Embassy of Japan in India

🙌Super excited to be bringing to you the one-of-a-kind experience awaiting this July! 🙌

✨Check out the detailed schedule of the Japan Caravan Bhutan which is all set for 12th and 13th July! ✨

🤩Interesting Cultural workshops, Japanese language sessions and a special anime screening are the main highlights of the event. 🤩

🌸Come and get your hands-on experience on Japanese language, art and culture👘✒️📚💫

🗓Date: 12th and 13th July 2024
⏰Time: 10:30am- 4pm
📍Venue: City Cinema Hall, Chubachu, Thimphu.

🔔Free Entry! Open for All! No Registration Required🔔

Anyone interested in studying in Osaka, Japan?🇯🇵📖🖊️
An ONLINE joint school information session “EduOsaka2024” will be held in July!!

The event will feature many schools located around Osaka, in addition to various attractive exhibits for those who are interested in studying in Japan, such as seminar of basic knowledge about daily life as an international student, job hunting process in Japan, , performances, etc.

🗓️Date: 10 July
🕰️Time: 8:30am-13:30pm(IST) ※Online
✅How to Register: Scan the QR code in the picture or visit here ➡︎ https://www.eduosaka2024.com

Looking forward to your registration!!

We just couldn't hold our excitement for the !
We held a rejuvenating yoga session organised at the Ambassador’s residence. 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️

Shout out to artists!!
The last date to apply for is 5 July. Don't miss the opportunity! 📕🖋️

Gold Award and Silver Award winners will be invited to Japan for about 7 days for the award ceremony as an additional prize🏆 !!
Apply now! 🇯🇵🇮🇳

Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea Press Releases Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea Tweet June 18, 2024 Japanese Japan reiterates serious concern over repeated actions which obstruct freedom of navigation and increase regional tensions including recent dangerous actions that resulted in damage to the Filipino vessel and...

PM Kishida🇯🇵 signed the "Japan- support and cooperation accord" with the Ukrainian President Zelensky at the on-going G7 summit in Italy.
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Attention, Japan lovers‼️
The Japan Foundation, New Delhi is bringing The Japan Caravan 2024 to Thimphu, Bhutan! 🇧🇹

🗓️ Date: July 12-13, 2024
🕥 Time: 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
📍 Venue: City Hall, Chubachu, Thimphu
🎟️ Free Entry! No registration required.

Get a chance to dive into the rich culture and traditions of Japan through various Japanese cultural workshops and Japanese language sessions.
Stay tuned for a detailed timeline coming soon!
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Today, DCM Ariyoshi made a speech at the Japan Deep Tech Collaboration event at IIT Delhi. Japanese startups showcased their cutting-edge technologies and business culture, and engaged in fruitful exchanges with talented students.🚀

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan has issued a foreign minister's statement regarding UNSCR resolution concerning the Gaza situation. 🇯🇵

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We are thrilled to have engaged in lively discussions with the FC Nono team from Bodh Gaya, Bihar. Looking forward to further strengthening the bond between Japan and India through football and fostering more youth exchanges. 🇮🇳⚽🇯🇵 fcnono.com

The Embassy started ( ) club 🍵 for its staff. We regularly meet for practice sessions of Omotesenke school of tea ceremony at the tea room in the Ambassador’s residence.
Tea ceremony or Sado(茶道), a traditional Japanese culture, involves preparing and serving tea to guests to calm the mind and embodies the spirit of hospitality, wabi, and sabi.
The hanging scroll in the first photo reads ‘和敬清寂, Wa-Kei-Sei-Jyaku,’ meaning ‘harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility.’ This reflects the tea ceremony's essence, established by Sen no Rikyu(千利休). He is regarded as a great tea master who perfected the art of tea ceremony.
We hope more Indians discover the beauty of Japanese culture.
#茶道

We invited students learning Japanese language to an interactive student exchange event in the Embassy. We were delighted to see the students discuss various topics in Japanese with the Embassy officials and Japanese students.
We also promoted our people-to-people exchange programs, such as (Japanese Government Scholarship Programme) and (The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme).
We hope these students will act as a strong bridge between 🇯🇵 and 🇮🇳 in the future.

