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Japan Foundation, London Office
Russell Square House
10-12 Russell Square
London WC1B 5EH
Tel: 020-7436-6695
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2007 Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Survey website now live
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18/06/2008
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The website publishing the results of the 2007 Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Survey is now online. The survey was carried out in 2007 to look at the state of Japanese Studies in the UK. Many thanks to all the universities who responded to the survey.
To access the website, please click here.
If you have any questions about the Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Survey, please contact info@jpf.org.uk.
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Movers and Shapers: Japan - UK Relations Seminar Series Starts
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4/06/2008
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The Movers and Shapers: Japan - UK Relations Seminar series gets underway on 11 June 2008 with a seminar entitled Nagasaki and "Madame Butterfly": Historical Background and Implications of the Famous Opera.
The seminar series will run from June 2008 - December 2009.
For more information about the 11 June seminar, please click here.
For more information about the Movers and Shapers series, download the attachment.
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Changes to Local Project Support Programme for 2008-9 for Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
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8/05/2008
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The Japan Foundation’s Local Project Support Programme for Japanese Studies has recently been expanded to make provisions for organisations involved with Japanese Studies in the Republic of Ireland. The Local Project Support Programme will now provide grant assistance to organisations that are planning Japan related projects in Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange. Not only has the Local Project Support Programme for Japanese Studies been extended to include the Republic of Ireland, but we are also pleased to announce that the grant may now be used to cover the costs of Library Resources.
For more information, please click here.
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Yokohama Triennale - New Information Available
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4/02/2008
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Progression has been made in the preparations for the 2008 Yokohama Triennale. To download the latest press release, please click here.
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Performing Arts Network - New Articles Added
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30/01/2008
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The Japan Foundation in Tokyo runs the Performing Arts Network; a comprehensive resource for information on performing arts related happenings in Japan, featuring interviews, reviews and articles in both Japanese and English. The website has recently been updated and new articles include:
- The World of Costume Artist Kodue Hibino.
- The Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative
- The association of Asian Performing Arts Festivals: AAPAF
To read the articles, please click here
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Architect Junya Ishigami Selected to Exhibit at 11th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2008
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9/01/2008
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Award winning young architect, Junya Ishigami, has been selected to exhibit at the Japan Pavilion at the 11th International Architecture Exhibition at the 2008 Venice Biennale. The project, Extreme Nature – Small Pavilions, will see him design a group of small pavilions inside and outside the permanent Japanese Pavilion examining the question “What is architecture?”. The pavilions proposed are a new type of greenhouse and with the help of botanist Hideaki Ohba, Ishigami will produce environments that are just subtly different from their surroundings, suited to plant life that is potentially disruptive to the local habitat of Venice.
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Launch of JF news UK e-bulletin
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8/05/2007
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The Japan Foundation launched its first e-bulletin this month. The e-bulletin brings together the three main areas of our work: Arts & Culture, Language and Japanese Studies & Intellectual Exchange. By receiving the e-bulletin you will be able to keep up-to-date with news and information from the Japan Foundation and also hear about Japan-related events happening around the UK. We hope you enjoy reading the bulletin and please feel free to email any comments that you have to jfnews@jpf.org.uk.
To sign up to receive JF news UK, click here.
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Japan Foundation World Heritage Picture Panels – On Offer!!
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8/05/2007
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The Japan Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a series of picture panels depicting World Heritage sites in Japan, photographed by Kazuyoshi Miyoshi.
For further information click here or contact Esther Williams.
Tel: 020 7436 6695, email: esther.williams@jpf.org.uk
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Update on the Mazarin Chest Conservation Project
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17/05/2006
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Following on from the seminar held in June 2005, the Japan Foundation is pleased to announce that it is now possible to follow the progress of the conservation project on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s website. The Mazarin Chest is the finest example of Japanese export lacquer to have survived from the late 1630s and restoration work began in April 2005, using a combination of western and Japanese techniques.
Cleaning of the lacquer will be followed by consolidation of the chest’s lavish pictorial decoration, which includes scenes from the Tale of Genji and the Tale of the Soga Brothers. The project will last for three years and the website can be accessed by clicking click here.
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"Traditional Music Today: Performing Arts in Japan" has now been published!
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29/09/2005
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This new guidebook "Traditional Music Today: Performing Arts in Japan" contains the latest information on the Japanese traditional music scene at the moment. If you would like to obtain a hard copy of this guidebook, please contact info@jpf.org.uk giving your name and address. The contents will also soon be available online from our Performing Arts Network Japan.
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