Mar. 16, 2010

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" Vol.63

Mar. 5, 2010

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)

JFIC Library News (A List of new arrivals)

Mar. 1, 2010

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

Feb. 26, 2010

Performing Arts
Tokyo Performing Arts Market (TPAM) 2010
Dates: Monday, March 1 - Thursday, March 4, 2010
         *TPAM Showcase: February 27 - March 5, 2010
Venues: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space and others

Feb. 25, 2010

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Feb. 19, 2010

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
The Japan Foundation Website User Survey
Survey Period: February 19 - March 14, 2010

Overview
Annual Report 2008/2009

Intellectural Exchange
Values Without Borders: “Cultural Diplomacy” Starts At Home
Date: Monday, March 11, 2010
Venue: International House of Japan (I-House: Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Feb. 16, 2010

Performing Arts
WARIKI - Performance Tour in Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro
Dates: February 26 - March 10, 2010
Venues: Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro

Feb. 10, 2010

Arts and Cultural Exchange
JAPAN: Nature and Culture for the Future
Dates: February 15 - March 27, 2010
Venues: Washington D.C., Chicago, others

Feb. 8, 2010

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library Special Exhibitions, "Do You Know 'Crêpe-paper Books`?"
Date: February 9 - March 30 , 2010
Venue: the JFIC Library 2nd Floor

Feb. 3, 2010

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

Feb. 1, 2010

Press Release
“Japanese in Anime & Manga” website grand opening! (PDF)

Performing Arts
Beat & Wind from Japanasia
Dates: February 14 - March 8, 2010
Venues: Qatar, Mozambique, Angola, Tunisia, Iran, Oman

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (A List of new arrivals)

Jan. 26, 2010

Kyoto Office
Film Screenings -Traditional Beauties of Kyoto in Screen-
Dates: February 17 - 18, 2010
Venue: Event Hall Kyoto International Community House

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (Jan, 2010)
Comments from the Participants of Japanese-Language Program for Specialists in Cultural and Academic Fields

Jan. 25, 2010

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Jan. 22, 2010

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Activity Reports (December, 2009)
Report on Symposium
“Children for the Future, Future of the Children
--Child Policies and the Role of Civil Society in a Time of the Economic Crisis”

Jan. 19, 2010

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Conference Report “Fostering Peace through Cultural Initiatives:
Perspectives from Japan & Germany”

Jan. 6, 2010

Performing Arts
HOGAKU: NEW SOUNDS OF JAPAN 2010
Dates: January 9 - 15, 2010
Venues: U.S.A (New York, Nashville, Atlanta)

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (A List of new arrivals)

Jan. 5, 2010

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
Activity Reports (December, 2009)
2009 Presentation Ceremony for The Japan Foundation Awards

Dec. 25, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Visual Arts
WA: The Spirit of Harmony and Japanese Design Today
Dates: Thursday, January 14- Sunday, March 28, 2010
Venue: Instituite of Industrial Design Co. Ltd (Warszawa, Poland)

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

"A Wreath for Madame Kawakita" in Tokyo
Dates: January 14 - 31, 2010
Venue: National Film Center

Dec. 22, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (Nov, 2009)
The 20th Anniversary of the Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa:
Commemorative Lecture and Ceremony

Dec. 18, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Japan-Argentina Exchange Symposium
―Globalization, Cultural Identity and Japan-Argentina Exchanges―
Date: Friday, January 15, 2010
Venue: Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall, International House of Japan

Dec. 17, 2009

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" Vol.62

Dec. 11, 2009

Kyoto Office
Japanese Movie Screening with Subtitles in Foreign Languages
Date:January 15, February 12, March 19, 2010
Venue:International House, Osaka (i-house) - MET Hall (2nd Fl)

Dec. 9, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Activity Reports (November, 2009)
Report on the Symposium
“Global Japanese Studies Scholars Forum –
Changing Japanese Studies: Reports from the World”

Dec. 4, 2009

Performing Arts
“Min’yo: Echoes of Japanese Folk Songs”
Dates: December 2 - 17, 2009
Venues: Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Malaysia