On May 20, Mr. SUZUKI Hiroshi, Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan, and His Excellency, Mr. Vetsop Namgyel, Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan, exchanged notes in New Delhi concerning the provision of the grant aid for “the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (total provision of the grant is up to 194 million yen)” and “the Project for Reconstruction of Bridges on Primary National Highway No.1 in Mongar District (total provision of the grant is up to 1.634 billion Yen).

“the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)” provides scholarship to young public service officers in Bhutan which will help them to earn either Master’s degree or PhD degree from higher educational institutions in Japan.

“the Project for Reconstruction of Bridges on Primary National Highway No.1 in Mongar District” will replace the bridge located over the National Highway No. 1 in Mongar District.

It is expected that these two projects will help improve policy capacity of the Bhutanese government and further contribute to the strengthening of friendship and cooperation that cordially exists between the two countries.

https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/11_000001_01179.html
https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/11_000001_01181.html

Japanese TV dramas will also be available for FREE from 19th June to 3rd July at JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2024! ✨ Hope that it will be an opportunity to learn Japanese language and culture. Japanese Film Festival - India

Mark your calendars! JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE is making a comeback from 05 June to 03 July 2024! Stream the thrilling adventures of 2 of Japan’s most exciting TV dramas for FREE with English subtitles available from 19 JUNE ONWARDS.

Register for FREE STREAMING at: https://watch.jff.jpf.go.jp/signup.html

Follow for more exciting updates on JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2024!

You can watch 23 Japanese films for FREE from 5th to 19th June! 📽️ JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2024 offers various movies such as action, comedy, romance, human drama, horror, anime, etc. Don't miss this special opportunity! 🍿🎉 Japanese Film Festival - India

📣On popular demand, we are happy to announce JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE is making a comeback from 05 June to 03 July 2024!

With an exciting lineup of more than 20 Japanese films available for FREE STREAMING with English subtitles, your only plans for the summer should be to enjoy a cool drink and an even cooler movie🍿🍹🎬✨

Catch all the best movies from 05 to 19 JUNE!

Create your account for FREE STREAMING at: https://watch.jff.jpf.go.jp/signup.html

Follow for more exciting updates on JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2024!

Economic Minister Ms. Hokugo visited Agra's water purification plant supported by Japan's ODA. Japan is aiding in the renovation and expansion of Agra's water purification plant and distribution network, sourced from the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, aiming for safe and reliable water supply. This contributes to improving residents' living environment. JICAIndia

The ODA project's groundbreaking ceremony in Kalwari, Agra, was attended by Economic Minister Ms. Hokugo. Utilizing Japan’s “Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects,” a local school is going to receive lavatory and facility renovations, along with environmental and hygiene education. We believe that children's learning environments will significantly improve as a result of this initiative.

Received a courtesy visit from new Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. They'll be teaching Japanese and bamboo craft in TN, TG and TR for the next 2 years. Over 20 JOCVs active in India, they're building the foundation of grassroots-level 🇯🇵🇮🇳 friendship.

Congratulate on the start of 17th batch of Visionary Leaders for Manufacturing (VLFM) project organised by CII!
VLFM, once set up as a JICA project, aims to learn scientific solutions to problems through coursework and, through this, to make breakthroughs in management based on methods of Prof. Shoji Shiba.
Inspiring to see that more than 6000 Indian cadres have been exposed to the teachings of Prof. Shiba and contributing to Make in India!

https://www.vlfm.org/

The results of a global public opinion poll on Japan in India (FY2023) have been released. Here is the snapshot.



https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/culture/pr/index.html

Applications for MEXT Scholarship 2025 for Undergraduate, College of Technology and Specialized Training College (Undergraduate level) are now open for candidates interested in studying in Japanese Universities.

