For further details, please contact each event organiser directly.
| Date(s) | Event/Venue | Contact |
|---|
| Scholarships commence in 2006 | The University of Queensland Foundation YearFour highly ranked Japanese private high schools with international focus will establish education linkages to showcase Australian and specifically, the University of Queensland's educational and research expertise in Marine Studies, Science and Social Sciences, The schools will be offered scholarships for top graduate students to attend The University of Queensland Foundation Year as an entrance point to the University of Queensland. | Ms Lynne Stevens, Director of Marketing & International Relations
Tel.: +61 7-3832-7699
Email |
| Oct 2005-Dec 2006 | The Australia-Japan Foundation, an Australian Government agency, has established the 'Australia-Japan Community Exchange Program' with the aim of strengthening ties and activities between organisations from both countries.
3 non-profit Japanese organisations promoting bilateral exchange in the areas of art, culture, sport, science, education, health, environment and welfare were selected for 2006. | Australia-Japan Foundation, The Australian Embassy
Tel.: 03-5232-4063
Email |
| Oct 2005-Dec 2006 | A website sponsored by 100 Dreams Ltd, allows Japanese students and Australian lecturers to communicate on-line to improve language skills and promote cross-cultural understanding.
Venue: Japan/Australia | 100 Dreams Ltd
Tel.: 03-3295-2218
Website |
| until May, 2006 | The Australia-Japan Foundation will run a nationwide competition for Japanese junior high schools encouraging students to use the multi-media based educational materials launched by the AJF in December 2005 which highlight Australia's unique environment and our progressive approaches to conservation and management of natural and cultural heritage. The winners of the competition will travel to Australia in August 2006 where they will visit many of the sites included in the materials, including world heritage sites.
Venue: Tokyo | Australia Japan Foundation |
| Dec 2005-Jun 2006 | Contest for the best lecture plans submitted by teachers who have used the AJF Experience Australia educational resource kit. | Australia-Japan Foundation
Website |
| Dec 2005-May 2006 | Awards to develop studies of Australia in Japan through provision of financial support to promising young Japanese scholars. | Australia-Japan Foundation
Tel.: 03-5232-4006
Email |
| All year | Promotion of Australian jewelry such as opals, pearls and diamonds, and related events.
Venue: Nationally(Japan) and Sydney | Bentine Japan Co.Ltd.
Website |
| Dec 2005-Oct 2006 | Australian Education International (AEI) Japan, in conjunction with Keibunsha, a Japanese publishing company, will produce the Japanese language, "Study in Australia Guidebook 2006-2007", providing information for Japanese considering studying in Australia | AEI Japan, Australian Embassy
Website |
| all year | An Australian coordinator will explain and answer questions about Australia for Japanese junior and high school students who visit the Embassy in Tokyo on a school trip.
Venue: Australian Resource Centre, Australian Embassy, Tokyo | Australia-Japan Foundation
Email |
| All year | Language Discovery Project 2006 aims to make foreign language learning immediately, and personally relevant to Australian and Japanese primary and secondary students. It promotes friendship and cultural understanding between the two countries. Project 2006 sets a goal to achieve 10,000 message exchanges, 1000 hours of video conferencing, and 100 student visits between Australia and Japan within 2006.
Venue: Japan/Australia | rank Noda, President, Public Officer, Language Discovery Inc.
Tel.: 03-9428-4610
Email |
| All year | Officer Exchange Program: DEST and Monbu KagakushoThe Department of Education, Science and Training will send its 10th officer to Japan as part of the annual exchange with the Japanese Ministry of Education.
Venue: Tokyo | AEI Japan, Australian Embassy |
| All year | The Cowra Peace Pathway, adjacent to the Cowra Japanese Gardens and Cultural Centre, will be promoted to potential donors in 2006. Around 12,000 engraved pavers can be installed in the pathway. The pavers will be offered for $100 each, including an engraved message. Pavers will be sold through application forms. | James Roncon, General Manager, Cowra Shire Council
Tel.: +61 2-6340-2000
Email |
| All year | UniSA currently has exchange agreements with 7 Japanese universities: Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Okayaka University, Waseda University, Kansai University of Foreign Studies, Chukyo University, Kyoto University. Promoting "Study In Japan" as an invaluable extension of Japanese language and cultural learning, and as a means to foster cultural awareness and engagement in Australian-Japanese relations.
Venue: Japan and Australia | University of South Australia - Japanese Program
Tel.: 08-8302-4503
Email |
| All year | Promotion of the beauty and health benefits of organic Lemon Myrtle in department stores and other locations.
Venue: Department stores etc. throughout Japan | 3 Leaves "kurruti"
Tel.: 011-632-0080
Website |
| All year | ANZCCJ 2006 YOE EventsThe ANZCCJ will hold a series of events through the year of Exchange. Activities include meetings with senior Australian Government representatives, senior Australian business people and Japanese industry and political figures.
Venue: ANZCCJ office, Australian Embassy | Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ANZCCJ)
Website |
| All year | Asialink and the Dance Board of the Australia Council, have selected five outstanding Australian choreographers to develop new collaborative works in Japan over the next two years.
Kate Denborough, Sue Healey, Jo Lloyd, Tess de Quincey and Leigh Warren and Dancers will collaborate with an exciting mix of Japanese choreographers, dancers, designers, architects, screen-based and new media practitioners.
Venue: Tokyo, Osaka | Ms Swee Lim, Program Manager Performing Arts, AsiaLink
Tel.: 03-8344-3581
Email |
| 4-20 Jan 2006 | Japanese language training for the teachers of Japanese as a foreign language from Queensland.
Venue: Osaka | Osaka Prefecture
Tel.: 06-6944-6625
Email |
| 11-31 Jan 2006 | Northern Territory Study Tours to JapanThe Northern Territory Education Department is organising four study tours from NT to Japan for an average of ten days each. Palmerston High School will travel to Niseko from 11 to 21 January 2006.
Venue: Niseko, Hokkaido | Steve Rodgers, Coordinator International Services, Northern Territory Department of Employment Education and Training
Tel.: +61 8-89014905
Email |
| 13 Jan 2006 | An event for Australian ski tourists to promote international exchange and international understanding, featuring Japanese traditional instruments and a demonstration of Shodou (Japanese traditional calligraphy).
Venue: Niseko Adventure Center | kC¹³ç¡ãu³çÇ
Tel.: 0136-23-1986
Email |
| 14-15 Jan 2006 | A symposium on science communication with speakers including Professor Patricia Vickers Rich, Monash Science Centre.
Venue: Kyoto University Museum | Tel.: 075-753-3272
Email |
| 16-29 Jan 2006 | Satellite TV broadcast in Japan of the 2006 Australian Open Tennis Championship by WOWOW.
Venue: Melbourne, Australia | WOWOW Inc.
Website |
| 19 Jan-23 Mar 2006 | Series of 10 lectures on Australia in Japanese by Japanese specialists on Australia.
Venue: Japan Education Center | Japan Foundation
Tel.: 03-5562-0756
Website |
| 26 Jan 2006 | YOE launch eventA reception held at the Australian Embassy Tokyo to commemorate the opening of the Year of Exchange 2006.
Venue: Australian Embassy Tokyo | Australian Embassy Tokyo |
Sydney: 27 Jan 2006-26 Feb 2006
Tokyo: 20 Apr 2006-29 Apr 2006 | Japanese jewellers with affiliations with Australia and Australian jewellers with affiliations with Japan explore how their changing environments and their engagement with both cultures has influenced their work in this travelling exhibition.
Venue: Sydney:Kinokuniya Gallery/ Tokyo:Arai Atelier Gallery | Email |
| 28-31 Jan 2006 | Public Symposium associated with Scientific Symposium at the Kyoto University Museum titled:"The Elusive Ediacarans-Where Did They Come From and Where Did They Go-The First Animals on Earth"
Venue: Kyoto University Museum | Prof. Patricia Vickers Rich, Director, Monash Science Centre |
| All year | Events to promote the Australian pink diamond.
Venue: Australia/Japan | Uchihara Group
Tel.: 03-3478-2468
Email |
| 1 Feb 2006 | Austrade Import Award 2006Venue: Australian Embassy | AUSTRADE
Tel.: 03-5232-3930 |
| Feb-Nov 2006 | Exchange programs between sister cities Obu City, Aichi and Port Phillip, Victoria.
Venue: Japan:Obu City, Aichi/ Australia:Port Phillip, Victoria | Obu City
Website |
| Feb-Dec 2006 | Japanese University students will visit Australia to participate in internship programs in various Australian universities. The program operated by the Japan Foundation of Intercultural Exchange.
Venue: Australia | Mr Yoshihide Honda, Japan Foundation of Intercultural Exchange (JFIE)
Tel.: +81-3-5778-5317
Email |
| All year | As the first Japanese Government office was established in Townsville in 1896, the Townsville City Council is supporting a Working Group to develop a year-long program of events.
Venue: Townsville | Susan Roberts, Convenor, Townsville Year of Exchange Working Group
Tel.: +61 07-4721-4903
Email |
| Feb-Dec 2006 | A series of projects and events to promote the Wollemi Pine and activities associated with its preservation.
>Makuhari Messe (Dinosaur Expo 2006, October /Tokyo Flower Expo, 19-21 October)
>Gunma Museum of Natural History
>Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Garden
Venue: Chiba,Tokyo,Gunma,Aichi | Queensland Government
Tel.: 03-3201-7861 |
| From 3 Feb 2006 | The Australia-Japan Dance Exchange Project consists of a residency program, inter-company personnel exchange and a collaborative dance piece which will culminate in a production both in Japan and Australia.
Companies and choreographers collaborating on this project include Lucy Guerin and Kota Yamazaki; Fondue Set, Dean Walsh, Martin Del Amo and Natsuko Tezuka, Masanori, Hoshika, Saori Takahashi, Yukiko Amano; Splinter Group and Batik; Australian Dance Theatre.
The Opening event is scheduled to be held on 3-12 Feb 2006 at Yokohama, and other dance performances are planned to be held throughout the year.
Venue: Japan/Australia | Rosemary Hinde, Managing Director, Hirano Productions
Tel.: +61 3-9329-2825
Email |
| 6-12 Feb 2006 | Feature ice carving of the UNESCO heritage listed Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building at the Sapporo Snow Festival, by Mainichi Shimbun Hokkaido.
Venue: Sapporo, Hokkaido | Mainichi Newspaper Hokkaido
Email |
| 6-12 Feb 2006 | Feature snow sculpture of historic Flinders St. railway station, Melbourne, at the Sapporo Snow Festival, by Hokkaido Broadcasting Corporation.
Venue: Sapporo, Hokkaido | Hokkaido Broadcasting
Website |
| 7 Feb 2006 | Communication event for students in Niseko/Hokkaido and tourists from Australia through foods and cultures.
Venue: Niseko Kogen Hotel | Tel.: 0136-23-1986
Website |
| 7 Feb 2006 | NEDO Queensland Coal Infrastructure Study ConferenceA conference to announce the findings of the final report from the NEDO(New Energy and Industrial Development Organization)/IEEJ(The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan) mission to Queensland to analyse Queenslandfs coal transport infrastructure and develop recommendations for improving the reliability of Queenslandfs coal supply to Japan.
