Press Release (FY2013-2014)

Date Title
March 27 Japan-U.S. Young Creators Exchange Group1 Five Up and Coming Young Fashion Designers to head New York on April 13, promoting “Cool Japan” (PDF:215KB)
March 13 KAKEHASHI Project (The fourth group of short-term tour)200 Japanese Youth to head for various locations in the U.S. on March 4, 2014, delivering "Charm of Regions" and "Cool Japan" (PDF:134KB)
March 4 KAKEHASHI Project (The fourth group of short-term tour)200 Japanese Youth to head for various locations in the U.S. on March 4, 2014, delivering "Charm of Regions" and "Cool Japan" (PDF:136KB)
January 8 KAKEHASHI Project (The third group of short-term tour)125 Japanese Youth to head for various locations in the USA on January 14, 2014, delivering "Charm of Regions" and "Cool Japan" (PDF:165KB)
November 18 355,000 in 65 Countries and Regions to Take the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test on December 1 (PDF:212KB)
November 8 Leading Journalists to come to Japanfrom Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and MoroccoInternational Symposium"North Africa and Japan in the 21 Century: Creating the Society of Peace and Coexistence through International Cultural Exchange" November 20, 2013 at Liberty Hall, Meiji University Tokyo (PDF:159KB)
October 30 174 Japanese Youth to head for various locations in the USA on November 3, 2013,delivering "Charm of Regions" and "Cool Japan"~KAKEHASHI Project (The second group of short-term tour)(PDF:153KB)
October 24 152 Japanese High School Students to head for various locations in the USA,delivering "Charm of Regions" and "Cool Japan"~KAKEHASHI Project(PDF:148KB)
September 19 Be an Ambassador to Japan!Young Foreign-Service Officers and Public Officials around the world to participate the program on Japanese language, culture and society(September 18, 2013 - ) (PDF:215KB)
September 10 Exploring New Frontiers in Traditional Bunraku Puppetry"Sonezaki Shinju: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki"The first-ever overseas tour to start on September 27, 2013 (PDF:326KB)
August 27 2013 The Japan Foundation Awards Awardee (PDF:425KB)
August 27 Hou Hanru Lecture: Exhibitions making places (PDF:153KB)
August 1 JFIC Library: New Arrivals in July, 2013Philippines sees Yayoi Kusama’s art for the first time in “I Love Kusama” exhibitI speak KUSAMA – a lecture by Akira Tatehata on Aug 10 (PDF:281KB)
July 23 Japanese Junior Jazz Orchestra to Perform in New Orleans as aToken of Appreciation for the Musical InstrumentsReceived after the Earthquake DisasterAugust 1 – 7, 2013 (PDF:258KB)
July 8 Quick Estimate of the Number of Japanese-Language Learners AbroadLearners Increase by 9.1% for a Total of 3.98 millionSurvey Report on Japanese-Language Education Abroad 2012(PDF:118KB)
July 5 Japan Pavilion for the 14th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale (2014) Kayoko Ota appointed CommissionerThe theme: “A Storehouse of Contemporary Architecture”(PDF:217KB)
June 10 300,000 in 22 Countries and Regions to Takethe Japanese-Language Proficiency Test on July 7 (PDF:99KB)
June 1 The Japan Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di VeneziaSpecial Mention to Japan (PDF:270KB)
May 30 Sugimoto Bunraku“Sonezaki Shinju: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki“2013 European Tour - Madrid / Rome / Paris Starting from May 12 as KAKEHASHI Project -the Bridge for Tomorrow- (PDF:230KB)
May 13 2,300 American Students Visit Japan to ExperienceJapanese Culture and Regional AttractivenessStarting from May 12 as KAKEHASHI Project -the Bridge for Tomorrow- (PDF:62KB)
April 22 UNATTAINED LANDSCAPE (PDF:248KB)

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