| JCC E-Magazine February 2017 |
Inspired by Rimpa, Genesis is a video series created by Prof Naoko Tosa, a renowned Japanese media artist and
Japan Cultural Envoy for 2016 who had a lecture at JCC
Overview
We kick-started this year with Looking for Japan – Genesis –, a lecture led by renowned Japanese media artist and Japan Cultural Envoy 2016 Prof Naoko Tosa, and an exhibition that showcased collaborative products of Singapore style and Ishikawa traditional crafts in light of last year's SJ50. A well-received JCC Cinema screening of a Japanese comedy titled Thermae Romae was put up at our centre as well.
Being the start of a new year, we have also welcomed a number of visits at JCC, such as delegation from the Members of the House of Councillors and students from the Japanese School, Singapore. Do continue to check out our events, starting with Japan Media Arts Festival Special Exhibition in Singapore, an annual international event held in collaboration with the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan this month!
We would also like thank you once again for celebrating SJ50 with us! We had a total of 218 SJ50 events last year, which was indeed a great and memorable year for both Singapore and Japan. Click here to view the SJ50 events video, and let us all look forward to the next 50 years of Singapore-Japan friendship and beyond!
Director's Message
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Happy Lunar New Year, Kiong Hee Huat Tsai!
I am pleased to announce that we had various exciting events last month as the first step towards SJ100. As a kick-off event for a new year, Prof. Naoko Tosa, an internationally renowned Japanese media artist and Japan Cultural Envoy for the fiscal year of 2016...(Click here to read more) |
JCC Events
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Looking for Japan – Genesis – Prof Naoko Tosa, an internationally renowned Japanese media artist and Japan Cultural Envoy for 2016, together with Prof Ryohei Nakatsu, a professor and former Director of Interactive & Digital Media Institute (IDMI) at National University of Singapore (NUS), held a lecture entitled Looking for Japan – Genesis – at JCC (Japan Creative Centre) on 7 January 2017. Deputy Chief of Mission Minister Naohiro Tsutsumi, who is also our... (Click here to read more) |
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Singapore Style × Ishikawa Traditional Craft Collaborative Product Exhibition The opening ceremony of Singapore Style x Ishikawa Traditional Craft Collaborative Product Exhibition was held at JCC (Japan Creative Centre) on last Wednesday, 11th January 2017. The exhibition showcased the fruits of three different collaborations, showing products of Ishikawa’s traditional crafts incorporated with Singaporean design – in the spirit of last year’s SJ50...(Click here to read more) |
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JCC Cinema 53: Thermae Romae We had a positive response for our weekday JCC Cinema 53 at Japan Creative Centre on Tuesday, 24th January 2017. Thermae Romae is a Japanese comedy which tells the story of a Roman bath architect accidentally time-travelling to modern Japan. He meets an aspiring manga artist, and is inspired by the innovations found in modern Japan to create his own spa in ancient Rome. Based on Mari Yamazaki’s hit manga and the idea of...(Click here to read more) |
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JCC Related Events
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Opening Ceremony of "Genesis” by Naoko Tosa H.E. Kenji Shinoda and Madam Yuko Shinoda graced the opening ceremony of "Genesis", a solo exhibition by Prof Naoko Tosa, Japan Cultural Envoy 2016, at Ikkan Art Gallery on 10 January 2017. The renowned Japanese media artist gave a tour of her exhibition, before H.E. Kenji Shinoda gave his opening remarks. Deputy Chief of Mission, Naohiro Tsutsumi, current Acting...(Click here to view more) |
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Hatsugama Tea Ceremony by Urasenke Singapore H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda and Madam Yuko Shinoda attended the Hatsugama Tea Ceremony at Chado Urasenke Tankokai Singapore Association on 13 January 2017. Conducted by Ms Sochoku Nakabayashi, Chief Administrator of Urasenke Singapore, Hatsugama (初釜) is first tea ceremony of the year, which means ‘first kettle'. Alongside with the Ambassador and Madam, members of various Japanese-related organisations in...(Click here to view more) |
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NUS-Keio Joint Scientific Symposium H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda made a speech at the opening ceremony of NUS-Keio Joint Scientific Symposium: Frontiers of Translational Medicine – From Cradle to Ageing at NUS Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS) on 10th January 2017. Top medical scientists from NUS and Keio University exchanged and shared information focusing around translational medicine...(Click here to view more) |
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Visits
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Visit by Ms Noriko Ambe JCC (Japan Creative Centre) was happy to have a Japanese artist from New York, Ms Noriko Ambe, visit the Singapore Style × Ishikawa Traditional Craft Collaborative Product Exhibition today. She was accompanied by art blogger/journalist, Ms Noriko Morisako. They were impressed by the original collaboration products between Singaporean designers and Ishikawa Prefecture craftsmen, particularly the accessories designed by...(Click here to view more) |
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Visit by Delegation from Tokoname City JCC (Japan Creative Centre) was delighted to welcome a delegation led by Mr Koji Sugie from Tokoname City, Japan, today. They enjoyed viewing the Singapore Style × Ishikawa Traditional Craft Collaborative Product Exhibition, as JCC Event Team Manager, Mdm Keiko Soeda, introduced more about the original collaboration products between Singaporean designers and Ishikawa Prefecture craftsmen. This exhibition of exquisite displays will be on...(Click here to view more) |
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Visit to Ambassador by Prof. Naoko Tosa & Prof. Ryohei Nakatsu Prof. Naoko Tosa, Japan Cultural Envoy for 2016 and Prof. Ryohei Nakatsu, former Professor at National University of Singapore (NUS), visited H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda on 6th January 2017. They discussed about the future possibility of Art Science...(Click here to view more) |
