The Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange (IFIE), is at last, post Covid, prepared to resume their two-week in-country course in Japanese language/culture in Kanazawa. This will be the 38th course that has been run, in …
IJSP (Ishikawa Japanese Studies Program) February-March 2023 Read More »
The Guardian Japan’s government is offering ¥1m ($7,500) per child to families who move out of greater Tokyo, in an attempt to reverse population decline in the regions. The incentive – a dramatic rise from …
Million yen per child to leave Tokyo – Japan’s offer to families Read More »
Japan Times | 23 Dec 22 Japan’s key inflation gauge has further accelerated to the fastest pace since 1981, an outcome that will continue to fuel speculation the Bank of Japan will surprise markets again …
Japan’s inflation speeds up, backing expectation of BOJ shift Read More »
5th Feb 2023 The thirteenth Japanese education seminar conducted with the Japan Foundation and UNSW, exploring the theme of raising Japanese-speaking children in Australia. A workshop for those who support Keishogo children and their education, …
Applications for the 2023 MEXT Scholarships are now open. The Monbukagakusho (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology – MEXT) offers the following scholarships to Australian Citizens who wish to study at Japanese universities. …
Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarships Read More »
The AJSWA urgently seeks to establish and operate JECCWA on the site of the former Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre. Your donation will help make the dream reality. AJSWA has confirmed that the WA Government …
Make the Japan Education and Cultural Centre of WA (JECCWA) a reality Read More »
1st-3rd Sept 2023 The JSAA is the professional association for those in Australia who teach, research or study Japan. The Association was established in 1978, and membership is open to Japanese Studies practitioners in Australia …
Japanese Studies Association of Australia 2023 International Conference Read More »
19th-22nd May 2023 | Perth Members of the bonsai community are offered the chance to meet and learn from world class artists; Masayuki Fujikawa from Japan, and for the first time in Australia, Rafael Torres, …
ABC News Defence Minister Richard Marles has sent a clear signal that Australia would like Japan to be included in the AUKUS pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, declaring that security ties …
ABC online My first day at the ABC’s Tokyo bureau turned out to be one of the biggest news days in modern Japanese history. Five Japanese citizens who had been abducted by North Korea in …
Yumi Asada on 20 years working in the ABC Tokyo bureau Read More »
BBC News Always seen as Japan’s backwater, Tokushima is not where you would expect to see the opening of a special new school for tech-savvy young entrepreneurs. Located on the southern island of Shikoku, the …
Can a sleepy Japanese town become Asia’s Silicon Valley? Read More »
Japan and Australia, two global leaders in science, have a rich history of working together. It is now over forty years since the bilateral science and technology treaty between the two countries was signed. While …
A long, fruitful history of Japanese-Australian collaboration in STEM Read More »