Venue: Tokyo International Forum | Queensland Government
Email |
| 11 Feb-9 Apr 2006 | Venue: Hiratsuka City Museum | Hiratsuka City Museum
Tel.: 0463-33-5111
Email |
| 13 Feb-mid Apr 2006 | Wine Australia has invited a young and upcoming Japanese winemaker to experience first hand the 2006 vintage in Australia. Mr Seiji Akao, viticulturalist and assistant winemaker from Tsuno Winery in Miyazaki will spend February and March doing vintage at the Tintara winery in the McLaren Vale, South Australia.
Venue: McLaren Vale, South Australia | Wine Australia Japan
Website |
| 14-17 Feb 2006 | Introduction of Australian wedding culture and products at the Tokyo International Gift Show 2006.
Venue: Tokyo Big Site | Ms Yukiko Yokokawa, angelus
Tel.: 03-3541-5334
Email |
| 17 Feb 2006 | Tasting party of Australian and Japanese wines. Through wine enjoy slow food and LOHAS(Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) living and further deepen understanding of food culture of both countries.
Venue: Australian Embassy, Tokyo | ECO CUBIC
Website |
| 18-24 Feb 2006 | Fourteenth Australian Political Exchange Council Delegation to JapanThis will be the fourteenth Australian delegation to visit Japan under the agreement between the Australian Political Exchange Council and the Japan Center for International Exchange. The purpose of the visit is to provide an opportunity for young people involved in politics to study the political system of another country. | Ms Pandora Livanes, Executive Officer, Australian Political Exchange Council
Tel.: 02-6215-3248
Email |
| 19 Feb 2006 | Part of Melbourne's 'Summer Fun in Parks' series, involving Melbourne's local Japanese community in celebrating and raising awareness of the Melbourne Osaka sister city relationship. The festival includes Japanese entertainment, food stalls and cultural activities.
Venue: Melbourne/Osaka | Jane Sharwood, Program Manager, Melbourne International, City of Melbourne
Tel.: +61 3--9658-9654
Email |
| 22-24 Feb 2006 | Kanematsu Textile Corporation will introduce this season's range of Byrning Spears clothing at Interstyle 06. The launch will climax with a promotional party at the end of the exhibition.
Gold Coast based Byrning Spears was founded by surfing legend Alan Byrne in 1969 as a surfboard company and has expanded to include clothing in later years.
Venue: Yokohama Pacifico | Queensland Government
Website |
| 26 Feb-31 Dec 2006 | Australian rules football matches presented by Japan Australian Football League.
Venue: All Japan | Japan Australian Football League
Email |
26 Feb 2006
8 Mar 2006 | The Asahi University Baseball Team will be travelling to the Gold Coast in February 2006 to hold their annual baseball training camp.
Venue: Gold Coast Queensland | Peter Wood, National Development Manager, Australian Baseball Federation
Tel.: +61 7-55-094-116
Email |
| 26 Feb-26 Mar 2006 | Introduces Australian culture to Japanese through movies.
Venue: Ibaraki Prefectural Government's office | International Affairs Division, Ibaraki Prefectual Government
Website |
| 28 Feb 2006 | Joint JOGMEC/Geoscience Australia/Invest Australia/Australian Embassy SeminarBusiness seminar featuring Geoscience Australia's exploration/new discovery of resources in Australia.
Jointly held and presented by Invest Australia and Australian Embassy.
By invitation only.
Venue: Australian Embassy | Invest Australia
Tel.: 81-3-5232-3053
Email |
| Mar 2006 | Venue: Gold Coast | Mr Eiji IMAMIYA, Director, SP Australia |
| Mar-Dec 2006 | Maroondah Secondary College/Hyogo Kenritsu Itami High School ExchangeSister schools, Maroondah Secondary College and Hyogo Kenritsu Itami High School will undertake a year-long program of exchange activities, including the construction of a Japanese garden in the grounds of Maroondah Secondary College.
Venue: Maroondah Secondary College and Hyogo Kenritsu Itami High School | Tel.: 61-3-9870-4551
Email |
| All year | Display of Australian made swimming pool.
Venue: All Japan | Higurashi Home Pool
Email |
Mar 2006
Jul 2006 | Coomoora - Harima Minami International Cultural ExchangeSchools in Harima Minami (near Kobe) and Melbourne (Springvale) will exchange students for two weeks each in March (to Japan) and July (to Australia). The students will live with local families, visit historical points and experience cultural difference.
Venue: Kobe and Melbourne | Mr. Randall Prior, Assistant Principal, Coomoora Secondary College
Tel.: +61 3-9798-6366
Email |
| Mar-Dec2006 | An event to build a community network for handicapped people through creating artistic works and displaying their works on the website.
Venue: Brisbane/NGO house in Nara | Organization Tampopo
Tel.: 0742-43-7055
Email |
Mar 2006
Jul 2006 | 11th Yamagata-Swan Hill Student Exchange. Students from Yamagata will travel to Swan Hill in March and students from Swan Hill to Yamagata in the June/July school holidays.
Venue: Yamagata | Ms Robyn Fry
Special Events Support Officer
Tel.: 03-5036-2361
Email |
| Mar-Dec 2006 | A website promotion highlighting the importance of Japan as a student exchange destination.
Venue: | Student Exchange Australia
Website |
Mar 2006
Mar 2007 | The Australia-Japan Match Box Art Projects are a series of cross-cultural, collaborative art exchange projects between Australian and Japanese artists and curatorial teams. The projects showcase the artistic talents, cities and culture of Australia and Japan to new audiences in both countries. The major zones of exchange include the sister-city, sister-state regions, Sydney-Nagoya, and NSW-Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Venue: Japan/Australia | Naomi and Leanne Shedlezki
Tel.: 61-2-9389-7288
Email |
| Mar-Sep 2006 | Takasu and Gold Coast City Council entered into a sister city relationship in November 1995. Gold Coast City Council has received a group of students from Takasu each year for the past 13 years.
Venue: Gold Coast City and Takasu | Mindy Adamson, Gold Coast City Council,
Tel.: +61 7-5582-8782
Email |
| Mar 2006 | The Takasu Gardens were officially opened on the 6 November 1994, and are located in Robina in Gold Coast City. Each year the Takasu students visit the gardens and plant some new trees, they also monitor the growth of previous trees planted and record these details.
Venue: Gold Coast | Mindy Adamson, Gold Coast City Council
Tel.: +61 7-5582-8782
Email |
| 1 Mar - 31 Dec 2006 | Display of arrangements of West Australian wild flowers.
Venue: All Japan | Poko Flower Healing Academy
Website |
| 3-5 Mar 2006 | Japan Parliamentary Debating Union Spring Seminar 2006Venue: National Institution for Youth Education | Japan Parliamentary Debating Union
Website |
| 6 Mar 2006 | Kagoshima Japan Australia Society Australian Wine FairA fair to introduce Australian wines.
Venue: Iwasaki Hotel Xavier 450 | Kagoshima Japan Australia Society
Website |
| 10-20 Mar 2006 | Exchange program between Enzan High School and Downland CollegeVenue: Downland College | Email |
| 10-18 Mar 2006 | The Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is presenting The Attic, written and directed by renowned Japanese playwright and theatre director, Yoji Sakate.
Venue: Sydney | Ms Julia Selby
Email |
| 12 Mar 2006 | An Australian booth will be set up at the Lifelong Study Festival, hosted by Tokorozawa city, to introduce aspects of Australia to visitors.
Venue: Akikusa Tanki University | Aussie
Website |
| 14 Mar 2006 | Charity Screening of Australian FilmVenue: Kawasaki city | Volunteer Team MIZU
Tel.: 044-987-2158 |
| Mar 2006 | An Australian food show will be held to promote in Japanese market.
Venue: Makuhari Messe | Human Well Ltd
Tel.: 011-271-8434
Email |
| 18-19 Mar 2006 | A Jazz Orchestra will be organized from Japanese and Australian Jazz musicians and the orchestra is participating in music festivals in port Onomichi & Imabari.
Venue: Onomichi & Imabari | JAJO Committee
Tel.: ö¹sF084-25-7316/¡¡sF0898-36-1515
Website |
| 21-27 Jul 2006 | Photo Exhibition 'Clips from all over the world'Architects belong to Studio OJMM, have taken photos of impressive sites and buildings, from all over the world, including Australia. In this photo exhibition, 100 selected photos and comments 'clips' will be displayed at a photo gallery in Osaka.
Venue: One Plus 1, Osaka | Website~plan/pieces_w.htm |
| 21 Mar 2006, 14:00-16:00 | Lecture on Aboriginal culture by Professor Toshio Matsuyama of National Museum of Ethnology and performance by TetsuJ, didgeridoo player.
Venue: Auditorium of Bridgestone Museum of Art | Bridgestone Museum of Art
Tel.: 03-3563-0241
Website |
| 22 Mar 2006 | Japan-Australia Jazz Orchestra (JAJO) in YokohamaA Jazz Orchestra will be organized from Japanese and Australian Jazz musicians and the orchestra is holding concert in Yokohama.
Venue: Motion Blue YOKOHAMA | Motion Blue YOKOHAMA
Tel.: 045-226-1919
Website |
| 22 Mar-24 Apr 2006 | This is a joint exhibition between Miraikan, Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, and Questcon, Australia's National Science and Technology Centre, to commemorate the 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange. By touching compact touch panels, visitors can discover how talented minds in the two countries are working together to advance science and technology, and how Australia and Japan are building strong connections through joint scientific research and development. Visitors to the exhibition are sure to discover something new about the Australia-Japan relationship, and fascinating joint research.
Venue: Miraikan | Miraikan
Tel.: 03-3570-9151
Website |
| 23-26 March 2006 | Australian Wine Fair at Sapporo Tokyu StoreShowcasing six Australian wines at the "Australian Wine Fair at Sapporo Tokyu Store"
Venue: Supermarket ''Tokyu Store'' in Sapporo | Sapporo Tokyu Store
Tel.: 011-842-3248 |
| 24-28 Mar 2006 | An exhibition by graduate students from Japan and Australia majoring in design, art and construction.
Venue: BankART 1929 Yokohama/ BankART Studio NYK | Tetsuson 2006 Organization
Tel.: 090-2807-6436
Email |
| 24 March-28 July 2006 | Junior baseball Australian Japan exchangeBaseball training program and Friendship Series. Local participating players will host visiting players in Australia from Japan and interstate. Team then selected will travel to Tokyo in July.
Baseball Tournament: 24-31 March
Tour of Tokyo, Japan & IBA Baseball Tournament: 15-28 July
Venue: Victoria, Tokyo | Baseball Victoria
Email |
| 25 Mar-6 Apr 2006 | Ujiyamada Commercial High School - Monbulk College Sister School Exchange.Ujiyamada Commercial High School is the Sister School to Monbulk College. Eleven students and two teachers from Ujiyamada will visit for two weeks and participate in a home stay, classes and excursions.
Venue: Monbulk | Vera Magila, Japanese Teacher, Monbulk College
Japanese Teacher
Monbulk College
Tel.: +61 3-9756-6208
Email |
| 26 Mar 2006 | An opportunity to learn about aspects of Australian life, sample Australian food and beverage, take a free English class and learn about home stay options in Melbourne. Meet Australian living in Saitama.
Venue: ABEL English School | ABEL English School
Tel.: 048-255-6005
Email |
| 27 March-3 April 2006 | Junior cricketers from Gunma Prefecture will interact with children in Australia through cricket matches, school visits and homestays.