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
“Agglomeration of R&D Functions and Regional Policy in Asia
– A Case Study of Japanese Leading Electronic and Electric (E&E) Manufacturing Companies"
Date: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 15:00 - 17:00
Venue: JFIC Space “KEYAKI” at the Japan Foundation Head Office

Dec. 3, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
The Japan Foundation Policy Statements for Japanese-Language Program (PDF/15KB)

Dec. 2, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (Our Choice: Books and DVDs recommended by the Library Staff (November, 2009), A List of new arrivals)

Visual Arts
Art Guide to Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam

Dec. 1, 2009

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

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 32)
Cover Story: Is Japan Introverted? Finding Active Japanese around the World

Nov. 25, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Nov. 20, 2009

Performing Arts
Shinnai Joruri and Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo Tour in Eastern Europe and Greece
Dates: November 20 - December 3, 2009
Venues: Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Kyoto Conference on Culture and the Environment: Seeking New Global Role for Japan
A Future Agenda for the Global Partnership:
Defining Culture as a Fundamental Factor of the Environmental Management
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009 13:30 - 16:30
Venue: JKyoto Hotel Okura, “Sui-un” (North)

Visual Arts
JAPAN GOOD DESIGN Exhibition in Singapore
Dates: November 16, 2009 - January 29, 2010
Venue: Japan Creative Centre Exhibition Hall

Nov. 17, 2009

Pop Culture
Japan's Kawaii Ambassador in Brazil
Dates: November 24 - December 3, 2009
Venues: Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Brasilia)

Nov. 10, 2009

Performing Arts
Okinawan Folksongs Performed in India:
Songs of the Okinawa Islands A Rich Variety of Beautiful Traditional Songs from the Okinawa Islands of Japan, Accompanied by Sanshin and Shimadaiko
Dates: November 15 - 26, 2009
Venues: India (Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Calcutta)

Nov. 5, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (Our Choice: Books and DVDs recommended by the Library Staff (October, 2009))

Nov. 4, 2009

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

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (A List of new　arrivals in October, 2009)

Publications and Goods
JF original goods Katagami series

Nov. 2, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Activity Reports (October, 2009)
Report on the Japan-Europe Intellectual Exchanges in Alsace
“Japanese Studies Seminar on Meiji”

Oct. 30, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
International Symposium “Children for the Future, Future of the Children --Child Policies and the Role of Civil Society in a Time of the Economic Crisis”
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 13:00 - 18:00
Venue: JFIC Hall “SAKURA” at the Japan Foundation Head Office

Oct. 23, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Oct. 20, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) 2010 Call for Applications
Deadline: Monday, January 11, 2010

Oct. 19, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Asia Leadership Fellow Program - A Public Symposium (2009)
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 13:00 - 16:30
Venue: Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall, International House of Japan

Oct. 15, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Symposium « Intercultural City and Multicultural Symbiosis »
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: « Yû no ma », Hotel New Otani, Tokyo

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
CGP Grant Application Deadline: December 1, 2009

Visual Arts
“TWIST and SHOUT” Contemporary Art from Japan
Dates: November 20, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Venue: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre

Flickers: new media art from Japan
Dates: October 23, - November 1, 2009
Venue: Goethe Institut Hanoi

Oct. 14, 2009

Performing Arts
Japanese “Funky” JAZZ in South America
Dates: October 30 - November 12, 2009
Venues: Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Venezuela

Oct. 7, 2009

Performing Arts
Kabuki Lecture and Performance Backstage to Hanamichi -
Dates: October 15 - 24, 2009
Venues: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Denver

Oct. 6, 2009

Program Guidelines
Fisical 2010-2011 The Japan Foundation Program Guidelines

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (Oct, 2009)
The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test 2009: Now It Is Held Twice A Year!