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Ambassador's Call on Prof. Bertil Andersson, President of NTU H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda visited Prof. Bertil Andersson, President of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) on 12 January 2017. They discussed on issues surrounding the future cooperation between NTU and Japanese universities... (Click here to view more) |
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Ambassador's Call on Prof. Arnoud De Meyer, President of SMU H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda visited Prof. Arnoud De Meyer, President of Singapore Management University (SMU) on 16 January 2017. They discussed on issues surrounding the future cooperation between SMU and Japanese universities... (Click here to view more) |
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Ambassador’s Visit to Our Tampines Hub H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda and Madam Yuko Shinoda visited the newly launched Our Tampines Hub and had a dinner with Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and MP for Tampines GRC, and Mrs Masagos on 16th January 2016. Accompanied by Mr Suhaimi Rafdi, Director of Our Tampines Hub and Ms Jeanne Cheng, Chief Risk Officer of Singapore Power, the Ambassador had a tour around the... (Click here to view more) |
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Visit by the delegation from the Members of the House of Councillors Our Acting Director, Minister Naohiro Tsutsumi, welcomed a delegation from the Members of the House of Councillors at JCC (Japan Creative Centre) on Tuesday, 17th January 2017. Headed by Mr Shigeru Doko, a total of 5 Japanese Members of Parliament and 2 accompany staff members attended the meeting with 4 representatives from Japanese-related... (Click here to view more) |
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Ambassador's Call on Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan, President of NUS H.E. Ambassador Kenji Shinoda visited Prof. Tan Chorh Chuan, President of National University of Singapore (NUS) on 24 January 2017. They discussed on issues surrounding the future cooperation among NUS and Japanese universities and research institutes... (Click here to view more) |
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Visit Japanese School (Clementi Campus) Students A total of 130 Primary six students from the Japanese School (Clementi Campus) visited JCC on Wednesday, 25th January 2017. The students were split into a morning and afternoon session, where they were introduced to the roles and structure of the Embassy, activities of JCC, a deeper understanding of the friendship between Singapore and Japan, as well as the duties and responsibilities of Ms Minagawa Junko, Third Secretary at the... (Click here to view more) |
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Featured Article of the Month
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The Ship for Southeast Asian & Japanese Youth Programme (SSEAYP) By Mr Gerald Tang Ship for Southeast Asian & Japanese Youth Programme, or more affectionately known as SSEAYP (pronounced as SAY-YUP), is an annual youth exchange programme sponsored and organised by the Japanese Government. The programme brings together more than 300 youths from ASEAN (Association of...(Click here to read more) |
Japanese Cultural Fact for February
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Risshun Risshun, which falls in early February, is the first day of spring in the traditional Japanese calendar. According to the calendar used in the East since ancient times, risshun marks the beginning of spring, rikka (early May) the beginning of summer, risshu (early August) the beginning of autumn, and ritto (early November) the beginning of winter. The dates of risshun, rikka, risshu, and ritto are different from year to year. Until it adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1873, Japan had been counting time on the old lunar calendar. This calendar is based on...(Click here to read more) |
Science & Technology Information in Japan
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Strategic Promotion of International Exchanges in the fields of Science and Technology and Academic Research This survey conducted by MEXT aims to grasp the situation with respect to research exchanges undertaken annually between foreign nations and Japan’s universities, its colleges of technology and its incorporated administrative agencies. (Click to read more) |
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Success of Epsilon-2 Launch with ERG Aboard JAXA successfully launched the second Epsilon Launch Vehicle with Exploration of energization and Radiation in Geospace (ERG) aboard at 8:00 p.m. on December 20, 2016 (JST) from the Uchinoura Space Center. The launch vehicle flew as planned, and at approximately 13 minutes and 27 seconds after liftoff, the separation of ERG was confirmed. The signals were received in the Santiago Ground Station, the Republic of Chile at 8:37 p.m. (JST)...(Click to read more) |
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Completion of KIKU No. 8 Operation At 3:25 p.m., (Japan Standard Time) January 10, 2017, JAXA terminated its Engineering Test Satellite-VIII KIKU No.8 (ETS-III) transmission, thus brought a closure to the satellite’s operation. KIKU No. 8 was built for demonstration and experiment, with the purpose of improvement of mobile communications system. When Japan earthquake and tsunami of 2011 broke out, the satellite did the much needed service of providing the internet access...(Click to read more) |
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Successful deployment of six CubeSats delivered by KOUNOTORI6 On January 16, 2017, from 6:10 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. (Japan time), a total of six CubeSats were successfully deployed into orbit from the Japanese Experiment Module ("Kibo") of International Space Station (ISS). One of the CubeSats is AOBA VELOX-III of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU). These CubeSats were launched on December 9 aboard of the H-II Transfer Vehicle KOUNOTORI6 and arrived at the ISS on December 14, 2016. (Click to read more) |
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RIKEN and CEA to cooperate in high performance computing and computational science Both Japan and France are carrying out national projects for the development of next-generation supercomputers used for simulations in various areas of science. Given this, the two nations have agreed to enter into a ministerial implementing arrangement to strengthen collaboration. Under this framework, RIKEN and the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) have concluded an agreement to strengthen the...(Click to read more) |
