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25.01.2022 "Fabulous Fabrics" - the title of the latest issue of "Highlighting Japan" - is a perfect summary of what you will find in this excellent online magazine. To name just some of the articles, there's "Japanese Fabrics and the Evolution of the Kimono", "The New Traditions of Nishijin Textiles", "Noren: The Face of a Shop", "The Furoshiki Prince and the Revival of the Wrapping Cloth" and more. https://www.gov-online.go.jp/eng/publicity/book/hlj/ "Highlighting Japan" is available as HTML and as a PDF. And for anyone looking to challenge their translations skills, the magazine is also available in Japanese language (HTML only).

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25.01.2022 Information on Japanese language beginner courses, free children's books in hiragana/katakana, and important upcoming dates are all here in the Japan Foundation Sydney's latest J-Learner newsletter! Are you learning Japanese? Why not subscribe to stay up to date? https://mailchi.mp/jpf/jlearner-112020

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25.01.2022 Dates announced for Japanese Film Festival - Australia : 4-13 December 2020 This year, JFF is going online as JFF Plus Online Festival! Contemporary Japanese films will be streamed FREE during the festival in Australia and New Zealand. Sign up to the JFF Plus newsletter to be one of the first to know when the film selection is revealed. #JFFAU2020

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23.01.2022 Tokyo at night - enjoy these amazing images captured by @ag.lr.88 on Instagram and shared by Visit Japan AU. https://www.facebook.com/VisitJapanAU/posts/3241925652527889

23.01.2022 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme - applications open - online information sessions for residents of NSW and the NT For information session details see: https://www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp//education_JET_infor

23.01.2022 PM Suga: Today, I joined UN General Debate online. With a hope to turn this unprecedented crisis posed by #COVID19 into an opportunity to reinforce international cooperation, I called for global solidarity. Full text of my address here: https://bit.ly/32ZMeVU #UNGA75 #UNGA

23.01.2022 This is a great school holiday idea from the Culture Spotlight video series by the Embassy of Japan in Australia. But not just for students! Anyone can try ETEGAMI and drawing from the !

22.01.2022 While National Parks of Japan are where you can discover beautiful and stunning scenery, in the case of Nikko National Park it is also where you can find some truly spectacular historical buildings. The Nikko Toshogu Shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to three familiar monkeys...

22.01.2022 Have you watched the latest J-Syd InstaLive with Ms Chikako Hara and Ms Sara-Jane Seery over on our Instagram yet? Ms Hara speaks about her experiences growing up deaf in Japan, living in Australia and learning Auslan, and teaches us some basic Japanese signs https://www.instagram.com/p/CFi366aFgsr/

21.01.2022 Results of the 2020 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for Secondary School Students in NSW and the NT announced! https://www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp//education_essay_con Well done to all students who took part! We encourage ALL entrants, not only the prize winners, to keep on writing, and we hope you continue to learn new things about Japan and the Japan-Australia relationship.... Thank you for taking part.

20.01.2022 Some fantastic news for anime fans! Last week, 400 free images were released by Studio Ghibli on their website ! The high-quality stills can only be used 'within the bounds of common sense' as Studio Ghibli explains () . The Studio Ghibli page (Japanese language) can be found here: http://www.ghibli.jp/info/013344/ ... You can get a good overview of the content in English in this Time Out Tokyo article: https://www.timeout.com//studio-ghibli-releases-400-free-i

19.01.2022 Going LIVE in 5 mins! Don't miss this great talk with our guests Ms Sara-Jane Seery and Ms Chikako Hara. You can watch it on our Instagram via the app (follow @cgjapansyd) or on the website: https://www.instagram.com/cgjapansyd/ See you there

19.01.2022 Have you heard of Japan's TENUGUI towels? This short Web Japan video introduces their wonderful designs and their many uses - old and new. TENUGUI make a great souvenir - light weight and evocative.

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18.01.2022 JET Programme: For experiences in Japan with a life-long impact https://www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp/do/CGKiya_29newsE.pdf The JET Programme is the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme. ... In the latest issue of his newsletter, through reporting about JET information sessions and orientation, Consul-General Kiya introduces the kinds of experiences Australian youth gain of Japan through the JET Programme and how they can make use of these experiences afterwards to contribute to mutual understanding and exchange between Australia and Japan. Applications for next year’s September cohort are open until 11 December 2020!

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16.01.2022 Rice is essential to traditional Japanese cuisine and it is no surprise that it has shaped the land of the people it feeds. This article at Web Japan looks at Japan's terraced paddy fields. It's worth clicking through to the main article for the images alone ! #VirtualTripToJapan

15.01.2022 ~ Japanese Food Stores and Japanese Restaurants in Sydney: Transcending Cultures ~ In his latest newsletter, Consul-General Kiya picks up a topic that he has long wanted to discuss - Japanese food retailers and Japanese restaurants. He looks at the history of Japanese food in Sydney and Australia and the various efforts today to promote Japanese food product exports and support Japanese restaurants, efforts which are particularly important right now. https://www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp/do/CGKiya_26newsE.pdf

14.01.2022 Zoom Culture Series - presented by AJS-NSW - Japanese wrapping This Saturday afternoon (17 Oct) join Yoshie Kumagai in this free event and learn how to use a Japanese wrapping cloth, the FUROSHIKI. Yoshie will both demonstrate and teach some simple furoshiki techniques, so come prepared to participate. Details about how to register and what you need to participate in the session can be found here: http://www.ajsnsw.org.au/event-4008133

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13.01.2022 SHOKUYOKU NO AKI translated means autumn, the season of hearty appetites". When travelling to Japan, food is one of the great pleasures of the journey. If you go to Japan in autumn, there are some scrumptious seasonal treats to enjoy. Web Japan introduces some of those autumnal delicacies. #japanesefood https://www.facebook.com/webjapanmofajp/posts/3300171203411136

13.01.2022 Are you a university graduate interested in living and working in Japan? Then the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme might be for you! Applications are now open.

