The Japan Foundation Celebrates its 50th Anniversary! The Japan Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Established in 1972, we are proud to have supported intercultural and international exchange for half a century. To mark this occasion, the Japan Foundation has created a "JF50" website, which is available in both Japanese and English. Here, you can read stories about developments in Japanese Arts and Culture, Language, and Dialogue (or Japanese studies) from around the world. We are pleased to announce that there are two articles on the website featuring some of our friends in the UK: ...
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