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Program Activity Summaries
Summary of the Japan Foundation Asia Center Programs

*Includes projects conducted as part of the “Project for the Dispatch of Supporters who introduce Japanese language and cultures,” which was funded by the FY2019 supplementary budget (No. 1).

1. NIHONGO Partners Program

Indonesia: 30 persons
Cambodia: 1 person
Thailand: 45 persons
China: 2 persons
Taiwan: 13 persons
Vietnam: 14 persons
Malaysia: 18 persons
Total: 123 persons

• Online Presentation by Former NIHONGO Partners
• Gathering on Multicultural Coexistence Activities in Saitama (online event co-organized with Saitama Prefecture)

2. Grassroots Exchange Programs

• Grant programs: 20 grants

3. Cultural Collaboration Programs

• Film Culture Exchange Projects with the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival (“Conversation Series at Asia Lounge”, etc.)
• Omnibus Film Production Series “Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections” and “Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey” (distributed online)
• “CROSSCUT ASIA Delicious! Online Film Festival” (distributed online)
• Online Exchange Dialogue “Asia Center Crosstalk: Cultural Journeys toward Post-COVID-19” (distributed online)
• Recorded footage of “Setan Jawa - A Silent Film with a Live 3D Sound Concert” (distributed online)
• JFA Collaborative Football Project
  Dispatch of Long-term Coaches: Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
• Judo Exchange Program “JAPAN-ASEAN JITA-KYOEI PROJECT”
  Kodokan Judo Technique Video Series
  Kodokan International Training Seminar (online)
  Produced videos encouraging the popularization of judo
  Created teaching materials
  Published project report
• Sanriku International Arts Festival 2021
• DocCross Asia
• Online Asia Center TERAKOYA #1 (No. 7 in total) “Delivering Japanese Films Around Asia—The Potential of the Japanese Film Festival (JFF)”
• Exchange with Southeast Asian Muslim Youth: Talk with Muslims (TAMU) “Magical Islamism”: An Author Talks about Religion and Society in Contemporary Indonesia (streamed as No. 8 in total of the "Asia Center TERAKOYA" series)
• Asian Literature Project “YOMU”
• JF sponsored session, "Cultural Exchange in the COVID-19 Era" at the 26th International Conference on the Future of Asia (organizer: Nikkei Inc.)
• HANDs! -Hope and Dreams Project- (published a report)
• Multiculturalism × Asia Project—Spinning hearts: Tracing Asia through lullabies and puppet theater
• UMITOMACHI My neighbour's port
• Okinawa × Asia—Online exchange about traditional performing arts
• Okinawa × Asia Exchange Project—Connecting Islands, Discussing Life and Culture
• Multicultural town planning project—Artists in Fujimi
• Multiculturalism Project 2021: Connecting Asia Through Bodies—Folk performing arts online workshop
• Grant programs: 19 grants