Oct. 1, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (Our Choice: Books and DVDs recommended by the Library Staff (September, 2009) , A list of new arrivals)

Sep. 30, 2009

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

Sep. 29, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 31)
Cover Story: Relationship between Border-Crossing People and the Nation

Sep. 25, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Sep. 18, 2009

Kyoto Office
"An Evening of Noh and Kyogen"
Date: Monday, October 26, 2009 from 19:00
Venue: Kongo Nohgakudo (Kyoto)

Sep. 8, 2009

About Us
Commemorative Lectures by the 2009 Japan Foundation Awardees
“ Japan and I ” Lecture by Mr. Boris Akunin
Date: October 9, 2009  16:00 - 18:00
Venue: Faculty of Law & Letters Bldg.2, University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus)

“ Japanese-language Education in the U.S. and Activities of AATJ ” Lecture by Ms. Susan Schmidt
Date: October 9, 2009  15:00 - 16:00
Venue: The Japanese-Language Institute, Urawa

“ Japanese Politics in a British Mirror” Lecture by Professor Arthur Stockwin
Date: October 7, 2009  16:00 - 18:30

Sep. 4, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Fellow’s Seminar “From Beirut to Kyoto: Travels and Trials of a 19th century Educational Model"
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009 14:00-15:30
Venue: JFIC Space “KEYAKI” at the Japan Foundation Head Office

Sep. 3, 2009

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" Vol.61

Sep. 2, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Aug. 31, 2009

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

Aug. 28, 2009

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Activity Reports (August, 2009)
Japan Pop Culture Festival

Aug. 27, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (Our Choice: Books and DVDs recommended by the Library Staff (August, 2009) , A list of new arrivals)

Aug. 25, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Aug. 20, 2009

Performing Arts
A Thrilling Night of Music with Four Japanese Musicians
Dates: November 17 - 27, 2009
Venues: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia

Aug. 18, 2009

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Support Program for Film and TV Program Production on Japan 2008 - 2009
Support Program for Translation and Publication on Japan 2008 - 2009

Aug. 14, 2009

Visual Arts
WA: The Spirit of Harmony and Japanese Design Today
Exhibition Dates: August 20 - September 20, 2009
Venue: red dot design museum (Essen, Germany)

Aug. 13, 2009

Publications and Goods
Japan's Cultural Diplomacy

Aug. 12, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Asia Leadership Fellow Program 2009

Aug. 10, 2009

About Us
The Japan Foundation Award 2009

Aug. 7, 2009

Visual Arts
5th Asian Museum Curators' Conference 2009

Aug. 5, 2009

Visual Arts
Exhibitions Abroad Support Program (Fiscal 2009-2010)

Kyoto Office
Invitation to Film Screenings
Dates: September 1 -　November 13, 2009
Venue: Event Hall, Kyoto International Community House

Aug. 4, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (A List of new arrivals in July, 2009)

Jun. 31, 2009

Performing Arts
(UK, Netherlands, Germany, France)
Dates: September 19 - October 17, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 30)
Cover Story: Reviewing “Relationship between People and the River” from Lives around Mekong

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Fellow’s Seminar “Could a Free and Fair Trade Possible Between India, Japan and Australia: An Analysis of Comparative Advantage"
Date: August 19, 2009 15:30-17:00
Venue: JFIC Space “KEYAKI” at the Japan Foundation Head Office

Jun. 29, 2009

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

Jul. 27, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Grant Listings of the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 (Grant Program for Japanese-Language Courses Abroad, Japanese Speech Contest Support Program, Grant Program for Developing Networks of Japanese-Language Teachers and Institutions)

Jul. 24, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Activity Reports (Jul, 2009)
Training Program for Overseas Teachers of the Japanese Language for 2009 Spring Concluded Comments from Participants

Jul. 16, 2009

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
Activity Reports (July, 2009)
International Book Fair Participation Program for 2009:
Guest of Honor at Seoul International Book Fair 2009

Jul. 15, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
List of Japanese Studies Fellows in 2009

Jul. 8, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Activity Reports (June, 2009)
“Fostering Peace through Cultural Initiatives: Perspectives from Japan & Germany” International Symposium Report

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (Jun, 2009)
Growing Website “Minna no Kyozai” Celebrates Its Eighth Anniversary

Jul. 7, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Survey of Overseas Japanese-Language Educational Organizations in 2009

Jun. 2, 2009

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

Jul. 1, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Activity Reports (June, 2009)
Report on the Symposium
“Social Enterprises Lead the Way to New Japan-Korea Partnership”

