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JFNY News & Events
The Japan Foundation Awards
Language Course Fall 2016
JLPT Registration
IPS Small Grant Program
Performing Arts JAPAN
IPS Program
Japanese Studies Fellowship
US-Southeast Asia-Japan
About Kazuo Ohno
JAILA: Double Violin Fireworks
Aki Sasamoto: Delicate Cycle
Conversation Cafe
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CGP News & Events
Abe Fellowship Competitions
CGP Regular Grant
JAS Initiative
Peace on Your Wings
Guest Lectures at Yale
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Since 1973, the Japan Foundation has annually presented the Japan Foundation Awards to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to promoting international mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and other countries through academic, artistic and other cultural pursuits. This year marks the 44th year of the awards, and for 2016, three recipients have been selected:
Susan J. Pharr: Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics and Director of the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University (USA)
Cai Guo-Qiang: Artist (China)
Centro Brasileiro de Língua Japonesa (CBLJ): Nonprofit organization (Brazil)
For further details, please click here.
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September 19 - December 14
 Register now for JF Japanese Language Course - Fall 2016! We offer 7 different classes from introductory to intermediate levels. Our course focuses on what learners "can do" by using Japanese in practical settings and exploring the culture. Sign up before our classes fill up! For further details, please visit the website.
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Registration for the 2016 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) starts from Monday, August 29 through Friday, September 30. The JLPT will be administered on Sunday, December 4, 2016. For more information, please visit the
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Deadline: September 1 & September 15, 5pm (EST)
The Abe Fellowship and Abe Fellowship for Journalists competition deadlines are September 1st, 17:00 (EST) and September 15th, 17:00 (EST) respectively. The two programs provide support for research; for further details, please click here.
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This program is designed to: (i) support institutions that face difficulties maintaining current levels of infrastructure in the wake of the severe budgetary cuts caused by the global financial crisis and in funding for Japanese Studies in the U.S.; (ii) stimulate infrastructural interest in Japanese Studies by small and newer institutions without an established program of Japanese Studies or those that lack personnel or resources; and (iii) provide support for particularly innovative programs that promote Japanese Studies. For further details, please click here.
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CGP Regular Grant
Concept Papers Deadline: October 3
CGP is pleased to announce the 2017 Regular Grant is now open. The grant offers support of up to $100K for two years for: 1) Intellectual Exchange - policy related projects; or 2) Grassroots Exchange and Education - projects to promote the understanding of Japan and the strengthening of networks. For further details, please click here.
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The Japan Foundation is now accepting project proposals for Performing Arts JAPAN (PAJ) touring and collaboration grants for the 2017-2018 Japanese fiscal year. Applications are due on October 31th. For further details, please click
here.
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This annual program is designed to encourage innovative and sustained growth of Japanese Studies in the U.S. Each institution should formulate convincing proposals that enhance the teaching of Japan, the quality of research on Japan, the quality of equipment and materials (including libraries), and provide opportunities for students and faculty to travel to Japan. For further details, please click here.
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The Japanese Studies Fellowship program gives scholars, researchers, and doctoral candidates the opportunity to conduct research in Japan. For further details, please click here.
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This initiative is designed to connect Japan scholars from the U.S., Southeast Asia, and Japan in order to enhance their collective scholarship through collaborative projects and exchanges, as well as to advance Japanese Studies in these three regions. Projects will be based at U.S. institutions with strong existing or developing Japanese Studies programs, in order to share the wealth of Japanese Studies resources present in the U.S., and to establish and/or strengthen connections with individuals and institutions in Southeast Asia and Japan. For further details, please click here.
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Concept Papers Deadline: November 1
The Japan America Society (JAS) Initiative was created to strengthen Japan America Societies in the NAJAS network and to enhance their effectiveness in carrying out their mission. The JAS Initiative will support strategic planning and/or capacity building projects that demonstrate feasibility and organizational sustainability. For further details, please click here.
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Peace on Your Wings is a new musical based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a young girl who survived the Hiroshima bombings and went on to inspire an international peace movement. The musical will feature an all-youth cast performing with a musical score combining modern musical theater, 1950's boogie-woogie and rock and roll, and Japanese styles, including taiko, to create a unique, uplifting, and inspiring show. This musical is under the support of the Japan Foundation CGP.
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September 24: Hudson Opera House (Hudson, NY)
September 27 & 28: The Flynn Center (Burlington, VT)
September 30 & October 1: University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
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Image: © bozzo
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Takao Kawaguchi, one of Japan's most sought-after dancers and former member of Dumb Type, challenged himself to literally "copy" the dances of the late butoh master and co-founder Kazuo Ohno, from archival recordings. What results is a hauntingly beautiful illusory duet between the two. Presented just weeks before what would have been Ohno's 110th birthday,
About Kazuo Ohno attempts to reconstruct Ohno's timeless masterpieces, including
Admiring La Argentina (1977) and
My Mother (1981), phrase by phrase. This tour is supported by the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts JAPAN program.
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 The brother-sister violin duo will tour parts of Central America for a series of performances and workshops. This program is co-organized with the Embassies of Japan in El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Photo: Amy I Productions
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September 19, 2016 - January 2, 2017
SculptureCenter will present Aki Sasamoto's first solo exhibition in a U.S. museum. Working at the intersection of performance and sculpture, Sasamoto creates object scenarios out of narratives and actions. For this exhibition, Sasamoto will create a new body of work in relation to the site.
This exhibition is supported by JFNY Grant for Arts and Culture.
Photo: Aki Sasamoto, preliminary research image, 2016. Courtesy the artist.
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September 15, 6:30pm
The Nippon Club (New York, NY)
 Save the date! The next JF Japanese Language Course Conversation Café will be on Thursday, September 15, 6:30 pm at The Nippon Club. Practice Japanese with native speakers and fellow Japanese learners over a cup of Japanese tea and snacks! The topic will be "Omoshiro Kenkou-hou ~ Fun and Useful Health and Wellness Tips from Japan ~." All levels are welcome! Space is limited and RSVP is required. For more fun and information, please click here.
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September 23 & 30, 12pm
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Prof. Daniel Smith
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On September 23rd, Prof. Daniel Smith (Harvard University), an expert on electoral systems, candidate selection, and voter behavior in Japan, will speak on Dynasties and Democracy in Japan. For the most up-to-date information on the event, please refer to the event webpage. On September 30th, Dr. Aaron P. Forsberg, the Economic Unit Chief in the Office of Japan Affairs at the State Department, will give a talk titled Japan in the World - from Postwar Revival to the Present. Please refer to the event webpage for details on location closer to the event date. Both lectures are supported by The Japan Foundation, Center for Global Partnership.
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For inquiries regarding Arts & Cultural Exchange, Japanese Studies or Japanese-Language Education, please contact: [email protected]
For inquiries regarding Center for Global
Partnership, please contact:
[email protected]
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