Venue: Melbourne | Gunma International Sportspeaks
Email |
| 27-31 Mar 2006 | City Club of Tokyo presents "Australia Week"Social event for City Club of Tokyo members only.
Venue: City Club of Tokyo | |
| 28 Mar-2 Apr 2006 | Photographic exhibition of Western Australiafs unique wild flowers which have evolved since the time of Gondwana land.
Venue: JCU Club 25 | Tokyo Photo Kikaku
Website |
| 31 Mar-2 Jun 2006 | This exciting multifaceted cross-cultural project includes a lecturer exchange and a travelling exhibition of work from the printmaking schools of both institutions. The program is accompanied with a residency at Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo. Visiting representatives from both universities will give lectures to students and discuss ongoing research projects and possible joint approaches to curriculum development.
Venue: Tokyo National Museum of Fine Arts and Music | Tokyo National Museum of Fine Arts and Music
Email |
| Apr-May 2006 | Concerts by an Australian jazz trumpet player, from Port Macquarie, a sister city of Handa City, Aichi, where Matsuishi Gakki is located.
Venue: Concert halls and live houses in Japan | Matsuishi Gakkiten
Tel.: 0569-21-3158
Website |
| All year | Exchange sports programs between Australian and Japanese junior teams in August 2006 and February 2007.
Venue: Gunma Prefecture/Australia | Gunma International Sports Speaks Club
Tel.: 027-350-1192
Email |
| Open from 1 Apr 2006 | Renewal of Australian Expo '70 Memorial Pavilion, YokkaichiRenovation of the Australian Pavilion from Expo '70 which was donated to the city of Yokkaichi. Australian displays have been updated for the new openings and Kamone, the giant platypus from the Aichi World Expo 2005 will be unveiled in her new home.
Venue: Nihon Bankokuhaku Australia Kinenkan | Nihon Bankokuhaku Australia Kinenkan, Yokkaichi
Tel.: 059-354-8175
Email |
| 1 Apr-18 Jun 2006 | Exhibition of works of internationally renowned young contemporary Australian artist, Cai Guo Hua.
Venue: Umeno Memorial Museum of Art | Umeno Memorial Museum of Art
Website |
| 1-9 April 2006 | During Youth Week (1-9 April) 20 Koinobori (Japanese fish kites) will be flown from the Coffs Harbour (NSW) Jetty to celebrate the wish that the children of Coffs Harbour and its sister city, Sasebo grow with the courage, honour and strength shown by the fish in their annual migration.
Venue: Coffs Harbour Jetty | Australia Japan Society of Coffs Harbour Inc
Email |
| Apr-Nov 2006 | Introduction Program of Australian beef and wineA promotion of Australian beef highlighting its quality and safety. The beef will be comlimented by a range of Australian wines.
Venue: Club tourism office in Shinjuku | Traveller Ltd
Tel.: 03-3234-8670 |
| 1 April-Dec 31 2006 | Cultural Exchange Program for high school students in Saga PrefectureAustralian school representatives will visit high schools in the Saga Prefecture. This program is designed to deepen students' understanding of Australia. Officials from the Saga Newspaper Cultural Centre will run seminars introducing Australian culture and Australian capital cities, as well as coordinating Japan - Australia cultural exchange events, and accompanying Australian school representatives on their visits.
Venue: High Schools in Saga prefecture | Saga News Paper Cultural Centre
Email |
| 5 Apr 2006 | Annual event held by the Australian Embassy, Tokyo, to celebrate Australian food, wine and culture with invited guests.
Venue: Australian Embassy Tokyo | Australian Embassy Tokyo
Website |
| 5 Apr 2006 | After 8 years of casual student exchanges relationships, the YOE provides an ideal opportunity to formalise the relationship between Mount Waverley Secondary College in Victoria and the City of Natori during the bi-annual visit of 24 junior high school students from Natori to MWSC in April.
Venue: Mount Waverley Secondary College | Mount Waverley Secondary College
Email |
| 7-24 April 2006 | Port Stephens Sister Cities ExchangeCultural visit by a delegation from Port Stephens (NSW) to the sister cities of Tateyama, Yugawara & Kushiro.
Tateyama: April 7-11
Yugawara: April 14-17
Kushiro: April 21-24
Venue: Tateyama, Yugawara, Kushiro | Port Stephens Sister Cities Committee
Email |
| 10-16 April 2006 | The Victorian Minister for Information Communications Technology (ICT), Marsha Thomson and representatives of internet games, software companies and intelligent information system companies will visit Japan to meet with their Japanese counterparts and exchange ICT skills.
Venue: Japan | State Government of Victoria Australia
Email |
| 11-23 April 2006 | The Bishop Druitt College of Coffs Harbour will sign a sister school agreement with the Seiwa Joshi Gakuin school in Sasebo. A delegation of 14 students and 4 adults will travel to Japan in April for 12 days to represent Bishop Druitt College for the signing of the agreement.
Venue: Sasebo, Japan | Bishop Druitt College
Email |
| Apr-Jul 2006 | Australian nurse Mark Gibbens will walk from Sata Cape in southern Kyushu to Souya Cape in northern Hokkaido to raise awareness in Japan of the dangers of smoking tobacco.
Venue: All Japan | WALK AGAINST TOBACCO 2006 |
| 15 Apr-1 Jul 2006 | Australian history, society and culture courses at Waseda University/extension centre.
Venue: Extension Center, Waseda University | Extension Center, Waseda University, Tokyo
Tel.: 03-3208-2248
Website |
| 18-24 Apr 2006 | A group of TAFE NSW Managers will visit Japan for ten days in April 2006. The focus of the trip will be visits to universities and colleges which provide vocational training similar to that provided by TAFE NSW.
Venue: Tokyo and other locations in Japan | Russell Scott
Manager Market D
Tel.: +61 2-9252-3277
Email |
| 18 April-7 May2006 | Exhibition of 40 photographs of attractive Western Australian flowers.
Venue: Showa Kinen Park | Showa Kinen Park
Tel.: 042-526-8787 |
| Apr 2006 | A sports active Japanese school, Seki Commercial and Technical High School, will invite an Australian rugby club to take rugby matches.
Venue: Gifu prefecture | Seki Municipal Seki Commercial and Technical High School Rugby Foot Ball Culb
Tel.: 0575-22-4221
Website |
| 22 Apr 2006 | SAKURA memorial festival in Oofunato-cityVenue: Iwate prefecture | Tel.: 03-3350-4411 |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Four horse races on April 22nd at the Kyoto Race Course to celebrate Australia Week.
Venue: Kyoto Race Course | Kyoto Race Course |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Official opening of 'Australia Land' , a section of the zoo created to house the zoo's Australian animals, in celebration of Toyohashi City's 100th anniversary.
Venue: Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park | Toyohashi City
Tel.: 0532-41-2185 |
| 23 Apr 2006 | SAKURA memorial festival in Inawashiro townVenue: Fukushima prefecture | Tel.: 03-3350-4411
Website |
| Golden Week Apr-May 2006 | Marist College Canberra will represent Australia in the Japanese Rugby Union Youth Tournament. The top eight Japanese high school teams will play teams from Australian, France, Korea, New Zealand, England, Tonga, Wales and South Africa.
Venue: Global Arena Fukuoka | Mr Bernie Carberry, Administrator, Australian Rugby Football Schools Union
Tel.: 02-9546-2370 or 0414-67-14-52
Email or Email |
| 29 Apr-11 Jun 2006 | This is a photographic and visual exhibition, and installation, by the up-and-coming indigenous artist Destiny Deacon, who is impressively active on the world stage. Deacon makes sharp observations about contemporary social problems using familiar every day items as motifs.
An artist and curator talk session will take place on 29 April (Saturday/public holiday) from
2.00 pm. (reception desk open from 1:45 pm)
Guest: Destiny Deacon (artist), Virginia Fraser (co-producer), and Natalie King (guest curator)
Location: 1F Atrium
Fee: 1000 yen (includes admission to the exhibition and a discount coupon for the cafe)
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography | Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Tel.: 03-3280-0031
Website |
| May-Sep 2006 | A Study Tour Program for Japanese school age students to learn about Australia. The students will visit Australia for ten days between May and September 2006.
Venue: Various locations in Australia | Yoshihide Honda, Chief Program Development Officer, ISA Inc.
Tel.: +81 35778-5317
Email |
| May 2006 | The 2006 Japan Carnival of Cricket will showcase the sport of cricket in Japan over a two-week period in April/May 2006. Three representatives from Australia (including a high-profile player) will visit Japan to conduct a series of coaching and umpiring courses, numerous school visits (conducting cricket clinics), and a Japan National team camp (culminating in a series of one-day matches).
Venue: Various locations in Japan | Russell James, Project Officer, Cricket Australia
Tel.: +61 3-9653-9924
Email |
| May-Aug 2006 | 2006 Hawkesbury-Tamba Students Exchange ProgrammeExchange program between Hawkesbury city and Tamba town.
Venue: Hawkesbury and Tamba town | Tamba International Exchange Association
Tel.: 0771-82-1394
Email |
| May-July 2006 | Exhibition of food products from VictoriaVictorian food products and how they can be used in Japanese cuisine will be the focus of this promotion, to be held at two locations in Tokyo.
Venue: Hiroo 148 Restaurant in Tokyo/ Tokyo Big Site | Department of Primary Industries Victoria
Tel.: +61-3-9658-4734
Email |
| May-Dec 2006 | Travelling Photo Exhibition between Akkeshi Town & ClarenceThis travelling photo exhibition between Akkeshi town and Clarence aims to deepen the mutual understanding and interest between the peoples of Japan and Australia. In particular, it aims to heighten each other's knowledge about the local areas in which they live, their lifestyles and cultures.
Venue: Akkeshi Town/Clarence | Akkeshi Town
Tel.: 0153-52-3131
Email |
| May-Dec2006 | A series of seminars run by Dr Kumi Kato, lecturer, Queensland University on UNESCO world heritage areas in Australia. A book entitled 'The World Heritage Guide-Australia' will also be published.
Venue: Japan | The World Heritage Research Institute, Hiroshima
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| May 2006 | Tokyo OVAL Keiokaku Bike Carnival 2006Bicycle race event in Chofu city, with Australian Junior National Bike Team members participating.
Venue: Keio Bicycle Race | Tokyo OVAL Keiokaku Bike Carnival 2006 Committee
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| May-Jul 2006 | Western Australian students aged 14-17 are eligible to apply for a scholarship to study in Japan. The scholarship is sponsored by Pilbara Iron and AFS Intercultural Program. The scholar will attend a local school and stay with a volunteer host family.
Venue: Japan | AFS Intercultural Programs
Tel.: +61-2-9215-0077
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| 5-7 May 2006 | Exhibition: Tea Tree Gully QuiltersA three day exhibition of 200 quilts made by members of a not-for-profit community group. Around 55 women meet fortnightly at the Wynn Vale Community Hall in South Australia to share needlecraft skills and friendship. The exhibition will be held the week-end before Mothers Day, and will include a craft sale and a guest quilt shop.
Venue: Karadinga Hall, Montague Road, Modbury, South Australia | Tea Tree Gully Quilters
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| 5-7 May 2006 | An event showcasing films related to global peace. Featuring two Australian films: The Railroad of Love, and One Night the Moon.