12.01.2022 It’s still unclear when we can travel internationally again, but in the meantime, we will continue to bring you travel inspiration and Japan looks forward to welcoming you when the time is right. Why not browse this newsletter from Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) for some more travel ideas? http://archive.benchmarkemail.com//Japan-Travel-News-Updat

12.01.2022 Be inspired by this virtual tour of Tokushima's Hidden treasures When? This Saturday (21 November) starting at 1pm Japan Standard Time, so 3pm here in Sydney. The virtual tour will share ideas on how to #savorjapan. ... Learn more in the post below.

12.01.2022 Earlier today, 11 November, Remembrance Day, Consul-General Kiya laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Martin Place, Sydney.

11.01.2022 Cowra cherry blossoms are in bloom and the Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre reported three days ago that the garden would be at its most vibrant over the next 7 to 10 days.

11.01.2022 Learn how AI is now creating unique illustrations and the amazing way it has been used to produce a work "by" Japan's most famous cartoonist, #OsamuTezuka, in this short Japan Video Topics clip at Web Japan.

10.01.2022 ~ Connecting Japan and Australia ~ What wonderful smiles from students in #Kamaishi City! Kamaishi is an Australian Host Town for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. These students are taking part in the Australian Olympic Connect 2020 | Tomodachi project. This great initiative is creating exchange opportunities between students in Japan and Australia. #TokyoTogether... Learn more about Australian Olympic Connect 2020 | Tomodachi: https://www.olympics.com.au//australian-olympic-connect-2/ Learn more about Kamaishi City - an Australian Host Town for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games: https://twitter.com/LocalMofa/status/1304336409499631621 https://www.japan.go.jp//sprin/hundreds_of_host_towns.html

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09.01.2022 This morning (25 Sept), Consul-General Kiya visited the Japan Foundation Sydney's latest exhibition "Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music". Opening today, the exhibition runs until 23 January 2021. "Hiroshi Nagai: Paintings for Music" surveys the relationship between Japan’s city pop music and the paintings of esteemed illustrator Hiroshi Nagai. Consul-General Kiya learnt about Mr Nagai's work and influence when he visited the Gallery and was guided around the exhibition by t...he organisers. With the re-emergence of city pop in the 2010s, the work of Hiroshi Nagai has received renewed attention. Check with the website https://jpf.org.au/events/hiroshi-nagai-paintings-for-music/ before visiting the Gallery at Central Park, Sydney. Listen to a city-pop playlist curated by Japan Foundation Sydney at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43q6oU1vV7rwWxj1zwUcWw The list of works (illustrations and actual record jackets) in the exhibition can be found here: https://issuu.com/japa//jpf_hiroshi_nagai_handout_pages/1

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08.01.2022 This morning (26 Sept), Consul-General Kiya made a visit to Kimono Sale and Demonstration at Paddington, the very first cultural event organised by Japan Club of Sydney this year. It is open from 26 to 27 September and there were already many people there when the Consul-General visited!

08.01.2022 Did you see this ABC News story about the Japanese supercomputer Fugaku () and how it is being used in the fight against COVID-19? It's 6 minutes long and well worth watching. You can learn more about the supercomputer itself here in English https://www.riken.jp/en/news_pubs/news/2020/20200623_1/ and here in Japanese https://www.riken.jp/pr/news/2020/20200623_1/index.html ABC News Video Lab link to story https://iview.abc.net.au//abc/series/0/video/NN2013H001S00

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06.01.2022 Consul-General Kiya thanks Cowra Shire Council, Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre and Cowra Breakout Association for holding the Service of Respect (Sunday 27 September) - https://twitter.com/CGJapanSydney/status/1311451466461134848 Consul-General Kiya laid wreaths together with Cr Bill West, Mayor of Cowra, at the Australian and Japanese War Cemeteries.... This year, the Cowra Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) was cancelled due to COVID-19, but the decision was made by Cowra to conduct the Service of Respect at the Cowra War Cemeteries as in normal years. Also participating in the service was Mr Ishikawa Yoshikazu, Chairman of the Japanese Society of Sydney, who wrote about the visit on the JSS website (Japanese language): http://www.jssi.org.au/2020/09/30/4280 http://www.jssi.org.au/2020/09/30/4280

05.01.2022 Consul-General Kiya visits the Central Coast Today (20 November), the Consul-General saw for himself the beautiful Edogawa Commemorative Garden at Gosford Regional Gallery. Edogawa Ward in Tokyo and Central Coast (formerly Gosford) have had a sister city relationship since 1988, and the garden was officially opened in 1994. Interested in exploring Japanese gardens in NSW? https://www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp//culture_gardens.html

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04.01.2022 Ah, memories! Those beautiful autumn leaves in Japan! The wonderful food of the season... Autumn Photo Contest 2020 - The Web Japan production team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is holding another photo contest! Do you have some images of Japan in autumn you'd like to share? You might inspire others to visit Japan in autumn to create their own memories in the future! Entries close on 15 November. ... Learn more below at Web Japan

03.01.2022 11/23 1123 < NOTICE - office closed - Mon 23 November >... The Consulate is closed on Monday 23 November for the Japanese public holiday Labour Thanksgiving Day ().

02.01.2022 What's Your J-Talent? There are still two weeks to go, so there is time for you to get creative and share your #JTalent . Entries close 31 October.

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