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (Our Choice: Books and DVDs recommended by the Library Staff (June, 2009) , A list of new arrivals)

Jun. 29, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Grant Program for Intellectual Exchange Conferences (FY 2009-2010)

Jun. 26, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Nihongo Kyoiku Tsushin" was updated

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Black Wave - Selected Poems of Drago Stambuk
Date: July 7, 2009 18:00-19:30
Venue: JFIC Hall “SAKURA” at the Japan Foundation Head Office

Jun 19, 2009

Publications (Japanese-Language Education)
From Japanese-Language Schools around the World
- Reports from Japanese-Language Teachers Teaching Japan in 30 countries -

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (May, 2009)
A Collection of Reports on Japanese-Language Education Abroad “From Japanese-Language Schools around the World” Is Now on Sale!

Jun. 17, 2009

Publications and Goods
Original JF T-shirts by Design Students - To Be Future Masters -

Jun. 16, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
Activity Reports (May, 2009)
Sendai Creative Forum 2009 “Crossing Creative Powers - Local to Global, Global to Local -” Summary

Jun. 9, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
The 50th International Speech Contest in Japanese
Contest Results

Jun. 8, 2009

Visual Arts
JENESYS Programme: Invitation Programme for Creators 2008/2009 Invitees

Jun. 5, 2009

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

Jun. 2, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Fellow’s Seminar “Comparative Study Between Malays and Japanese Identity: Focus on Identity of Malaysian Students in Japanese Cultural Sphere."
Date: June 15, 2009 15:30-17:00
Venue: JFIC Space “KEYAKI” at the Japan Foundation Head Office

Audio-Visual and Publication Exchange
"Japanese Book News" Vol.60

May 29, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (Our Choice: Books and DVDs recommended by the Library Staff (May, 2009) , A list of new arrivals)

May 28, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
"Wochi Kochi" (Vol. 29)
Cover Story: Kabuki Encounters the World

Performing Arts
“Garibaba’s Strange World” in Indonesia
Date: June 7, 2009
Venue: Taman Budaya (Yogyakarta)
Dates: June 11-12, 2009
Venue: Taman Ismail Marzuki (Jakarta)

May 13, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (May, 2009)
Report on the “SAKURA Core Project” Group-Tour Program for Educators 2008-2009

May 8, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (April, 2009)
Indonesian Version of “Nihongo de Care-navi,” Is Now Available on the Web English Version Is Also Updated!

May 1, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
"Japanese-Language Education around the Globe" Vol.19

Performing Arts
The Kita-ryu (school) Oshima Noh Theatre Finland & Sweden performance tour
Dates: May 13 – May 15, 2009
Venue: Aleksanterin teatterissa (Helsinki, Finnand)
Dates: May 17 – May 18, 2009
Venues: Teaterhögskolan, Södra Teatern (Stockholm, Sweden)

Visual Arts
Winter Garden: The Exploration of the Micropop Imagination in Contemporary Japanese Art
Dates: Saturday, May 23 – Monday, July 20, 2009
Venue: Hara Museum of Contemporary Art

Apr. 30, 2009

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

Apr. 28, 2009

Information and Resource Center (JFIC)
JFIC Library News (Our Choice: Books and DVDs recommended by the Library Staff (April, 2009) , A list of new arrivals)

Apr. 17, 2009

Visual Arts
Mekong Japan Exchange Year 2009 Seminar “Art for Whose Sake?” -Art Activities in the Mekong Region: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos-
Date: Thursday, May 21, 2009
Venue: JFIC Hall “SAKURA” at the Japan Foundation Head Office

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
International Symposium “Fostering Peace through Cultural Initiatives – Perspectives from Japan and Germany ”
Date: May 15, 2009 15:00-18:00
Venue: Goethe-Institut, Tokyo

Apr. 13, 2009

Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Activity Reports (April, 2009)
Report on International Symposium
“Human Mobility and Cultural Identity: Lessons for Japan and Germany”

Apr. 6, 2009

Japanese-Language Education Overseas
Activity Reports (March, 2009)
The 2008 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Administered in 52 Countries and Regions!

Apr. 2, 2009

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