Venue: Beppu B-CON Plaza | G.P.F.F. JAPAN 2006 in Beppu Office
Tel.: 0977-25-0881 |
| 8 May 2006 | Australian Professional Tastings in SapporoTaste testing of Australian gourmet foods, wine and other beverages for professionals specialising in Hokkaido cuisine. Meat and wine seminars will also be held.
Venue: Royton Sapporo | Australian Consulate - Sapporo
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| 9-25 May 2006 | The wonders of Tasmania will be highlighted at various events centring around performances by Cary Lewincamp, the seven string guitarist from Tasmania, on his third tour of Japan. Cary will also be joined by koto player Etsuko Sakai. A "Tasmania Week" promotion will feature tourism information and samples of local produce including wine, cheese and salmon.
Tokyo: (1) Kyurian (2) KKR Hotel Tokyo
Minakami: (3) KKRMinakami Suimeisou
Nikko: (4) Kosugi Houan Kinen Nikko Bijyutsukan
Venue: Tokyo, Minakami, Nikko | Cary Lewincamp Japan Office
Tel.: 03-5721-1164
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| 10-12 May 2006 | Wine Australia will hold tastings for trade and consumers in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Guests will have the opportunity to taste over 200 wines and learn about the regions and styles of Australian wine. The Tokyo tastings are expected to attract over 1,000 Australian wine fans.
Venue: Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo | Wine Australia Japan
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| 10-31 May 2006 | An Australian food fair will be held at the ANA hotel in Tokyo from May 10-31. Australian chef Frank Correnti will introduce patrons to modern cuisine featuring Australian beef.
Venue: Charcoal Kitchen "Aburi", ANA Hotel Tokyo | Charcoal Kitchen "Aburi", ANA Hotel Tokyo
Tel.: 03-3505-3911 |
| 11-13 May 2006 | 35th Anniversary of Whitehorse-Matsudo Sister City RelationshipA cultural exchange will take place with a delegation of officials and citizens from the City of Matsudo visiting Whitehorse from 11 - 13 May 2006. There will be functions and activities for the visitors and an official function on our anniversary day 12 May 2006
Venue: Whitehorse, Victoria | Jenny Russell
Team Leader Governance
City of Whitehorse
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| 15 May-15 June 2006 | Wine promotion event, McWilliams WineryA wine promotion featuring products from Australia's McWilliam's Wines will be held for a limited time only in Harajuku during May and June. Sixth generation wine maker Mr Scott McWilliams from McWilliam's Wines makes a special appearance.
Venue: Restaurant Fujimamas, Tokyo | Ernest & Julio Gallo
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| 17-19 May 2006 | Fujitsu Australia Limited holds a customer event each year in Tokyo.
This year attendees from around the world will hear and see the latest from Fujitsu based on 3 themes:
> Innovation in Life
> Innovation in Work
> Innovation in Management
Venue: Tokyo | Fujitsu Australia Limited
Tel.: +61-2-9113-9200 |
| 18 May-31 Oct 2006 | Brisbane City Council Trade Mission to KobeThe Brisbane City Council will sponsor a trade mission to its sister city of Kobe. The mission will enhance the civic and commercial linkages between the two cities.
Venue: Kobe and other Kansai locations | Office of the Lord Mayor, Brisbane
Tel.: +61-7-3403-4328 |
| 19 May-19 Aug2006 | Photos, objects, videos and art by Australian artist Rosslynd Piggot will be on display at the Shinsei Bank Financial Centre in Omotesando, Tokyo.
Venue: Shinsei Bank Financial Centre in Omotesando, Tokyo | Shinsei Bank
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| 21/05/2006 | A series of four abstract ink paintings on canvas by Michael Gurner will be exhibited as part of Asia's biggest design event, 'Design Festa', held at Tokyo Big Sight on 20-21 May. The DREAM series, inspired by fragments of dreams, combines traditional elements of Japanese and Australian art calligraphy brush and ink on canvas prepared for oil painting.
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight | Michael Gurner |
| May-Jun 2006 | Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet Officer Exchange Programme to Aichi PrefectureTwo officers from the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Victoria will visit their sister-state (Aichi Prefecture) as part of an exchange program.
Venue: Aichi Pref. and Tokyo | Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria |
| 23 May-23 July 2006 | Issue by Japan Post of a YOE commemorative stamp sheet featuring Australian themes. | Japan Post
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| 24 May 2006 | Wollemi Pine SymposiumA major event within the Wollemi Pine launch program in Japan, this Symposium will be held in conjunction with the General Assembly of the Japan Association of Botanical Gardens held in Tottori in May and will include a presentation from Wollemi Australia to an audience of influential scientists, botanists and horticulturalists in Japan. It will also act as an explanation of Australia's extensive programs for plant protection.
Venue: Tottori Flower Piazza | Tottori Flower Piazza
Tel.: 0859-48-3049
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| 24 May 2006, 15:00-20:00 | Free seminar and study-abroad advisory sessions in Kobe for Japanese schools and students at all levels - primary, secondary and tertiary - who are considering a ryugaku experience in Australia. Featuring over fifty Australian schools, colleges and universities. Parents and teachers also welcome. Supported by the Hyogo International Association. To be opened by the Australian Consul-General in Osaka with a short speech on "Study-Abroad as a Bridge to International Understanding". The first major Australian study-abroad event to be held in Kobe.
Venue: Hyogo International Plaza | AIS Education Centre
Tel.: 617-3243-3461
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| 26 May 2006-4 Jun 2006 | Venue: All Japan | The Australian Embassy |
| 26-27 May 2006 | Piano recitals and Master classes will be held by Mr William Chen, University of Sydney.
Venue: Aichi prefecture | Matsuishi Gakkiten
Tel.: 0569-21-3158
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| May-Jun2006 | Professional nature photographer Masaaki Aihara will display Australian landscapes on photo panels based on the theme of 'Saving the Earth'.
Venue: Aoyama Welcome Plaza, Tokyo | Aoyama Welcome Plaza
Tel.: 03-3423-4118 |
| 27 May-1 Jul 2006 | Australia-Japan Rugby MatchSubject to the International Rugby Board's (IRB) approval Australian Rugby Union (ARU) are planning a number of matches both in Australia and in Japan commencing on the 27th May.
Venue: Tokyo, Perth, Canberra | |
| 28 May 2006 | Japanese flautist Naoko Matsushita, who lives in Perth, will entertain the audience about Australia through a slide show and a musical performance.
Venue: Shinjyuku/Tokyo | Naoko Matsushita
Tel.: 048-432-5705 |
Tokyo: 28 May 2006
Osaka: 4 June 2006
Nagoya: TBC | Introduction of traditional Australian Indigenous dance and yidaki (didgeridoo) playing to Japanese audiences.
Venue: Tokyo, Osaka | Tetsuji Ueno, Chief Representative, Dinkum Aussie Club
Tel.: +81 3-3933-5763
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| 31 May 2006 | Representatives from a wide range of Queensland service providers in the real estate, legal, accounting, migration and education professions will provide information on living in and visiting Queensland. The seminar will be an evening of informative presentations on several issues such as lifestyle, health, legal, taxation, finance, property services and investment regulations and will equip attendees to make the move to Australia, whether for just a few months each year or for a longer stay.
Venue: Australian Embassy | Queensland Government
Website=australiasia |
| All year | Merrimac State School formed a sister school relationship in 2002 between Katsuragi Elementary School in Tsukuba city. In 2004 Merrimac SS introduced video conferencing as part of Japanese and Cultural studies. With the introduction of improved communications equipment this year, video conferences between the schools will be held more frequently.
Venue: Australia, Japan | Merrimac State School
Tel.: +61-7-5569-1555
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| 31 May-2 June 2006 | Seminars to introduce the attractiveness of the Australian lifestyle and provide information how to invest in and migrate to Australia.
Venue: Tokyo, Nagoya, Sendai | Japan Australia Settlements Pty Ltd
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| Jun-Dec 2006 | Program aims to build strong relationship between the Gold Coast City and Kanagawa Prefecture through training in surf lifesaving techniques.
Venue: Kanagawa | Mr Eiji Imamiya, Director, SP Australia
Tel.: +61 7-5520-4009
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| Jun-Dec 2006 | Artistic collaboration projects between Japanese factories and artists from Australia.
Venue: Shizuoka city, Aoyama Spiral etc | Email |
| 01 June- 30 Sep 2006 | The "Tokimeki International School" program between Odawara and Manly primary and high schools comprises a pre-study tour and a reciprocal student exchange program and aiming to advance internationalism of Odawara, engage the local community and foster its youth.
Venue: Odawara City etc | Odawara City Hall
Tel.: 0465-33-1703
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| 01 Jun-8 Sep 2006 | Qantas will hold its 8th Painting Contest for young Japanese. The twelve best works selected will be published as the special Qantas calendar for 2007. Celebrity Mr Tsurutaro Kataoka will join this event as a judge.
Venue: By post | QANTAS Airways
Tel.: 03-5401-7740
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| 3-4 June 2006 | This seminar aims to analyze and discuss current and future relations between Australia and Japan. Topics to be covered include multi-culturalism, a Free Trade Agreement, tourism and drama. A feature of the event will be an Australian wine party.
Venue: The Inter-University Seminar House, Hachioji City | The 27th Australia Japan Joint Seminar Executive Committee
Tel.: 03-3590-8588
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| 5 June-24 Dec 2006 | Two junior high schools in Ibaraki Prefecture and two primary schools in Melbourne will hold a joint art exhibition on the theme of "friendship" to be exhibited at
(1) Ibaraki Prefectural Government building, (Mito City)
(2) NHK Mito Broadcasting Station, "Wai Wai Gallery"
(3) "Daisuki Ibaraki Kenmin Matsuri" local resident's festival tent (Kasamatsu Undo Koen) and
(4) Maroondah Federation Estate, Victoria.
Venue: Ibaraki Prefecture | International Affairs Division, Ibaraki Prefectual Government
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| 6-17 Jun 2006 | Displays of works of Paul Wenz and bookbinding of unbound books by the Bookbinding Exhibition Australia, to introduce Australian literature and culture related to books.
Venue: Waseda Gallery and Waseda University Library | Tokyo Bookbinding Club
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| 7-11 Jun 2006 | The 2006 Short Shorts Film Festival will feature Australian short films in commemoration of the year of exchange. The program includes three special invitation short films which symbolically link Australia and Japan.
Venue: Laforet Museum Harajuku, Tokyo | Short Shorts Film Festival
Tel.: 03-5214-3005
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| 10-11Jun2006 | The Yatsu Higata Day commemorates the Yatsu Higata Exchange with the Boondall Wetlands to track the path of migratory birds which fly from Australia to Siberia via Japan every year. The festival includes a discussion on nature protection, and an exchange of messages with the Brisbane City Council and school students from Brisbane and Japan.
Venue: Yatsu Higata Wetlands, Narashino City, Chiba | Queensland Government
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| 10/06/2006 | The Nippon Australian Football League will hold its Grand Final on June 10. This event marks the completion of the first un-broken winter season in the history of Australian Football in Japan.
Venue: Maishima Sports Island Higashi Arena, Osaka | NAFL
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| 10-11 June 2006 | A two day conference organized by the Australian Studies Association of Japan will be held in Tokyo. Topics to be discussed include: ''Future Japan-Australia Relations in the Era of East Asia Integration'', '' East Asian Integration and the Future of Australia-Japan Relations from Australia's perspective'' and '' Perspectives of the Pacific war and Japan-Australia Relations''.
