SBS Multilingual Coronavirus Portal
SBS has launched the SBS Multilingual Coronavirus Portal, a dedicated online information hub for multicultural communities to easily access accurate and trusted news and information about COVID-19, in their language. The Japanese version is visible [...]
Women in Leadership – Enhancing opportunities in Australia-Japan working environments
02 April 2020 | NOW A LIVESTREAM EVENT Presented by Asialink Business, Ashurst and the Australia - Japan Society of Victoria Representing cross sector experience in business, government and academia, our panelists will share and [...]
Australian Shakuhachi Festival 2020
2 October - Sun 4 October 2020 Redland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane, will once again host the Australian Shakuhachi Festival which consists of intensive, semi-residential workshops and a public concert. Redland Performing Arts Centreare honoured [...]
Read Japan: A Booklover’s Guide to Japanese Literature in Translation, 1960-2020 | Postponed
March 20 – April 3, 2020 Read Japan: A Booklover’s Guide to Japanese Literature in Translation, 1960 – 2020 is a series of three talks designed to help bridge this gap for anyone interested in [...]
National Conference-keynote speaker–astronaut,Mamoru Mohri,Ph.D.
The next Biennial Conference of the National Federation of Australia Japan Societies will be held 18-20 September 2020. The Conference is pleased to announce the keynote speaker for the event - astronaut , Mamoru Mohri, [...]
Wagashi: Nature and Tradition in Sweets | postponed
17th April 2020 | Japan Foundation A special talk and demonstration by wagashi specialist Sachiko Matsunami of Wagashi Moments on the making of wagashi (artisanal Japanese sweets). Wagashi is an art that mirrors everyday life. [...]
Japanese Modernism – National Gallery of Victoria
28 Feb 20 – 4 Oct 20 During the first half of the twentieth century Japan’s traditional art and aesthetics interacted with European life and culture, resulting in a pulsating era of Japanese modernism and [...]
Kobun Workshop for Japan Scholars | postponed
26-27th March 2020 On March 26 & 27, The Japan Foundation, Sydney will host a free two-day workshop to help local Japan scholars build literacy in kobun (古文), or classical Japanese. The workshop is organised [...]
Australia-Japan Relations – Perspective from North East Asia | POSTPONED
19 Mar 2020 | AJS NSW | POSTPONED The impact of the COVID-19 (corona) virus, now worldwide, gives new meaning to the interconnectedness of Australia and Japan to China and the whole of Asia. Our [...]
Meet Toru Takamatsu, the youngest Master Sommelier in the world
Aged 24, Takamatsu passed the toughest exam in the wine industry; not bad for a Sydney barista who decided to become a sommelier just three years ago. Toru Takamatsu is not what you would call [...]
New Federation member – Australia Japan Business Council of SA Inc.
The Federation welcomes its newest member - the Australia Japan Business Council of SA Inc. The Australia Japan Business Council of South Australia was reestablished in 2006 to facilitate and encourage the growth of commerce, [...]
Samurai – Exhibition – Art Gallery of South Australia
From 29 May 2020 For Japan’s warriors, prowess on the battlefield was matched by an acute aesthetic sensibility. Samurai presents the art and ethos of this warrior culture. From the austerity of lacquer and tea [...]