19 Armenian Wine Companies will Particip...

With the support of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia and the Vine and Wine Foundation of Armenia, 19 Armenian winemaking companies will participate with a unified pavilion at FOODEX Japan, Asia’s largest food and beverage business platform. Japan’s wine market has grown by approximately 110% over the past 10 years, while consumption has increased sixfold over the past 40 years. FOODEX Japan brings together around 3,000 companies from over 80 countries, with approximately 85,000 visitors, and plans about 1,400 B2B meetings over four days. Dates: March...

VIDEO:Demonstration of the Japanese Tea ...

On　February 20, 2026 at the Iroha Center, as framework of the “lessons related to origami and other interesting Japanese culture” Takumi  san conducted an interesting course on the topic “Japanese tea ceremony “. Details in the video Author: H....

PHOTO:Hospitality of the Embassy of Arme...

On February 9 and 16, the Embassy of Armenia in Japan hosted about four dozen residents of the Minato Ward, Tokyo, as part of the Minakore (ミナコレ) initiative. The “Open Doors” days aimed to increase the visibility of Armenia and raise awareness about the country. The Embassy guests learned about Armenia’s history, culture, economic opportunities, and tourist attractions, including Armenian winemaking traditions, and tasted Armenian wines, cognac, and desserts. Minato is home to more than 80 embassies accredited to Japan, including the Embassy of Armenia....

VIDEO, PHOTO:Celebration of the 66th Bir...

On February 19, 2026, the 66th birthday of His Majesty Emperor of Japan Naruhito was celebrated at the Armenia Marriot Hotel from 18:30 to 20:30. Detals in the video. Author: H....

PHOTO:The Annual Meeting of the JICA Alu...

On February 13, the Annual Meeting of the JICA Alumni Association of Armenia was held, during which the results of the 2025 fiscal year were summarized. The participants were welcomed with opening remarks by Mr. Wakui Junji, Resident Representative of the JICA Georgia Office. Greeting remarks were also delivered by Ms. Yoko Anazawa, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Japan to the Republic of Armenia. The event brought together representatives of partner ministries and agencies, as well as alumni of JICA training programs. During the meeting, the results of two Mini...

VIDEO: Setsubun holiday – beginning of t...

On February 8, 2026 at IROHA Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center there took place the event Setsubun.　At the begining, the attendees were told about the holiday in Armenian with slide show. Details in the video Then the attendees divided in the 2 separate rooms and prepared the ehomaki with their own hands, but of course under the instruction of the teachers. Details in the videos After which together looking at the direction of that year and keeping silence, they ate the ehomaki they had prepered. Details in the video After that was the...

PHOTO:Political consultations between th...

On February 3, political consultations were held in Tokyo between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and Japan, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan and Deputy Assistant Minister, Deputy Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Masaki Ishikawa. During the consultations, the parties discussed a wide range of issues in bilateral agenda, including the existing dialogue оn political, trade and economic, technological, educational and cultural, tourism and...

Japanese volume about Diana Abgar

Tokyo’s Fujiwara Shoten publishing house has released the Japanese-language work by Meline Mesropyan and Arisa Ohta, “The Diaspora Living in Japan: Diana Abgar and the Armenian Genocide.”This is the first work in Japanese about Diana Abgar (1859–1937), the Japan-based businesswoman, publicist, philanthropist, and Honorary Consul of Armenia in Japan. As Meline Mesropyan noted in her Facebook post: “In 2012, when I began this study, there was almost no scholarly literature on Diana Abgar’s life in Japan.” There were almost no articles at all, and among the few...