Japanese language courses in IROHA cente...

http://irohacenter.com/ The IROHA center invites youto join and participate in the courses of the Japanese language. The courses are envisaged both for the beginners, as well as for the people, who aim at improving their linguistic abilities. The courses are held by the highly qualified professionals. Joining the IROHA center also enables you to participate in the events presenting the Japanese culture, which are organized by the IROHA center. Tel. 077-710-760 , 093-078-510 the material is taken from  https://www.facebook.com/irohacenter translated from Armenian into...

President Receives Japanese Foreign Mini...

22.01.2015 President Serzh Sargsyan today received the State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Minoru Kiuchi. Welcoming the dignitary, the President stressed the importance of frequent reciprocal visits to strengthening interstate ties and expressed satisfaction with the fact that in recent years, the relationship between Armenia and Japan has been developing dynamically, taking on a new meaning. Serzh Sargsyan and State Minister Minoru Kiuchi attached great value to the opening of the Japanese embassy in Armenia on the 1st of January which, according to them,...

The Embassy of Japan for the Schools of ...

The NGO “Development and Prosperity” and the Embassy of Japan in Armenia signed a contract, which in the frameworks of Grassroot Human  Security Projects envisages providing school furniture to 25 schools of the Region of Ararat, which are in need. At the signing ceremony there were present the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Minoru Kiuchi, consultant to the Embassy of Japan Mr. Sasame Kenichiro, first secretary of the Embassy of Japan Yamagishi Keisuku, representatives from the NGO “Development and Prosperity”, the president of the NGO Gayane...

The Gyumri Crime is Equivalent to Terro...

January 21st, 2015 For the state Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Minoru Kiuchi  the Gyumri crime is equivalent to terroristic act. On behalf of the Republic of Japan, he presents his sincere condolences concerning the incident in Gyumri: “As a peace-loving country Japan continues its struggle against terrorism. And in this context we want to cooperate with Armenia”. The Embassy of Japan in Armenia functions from January 1st, but for the moment it doesn’t have an ambassador: “At present we are discussing the possible candidates. It’s true that our...

“Mochitsuki” Party at Japanese “Sakurada...

On January 18, 2015 for the first time in Armenia there took place “Mochitsuki“ party at Japanese “Sakurada” restaurant. “Mochitsuki” is a Japanese New Year party for happiness and success. The participants of the party were able to see how they cook dishes with mochi. The participants were able not only to see but they were also given the chance to take part in the process of cooking, as for the cooking of mochi much force is required. In the result of the contribution of the force of all participants there were made zoni, osiruko, isobe maki and kinako...

Kakidzome Party at “Sakurada” Japanese R...

On 09.01.2015 at 15:00-17:00 p.m. at “Sakurada”Japanese restaurant took place the Kakidzome party, which is a party of writing Japanese hieroglyphs and which is celebrated in the New Year. At the party, there were not only people that were already familiar to the “Sakurada” restaurant and had participated in the parties organized before but there were also people that happened to be informed about the party from other sources. First, before the beginning of the party, they tasted delicious and original Japanese food, after which at the call of the owner of the...

Japanese Mr. Hasegawa Celebrates Already...

Japanese Mr. Arihiko Hasegawa lives in Yerevan for already five years. In 2000, when visiting Armenia as a tourist, Arihiko was surprised to see how in a country where only a few Japanese lived, youth studied Japanese with such great pleasure. After the return from Latin America, the Japanese decided to move to live in Armenia. Here he applied to Yerevan V. Brusov State University of  Languages and Social Sciences to teach Japanese. “When I came to Armenia eight years ago, I met my wife Lilit, who had been studying Japanese for already a year. We made friends but...

Japanese cosmetic brand officially prese...

translated from Armenian into English by M.Vardanyan

10 World’s Oldest Things From Armenia

Leather Shoe – 5,500 years old A perfectly preserved shoe,  1,000 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and 400 years older than Stonehenge in the UK,  has been found in a cave in Armenia. The 5,500 year old shoe, the oldest leather shoe in the world,  is made from a single piece of cowhide, cut into two layers, tanned and laced.  It contained grass, although the archaeologists were uncertain as to whether this was to keep the foot warm or to maintain the shape of the shoe. “It is not known whether the shoe belonged to a man or woman,” said...