Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu. Happy New Year!

During my brief New Year’s holiday in Tokyo, I had received a “Great Good Fortune” written oracle in my neighbourhood Gokoku-ji Temple.

It was a wonderful kick-off symbol to our SJ50 (Singapore-Japan 50th Diplomatic Relations) at the beginning of this memorable year for both Singapore and Japan.

After Singapore’s very own golden jubilee year was over, our two great nations’ golden jubilee has started to further deepen our existing trust and friendship. Through our collaborative and creative endeavours together with innovative minds that share strong cultural foundations, we are going to heighten our SJ50 into something that even the world would envy.  

We have already launched our very own SJ50 Facebook where you can see updated information on Japan-related events. For those who wish to participate and organise such events and prefer it to be registered as a SJ50 event with an official logo design, you can do so from our JCC Website.

So let us celebrate by working side by side for the future that will lead us beyond 2016!


Misako Ito
Director, Japan Creative Centre (JCC)
Embassy of Japan in Singapore
5th January 2016