Recruiting a Program Staff Member in Arts & Culture and Japanese Studies
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The Japan Foundation, New York is currently seeking a program staff member for our Arts & Culture and Japanese Studies fellowship programs. The candidate must be fluent in English and Japanese, both oral and written.
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Japan Foundation Film Series 2010 (Jan 20-Mar 10)
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For screening dates, please visit the participating university's websites:
Western Michigan University
University of Kansas
University of Wisconsin
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The Japan Foundation, New York organizes an annual film series. Now in its 5th year, the series this year will be held at 3 universities in the Midwest region.
The series will be devoted to new Japanese cinema, showcased by four highly acclaimed, award-winning films:
-Always Sunset on Third Street (ALWAYS: San-chome no Yuhi, 2005, dir. Yamazaki Takashi)
-The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shojo, 2006, dir. Mamoru Hosoda)
-Memories of Matsuko (Kiraware Matsuko no Issho, 2006, dir. Nakashima Tetsuya)
-I Just Didn’t Do It (Soredemo Boku wa Yattenai, 2007, dir. Masayuki Suo)
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Rieko Matsuura: An Evening with a Contemporary Japanese Novelist (Feb 25)
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The Japan Foundation in association with Columbia University is proud to present an event featuring Rieko Matsuura and her latest novel. Available for the first time in English, Matsuura's novel "The Apprenticeship of Big Toe P" is a gripping read and award-winning best seller in Japan.
This will be Matsuura’s first US tour and she will be joined by the book's English translator, Professor Michael Emmerich (University of California, Santa Barbara).
We will be announcing details of other events in New York and Seattle while she is on tour. |
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| Announcing the "US-Japan Network for the Future" Participants |
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The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation are pleased to announce the launch our new program, “US-Japan Network for the Future,” to identify and support the next generation of American public policy intellectuals interested in Japan.
The 15 inaugural participants include Japan specialists for all regions of the US with diverse expertise.
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Presenting the Japan Travel Program for US Future Leaders 2009 Yearbook
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The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP), in conjunction with the Association for Professional Schools in International Affairs (APSIA), implemented the Japan Travel Program for US Future Leaders. 13 Masters degree candidates of APSIA-member institutions were taken to Japan for ten days in August 2009.
A program requirement was the production of a report; the report is a set of six policy briefs analyzing what the students have learned about Japan.
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Report on the Hogaku Concert: New Sounds of Japan 2010
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The Japan Foundation organized a three-city US tour of Hogaku (traditional Japanese music) in January 2010, presenting three duo groups: TsuguKaji-KOTO (koto), OYAMA X NITTA (tsugaru shamisen) and HIDE & MIHO (percussion). The music they performed was a mix of traditional and contemporary sounds, giving a new interpretation to Hogaku instruments.
Heavily packed audiences in New York city, Nashville (TN) and Athens (GA) proved the Hogaku Concert a great success.
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