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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