2016年8月のバックナンバー

2016.8.30

Tenth Anniversary of the Japan Foundation China Center

The Japan Foundation China Center ("the Center") was established in 2006 with the aim of promoting youth exchange between Japan and China. Under the motto of "Heart to Heart Community," the Center connects the hearts and minds of young people on which the future of the two countries rests. Based on my private-sector background and as the inaugural Managing Director, I have been involved in the work of the Center since its founding.

2016.8.10

A Step Toward Sharing Ideas: Japan-Korea Young Cultural Dialogue Program

I was transferred to the Japan Foundation, Seoul in April 2012, and worked there for a period of approximately four years. During that period, various bilateral issues came to the surface and the relationship between Japan and Korea was rather unfriendly. In the field of arts and culture, on the other hand, I believe that the exchanges between the two countries made steady progress.