On November 28 the Japanese Actress Sayo...

On November 28, at 19:00 p.m. the Japanese actress Sayoko Shirotani had a performance at  “Hikari” Armenian-Japanese Cultural Center. She performed with the traditional Japanese musical instrument shamisen and presented it with a song. Then she showed the art of proper packaging of that instrument.  Then she started to teach the audience the traditional way of men’s and women’s dancing in the Japanese theatre.   After which there was a small part of the dance with a fan in the traditional Japanese kabuki theatre,   then the performance of the art of...

The Opening of the Japanese Film Festiva...

On November 27, 2015, at 18:00 o’clock, at “Moscow” cinema took place the opening of the Japanese Film Festival. The opening ceremony started with the greeting speech of the ambassador of Japan in Armenia Mr. Eiji Taguchi. Then there delivered a speech the president of  “Hikari” Armenian-Japanese Cultural Center Karine Piliposyan. After that composer-performer Irie Yosuke had a musical performance on the Japanese traditional musical instrument shakuhachi. After the performance, the audience enjoyed the movie “Waterboys”, which lasted for 91...

On November 25, 2015, at ”Hikari&#...

On November 25, at 19:00 o’clock, with the sponsorship of the Embassy of Japan in Armenia at ”Hikari” Armenian-Japanese Cultural Center took place a concert with the performing of the composer-performer Irie Yosuke. There was presented the traditional Japanese instrument shakuhachi. At the end of the concert there delivered a speech the ambassador of Japan in Armenia Eiji Taguchi. Author H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English...

Dialogue between the Japanese and Armeni...

On November 23, at Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University delivered a lecture the Japanese writer Matsugu Ono, who has received “Akugawa” prestigious award for his work “A Prayer 9 years ago”. In his speech, Mr. Matsugu Ono mentioned that by saying Japan many people understand Tokyo. Perhaps, it is conditioned by the fact that the majority of writers write stories only about Tokyo, and, in fact, Japan is very diverse. He was born and brought up in a small settlement of Kyusyu Island, where in front of you was the sea and behind there were mountains. In his...

Week of Japanese Cultural Events in Yere...

BlogNews Japanese mood in Yerevan: next week there will be the days of the Japanese culture in Yerevan, about which BlogNews had an interview with the ambassador of Japan in Armenia Eiji Taguchi.  On Monday, November 23, the Japanese writer Masatsugu Ono, who has received “Akutagawa” prestigious award for his work “A Prayer 9 years ago”, will deliver a lecture at Russian (Slavonic)-Armenian University, which will be succeeded by the dialogue with the Armenian writer Aram Pachyan. The ambassador mentioned that Pachyan was chosen on the advice of the Armenian...

The Opinion of the Famous Japanese Karat...

I had inexplicable feelings in Tsitsernakaberd Memorial and in the Museum of Genocide. I saw so many things, I heard such stories that I cannot still speak. I should only say that crimes taking place in the world should be accepted in order not to be repeated any more. I don’t know whether some day the Armenian Genocide will be recognized or no, but such crimes should never take place again. Said to the correspondent of NEWS.am Sportin Tsitsernakaberd memorial the famous master of karate, 8th Dan black belt, Japanese Masao Kavaso, who in these days is in Armenia by...

Japanese Film Festival from November 27 ...

EMBASSY OF JAPAN IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA    ARMENIAN-JAPANESE “HIKARI” SCIENTIFIC  CENTER         YEREVAN /MOSCOW CINEMA /27.11.2015 18:00 Waterboys 28.11.2015 12:00 The Garden of Words 28.11.2015 13:00 Rail truck 29.11.2015 12:00 Nabbie’s Love 29.11.2015 13:45 Life on the River Aga GYURI /OCTOBER CINEMA/ 30.11.2015 18:30  Waterboys 01.12.2015 19:00 The Garden of Words 01.12.2015 20:00 Nabbie’s Love ECHMIADZIN /TOWN HALL/ 01.12.2015 17:00 Rail truck Thanks the Embassy of Japan in RA for the provision of the material translated from Armenian...

The Story of One Girl

Mariam Amar won the second place in the Japanese Speech Contest, which was held in Moscow on October 24, 2015. In the contest took part 20 participants from different countries of the world. From each country, there could be only one participant, who has become the winner of the contest held in their country beforehand. This contest takes place every year. The participants should speak Japanese for 5 minutes and then they should answer the questions of the jury. Mariam Amar, together with her family, moved to Armenia in 2012. And the last 2 years of high school she...

Promising Film with an Eloquent Title

the material is taken from http://kinfestival.com/program/

Armenian-Japanese Cooperation Was Apprec...

The Armenian project by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was evaluated as the best one in its kind implemented in different countries. The Japanese experts shared his news at an event in SME Development National Center of Armenia, on October 30. The results of the monitoring and evaluation by the evaluation mission from of the “Development of Local Production and Promotion of Local Brands in the Republic of Armenia” SME-DNC of Armenia-JICA project were discussed during the meeting. Since 2012 when the project and One Village One Product...

Program “Kamurj” (Bridge) with Karen Isr...

Editor of the program “Bridge”–Arpine Alaverdyan: Today the pavilion of the program “Bridge” has hosted Karen Israyelyan, a musician, who has recently participated in the festival “We Sing Komitas”. Karen lives and creates in Japan, a territory, where it seems Armenians have less trod since the old and ancient times. Before proceeding to the details of the festival, please tell as how it happened that you appeared in Japan and now you present yourself, as a musician, who has come from Japan. Karen Israyelyan: Two factors have been combined in the result...