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FY2022 Program Activity Summaries
Summary of Arts and Cultural Exchange Programs

1. Performances

  • Project commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan-China Relations: musical Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) (China, distributed online)
  • Performance of The Cherry Orchard (work selected for the International Creations in Performing Arts 2021) (Gennevilliers and Montpellier, France)
  • Japan Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, special program DUMB TYPE | AUDIO VISUAL LIVE 2022: remix (Venice, Italy)

2. International Creations in Performing Arts

  • BIRD Theatre Company TOTTORI & Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB) (U.S.), Ctrl L / A difference of Beauty (performances in Tottori)
  • Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thailand) & SAKAMOTO Ryuichi, A Conversation with the Sun (VR) (performances in Nagoya)
  • SHIGA Lieko, Merzbow & Balázs Pandi (Hungary), Richard Pinhas (France), Merzbow, Balázs Pándi & Richard Pinhas with Lieko Shiga: 'Bipolar' (performances in Kyoto)
  • WADA Nagara & Sankar Venkateswaran (India), "Goodbye, and good wishes for your success— a response to "Annihilation of Caste" — (performances in Kyoto)"
  • Company Derashinera & Lee Ren Xin (Malaysia), Liu Juichu (Taiwan), Jung Young Doo (Korea), Hourglass (performances in Tokyo)

3. Japan Festival Support Program

  • Opening performance at the National Cherry Blossom Festival by Anna Sato × Toshiyuki Sasaki, Mika Stoltzman and Travis Japan (Washington DC, U.S.)
  • Commemorative Performance Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the State of Israel "Boom Pam & The Spirit of Tohoku" (Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel)
  • 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Relations between Japan and India
    JAPAN FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL: —The World of RADWIMPS and Makoto Shinkai— (footage screening) (Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru, India)
  • Commemorative Performance Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the "Look East Policy" Suzuki Konomi's Special Live Performance in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

4. Grant Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists

  • Results: 35 grants in 124 cities in 28 countries

5. International Exhibition Participation

  • Japan Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, DUMB TYPE / 2022 (Venice, Italy)
  • Homecoming exhibition in Japan of the Japan Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, DUMB TYPE / 2022: remap (Tokyo, Japan)

6. Art Exhibitions

  • Project commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan-China Relations
    Beyond Borders: Architectures of Japan Exhibition (Shenzhen, China)

7. Japan Foundation Traveling Exhibitions

  • 16 sets, traveling 72 cities in 47 countries/regions

8. Exhibition Abroad Support Program

  • 24 grants for exhibitions in 23 cities in 16 countries/regions

9. U.S. and European Museum Infrastructure Support Program

  • 6 grants provided in 6 cities in 3 countries

10. Support Program for Translation and Publication

  • 32 projects in 21 countries/region

11. Networking of Cultural Specialists

  • Invitation of a group of Japanese garden experts from the U.S.: 14 experts from 1 country
  • The Ishibashi Foundation / The Japan Foundation Art Curatorial Exchange Program: 9 curators from 2 countries invited to Japan
  • The Ishibashi Foundation/The Japan Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art: 29 researchers from 20 countries invited to Japan

12. Sharing Information

  • List of recommended books for translations Worth Sharing, Lifelong Favorites (website, brochure)
  • Japanese Literature in Translation Search
  • Translators' Roundtable Series More than Worth Sharing, Japanese literature translator interview video series Translator Spotlight
  • Correspondence series between contemporary authors Writing to Meet You: Letters for Secluded Times (website, magazine)
  • Participating in the Frankfurter Buchmesse (2022) (Frankfurt, Germany)
  • Participating in the 2023 Bologna Children's Book Fair (Bologna, Italy)
  • Participating in the 31st Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
  • Invitation of the 16th Japan International Manga Award recipients (4 recipients from 4 countries)
  • Japanese-French high school student exchange project Nakamitié (app)
  • Performing Arts Network Japan (PANJ) (website)
  • STAGE BEYOND BORDERS (online distribution of stage performances project)
  • Translation and publication of plays (3 plays from 3 countries)
  • Doors to Arts of Japan (Arts & Culture of Japan, Invitation to Explore Japan's Museums and Beyond the Lines) (video distribution portal site)
  • Japan Pavilion at La Biennale di Venezia (special website)
  • Publication of The Japan Foundation Exhibitions 1972-2022
  • Publication of Japan at the Venice Biennale 1952-2022
  • Japanese Film Database (JFDB)

13. Japanese Film Screenings

  • Japanese film festivals and screenings held in 69 countries/regions
  • Grants for 19 Japanese film screening projects held in 14 countries/regions
  • Free Online Streaming Program JFF + INDEPENDENT CINEMA
  • Japanese Film Website JFF+

14. Introducing Japanese Television Programs

  • 714 television programs broadcast to 93 countries/regions