series Part 7
Evolving Japanese Cinema
Dates: Feb. 2 - 4, 2007
Venue: OAG Hall

Jan. 4, 2007

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: January, 2007

Dec. 25, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" Vol.50

Dec. 21, 2006

Performing Arts
Dance Unit "Condors" Tours in Europe - JUPITER -
Dates: Jan. 12 - 23, 2007

Performing Arts
Taiko Drum Tour: Thai, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam
Dates: Jan. 13 - 24, 2007

Other Activities
Schedule for the JF Overseas Office hours during The Year-end Holiday

Dec. 20, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Fellows' Seminar - Session 16 (Kyoto Office Fellows' Seminar - Session 10)
Theme: Single Mothers in Brazil and Japan — between Dependence and Support —
Date: Jan. 10, 14:00-16:00
Venue: Women's Center of Amagasaki "TREPIED"
Date: Jan. 11, 15:30-17:30
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Dec. 18, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 15
Theme: Development cooperation in the Mekong region — the case of Japan and China —
Date: Dec. 27, 15:00-17:00
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Dec. 12, 2006

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Five-Year Plan for Japan-South Asia Cultural Exchange: 2007-11

Dec. 8, 2006

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
Leading Asian Fashion Designers Come to Japan

Dec. 5, 2006

Other Activities
Japanese Playing Cards - The World of "Karuta"
Dates: Jan. 26 and 27
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Bangkok

Dec. 4, 2006

Performing Arts
Africa Tour of HA YA TO Drum Group
Dates: Dec. 5 - 15

Performing Arts
Rakugo: Traditional Japanese Comic Storytelling in Canada
Dates: Dec. 7 - 13

Dec. 1, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 14)

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 9
Theme: Understanding Yasukuni Shrine: a Film and Lecture on the Past, Present, and Future of Japan's Shrine to Spirits of the Military Dead
Date: Dec. 14
Venue: Multi-Media Training Room, 3rd Floor of Kohru-kan (Otani University)

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: December, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in December

Nov. 29, 2006

Visual Arts
Yokohama Triennale 2008 Outline Announced: Mr.Tsutomu Mizusawa appointed Artistic Director

Nov. 21, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Japan Foundation Fellow's Seminar 2006 - Session 14
Date: Nov. 30, 15:00-17:00
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Nov. 20, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
The Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship 2006

Performing Arts
Tsugaru Shamisen and Wadaiko Concert in Ukraine and Lithuania

Nov. 13, 2006

Performing Arts
Rakugo in Pakistan: Tickle Yourself with Traditional Japanese Humor
Dates: Nov. 21 - 24

Nov. 9, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Middle East Fellowship Program for Intellectual Exchange 2006
Final Presentation Session: “Development and Education”
Date: Nov. 24, 13:00-16:30
Venue: The Japan Foundation International Conference Hall

Nov. 8, 2006

Other Activities
Re-interpreting the Past for the Future
Japanese Art Collections and the Challenge to the Museum
Date: Nov. 22
Venue: The Japan Foundation, London

Nov. 6, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 13
Theme: Voices from the avant-gardez
Date: Nov. 17, 15:00-17:00
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 8
Theme: Globalization and Education: A Focus on Multiculturalism
Date: Nov. 28
Venue: Action Research Center for Human and Community Development

Nov. 2, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Asia Culture Forum Kyoto 2006
Open Symposium on "Globalization and Asian Values"
Dates: Nov. 10
Venue: Kyoto University of Art and Design

Other Activities
The World of Japanese Paper Craft (Workshop)
Date: Nov. 22
Venue: The Japan Foundation, London

Nov. 1, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in November

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: November, 2006

Oct. 26, 2006

Visual Arts
Parallel Nippon: Contemporary Japanese Architecture 1996–2006
Dates: Oct. 21 - Dec. 3
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photograpy (Shabi)

Oct. 24, 2006

Other Activities
Art Exhibition "FT3D" (Fukuoka - Thailand - 3 Dimension)
Dates: Nov. 3 - 30
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Bangkok

Oct. 23, 2006

Other Activities
Japanese Movie Night with Subtitles in English
Dates: Nov. 10 - Mar. 9
Venue: International House, Osaka - MET Hall

Oct. 19, 2006

Performing Arts
Thinking with the Heart: A Lecture/Concert on Jazz - From Fats Waller to Oscar Peterson and Diana Krall
Date: Nov. 6
Venue: The Embassy of Canada Theatre