Venue: Mita Campus, Keio University, Tokyo | Australian Studies Association of Japan
Website~s-yuga/asaj2/ |
| 10 Jun 2006 | Australian Wine and Outdoor DinnerA dinner party, featuring Australian wine and cuisine, will be held at the Mikasaya Hotel. The event will be attended by Mr Hirose, a wine specialist.
Venue: Chinese dining in Mikasaya Hotel in Kumamoto Prefecture | Mikasaya Hotel
Tel.: 0966-63-3151
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| Jun 2006 | Exhibition '' David Higgins WILDLIFE ''The Kyoto University of Art and Design will exhibit 19 animal miniatures and associated reference materials by Professor David Higgins from Deakin University.
Venue: Kyoto University of Art and Design Gallery | The Kyoto University of Art and Design
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| 16 Jun-9 Jul 2006 | One of the best known Japanese folklore stories, Kaguya-hime or the Princess from the Moon, will be performed as an opera. The opera will feature the famous Japanese conductor, producer and vocalists.
Venue: Canberra, Wako city in Saitama | Wako city cultural promotion Public Corporation |
| 16 Jun 2006 | The Historical Publications and Information Section of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is preparing a publication about the negotiation process leading to the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation Treaty between Australia and Japan. | Historical Documents Section, DFAT
Tel.: 61 2 6261 1422
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| 17 Jun 2006 | Tourism Australia will invite Japanese tourists to visit Australia through attractive events at Takashimaya Times Square.
Venue: Takashimaya Times Square | Tourism Australia |
| 18 Jun 2006 | The Memorial Foundation for the Future Expo in Tohoku will be holding a one day symposium on multicultural co-existence featuring a lecture by Australia based Japanese academic Professor Dr Yoshio Sugimoto.
Venue: Sendai City Museum | The memorial foundation for the Future Expo in Tohoku
Tel.: 022-275-3796 |
| 18 June 2006 | As a part of "1 Million Candle Night", a workshop for children will be held in the Cairns Regional Gallery. The workshop will promote recycling by demonstrating how to make candles from waste oils and materials.
Venue: Cairns Regional Gallery | Ecology Earth Art 21
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| Jun-Jul 2006 | Aboriginal Art in GifuThe Gifu Japan-Australia Society will hold an exhibition of Aboriginal Art and other items to highlight Australian indigenous culture.
Venue: Gifu | Japan-Australia Society of Gifu
Tel.: 058-264-1151 |
| 21-24 June 2006 | Violinist Aiko Goto, a member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, will hold two recitals in June in Matsumoto and Tokyo.
Venue: Tokyo, Matsumoto City | Goto Aiko's Violin Recital Committee
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| 23 Jun 2006 | The 4th Australia Japan Conference will bring together eminent representatives from business, government and academia to identify ways to reinvigorate the bilateral relationship through new forms of mutually beneficial bilateral engagement.
Venue: Tokyo | Australian Embassy Tokyo
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| 23 June 2006 | An event featuring Japanese Gindo (poetry recitation) and related arts and cultural exchanges with Australia.
23 June (Fri)
Afternoon session: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Evening session: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Venue: Kioi Hall, Tokyo | Japan Gindo School
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| Jun 2006 | Japan-Australia Business Council of South Australia trade day and gala dinnerA trade day and gala dinner will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Adelaide, South Australia. The event will feature Australian and Japanese produce and entertainment, including a performance of Madam Butterfly.
Venue: Hilton Adelaide | Japan-Australia Business Council of SA |
| 29 June 2006 | The 23rd Cultural Festival, to be hosted by Ms Yuko Ozawa, the founder of International Exchange Foundation of Video Culture and Akasaka Prince Hotel in June, will feature Australia.
The festival provides the opportunity to experience Australian culture through music, food, wine and beer.
Venue: Akasaka Prince Hotel, Tokyo | Akasaka Prince Hotel
Tel.: 03-3234-1111
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Jul 2006
Aug 2006 | Manly and Odawara will celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Reciprocal Student Exchange Programme in 2006. In July each year, approximately 25 Manly high school students visit Odawara for two weeks and in August each year Odawara reciprocate with approx 25 junior and high school students coming to Manly for ten days.
Venue: Manly and Odawara | Elaine Kent, Sister City Coordinator, Manly City Council
Tel.: 02-9976-1697
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| Jul 2006 | The Japan Cricket Association (JCA) National team will tour Queensland, Australia, for a series of matches against Queensland representative teams followed by the participation in the EAP Cricket Trophy qualifying event in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Venue: Brisbane Queensland | Russell James. Project Officer, ICC East Asia-Pacific
Tel.: +61 3-9653-9924
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| Jul 2006-Jul 2007 | The Academy is inviting applications from professional scientists to visit Japan between 1 July 2006 and 30 June 2007 to collaborate with researchers in the host country. Proposals in any field of natural science, basic and applied, including mathematics and engineering science, will be considered. | Nancy Pritchard
Nancy Pritchard, Manager-International Programs, Australian Academy of Science
Tel.: +61 2-6247-3966
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| 01-08 August 2006 | Venue: Sunshine Coast/Australia | KANSEI
Tel.: 03-3222-5655
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| Jul-Sep 2006 | Students from Iwata will visit Toodyay for a one week cultural and educational exchange programme. Toodyay DHS and other schools in the district will send students to Iwata to participate in a cultural and educational exchange programme in Japan.
Venue: Japan/Australia | Japan Australia Modern Educational Services + Toodyay District High School
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| July 2006 | Tasmania Food FairThe Tasmanian Food Fair will showcaseTasmanian food and wine, including the presentation of a Tasmanian style dinner.
Venue: Tokyo | Oyster Bar Tokyo
Tel.: 03-3280-0537 |
| 1 July-31 Oct 2006 | Sister Cities Education Tour between Narara Valley High School & Edogawa, Hiroshima, and Kyoto citiesThis educational tour will enhance the sister city relationship and promote friendship between Narara Valley students and Japanese students from Edogawa, Hiroshima, and Kyoto cities.
Venue: Gosford NSW, Japan | Narara Valley High School
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| Jul 2006 | Two teams from Sydney will travel to Japan in July to play baseball against Japanese teams and enjoy home stays with Japanese families. The children are aged eleven and twelve years of age. One Japanese team of the same age will visit Sydney in August on a reciprocal visit.
Venue: Sydney, Nagahama and Osaka | NSW Junior Baseball Inc
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| 1 July-6 August 2006 | Two artists from abroad and two Japanese artists will be invited to attend the Aomori Contemporary Arts Center Artist in Residence program. One of the invited artists is Hossein Valamanesh from Australia. The program includes lectures, workshops and exchanges with artists displaying their own work.
Venue: Aomori Contemporary Art Center | Aomori Contemporary Art Center
Tel.: 017-764-5200
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| 2 Jul 2006 | Australia's premier running event featuring marathon, 1/2 marathon, 10km run, 7.5km walk and 4 and 2.25km Junior Dashes. Attracts over 12,500 participants from elite to social runners. The races are supported by a 4 day sports expo, beach walks, "carbo loading" party, corporate dinner, on-course entertainment and presentation ceremonies. Over 700 Japanese runners expected. Race entry fees from $15 to $80. Entry forms available online.
Venue: Gold Coast | Email |
| 4-16 Jul 2006 | Ink is a fresh and exciting form of physical theatre which mixes visual imagery with stand out performances. The dancers are catapulted through original choreography into the blackness of projected ink which permeates the performance. A backdrop of projected images is drawn live behind the scenes. Characterised by beautiful visual design, physicality and humour, the style of Ink will appeal to both Japanese and Australian audiences.
Venue: Dance Box, Osaka and expected to tour to Matsuyama and Yokahama | Kate Denborough, Artistic Director
Tel.: 81-6-6646-1120
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| 6 Jul 2006 | A guest speaker from the Australian consulate in Nagoya will give a presentation at the women's network meeting in Aichi in July.
Venue: Will Aichi (Aichi Women's Center), Aichi prefecture
, Nagoya | Aichi Women's Center
Tel.: 052-962-2512 |
| 7 Jul 2006 | A dance event will be held with dance groups from the sister cities of Penrith and Fujieda to develop friendly relationship.
Venue: Fujieda city community centre | |
| Jul 2006 | Teachers' Delegation to Ako, HyogoSchool teachers from Rockingham, Western Australia, will visit their partner school in Ako as a part of an on-going sister schools program. In August a group of teachers from Ako will visit schools in Rockingham.
Venue: Rockingham WA, Ako Hyogo Pref. | Sister City Coordinating Committee, City of Rockingham
Tel.: +61-8-9528-0333 |
| 8-16 Jul 2006 | International boomerang championship, with over 100 competitions participating from 16 different countries including 2 Australian teams. The event will include an exchange with Asahikawa local people through a boomerang experience workshop.
Venue: Asahikawa city, Hokkaido | Japan Boomerang Association
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| 9-15 Jul 2006 | Exhibition of the works of Enid Hoessinger, an Australian decorative artist, and demonstrations of her technique.
Venue: Ginza, Tokyo | Sun-k Co.,Ltd.
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| 9-14 Jul 2006 | Australia-Japan Judicial ExchangeAn Australian judicial delegation will visit Japan. A return visit of Japanese judges is under consideration.
Venue: Sydney, Tokyo and Nara | JJ Spigelman AC, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of New South Wales
Tel.: (02)-9230-8213
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| Jul-Aug 2006 | An Australian magician will entertain guests at the Ginza Tobu Hotel. Australian food, wine and beer will also be served.
Venue: Ginza Tobu Hotel | Ginza Tobu Hotel
Tel.: 03-3546-8970 |
| 10 Jul-31 Aug 2006 | A buffet dinner fair showcasing the safety and high quality of Australian food products to be held in various hotels in July and August.
Venue: Resort Trust's hotels | Resort Trust Cop.
Tel.: 052-220-2951 |
| Jul 2006 | Australian Food Fair presented by Max ValuThe Max Valu supermarket chain will hold a promotional campaign highlighting Australian food. At the same time, it will report on its 2005 campaign to raise money for the endangered Tasmanian Devil.
Venue: Max Valu supermarkets | Max Valu Tokai Co. |
| 14 July-9 Oct 2006 | Exhibition showcasing the Ediacaran fossils of the Flinders Ranges of South Australia along with material from many parts of the world that is related to Australian animal fossils.
Venue: Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum | Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
Tel.: 0779-88-0001
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| 14-20 July 2006 | Concert 'Where the White Feather Lands'A live performance by an Australian pianist Shaun Murphy and a Japanese singer MAYUMI to introduce Australian culture through songs that are both comical and touching.
Venue: Tokyo/Hokkaido | Sound of Angels Productions
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| 15 Jul 2006-26 Nov 2006 | Exhibition: Land of Koalas - Wildlife of Australia, Past and PresentExhibition showcasing research and materials of
Australian wildlife, including a Tasmanian Tiger and other modern fauna of Australia as well as a varied and rich collection of fossils.
Venue: Gunma Museum of Natural History | Gunma Prefectural Museum
Tel.: 0274-60-1200
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| Jul 2006 | Five Australian dance directors will create and perform a new dance with a Japanese partner.
Venue: Yokohama, Osaka | |
| 19-31 July 2006 | Australia-Japan School Exchange in TasmaniaJapanese primary school students will visit the Fahan School in Hobart. They will attend the school with local students and stay with host families.