The following three options are available:
Undergraduate: 5 years
College of Technology: 4 years
Specialized Training College: 3 years
*Including preparatory education for one year in each case

The deadline for submitting the application is May 27, 2024.
Please refer to the following website for further details on scholarship terms, application procedure, and to download the prescribed application form:
Undergraduate:
https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Education/Undergraduate_Student.html
College of Technology:
https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Education/Technology_Student.html
Specialized Training College:
https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Education/Specialised_Student.html

The handover ceremony of “The Project for Construction of an Institute and an Eye Care Centre for the Blinds, Mohali, Punjab” under the Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP) scheme was held at the project site on April 23, 2024.
Mr. KODERA Jiro, Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in India, and Mr. Vinod Kumar Chadha, Honorary President, National Association for the Blind, the recipient organization of the grant, attended the ceremony.
The Government of Japan hopes that this project will encourage the visually impaired people in the target areas to participate in socio-economic activities and will further foster friendship and cooperation between Japan and India.

-IndiaFriendship of Japan

Created in India in collaboration with the OIST in Okinawa, Japan, EF Polymer, founded by Narayan Lal Gurjar in 2020, is contributing to sustainable agriculture👨‍🌾 🤝

On April 16, H.E Mr. SUZUKI Hiroshi, Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan, and H.E. Mr. Vetsop Namgyel, Ambassador of Bhutan to Japan, exchanged notes in New Delhi concerning additional grant aid by the Japanese Government’s Supplementary Budget for ‘The Project for the Construction of Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases’.

Details of the project are as follows:

Project Title: The Project for the Construction of Royal Centre for Infectious Diseases (RCID) Total amount of the Grant: 3.752 billion Japanese Yen (Of this amount, 758 million yen is additionally granted this time)

For details of each project, please refer to the following URLs:
https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/11_000001_01165.html (TBC)

Japan will continue to extend its assistance in the socio-economic development of Bhutan by meeting its various needs - from small to large - by effectively combining Grant Aid, GGP, and ODA Loan.

【Application for the 18th Japan International MANGA Award is now open！】
The 18th International MANGA Award Executive Committee (Chairperson:Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs) decided to launch the 18th Japan International MANGA Award.
Application is now open from April 12th to July 5th 2024.
We are looking forward to receiving entries from MANGA artists worldwide.
Here is the link to the application information:
https://www.manga-award.mofa.nextweb/en/application/18/index.html

【第１８回日本国際漫画賞開催及び応募受付開始のお知らせ】
第１８回日本国際漫画賞実行委員会（実行委員長:上川陽子外務大臣）により同賞の実施が決定されたところ、応募受付を開始致します。
受付期間は２０２４年４月１２日～７月５日（必着）です。
世界中の皆様からの応募をお待ちしております！
日本国際漫画賞ホームページにおける募集情報はこちら↓
https://www.manga-award.mofa.nextweb/application/18/index.html

✨🌸The long-awaited time of the year has finally arrived!! 🌸✨
Cherry blossoms(called sakura in 🇯🇵) are in full bloom in Japan!!

The blooming period is short and people enjoy its fleeting beauty at nearby roadsides as well as tourist spots.
In addition, cherry blossoms are beautiful not only during the day but also at night.

Did you know that there are places in 🇮🇳 where cherry blossoms bloom? Cherry blossoms bloom in November in Shillong, Meghalaya and other parts of the northeastern region of India.
These pictures display cherry blossoms from all over Japan this year🇯🇵, except for one pic🤫!

One of these photos shows last year’s cherry blossoms in Shillong. Take a guess and tell us in the comments which one is it🤭
Let us know which sakura is your favourite also.

(📸photos by an Embassy official)


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Apply for the MEXT Scholarship 2025 for Research Students (Post Graduate level) !

Apply in the following two programs under research:
－Doctoral course for Regular Students: consists of 3 years of degree course.
－Master’s course for Regular Students: consists of 2 years of degree course.
Deadline: May 3, 2024
Please refer to the follow website for further details on scholarship terms, application procedure, and to download the prescribed application form:
https://www.in.emb-japan.go.jp/Education/Research_Student.html

You can also refer JASSO’s website about further information on study in Japan.
https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/