Oct. 17, 2006

Visual Arts
Katagami — Paper Stencils and Japonisme
Dates: Oct. 19 - Jan. 20
Venues: The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris

Oct. 16, 2006

Community Leaders and Youth Exchange
Eleventh Asian Cartoon Exhibition: Asian Youth Culture Exhibition and Open Discussion
Dates: Oct. 27 - Nov. 8
Venues: O Art Museum (Exhibition) and Japan Foundation International Conference Hall (Open Discussion)

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Abe Fellowship Colloquium
The People are Sovereign! Access to Government Information and Democratic Government in the United States and Japan
Date: Oct. 26, 18:30-20:30
Venue: Japan Foundation International Conference Hall

Oct. 11, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
ALFP 2006 Public Symposium "Communities in Action: Struggle for Peace and Sustainability in Asia"
Date: Nov. 9 and 10, 18:00-21:00
Venue: Lecture Hall, International House of Japan

Oct. 10, 2006

Visual Arts
Artist to Represent Japan at the 2007 Venice Biennale Announced

Other Activities
Japan Australia Forum 2006 – Session 4
Date: Nov. 6
Venue: Blake Dawson Waldron

Oct. 4, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
From New Orleans to Tokyo – Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Date: Oct. 20
Venue: Japan Foundation International Conference Hall

Oct. 2, 2006

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
2006-2007 JET Training Program

Visual Arts
27th Sao Paolo Biennale
Dates: Oct. 7 - Dec. 17

Sep. 30, 2006

Other Activities
Ceramic Exhibition "Din Baannook" By Bathma Kaew-Ngok
Dates: Oct. 6 - 28
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Bangkok

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 12
"Buraku Discrimination and Japanese Multiculturalism"
Date: Oct. 13
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 11
"Japanese Family in Modern Era – with the Chinese and Vietnamese Perspective–"
Date: Oct. 6
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in October

Sep. 29, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 13)

Sep. 28, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: October, 2006

Sep. 26, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" Vol.49

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" (Vol.56)

Sep. 20, 2006

Other Activities
Kyoto Office Fellow’s Seminar 2006 – Session 7
The “After War Phenomena”of the Japanese Literature After War Has Really Already Came to an End? (The War Defeat Syndrome)
Date: Oct.13
Venue: Kyoto Seika University Koryu Center

Sep. 19, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
List of Fellows in 2006

Sep. 15, 2006

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
Message by Previous Participants (Japanese-Language Program for Foreign-Service Officers and Public Officials, 2005)"

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Japanese-Language Education around the Globe" Vol.16

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Asia Leadership Fellow Program
Duration: Sep. 15 - Nov. 14

Other Activities
100 Poems and Flower Cards – A Talk by Rebecca Salter
Date: Sep. 21
Venue: The Japan Foundation, London

Sep. 14, 2006

Performing Arts
Yuko Suzuki Piano Concert in Brazil
Dates: Sep. 22 - Oct. 15

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
List of Japanese-Language Teaching Materials for Fiscal Year 2007-2008
(partially in Japanese only)

Sep. 12, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Open Symposium on Industrial Strategy and Global Competitiveness in Japan and the United States
Date: Sep. 26
Venue: Japan Foundation International Conference Hall

Sep. 11, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 10
"A Political-Economic Survey of Japan-China Activities in Southeast Asia: Possible Rivalry and Collaboration"
Date: Sep. 21
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Sep. 9, 2006

Performing Arts
Bakeretta (Ghost Operetta)
Dates: Oct. 20 - 22 and Nov. 10 - 26
Venues: Sinag Arts Studio and Tanghalang Huseng Batute

Other Activities
An Evening of Noh and Kyogen
Date: Oct. 12
Venue: Kyoto Kanze Kaikan

Other Activities
100 Poems and Flower Cards
Date: Sep. 21
Venue: The Japan Foundation, London

Sep. 6, 2006

About Us
Program Guidelines Fiscal 2007-2008

Sep. 5, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Conference: Aspects of Democracy
Dates: Sep. 21 & 22
Venue: The Japanese-German Center Berlin

Sep. 4, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Symposium on Diversity and Preservation of Marine Resources
Date: Sep. 12
Venue: Yokohama Symposia

Sep. 1, 2006

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
The Last Papermaker: Tosa Tengucho-Style Demonstration
9/10 L.A., 9/12 Idaho, 9/14 Montana, 9/17 Denver

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: September, 2006

Aug. 31, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
Announcing the Recipients of: The Japan Foundation Award and Special Prizes 2006