Venue: Fahan School ( Hobart) | Tas21 Tokyo |
| 20 Jul 2006 | Two Australian artists will give an unconventional performance of Aboriginal music by using instruments made from vegetables.
Venue: Nissay Theatre's Foyer, Tokyo | Nissay Theatre
Tel.: 03-3503-3122
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| 21-23 Jul 2006 | Repeat perfomance of this popular large-scale puppet show by performers invited from Australia, and introduction of Australian culture.
Venue: Nissay Theatre, Tokyo | Nissay Theatre
Tel.: 03-3503-3122
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| 23 Jul-10 Sep 2006 | Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial is a grand festival of nature, art and people which takes place every three years in the satoyama of Echigo-Tsumari Region (Tokamachi City, Tsunan Town) in Niigata Prefecture. Four Australian artists and an Australian curator will participate in the 2006 Triennial.
Venue: Niigata Prefecture | Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial Exective Committee
Tel.: 025-757-2637
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| 24 Jul-30 Aug 2006 | Two junior baseball teams from Australia will visit Japan during July 2006 and in return, two junior baseball teams from Japan will visit Sydney during August 2006.
Venue: Osaka, Nagahama, Sydney | NSW Junior Baseball League Inc.
Tel.: +61-2-9674-8964
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| 25-26 Jul 2006 | Introduction of Australian wedding culture and products at the Tokyo International Gift Show 2006.
Venue: Tokyo Big Site | angelus
Tel.: 03-3541-5334
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| Jul 2006 | Publication of Kenji Ishikawa's nature photographic bookIn his latest publication, photographer Kenji Ishikawa captures the Australian landscape through the use of moonlight - a theme continued from his previous publications. | Shinchosha Publishing Co.
Tel.: 03-3266-5634
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| Jul-Oco2006 | Students exchange between Chuo Ward and Sutherland Shire CouncilAs a part of the 15th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Chuo Ward in Tokyo and Sutherland Shire Council in NSW, delegations of local high school students from both countries will cross-visit and stay at host families' homes.
Venue: Sydney, Canberra, Sutherland, Tokyo | Chuo Ward Educational Committee |
| 27-31 Jul 2006 | Since 1998 Melbourne High School and Kasukabe High School in Saitama, have had an exchange program where a group of students and teachers have gone on a cultural exchange and homestay. In 2006, Kasukabe High School will visit Melbourne.
Venue: Melbourne | Mr Shaun Kemp, Japanese Teacher, Melbourne High School
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| 28-30 July 2006 | A two day jazz festival in Hokkaido where two Australian professional groups, Misinterprotato and Australia Art Orchestra, will appear.
Venue: Kutchan Kutosan Park, Hokkaido | Kutchan Jazz Festival Committee
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| 28-30 July 2006 | Visual artist Craig Walsh will be showcasing his work at a special display during the Fuji Rock Festival.
Venue: Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata | Website |
| 31 July-9 Aug 2006 | Sister Cities Exchange Program between Takahata, Yamagata & Singleton, NSWTo celebrate the signing of an official friendship agreement between Singleton and Takahata in 2005, a tour is being planned by Takahata citizens to Singleton for November 2006. The Takahata Secondary School will also visit Singleton in August.
Venue: Singleton, NSW | Takahata Town Board of Education
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| Aug 2006 | The Australia-Japan Research Project (AJRP) at the Australian War Memorial will produce a bilingual book on the breakout from the prisoner-of-war camp at Cowra during the Second World War. The book will be made available to the public on a non-profit basis. | Dr Steven Bullard, Australian War Memorial
Tel.: +61 2-6243-4216
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| Aug and Oct 2006 | The Lifeguard Exchange Friendship Program Agreement between Kanagawa Prefecture and Gold Coast City is an annual event in the program.
Venue: Kamakura, Gold Coast | Mindy Adamson, International Relations Officer, Gold Coast City Council
Tel.: +61 7-5582-8782
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| Aug 2006 | Mito Nanbu Elementary School Sister City Visit2006 will mark the 10th anniverary of the Sydnenham Hillside and Mito Nanbo Elementary sister school realtionship. Each school makes reciprocal visits on alternate years, giving students parents and teachers the opportunity to experience another cultre and strengthen school ties. In 2006 representatives from Mito japan will visit SHPS for a week to partake in school life and a variety of cutlural activities.
Venue: Sydenham Victoria and Mito Nanbo | Jennifer Swanton, Japanese Teacher, Sydenham Hillside Primary School
Tel.: +61 3-9390-1049
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| 1-24 Aug 2006 | Homestay Program for school students in Miyazaki & Kagoshima PrefecturesVenue: Australia | Tokyo Travel Service
Tel.: 0985-31-7760 |
| 1-4 Aug2006 | Queensland jazz group Misinterpretato will perform at Kichijoji's Sometime Jazz club in August. The group will also take part in the Kutchan Jazz Festival and the Japan-Australia Music Artist Exchange in Roppongi.
Venue: Sometime Jazz Club (Kichijoji) | Queensland Government |
| Aug-Dec 2006 | The Victorian Department of Education and Training is offering the opportunity for six Japanese students to participate in a one year study abroad experience.
Venue: Six schools in Victoria | Department of Education & Training, Victoria |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Student Exchange program between Osaka and Mildura, VictoriaThe Mildura City Council in Victoria, which is a sister city of Kumatori Town Osaka will host of 10 high school students from Kumatori Town to encourage an exchange of culture with local Victorian students.
Venue: Mildura City in Victoria | Kumatori Town
Tel.: 0724-52-1001 |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Kangei Koryu Kai -Welcome and Exchange Reception-The Department of Education and Training in Victoria is hosting a "Kangei Koryu Kai", a welcome and exchange reception celebrating the 2006 Australia -Japan Year of Exchange in the presence of the Japanese Consul-General for Japan in Victoria.
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground | Department of Education & Training, Victoria Australia |
| Aug-Dec 2006 | "Lulie the Iceberg" features an iceberg travelling from the North Pole to the South Pole as a main character and is based on a book by a Japanese princess. This family oriented joint production will premiere in Tokyo followed by a Sydney season. It will then tour other part of Australia, New Zealand and Asian countries.
Venue: Tokyo, Sydney, NZ and Asia | Mr Neil Hunt, General Manager, Theatre of Image Ltd
Tel.: +61 2-9518-8458
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| 2 Aug-27 Sept 2006 | Sister School Visits between Gamagori Higashi Senior High School and Rosebud Secondary CollegeGamagori Higashi Senior High School in Aichi Prefecture and Rosebud Secondary College in Victoria have been sister schools for sixteen years.
Gamagori school students will stay with families in Rosebud and in return Victorian students will stay with families in Gamagori.
Venue: Aichi Prefecture/Victoria | Vivienne Keogh, Head of Senior School & International Programs Manager, Rosebud Secondary College
Tel.: 81-3-59868595
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| Aug 2006 | This exhibition celebrates the rich contemporary culture of Tokyo, as well as the history of Japanese traditional crafts. The exhibition also explores Japan's influence on the visual culture of contemporary Australia.
Venue: Fitzroy, Melbourne | Kit Wise |
| 5-6 August 2006 | Australian jazz musicians will be included in this annual event staged at live houses in the Roppongi area.
Venue: Live houses in Roppongi area | Japan Australia Cultural Exchange Association
Tel.: 03-3585-7662
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| 7-13 Aug 2006 | Eleventh Japan Center for International Exchange Council Delegation to AustraliaA Japanese delegation will visit Australia in the eleventh such visit under the agreement between the Australian Political Exchange Council and the Japan Center for International Exchange. The purpose of the visit is to provide an opportunity for young people involved in politics to study the political system of the other country.
Venue: Australian Capital Territory | Ms Pandora Livanes, Executive Officer, Australian Political Exchange Council
Tel.: 02-6215-3248
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| 8-13 Aug 2006 | An ecological art exhibition, including works by Australian artists, will inspire and inform guests about world ecology and environmental protection.
Venue: The Museum of Modern Art, Saitama | Ecology Earth Art 21
Tel.: 047-381-7405 |
| 9-14 Aug 2006 | The Japan World Tournament Baseball is a 12 team international youth tournament run by Japan Boys' Baseball League. The age group is generally under 16 years. The tournament will be held in Osaka, Japan.
Venue: Osaka | Peter Wood, National Development Manager, Australian Baseball Federation
Tel.: +61 7-55-094-116
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| 17 Aug-05 Sep 2006 | A photography exhibition by Kenji Ishikawa will highlight Aboriginal relics and Australian natural landscapes. Kenji Ishikawa has incorporated the use of mystic blue moonlight in these shots.
Venue: Daimaru Museum (Tokyo Daimaru Dep.) | Asahi Shimbun
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| 19-24 Aug 2006 | International exchange between Australia and Japan in Townsville presented by Mainichi CommunicationsVenue: Townsville City | |
| 19-27 Aug 2006 | A group of 20 college and university teachers from Japan twill visit NSW for seven days in August 2006. Focus of the trip will be visits to TAFE Colleges in Sydney and country NSW.
Venue: New South Wales | Russell Scott, Manager Market Development Japan, TAFE Global
Manager Market Development Japan
TAFE Global
Tel.: 0412-444-920
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| Aug-Sep 2006 | Australian festival in Osaka BayAn Australian festival will be held in the Osaka Bay Area including a food show, Australian wine tasting and Australian street performances. As a high light of the festival, Osaka Gas's new LNG tanker, decorated with large artistic designs, depart from a port near the venue on its maiden voyage to Australia.
Venue: Osaka Bay Area | Australia Festival Committee |
| 20 Aug-3 Sep2006 | Yokkaichi University students' visit to the University of Queensland (UQ) School of Environmental StudiesYokkaichi University will send a group of 20 students to the University of Queensland School of Environmental Studies for two weeks with the aim of furthering ties between Australia and Japan in the area of energy and the environment. Yokkaichi University takes missions to Australia hoping for further collaboration between Australian and Japan in regards to environmental protection.
Venue: Queensland | Queensland Government |
| 21 Aug 2006 | Seminar on the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The objective of the event is to generate discussion and exchange ideas on issues relevant to the teaching of English and English teacher training in Australia and Japan and to strengthen Australia-Japan cooperation in the area.
Venue: Australian Embassy Tokyo | Australian Education International Japan |
| 23-28 Aug 2006 | Campus tour in Australia 2006 presented by Saga News Paper Cultural CentreThe Saga Newspaper Cultural Centre will present a study tour of Australian universities and TAFEs. The tour will include student exchanges and the opportunity to experience a class.
Venue: Brisbane, New Castle, Wollongong, Melbourne | Saga News Paper Cultural Centre
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| 24-28 Aug 2006 | Touch Rugby FestivalAustralian touch rugby players and senior staff will visit Japan to develop Japanese players' skills and promote awareness of the sport in Japan.
Venue: Tokyo | Touch Rugby Japan
Tel.: 03-3513-5265 |
| 26 Aug 2006 | A presentation of Aboriginal culture will be held at the Miyagi Museum of Art during August. The event will also include a promotion of Australian wine.
Venue: The Miyagi Museum of Art | The memorial fundation for the Future Expo in Tohoku
Tel.: 022-275-3796 |
| Aug 2006 | Performances and CD release by "Wagou", a group of Australian and Japanese musicians featuring Aboriginal instruments.