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RIKEN enters partnership to develop diagnostic medical technology On December 16, a ceremony was held in Tokyo for the signing of an agreement between RIKEN and two partners—Eidos-Medicine, LLC, a Russian medical technology company, and K.K.DNAFORM, a RIKEN venture company that was set up to commercialize discoveries such as those made by the FANTOM collaboration. The goal of the current memorandum of understanding, which was adopted as a project under plans for economic cooperation between...(Click to read more) |
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A both/and approach to creating polymers Polymers with unique structures that could be used in applications ranging from coatings to electronic devices have been produced by RIKEN researchers1. By combining two types of polymerization reactions in a single pot and using a rare-earth catalyst, the researchers produced polymers that are both highly branched and highly ordered. Polymers are large molecules made by linking together lots of small ‘monomer’ molecules in...(Click to read more) |
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Call for applications for the position of Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) for FY 2018 RIKEN has always been, and will continue to be, about serving society through innovative basic research in science and technology. Our first century is marked by many exciting milestones in scientific advancement, and we expect many more over the next century as we build strong ties of collaboration and friendship with partners around the world...(Click to read more) |
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Robot Technology for Improving Human-Robot Interaction “Hugvie” enables users to strongly feel the presence of remote partner on a call. The lady is holding a human-shaped beaded cushion similar to the body pillow with happy face. She puts her ear on the head of the human-shaped pillow so she can hear the voice of the interaction partner in a distant location, and the partner hears the user talking. Now you know that the cushion is a human-shaped pillow phone. Hugvie is a new communication media...(Click to read more) |
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SAKURA Exchange Program in Science (SSP) by JST Asia is undergoing a period of dramatic progress. Promoting science and technology is a key engine to materialize a bright future of Asia and it is vitally important to enhance the exchange of Japanese and Asian youths who will play a crucial role in the field of science and technology. Based on this concept, “Japan-Asia Youth Exchange Program in Science” (SAKURA Exchange Program in Science) is the program for enhancing exchanges between Asia and Japan of the youths who will play a crucial role in the future field of science and technology through the close collaboration of industry-academia-government by facilitating short-term visits of competent Asian youths to Japan. (Click here to read more: Website | High School Student Special Course Videos) |
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Science Agora 2016 Science Agora is the unique scientific festival to build the relationships among science and society through hundreds of programs such as scientific experiments for kids, discussions with cutting edge scientists, and public comments for scientific issues...(Click here to read more) |
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FY2016 e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) – Joint Call for “Health Research: Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research” Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for FY 2016 e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) in “Health Research: Infectious Diseases, Cancer Research”. research area. Proposals must be submitted by e-mail to the e-ASIA JRP Secretariat by 17:00 (Thai Standard Time, UTC+7) on 28th February 2017. Different procedure is required depending on the country. (Click here to read more) |
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Education Information in Japan
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Guide book "Student Guide to Japan" "Student Guide to Japan" is an essential book for international students planning to study in Japan.
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Pamphlet on Scholarship for International Students in Japan 2016-2017 "Scholarships for International Students in Japan 2016-2017" contains details about scholarships provided by various organisations that have responded to a questionnaire survey carried out by JASSO. (Click here to read more) |
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Free student counselling at the Embassy of Japan Our new Student Advisor Ms Regina provides free student counselling for people interested in studying in Japan. The counselling will be held at the Embassy of Japan, 16 Nassim Road, Singapore 258390. No appointment is necessary. Please call 62358855 if you have any queries. There will be no counselling sessions on Embassy holidays. (Click here to read more) |
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Japan Alumni eNews Vol. 93 January 10th, 2017 Japan Student Service Organisation (JASSO) publishes Japan Alumni eNews every month. The contents are as follows: |
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Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) The Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) is used to evaluate whether international students who wish to study at the undergraduate level at universities or other such higher educational institutions in Japan possess the Japanese language skills and the basic academic abilities needed to study at those institutions. (Guidelines for the 2017 EJU | (Click here to read more)) |
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TOBITATE! (Leap for Tomorrow) Study Abroad Initiative MEXT launched in October 2013 the “TOBITATE! (Leap for Tomorrow) Study Abroad Initiative” to build a momentum to help all young Japanese eager and capable to take the first step toward studying abroad and to actively take on new challenges. The initiative is based on the belief that all of society working together can achieve greater results. As such, with support and donations from individuals and private companies active in various fields, the government and private sector will collaborate to foster human resources with a globalized outlook who will succeed in tomorrow’s world. (Click here to read more) |
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