International Aikido Seminar in Aikido Meiseikai Armenia
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VIDEO: Kana Semba, a Japanese Woman who Works at the Opera and Ballet Theater
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read moreVIDEO: Ikigai
On June 13, 2023 at the Iroha Center, as framework of the “lessons related to origami and other interesting Japanese culture” Maiko san conducted an interesting course on the topic “Ikigai “. Author: H....
read moreVIDEO: Japanese Tea Ceremony
On June 9, 2025 at the Iroha Center, as framework of the “lessons related to origami and other interesting Japanese culture” Christina Ahmadjian san conducted an interesting course on the topic “Japanese tea ceremony “. Details in the video Author: H....
read moreEhagaki—Hand-Painted Postcards
On Thursday, May 15th, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Hagiwara’s wife—Hagiwara Tomie, who kindly introduced us to the art of creating ehagaki—hand-painted postcards. Each participant observed the strawberries and expressed their own unique interpretation, resulting in beautiful and one-of-a-kind postcards. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated, and especially to Dr. Hagiwara’s wife for providing us with such a wonderful and enriching experience. the material is taken from Iroha...
read moreVIDEO: Cultural exchange at the Iroha Center
On May 12, 2025 (Monday) 6:00 PM, another cultural exchange was held in the Iroha Center. This time, the guest of the center was Dr. Yoshiaki Damon Hagiwara, a recipient of the Armenian State Award for Global Contribution to High-Tech, with his wife and son. Dr. Hagiwara worked for many years at Sony contributing to the development of semiconductor chips, especially the CCD photosensitive matrix for commercial portable cameras. He was the founder and president of the AIPLAB consortium focusing on artificial intelligence peer-to-peer...
read moreVIDEO, PHOTO: Hanami in the Park Symbolizing the Armenian_Japanese Frendship on 2025
On April 4, 2025 with the initiative of Armenia_Nippon scientific and cultural union and Armenia-Japan Friendship Group of the National Assembly of RA, was again condacted Hanami. It was at the Sakura Square which was planted on May 2015 in the NA Park as a sign of Armenian_Japanese friendship. Details in the video Author: H....
read moreVIDEO, PHOTO: On 2025, “IROHA” Center Once Again Celebrated Hanami
On March 30, 2025 “IROHA” center once again celebrated Hanami. This year center celebrated Hanami in a garden full of apricot trees on Vedi, which didn’t yield to sakura in its beauty. At first the group, which comprised of 80 people, among which there were many Japanese, who have already become locals and other Japanese who have visited Armenia as tourists, set for visited the Khor Virap monastery. Details in the video. After getting to the place, everyone set on to his work. Details in the video The games were followed by the...
read moreVIDEO:Natural disasters and the Japanese
On March 13, 2025, Peter McMillan‘s lecture “Natural Disasters and the Japanes, how it is reflected in the literature.” took place in the small meeting room of the V. Bryusov State University. Peter McMillan is a translator, poet, NHK World’s announcer, and a recognized translator of classical Japanese literature. The event was organized as part of the JICA educational program. Details in the video Author: H....
read moreVIDEO, PHOTO: Hinamatsuri at IROHA Center
On March 9, 2025, from 12:30 to 16:30 o’clock at IROHA Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center there took place Hinamatsuri. Details in the video In the beginning of the event, two students of the center with the help of a slide show made beforehand told the attendees what is the Holiday of Hinamatsuri. Details in the video Then, the attendees were divided into two groups and went to two rooms, where, under the guidance of Syu sensei Details in the video and Tatev san, they prepared dolls for the Hinadana, Details...
read moreUNICEF and Japan will scale up mental health and psychosocial support services for refugee children in Armenia
YEREVAN, 27 February 2025 – UNICEF, the Government of Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a new partnership of over US$3 million to provide mental health and psychosocial wellbeing services for ethnic Armenian refugee children and adolescents and their peers from host communities across Armenia. This contribution enables UNICEF to scale up support, engaging 5600 service providers working with children in different sectors and reaching around 300,000 children and adolescents, as well as up to 150,000...
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