Exhibition of Illustrations of Comic translated in Hindi “Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms”
The Japan Foundation happily invites you to the Book launch of Japanese “Manga” Comics “Yunagi no machi Sakura no Kuni”, translated in Hindi by Ms. Tomoko Kikuchi. It will also mark the beginning of exhibition of comic installations of the book. Book Launch : Date : 6th August, 2013 Time : 18:30 Venue: The Japan […]
Barefoot Gen
Barefoot Gen HADASHI NO GEN はだしのゲン Color / Standard / 1983 / 110 min. / Gen Productions Directed by : Masaki Mori Screenplay by : Nakazawa Keiji Photography by : Ishikawa Kinichi Art direction by: Ojika Kazuo Music by: Haneda Kentaro Based on a cartoon by: Nakazawa Keiji […]
“The Establishment of Modern Women’s Education in Japan:The Life and Work of Umeko Tsuda” – Lecture Series
The process of Japan’s first modern educational program for women began along with the waves of Japan’s modernization, starting from the mid-19th century. Yet, the sphere of reform remained primarily a male agenda and women were not expected to participate in the process. The goal of education for women is best exemplified in the dictum, […]
The Face of Jizo
The Face of Jizo Chichi to Kuraseba(父と暮せば) Color / 1.85 : 1 / 2004 / 99 min / Eisei Gekijo, BANDAI VISUAL, NIHON SKY WAY, TV TOKYO MEDIANET, Aoi Advertising Promotion, PAL Entertainments Production Director: KUROKI Kazuo Cinematography: SUZUKI Tatsuo Music: MATSUMURA Teizo Producer: FUKADA Seigou Cast: Fukuyoshi Mitsue: MIYAZAWA Rie Fukuyoshi Takezou: HARADA Yoshio […]
The Spirit of Budo: The History of Japan’s Martial Arts
The Japan Foundation, New Delhi brings exhibition of interesting collection of weapons used in traditional Japanese martial arts – BUDO. The exhibition will travel to various Indian cities like Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and so on. This exhibition can be categorized into two parts. In the first part, reproductions/originals of historical weapons such as bows and arrows, […]
Three For The Road
YAJI has lost his wife and son to an epidemic and he lives alone in a ramshackle row house, eking out a living sculpting fancy pastries. He is in love with OKINO, a popular local courtesan, but she remains frustratingly beyond his reach. Okino decides to lie to Yaji, pleading “Help me run away to […]
“How much is Japanese Language for? : Each Language has its Price”
Why people learn foreign languages? There are mainly two reasons. One is the cultural reason. Both in the west and the east, people have learned foreign languages for cultural reason. One of such cases is found in learning classical languages, such as Latin or Sanskrit. Another reason is practical one. It can be most typically […]
Explore The Library
The Japan Foundation, New Delhi Library is organizing a ‘Quiz Competition for Library Members’ from September 17, 2013 to October 17, 2013 at JFND Library. The competition is open to all the library members. (Non members may enroll for membership at our library within this period also). Guidelines:- 1. Make registration, only if you are not […]
Origami Lecture and Demonstration
Modular Origami is an origami technique that can be used to create interesting and impressive origami artworks of mathematical figures, such as polyhedrons. It generally involves a two-stage paper-folding technique which requires multiple sheets of paper. In the first stage, each sheet of paper is folded into a module. In the second stage, the numerous […]
Samurai Forever !
A. Samurai Japanese Conversation (Workshop will be held in Japanese language) Let’s learn how to speak and move like Samurai! In this Japanese language conversation workshop, the focus will be on the ways of speaking, phrases, and the movements of Samurais, through the famous Samurai film “After the Rain”. This workshop will be conducted in […]