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Japan Foundation
As the opening event to the 2026 Philippines–Japan Friendship Year (70th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations), the Japan Foundation will host concerts and a workshop by the Tokyo-Manila Jazz & Arts Festival Group with main vocalist Charito in Manila and Cebu. The event is aimed at further deepening ties between Japan and the Philippines, with the sound of jazz serving ...
Nakasone Peace Institute (NPI)
Accepting Applications for the 22nd Nakasone Yasuhiro Award
Nakasone Peace Institute established the Award to honor the efforts of younger generations who have made internationally significant achievements in such fields as politics, economics, culture, and science and technology and to encourage new and further achievements. This year again, we look forward to receiving many applications for this Award, which respects diversity and inclusion from indiv...
Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Izumi City, located in northwestern Kagoshima Prefecture, is one of the world’s foremost wintering grounds for cranes. Each year, more than 10,000 migratory cranes arrive from Siberia between late October and March. Known as a site for natural wonders in Japan, Izumi supports approximately 90% of the world’s endangered Hooded Crane population, making it a site of immense global ecological impor...
Japan Foundation (JF)
The Japan Foundation (JF), in cooperation with the ASEAN Secretariat, will hold an event on Monday, January 12, 2026, at the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. The event will report on the outcomes of the ASEAN-Japan Peace Ambassador Project (AJPAP 2025) conducted in Japan in November 2025 and present artworks jointly created by participating high school students to the ASEAN Sec...
Toyama City
Toyama City, selected as one of The New York Times’“52 Places to Go in 2025,” has been attracting significant attention both in Japan and abroad. It is highly recognized as a model Compact City where a rich natural environment coexists in harmony with advanced urban policies. Surrounded by the magnificent Tateyama Mountain Range of the Northern Japan Alps and blessed by the abundant bounty...
Kyoto University
Development of Christian AI: Protestant Catechism-Bot
1. Background A research and development group led by Prof. Seiji Kumagai (Professor of Kyoto University’s Research Institute for the Future of Human and Society, i.e., IFoHS) and Mr. Toshikazu Furuya (CEO of Teraverse Co., Ltd.) has previously developed numerous Buddhist AI products such as Buddhist chatbots and AR-s (Augmented Reality). Simultaneously, they have advanced multifaceted researc...
JETRO Nagoya/ Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium
TechGALA Japan 2026 Speakers Announcement: Gold Medalist, Economist, Nobel Prize Winner, and More
In January 2026, TechGALA Japan 2026, a startup event, will be held in Central Japan (–Nagoya, Aichi). TechGALA Japan 2026 is being positioned as an entrance for players in the startup ecosystem from around the world to connect with Central Japan, with the goal of promoting collaboration between a variety of players and strengthening the branding of the Central Japan startup ecosystem in order ...
Yokohama City
Asian Circular Cities Declaration Launched — Yokohama Leads as a First Signatory at ASCC 2025
At the Asia Smart City Conference 2025, hosted by Yokohama City, a new international framework to promote circular cities across Asia was launched. In Europe, the European Circular Cities Declaration framework (*1) was established in 2020, with approximately 90 cities participating to date. Through this initiative, cities share challenges and advanced measures, mutually strengthening urb...
JETRO Nagoya/ Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium
To support the sustainable growth of Central Japan, members including the Central Japan Economic Federation, Nagoya University, Aichi Prefecture, the City of Nagoya, Hamamatsu City, Gifu Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, and Shizuoka Prefecture formed the Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium, which was chosen in the second round of selections for Global Hub Cities by the Cabinet Office in 202...
JADEC (Japan Diabetes Association for Diabetes Education)
JADEC（Japan Association for Diabetes Education and Care, Chairperson: Yutaka Seino / Director General of Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has launched a new project, the "Roger Moore Project," which aims to support children with childhood-onset diabetes and their families, and to comprehensively improve the environment surrounding them. This project aims to create a...
Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN, Kyoto)
The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN, Kyoto, Japan), part of the National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU), will host the 20th RIHN International Symposium, titled “Knowledge and Training for Green Transformation,” on December 10–11, 2025, at RIHN in Kyoto and online. In 2025, RIHN established the Green Knowledge Center (GKC) to promote human resource development and kn...
The Bunkamura Museum of Art
Dec. 2-Jan. 18: The Supreme Craftmanship of Hans J. Wegner: Works from the Oda Collection
From Tuesday, December 2, 2025, to Sunday, January 18, 2026, The Bunkamura Museum of Art will present the largest retrospective exhibition ever held in Japan of Hans Wegner, the master of Danish design, at Hikarie Hall, Shibuya. Icons of Danish Design Brought Together in an Exhibition of Historic Scale Hans J. Wegner (1914–2007) is regarded not only as a central figure in Danish mid-cent...
Nippon Foundation SPOGOMI Federation
The Nippon Foundation SPOGOMI Federation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masanori Tamazawa; hereafter “SPOGOMI Federation”) held the Nippon Foundation SPOGOMI World Cup 2025 FINAL on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the United Nations University. The FINAL brought together 33 teams of 99 participants* who advanced through national qualifiers from 34 countries. Team “Sm...
Hiroshima Pref. / Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe)
Hiroshima Prefecture and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe)* will announce a new proposal, “Hiroshima Watch 2025,” aimed at realizing a peaceful world without nuclear weapons, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This proposal will be unveiled for the first time at an online press conference for foreign media on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. From Hir...
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