2011年11月のバックナンバー

2011.11.15

Beijing Center for Japanese Studies: Mid-term Report on Study Period in Japan

The Beijing Center for Japanese Studies is an educational and research institution established in 1985, through negotiations between the Japan Foundation and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, for the purpose of developing human resources to promote Japanese language education and Japanese studies in China as well as cultural exchange with Japan. On June 17, a mid-term report on the study period in Japan was presented at the Japan Foundation Headquarters.

2011.11.15

The Kuromori Kagura Premieres in Moscow, Sending a Message of Recovery

The Kuromori Kagura is a distinctive traditional performing art that has been carried on since the Edo period. We asked the members of the Kuromori Kagura Hozonkai to visit Moscow because we were impressed by the spectacular intensity of their performance, and because this cultural heritage is rooted in the Tohoku area on Japan's northeast coast where the earthquake and tsunami struck in March 2011.

2011.11. 1

Message from Kuwait Book Fair: "I love Japan!!"

Japan exhibited at the Kuwait Book Fair for the first time in 2011, as the event marked its 36th year, and Japan and Kuwait celebrated 50 years of friendship. Local Japanophiles flock to the booth every year. The booth is especially popular with young people who are interested in the Japanese language and manga comics.