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until 5th Oct 25 | National Gallery of Victoria Kimono designs and Japanese style have inspired global art, design and fashion since Japan re-opened to the world in the mid nineteenth-century. This exhibition displays historically

25th Oct 2025 Celebrating its 5th year edition and 45th anniversary of the sister cities of Sydney and Nagoya. Japan Expo in Sydney is set to return on Saturday 25th October 2025, at The Sydney

21st September 2025 The coastal city of Bunbury in Western Australia is celebrating 33 years of being a Sister City with Japan’s Setagaya City, and seven years of the South West Japan Festival. This is

18th Oct 2025 The Matsuri Japan Byron Bay 2025 will happen in Dening Park on October 18th, from 2 to 8 PM. It is a family-friendly, entry-free annual community event that introduces unique Japanese cultural

7th December 2025 The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is largest-scale Japanese language test in the world. Since 1984, the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services have continued to offer the JLPT as a

25th Oct 2025 Enjoy the spectacular visual of 2000 shimmering candles at the 20th annual Canberra Nara Candle Festival to celebrate the Sister City relationship shared between Canberra and Nara, Japan. Visitors will be mesmerised

August- October 2025 The Japan Foundation has newly launched the JFF Theater online streaming platform to further popularize Japanese films and videos around the world. JFF Theater is an online streaming service that distributes Japanese

31st May 2025 A friendly group of AJS FNQ members and friends attended a special welcome lunch for the new Head of the Consular Office of Japan in Cairns, Mr Higashimoto Shingo, at the Benson

Australia-Japan Society of Tasmania President, Dr Steven Phipps, was last week awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, by the Japanese Government. These awards recognise extraordinary contribution to furthering cultural