2015年11月のバックナンバー

2015.11.30

A Hub of Japanese Studies in China: Commemorative Symposium for the 30th Anniversary of the Beijing Center for Japanese Studies

In 1980, the "Training Center for Japanese Language Teachers," commonly called the "Ohira School," was established based on the 1979 agreement between then Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira and then premier Hua Guofeng with the aim of fostering human resources to promote Japanese language and Japanese studies in China as well as cultural exchange. Five years later, through negotiations between the Japan Foundation and the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Ohira School was reborn as the Beijing Center for Japanese Studies, and has continued to function as one of the institutional hubs of Japanese education and research in China. The Center is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2015 and numerous events have been held so far to commemorate this occasion, culminating in the much-anticipated international symposium "Possibilities for Japanese Studies in Asia," the main event in the series of celebrations.

2015.11.15

Hope for Syria

The Japan Foundation Cairo Office hosted the Japanese Language Education Seminar in the Middle East in August of this year. The seminar is held annually with the participation of approximately 40 Japanese-language teachers from the Middle East and North Africa for training and information exchange. This year marked the 15th anniversary of the seminar. Forty teachers from seven countries participated, including two from Syria, a country that for several years now has been in the grips of civil war.

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