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Program Activity Summaries
Summary of Arts and Cultural Exchange Programs
1. Performances
The Old Joruri Puppet Play: The Tale of High Priest Kochi by Saruhachi-za company, London performance (U.K.)
Ninagawa Macbeth by Ninagawa Company (U.K.)
DRUM TAO Kazakhstan performance (Kazakhstan)
ENCUENTROS by Saburo Teshigawara/KARAS × Acosta Danza (Cuba)
2. Japan Festival Support Program
Participation in the "National Cherry Blossom Festival 2018" (U.S.)
Commemorative Events in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary Since the Establishment of Japan-Malaysia Diplomatic Relations: Noh program Funa-benkei, calligraphy demonstration, Rakugo performance in English
Commemorative Events in Celebration of India-Japan Relations: Performances by Makoto Kuriya/Creative Jazz Ensemble Japan, WASABI (traditional Japanese music), Goyokai (Japanese traditional dance group)
KODO Egypt performance
Keiichiro Shibuya + Hatsune Miku: Vocaloid Opera THE END (Spain)
3. Lectures and Demonstrations
Traveling Exhibition Winter Garden with lectures on contemporary Japanese art (Belarus)
Traveling Exhibition Handcrafted Form with lectures on Japanese crafts (New Zealand)
Traveling Exhibition Manga Hokusai Manga with lectures and demonstrations on ukiyo-e woodblock prints (Australia)
Follow-up to the Traveling Exhibition Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku with a lecture, demonstration, and workshop on Japanese pottery and handicrafts in Tohoku region (Egypt)
Traveling Exhibition The Dolls of Japan with lecture and workshop on Japanese dolls (China)
Traveling Exhibitions Japanese Design Today 100 and Beautiful Handicrafts of Tohoku with lectures and workshop on origata (wrapping design) (Spain, Romania)
4. Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists
105 grants provided for the dispatch of personnel to 264 cities in 64 countries
5. Performing Arts Japan (PAJ)
19 grants provided for performances held in 60 cities in 14 countries
North America: 12 grants for performances held in 41 cities in 2 countries
Europe: 7 grants for performances held in 19 cities in 12 countries
6. International Exhibition Participation
57th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia
7. Art Exhibitions
Japanorama—New vision on art since 1970 (France)
Japan-ness—Architecture and urbanism in Japan since 1945 (France)
Yōga: Modern Western Paintings of Japan (Taiwan)
Going Away Closer: Japan-Cuba Contemporary Art Exhibition (Cuba)
The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945 (Japan)
8. Japan Foundation Traveling Exhibitions
A wide range of traveling exhibitions based on themes such as design, architecture, photography, handcrafts, martial arts and pop culture were held in 92 cities in 57 countries/regions.
9. Exhibition Abroad Support Program
27 grants for exhibitions in 29 cities in 16 countries
10. Participation in International Book Fairs
Participation in 12 book fairs in 12 cities in 12 countries
11. Support Program for Translation and Publication on Japan
21 grants provided for translations in 17 countries
12. Networking of Cultural Specialists
Art & Architecture Project in Chiang Mai
Japan-Americas Art Curator Exchange Program
Japan-China Curator Exchange Program
13. Transmission of Information
Invitation of award recipients of the 11th Japan International Manga Award to Japan
Performing Arts Network Japan (PANJ) website
Invitation of foreign art journalists
Japan Film Database (JFDB)
14. Cultural Cooperation
Soccer instructor dispatch program (Mongolia)
Orchestra instruction (Sri Lanka)
Music specialist dispatch program (Saudi Arabia)
Workshop on disseminating sports for the disabled (Zimbabwe)
Judo specialist dispatch program (Botswana)
15. U.S. and European Museum Infrastructure Support Program
4 grants provided in 4 cities in 2 countries
16. Japanese Film Screenings
94 Japanese film festivals/screenings held in 67 countries/regions
Grants for 11 programs in 8 countries/regions
17. Japanese TV Broadcasting Abroad
908 television programs broadcast to 101 countries/regions
18. Long-Term Exchange Program for Chinese High School Students
31 students from the 11th session returned to China
30 students from the 12th session arrived in Japan
19. Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges" in China
Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges" organized and held events in 14 cities in China. The events were attended by 37,924 people.
Seminars introducing Japanese business culture
Make-up Workshop
Training for staff of Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges"
Inviting leaders of the Center for "Face-to-Face Exchanges" in Harbin
20. Network-Building
University Student Exchange Program
Visits to China by Japanese High School Students
Visits to China by Host Families
Read/Lead Asia
8 dispatch programs and 2 invitational programs were implemented, such as Training in Japan for representative students from Centers for "Face-to-Face Exchanges"
*Administered by the Film and Broadcast Media Department