2013.2. 1
As part of the Japan Foundation's Program for Presentation of Japanese Culture and Arts (Program for Dispatching Artists and Cultural Specialists), designers Hiroyuki Horihata and Makiko Sekiguchi of the fashion brand "matohu" participated in the Brasilia Capital Fashion Week in August 2012, and gave lectures in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
2013.2. 1
In November 2012 the Japan Foundation organized an arts and cultural exchange program aiming to strengthen friendship between Japan and Timor-Leste through music. The music performance and workshop event for the young people of Timor-Leste, conducted by singer Sizzle Ohtaka, violinist Yuriko Mukoujima, and myself, was held as part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. We also wanted to make it an opportunity to express Japan's appreciation towards the Timorese for their recovery support in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.