Venue: The Miyagi Museum of Art | Dinkum Aussie Club
Tel.: 03-3933-5763
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| 26-27 Aug 2006 | Report from the assistants who taught Japanese language and lectured about peace in schools in Victoria and Queensland, Australia. Training about teaching Japanese language and lecturing on Japanese culture and peace for assistants who will be heading to Australia.
Venue: OPM Japan Ltd | Email |
| 26 Aug-9 Sep 2006 | Inter-image Art ProjectThe Griffith University Queensland College of Art and the Tokyo National Museum of Fine Arts and Music, will both exhibit works from students on the theme of the Japan-Australia relationship.
Venue: Queensland College of Art | Tokyo National Museum of Fine Arts and Music |
| Aug-Dec 2006 | Waterfront Travel - Koala Plan ProgramThe Koala Plan Project will target retiring executives and promote Queensland as an attractive business, investment, retirement and tourism destination.
Venue: Japan, Australia | Queensland Government |
| 30 Aug-1 Sep 2006 | As a sponsor of CEDEC 2006, the Queensland Government will promote its computer games industry, following on from its earlier exhibition at the Tokyo Games Show in 2005.
Venue: Showa Women's University, Tokyo | Queensland Government
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| 30-31 Aug 2006 | The unique Australian performance group, C!RCA will entertain with circus and dance performances.
Venue: Osaka International House '' Sakura'' | Osaka International House Foundation |
| Sep-Oct2006 | A health festival to introduce chiropractic treatments as an alternative or complimentary medical treatment.
Venue: Minato ward community centre 'Baroon' | RMIT University Chiropractic Unit Japan
Tel.: 03-3437-6907
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| Sep 2006 | Exchange Program between Natori City and Mount Waverley Secondary CollegeStudents from Mount Waverley Secondary College will be visiting Natori City to experience Japanese culture and learn about Japan.
Venue: Natori City, Miyagi | |
| 1-10 Sep 2006 | This annual festival celebrates the historic connections between Japan and Broome and pay homage to Broome's multicultural community and its pearling industry. This year's festival will also mark the 25th anniversary of the sister city agreement between Broome and Taiji town in Wakayama.
Venue: Broome and Taiji town in Wakayama | Makiko Omae, Shinju Matsuri Incorporated
Tel.: +61 8-9192-1809
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| 4 Sep 2006 | Teleconference between Taichi Primary School and Broome Primary SchoolTo enhance the relationship between the sister cities of Taichi town in Wakayama and Broome in Western Australia, teleconferencing will be introduced into the local primary schools.
Venue: Taichi Primary School, Broome Primary Scool | Taichi Primary School
Tel.: 0735-59-2019 |
| 4-5 Sep 2006 | South Australia Promotional DinnerVisit to Japan by the Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Small Business, the Hon Karlene Maywald MP, to further strengthen and develop trade and investment opportunities between South Australia and Japan. A wine master-class and a wine dinner will be held.
Venue: Australian Embassy, Radisson Hotel & Imperial Hotel | Department of Trade & Economic Development |
| Sep 2006 | The Queensland Government will sponsor a booth at this Autumnfs Gift Show at the Tokyo Big Site Convention Centre. The booth will introduce a number of new Queensland products to the Japanese gift market as well as showcase Queensland products already available in Japan.
Venue: Tokyo Big Site Convention Centre | Queensland Government |
| 6-10 Sep 2006 | The festival will exhibit 100 short films from 70 countries, including Australia.
Venue: Sapporo Toho Plaza Theatre | Sapporo Short Fest Committee
Tel.: 011-817-8924 |
| 6 Sep 2006 | Clean Coal Day in Japan 2006 - ReceptionA reception to commemorate the success of initiatives to address current clean coal issues' in particular the collaborative achievements of Japan and Queensland in the development of clean coal technology.
Venue: Capital Tokyu Hotel | Queensland Government |
| 7-12 Sep 2006 | Sister City Visit by Edogawa Ward to GosfordVisit by a delegation led by the Mayor of Edogawa Ward to Gosford to celebrate the sister city relationship and participate in various events including: the official opening of the Australia-Japan Pavilion at the Australia Springtime Floral Festival, an inspection of the Gosford/Edogawa Ward Commemorative Garden and visits to local Aboriginal sites.
Venue: Gosford NSW and Canberra ACT | Gosford City Council
Tel.: +61-2-4325-8222 |
| 8-14 Sep 2006 | Exhibition of Japanese and Australian children's creative worksDisplay of children's art works from Melbourne and Japan.
Venue: Kanagawa Plaza | International Children's Friendship Association
Tel.: 045-413-2339
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| 11-12 Sep 2006 | Forum for maritime specialists from Australia and Japan to discuss current issues including protection of the ocean environment and the achievement of balance and harmony in the use of natural resources.
Venue: Yokohama Symposia ( No.2 Yamashitacho ) | Japan Foundation
Tel.: 03-5562-3538 |
| 12-15 Sep 2006 | Queensland Biotechnology Mission 2006Participation by biotechnology company representatives from Queensland in BioJapan 2006. The representatives will also meet with several Japanese companies with the aim of further developing business ties.
Venue: All Japan | Queensland Government
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| 12 Sep-9 Oct 2006 | Japanese theatre companies and producers in partnership with Australian counterparts will present an Australian performing arts festival under the banner of "Dramatic Australia".
Venue: Tokyo and Osaka | Kyoko Hasegawa, Secretariat, Dramatic Australia
Tel.: +81 3-3374-5796
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| 16 Sep 2006 | Held every September since 1989, and modelled on France's famed Le Mans 24 hour classic, the Mazda MX-5 Media 4-hour Endurance Race pits more than two dozen of Japan's top automotive media outlets against one another at the country's most popular racetrack, Tsukuba Circuit.
Starting at 4pm on September 16, this day-night race requires teams to not only drive fast, but at the same time, expertly manage a limited supply of fuel. And Australian team consisting of Australian auto journalists will be there competing for podium honours.
Supported by Mazda Australia, Mazda's HQs in Hiroshima and the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, Team Australia is Japan-based Peter Lyon, and Ian Luff, John Boston and Dean Evans who are flying in from Sydney just for the event!
Venue: Tsukuba Circuit | Mazda Festa Committee
Tel.: 03-3424-7841
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| 17 Sep 2006 | The Sydney Running Festival is a community fitness event in Sydney run annually by Athletics Australia (AA) consisting of: marathon; half marathon; Bridge Run; and Family Run.
In 2006, AA wishes to establish a sister partnership with two major events in Japan and promote Sydney and the Sydney marathon to a Japanese audience.
Venue: Sydney | Wayne Larden
Tel.: +61 2-9310-8118
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| Sep2006 | An international symposium on media literacy will be held in Tokyo. Three specialists in this field from Western Australia have been invited to discuss expressive media literacy. Practical exercises will be undertaken.
Venue: Gakushuin Women's College, Tokyo | 'Media Literacy - International Symposium' steering committee |
| 24/9-7/10/2006 | Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Queensland Government and the city of Narashino Japan, a student exchange between the Earnshaw State College and the Yatsu Minami Elementary School will be undertaken.
Venue: Narashino City, Chiba | Queensland Department of Education and the Arts
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| 25 Sep-13 Oct 2006 | Upper Yarra Secondary College Japanese Sister School Exchange VisitThe Upper Yarra Secondary College, Victoria, will visit its sister school, Odate Kokusai Joho Gaukin, in Akita Prefecture for three weeks in 2006
Venue: Melbourne, Akita Prefecture | Michelle Spinks, Japanese Teacher,Upper Yarra Secondary College
Tel.: +61 3-5967187 |
| 26 Sep-1 Oct 2006 | Japanese and Australian visitors will take part in a walking tour of the World Heritage area in the Blue Mountains National Park.
Venue: Blue Mountains National Park | Club Tourism Co.
Tel.: 03-5323-6650 |
| Every Thursday from September 28 (10 Series) | Schedule for summery and lecture
28 Sep: ' Multicultural Australia '
5 Oct: ' Traditional Culture of Indigenous Australia and the Present '
12 Oct: ' Urban and Rural Areas in Australia '
19 Oct: ' Australian Identity '
26 Oct: ' Australian Economy and the Life of the Workers as seen through the penal colony experience '
2 Nov: ' Australian Natural Resources, Environment, Agriculture and Trade Policy '
9 Nov: ' Identity in Australian Literature and Painting '
16 Nov: ' Australian Ports and Urban Redevelopment '
30 Nov: ' Community Exchange between Japan and Australia '
7 Dec: ' International Education in Australia '
Venue: Osaka | The Center for Australian Studies, Otemon Gakuin University
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| 29 Sep-16 Oct 2006 | Sister City Educational & Cultural Exchange 2006 Geraldton/Arai-choThe Australia-Japan Society of Geraldton will undertake an educational and cultural exchange with its sister city of Arai-cho in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Venue: Arai-cho in Shizuoka Prefecture | Australia-Japan Society of Geraldton |
| 29 Sep 2006 | Speech by YOE Tourism Ambassador and former astronaut Mamoru Mohri on his memories of life as a university student in Australia, as part of an overseas tourism event in Sapporo.
Venue: STV Hall in Sapporo | |
| All year | The publication presents interesting episodes of student life at the ANU by a post-exchange student from Keio University, Japan. Features practical hints for living in a multicultural society and provides essential study skills advice. | Chizuru Matsunaga
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| 30 Sep-11 Nov 2006 | Teach The Teachers 'TRAVEL TO JAPAN' programThis is a teachers' education program that aims to enable teachers to develop more internationally focussed curricula through first hand experience with education at the grass-roots level.
Venue: Jinsekikogen Town /Toyomatsu Junior High School, Hiroshima Kyoto and Tokyo | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
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| 30 Sep- 1 Oct2006 | The Australian Dance Theatre will perform its successful production of Held. The production was critically acclaimed during earlier performances in Europe.
Venue: Saitama Theatre of Arts | Saitama Arts Foundation
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| 30 Sep 2006 | 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange Symposium presented by Australian Studies Association of JapanSpecialists in Australia-Japan relations, including representatives from academia and business, will meet to discuss the Australia-Japan economic relationship against the back ground of the changing East Asian economic environment.
Venue: Nagoya University of Commerce & Business | Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
Tel.: 052-203-8111
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| 1 Oct 2006 | Women's Kick Boxing WMC flyweight semi-finalA women's boxing match between Australian junior bantamweight champion, Wendy Miranda, and the Japanese champion, Gracia Aki, as part of the World Intercontinental Title.
Venue: Korakuen Hall Stadium, Tokyo | Austrade
Tel.: 03-3419-0536 |
| Oct 2006-Mar 2007 | Campaign to visit Japanese elementary schools to introduce and promote the health and safety aspect of Aussie Beef.
Venue: All Japan | MLA Meat and Livestock Australia
Tel.: 03-3545-5226 |
| Oct-Nov 2006 | CLAIR Local Government Conference:TownsvilleJapanese and Australian delegates will attend a three-day conference on "Cities and Sustainability: Managing the Environment for the Future".
The program features an international environment keynote speaker and papers on sustainability programs by local government in Japan and Australia.