Aug. 30, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in September

Aug. 25, 2006

Visual Arts
Photo Exhibition by Miyako Ishiuchi "mother's"
Dates: Sep. 23 - Nov. 5
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography

Aug. 23, 2006

Visual Arts
Scenes of Childhood: Sixty Years of Postwar Japan

Aug. 21, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 9
"Noodles and Swords: An Evening of Popular Creations of Modern Japanese Culture"
Date: Sep. 8
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Aug. 18, 2006

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
"Message by Previous Participants (Japanese-Language Program for Researchers and Postgraduate Students (2-month, 2006))"
"Message by Previous Participants (Japanese-Language Program for High School Students, 2006)"

Aug. 17, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Center for Global Partnership (NY)
2004 Annual Report

Aug. 16, 2006

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
Talk Session on Contemporary Art in a Multi-Cultural Society by an Australian Art Critic John McDonald
Date: Sep. 4
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Center for Global Partnership (NY)
The Portsmouth Peace Treaty: 100th Anniversary Exhibit Explores the Impact
(by Charles B. Doleac, Esq.)

Other Activities
Kyoto Office Fellow’s Seminar 2006 – Session 6
"Price and Quality: The Interaction between the Producers and Readers of Bungei shunju during its Early Years"
Date: Sep. 19
Venue: Kyoto Seika University Koryu Center

Aug. 15, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 8
"Modern Art at the Local Levels"
Date: Sep. 1
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Aug. 14, 2006

Other Activities
An Art Exhibition by Shigeaki Iwai "Dining Time"
Dates: Sep. 13 - 30
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Bangkok

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
KANJI Boleh! — Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers
Dates: Aug. 24
Venue: The Japanese Language Society of Malaysia (JLSM)

Aug. 3, 2006

Other Activities
Japan Foundation Executive Vice President Receives Italian Order of Merit

Other Activities
Operation Hours of JF Overseas Offices in August

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
Seminar on the Japanese Literature in Brazil
Dates: Aug. 9 - 20

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
Demonstration of Traditional Martial Arts in Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines
Dates: Aug. 14 - 21

Other Activities
Photo Exhibition of WONDERBUS JAPAN in Australia
Dates: July 31 - Sep. 1
Venue: JFIC Lounge at The Japan Foundation

July 28, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
The Center for Global Partnership (CGP)
ABE BROWN-BAG LUNCH
Public Airwaves, Public Interest?
Digital Television Policy in Japan, Britain and the US
Date: Aug. 8
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 12)

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in August

July 26, 2006

Visual Arts
Rapt! — 20 contemporary artists from Japan

July 25, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News: July, 2006

July 24, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 7
“A Bridge Between Tang China and Heian Japan: Kûkai's Shorai mokuroku and Religio-Political Realia”
Date: Aug. 2
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

July 13, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 6
“Wang Yiting and the Art of Sino-Japanese Exchange”
“The Construction of Meaning in Merciful Mother Kannon by Kano Hôgai (1828-88)”
Date: July 25
Venue: CGP Conference Room at The Japan Foundation

July 12, 2006

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
Japanese-Language Program for Researchers and Postgraduate Students (8-month) 2005
The Japanese-Language Program for University Students Group 2006 Spring

July 7, 2006

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Fellow’s Seminar - Session 5
"Japan’s Role in Creating Peace: the Case of Sri Lanka"
Date: July 21
Venue: Ryukoku University Fukakusa Campus Building 6

July 5, 2006

Performing Arts
TSUGARU— Soul & Beat of Japan
Dates: Aug. 18 - 25
Place: Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane

July 3, 2006

Other Activities
"Waterscape: Homage to Toru Takemitsu" Exhibition
Dates: July 12 - Aug. 18
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Performing Arts
Dance Performance by Un Yamada
Date: July 20
Venue: Gedung Kesenian Jakarta

Other Activities
Documentary Screening Series July-November Toronto
Dates: July 13 – Nov. 23
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Kaneto Shindo Film Show
Dates: July 18 – 26
Venue: Cineteca Nacional (Mexico City)

June 29, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in July

June 27, 2006

Other Activities
HOUSE CONCERT
Date: July 15
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Bangkok

June 19, 2006

Other Activities
Japan Australia Forum 2006 - Session 2
Date: July 4
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" (Vol.55)

June 16, 2006

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Fellow’s Seminar 2006 - Session 4
"Teaching of Japanese Language in Sayog Won of Chosun Dynasty"
Date: July 7
Venue: Kyoto Seika University Koryu Center

