Prof Ito’s World of Stop Motion

Prof Ito’s World of Stop Motion

The Japan Foundation, in collaboration with Chitrakatha ‘13 and The Animation Society of India (TASI) proudly presents the talk “Prof Ito’s world of Stop Motion!” In this event, Professor Yuichi Ito, one of the top animation directors in Japan, and authority of puppet animation will talk about his work in clay animation.  Prof Ito is a member of […]


The Japan Foundation presents a demonstration and workshop on Suiboku. It is not a mere technique of painting but the way how man realizes the world and present it. This media represents the spiritual & cultural background as one of the artistic expressions of the East. The demonstration and experience at the workshop showcases the traditional […]


The Japan Foundation New Delhi proudly brings theatre play – “The Restaurant of Many Orders” by Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project. This play will also move to Thrissur, Kerala. “The Restaurant of Many Orders”   The story is known nationwide in Japan as in the elementary school text book, and is one of Kenji Miyazawa’s most […]


We invite you to the seminar : Buddhism and Theosophy in Modern Asia Aspects of Modern Cultural Exchange between India and Japan   Conveners  : Shigemi Inaga,                    P.A. George   Date   : Saturday, 2nd November, 2013 Time   : 15:00-18:00    Venue : JNU Language, Literature and Culture Building (Room 233) […]


The Japan Foundation brings to you an exciting exhibition of Japanese Kites and Tops.  This exhibition will introduce more than 80 kites and 50 tops of various kinds, from different regions of Japan.   Date     : 4th – 29th Nov., 2013                (closed on Sundays and Holidays) Time    : 11:00 ~ 19:00 […]


Setting: Obihiro in Hokkaido in present day Japan. Synopsis: When you’re lost everything, is there a place you can go back to? Manabu Yazaki, who had big dreams of success in Tokyo, loses his high-class lifestyle as well as his family and returns home to the Hokkaido heartland in midwinter. There his elder brother Takeo managers […]


As the society gets more and more developed, we were supposed to be happier in proportion. However, in reality, we have more people who feel anxiety and are under excessive stress than ever before.  Today, we see the rapid loss of biodiversity in the world, and the increase of suicidal rate in almost every society. […]


Color / American Vista (1:1.85) / 2010 / 119min / 2010 MIZUKI Production, “Gegege no Nyobo” Production Committee   Staff: Director: SUZUKI Takuji Screenplay: OISHI Michiko Screenplay: SUZUKI Takuji Original Story: MURA Nunoe Cinematography: TAMURA Masaki Music: SUZUKI Keiichi Producer: SATO Masaki   Cast: FUKIISHI Kazue: MURA Nunoe KUDO Kankuro: MURA Shigeru SAKAI Maki: TADOKORO Hatsue […]


The conference is being organised by Navdanya and supported by The Japan Foundation, New Delhi. The intellectual exchange will bring together scholars, community members and civil society organisations from Japan, India and US, to share experiences and draw insights from the response of communities to disasters in their region. The exchange will deepen the understanding […]


The Japan Foundation, New Delhi will be organising a Disaster Management Workshop Program in Delhi as well as in Sikkim from 5th December, 2013 to 9th December, 2013. A prominent disaster management expert Mr. Seiji SUWA of Maiko High School Hyogo Prefecture, Japan will be conducting program to disseminate disaster preventions education to all sections […]