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Fellow’s Seminar 2006 - Session 3
"Culture of disaster and memory in Awajishima, Hyogo Prefecture – Reconstructing village-community through place names, belief in Kojin, and local history"
Date: June 30
Venue: Kobe Gakuin University Arise Campus

June 15, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" (Vol. 48)

June 6, 2006

Other Activities
The Five-Year Plan for Japan-Korea Cultural Exchange Released

June 5, 2006

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
The Japan Foundation Film Series Part 6
"The Masters and Jidaigeki"

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 5
“Popular Media and Public Imagination: Gender, Space, and Colonialism”
“Political Parties, Elections and Democracy in Japan: Lessons for Developing Democracies”
Date: June 30
Venue: JFIC A at The Japan Foundation

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Fellow’s Seminar 2006 - Session 2
"Syllable-based Phonology and Phonetics of the Japanese Language"
Date: June 20
Venue: Stanford Japan Center

June 2, 2006

Other Activities
Japanese Cultural Festival in Chong Qing
Dates: June 16 - 18

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Japanese Films Screenings Overseas in June

June 1, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 11)

May 25, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Library Support Program for Fiscal 2006/2007

May 22, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 4
First, Abandon the World of Seeming Certainty”: Theory and Practice of the “Camera-based Image” in 1960s Japan
Date: June 8
Venue: JFIC Commons at The Japan Foundation

May 18, 2006

Other Activities
Marco Bohr: UNIFORMS
Dates: May 18 - June 23
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Toronto

May 18, 2006

Other Activities
Oriza Hirata’s Tokyo Notes Goes to Southeast Asia
Dates: June 23 - July 7

May 16, 2006

Performing Arts
RAKUGO – Japanese Yose-Style Vaudeville in Australia
Dates: May 20 - 25

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
Ikebana Demonstration and Workshop in Vancouver, Montreal, and Ottawa
Dates: May 20 - 31

May 15, 2006

Human Exchange and Cultural Cooperation
Arabic-Language Books for Children in Samawah, Iraq

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
China Center has opened

May 10, 2006

Other Activities
The Japan Foundation Kyoto Office Fellow’s Seminar 2006 - Session 1
"What is Japanese Performing Arts? – The process of making an encyclopedia by a Latin American"
Date: May 26
Venue: Kyoto Seika University Koryu Center

May 2, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar 2006 - Session 3
"Access and Success in the Cross –National Context of Urban Japan"
"Foreigners and Democracy in Contemporary Japan"
Date: May 19
Venue: CGP Conference Room at The Japan Foundation

Other Activities
Wonderbus Japan 2006
Dates: May 14 - 28
Place: Cairns, Mossman, Townsville, Charters Towers, Hughenden, and Mount Isa (Australia)

Other Activities
Chirimen Handicraft Workshop
Date: May 20
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur

Other Activities
Contemporary Dance "Japan Connection"
Dates: May 12 - 13
Venue: The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris

Other Activities
Noh-Gaku 2B Dialogue Concert: Japan-Europe
Date: May 12
Venue: The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne

Other Activities
Lecture on "The Tale of Genji" by Hayao Kawai
Date: May 3
Venue: The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris

Other Activities
Japanese Horror Film Screening
Dates: May 4 - Jul. 24
Venue: The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne

Other Activities
Fragile Identities of Soseki's Characters
Date: May 4
Venue: The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris

Other Activities
Photo Exhibition of Japanese Cultural and Natural Heritage
Dates: May 8 - 29
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Jakarta

Other Activities
New Seminar Series on Japanese Cuisine: TOFU
Date: May 6
Venue: The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris

Other Activities
Exhibition of JAPANIMATION
Dates: Apr. 29 - May 21
Venue: Tokyo Beijing Art Projects (Beijing)

Apr. 19, 2006

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Invitation to the Fellows' Seminar
Date: Apr. 25
Venue: CGP Conference Room at The Japan Foundation

Apr. 18, 2006

Other Activities
Yasushi Inoue and Postwar Japanese Literature
Date: May 3
Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney

Apr. 13, 2006

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
The Japanese-Language Program for Librarians (2005)

Apr. 12, 2006

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library will be temporarily closed on April 15, and will be open on April 22 instead.

Other Activities
Talk by acclaimed writer Natsuki Ikezawa
Date: May 3
Venue: The Japan Foundation, London

Apr. 5, 2006

About Us
"The Japan Foundation 2004 Annual Report"

Apr. 4, 2006

Visual Arts
Painting for Joy
Dates: Apr. 23 - May 7
Venue: Beijing-Tokyo Art Project