Venue: Jupiters Hotel, Townsville | Susan Roberts, Convenor, Townsville Year of Exchange Working Group
Tel.: +61 7-4721-4903
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| 3 Oct 2006 | Sister City Celebration - Chuo Ward and SutherlandChuo Ward will commemorate the 15th anniversary of its sister city relationship with Sutherland through a series of corporate functions and student exchanges.
Venue: Nihonbashi Social Community Hall | Positive Inc. |
| 3-29 Oct 2006 | The australian Film Commission, in partnership with the National Film Centre in Tokyo, will be presenting a major Australian film Festival in Tokyo throughout October. The festival will showcase the history of the Australian film industry, screening its earliest silent films, example of the 1970's 'Renaissance' period and the most recent contemporary releases. This will be the time in 30 years that Australian films have been presented in Japan as part of such a large and prestigious showcase.
Venue: National Film Center, Tokyo | Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Tel.: 03-3561-0823
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| Oct 2006 | Denis Beaubois Exhibition at Youkobo ArtspaceAn exhibition of the works of contemporary Video Artist Denis Beaubois at Youkobo Artspace as part of the Asialink residency program.
Venue: Gallery Youkobo ArtSpace, Tokyo | Denis Beaubois
Tel.: +61-2-9698-8582 |
| 6 Oct 2006-Feb 2007 | Photo exhibition of Masaaki Aihara: Great Australia in PanoramaA photography exhibition by Masaaki Aihara will highlight the Australian landscape and colour variations through a series of panoramic photos.
Venue: Fujifilm photosalon (Tokyo/Nagoya/Osaka/Fukuoka/Sapporo) | Fujifilm photosalon
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| 7 Oct- 3 Dec 2006 | Exhibition of contemporary Australian art at the Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo.
Venue: Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo | Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo
Tel.: 03-3563-0241
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| 7-10 Oct 2006 | Home Stay Program in TakarazukaInvitation by a senior high school in Takarazuka to nine Australian college and high school students to homestay with Japanese host families and study Japanese culture.
Venue: Hibarigaoka Gakuen Senior High School | Hibarigaoka Gakuen Senior High School |
| 8-31 Oct 2006 | Australia is one of the most renowned countries for innovative cuisine. This Australia food fair showcases a variety of genuine Australian cuisine using Aussie beef, lamb and other Australian produce.
Venue: Restrant "Victor's", The Westin Tokyo | Victor's at The Westin Tokyo
Tel.: 03-5423-7000 |
| 10 Oct 2006 | Launch of the Sister Region Partnership to support existing joint ventures and develop new business ties between these two regions as well as promote cultural, sporting and educational links. This launch will highlight the collaboration between KFSU (Okinawa/FNQcompany) and Mossman Mill to produce a world-first natural dietary fibre from sugarcane.
Venue: Okinawa Industry Support Centre | Kristevefourspace Ussy Pty Ltd (KFSU)
Tel.: +61-7-4032-2706 |
| 12-13 Oct 2006 | 30th Japan-Australia High-Level Consultative Group on Energy and Minerals ConsultationsThese annual consultations between Australia and Japan are designed to promote a broader and deeper bilateral relationship in the area of energy and minerals.
Venue: Brisbane, Carlton Crest Hotel | Department of Industry Tourism and Resources (DITR), DFAT |
| 12-23 Oct 2006 | Members of the Cairns City Council Sister Cities Advisory Committee and the Far North Queensland (FNQ) Australia-Japan Society will visit Oyama in Tochigi Prefecture, Cairns' newest sister city. The delegation will also visit other cities in Japan.
Venue: Tokyo, Oyama, Nagoya, Kyoto | JTB Australia Pty Ltd |
| 15-17 Oct 2006 | Orange/Ushiku Sister City VisitA delegation from Ushiku will visit Orange as part of their Sister City celebrations. Visitors will include the current Mayor of Ushiku as well as the former Mayor who signed the original Sister City agreement in 1990.
Venue: Orange City, NSW | ORANGE CITY COUNCIL |
| 15-17 Oct 2006 | The annual conference of the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee (AJBCC) and its Japanese counterpart, the JABCC, will be held in Sydney to coincide with the closing event on the official Japanese YOE program in October 2006.
Venue: Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney | Paul Gallagher, Executive Director, AJBCC
Tel.: +61 2-6273-2311
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Japan Championship: 29 Jan 2006
World Championship: 28-29 Oct 2006 | "Action Soccer" is a sport founded in Australia. The winning team of the Japan championship will advance to the world championship in Australia.
Venue: Japan :Konami Sports Club Nishi-funabashi/ World Cup:Gold Coast | Konami Sports
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| 18-30 Oct 2006 | Aldridge High School Queensland visit to Sister School in KasukabeA group of 15 high school students (Years 9 -12) and two staff members from Aldridge High School, Queensland, will visit its sister school Sister School in Kasukabe.
Venue: Kasukabe | Sue Buck, Japanese language teacher, Aldridge State High School
Tel.: 61-7-4123-9829
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| 19-25 Oct 2006 | Sister city exchange program : Nara and CanberraPeople in Nara city will join the candle festival in Canberra to enhance the relationship between these sister cities.
Venue: Canberra Nara Park | Nara City International Association
Tel.: 0742-34-1965 |
| 19-21 Oct 2006 | As a part of the Flower Expo, Australian and Japanese flower designers will display flower arrangements promoting Australian native flowers.
Venue: Makuhari Messe | Japan Floral Marketing Association
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| 20-22 Oct 2006 | A series of Australian promotional events will be held of Yokkaichi , Mie. Events include: an Australia-Japan Business meeting; an Australian food show including wine tasting; and exhibits from the Australian pavilions from Expo '70 in Osaka and the 2005 Aichi Expo.
Venue: Yokkaichi, Mie | Australia Fair Committee |
| 21 Oct 2006 | A community event celebrating Canberra's sister city realtionship with Nara, Japan. Features a display of 2000+ candles in the Japanese garden. Audiences can also enjoy a variety of Japanese and Australian food, entertainment and activities such as lantern making, origami and storytelling.
Venue: Nara Park, Lennox Gardens, Yarralumla, Canberra | Karen Manning, Senior Officer - Special Events, ACT Government
Tel.: +61 2-6207-5909
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| 21-22 Oct 2006 | International Exchange Festival in ToyamaMany events including an Australian movie show will be held by local communities in Toyama.
Venue: Toyama station square | Toyama Japan-Australia NZ Society |
| 21-22 Oct 2006 | Iwate Food FestivalGuests from Shiwa's sister city of Stanford Shire will attend the event, a food festival in Shiwa town, featuring local products, including livestock, soba noodles and sake.
Venue: Sun Village Shiwa near JR Shiwa Sta. | Shiwa Town, Iwate Pref.
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| 24-30 Oct 2006 | Japan-OZ Music ExchangeA series of music concerts by Japanese and Australian artists' in Kansai.
Venue: Uwaya Gekijo, Kobe | Japan OZ committee
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| 26 Oct-5 Nov 2006 | This exhibition will explore Australian and Japanese culture as seen through the "tiny diplomats"- stamps, issued between the end of the 1800s, up to and including the 20th Century.
Venue: Philatelic Museum, Tokyo | Philatelic Museum
Tel.: 03-5951-3331
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| Oct-Dec2006 | Highland Hotel Fuji will host an ''Australian Memory Album'' competition on its website and exhibit the best entries. Anyone is eligible to enter the competition.
Venue: on the website | Highland Hotel Fuji
Tel.: 0837-25-3711
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| 27 Oct 2006 | Symposium on Australia as a multicultural country, with a view to the future development of Japanese society.
Venue: Nikkei Hall, Otemachi, Tokyo | National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Tel.: 06-6876-2151 |
| 28 Oct-5 Nov 2006 | An Australian Wild Flower Festival will be held in a well known flower garden, the Wild Flower Garden Blue Bonnet, Nagoya.
Venue: Wild Flower Garden Blue Bonnet, Nagoya | Chuden Kogyo
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| 28 Oct 2006 | The Hokkaido Japan-Australia Society will host a forum to discuss the relationship between Japan and Australia.
Venue: A hotel in Sapporo | Hokkaido Japan-Australia Society
Tel.: 011-746-5544 |
| 28-29 Oct 2006 | A conference on sustainable ecological communities will be held in Tokyo. Presenters from countries including Australia, will discuss their experiences in establishing ecologically sustainable communities. One of the aims of the conference is to work towards the establishment of an ecological sustainable community in Japan.
Venue: Tokyo Women's Plaza Hall | BeGood Cafe |
| 28-29 Oct 2006 | Human health symposiumDr Don Natbeam from Sydney University will discuss the importance of healthy life style in childhood and how to deal with health problems in the elderly.
Venue: A hotel in Sakura city, Chiba | Juntendo University Health Promotion Research Center
Tel.: 043-489-9091 |
| 28 Oct-6 Nov2006 | The Australian musical "The Boy from Oz" which was a big hit on Broadway, portrays the life of famous Australian entertainer Peter Allen. The musical premiered in Japan last June and is returning for another series of performances.
Venue: Tokyo,Osaka | Fuji Television
Tel.: 03-5500-8250 |
| 28 Oct-4 Nov 2006 | Experience Perth ProgrammeAn eight day tour to Perth which aims to give residents of Shimane Prefecture the opportunity to experience and learn about life in Western Australia.
Venue: Perth | Experience Perth Programme Committee
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| 28 Oct 2006 | Cultural Festival in MatsudoSeveral events will be held during the Matsudo Cultural festival, including a music show and dance performances by Australian artists.
Venue: Matsudo Citizen Hall | Matsudo International Exchange Association |
| 28 Oct-1 Nov 2006 | Diversional therapy symposiumMembers of the Australian Diversional Therapy Association will visit Japan to attend a symposium on Diversional Therapy with Japanese counterparts.
Venue: Tokyo, Osaka | Diversional Therapy Association Japan
Tel.: 06-6358-0339 |
| Oct 2006 | Year of Exchange commemorative plaqueTo honour the 2006 visit by the Mayor of Nara to Canberra, a Year of Exchange commemorative plaque will be unveiled at Canberra's Nara Park. Canberra's Chief Minister and the Mayor of Nara will also plant Japanese cherry trees as part of the ceremony.
Venue: Canberra Nara Park, Australian Capital Territory | Chief Ministerfs Department, ACT Government
Tel.: +61-2-6205-0743 |
| Nov 2006 | Focus Publishing will produce a bilingual commemorative corporate book 'Australia-Japan: Friendship and Cooperation" highlighting the cultural and commercial linkages between Australia and Japan. | Ms Gillian Fitzgerald, Associate Publisher, Focus Publishing
Tel.: +61-2-8383-3000
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| Nov-Dec 2006 | Sunbury-Nagano Sister School ExchangeA group of students and teachers from Sunbury College, Victoria will visit its sister school (Nagano High School, Osaka) for two weeks in Nov/Dec 2006.
Venue: Nagano High School, Osaka | Mr Peter Hendrickson, Principal, Sunbury College
Tel.: +61 3-97441066
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| Nov-Dec2006 | Six Essendon Australian Rules football players and senior staff will visit Japan in November/December 2006 to develop their own leadership skills and promote awareness of AFL football in Japan.
Venue: Tokyo/Maebashi/Nagoya/Hiroshima | Essendon Football Club
Tel.: +61-3-9230-0300
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| Nov-Dec 2006 | A special edition of the Australian Journal of International Affairs will be produced to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Australia Japan Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. A select group of Australian and Japanese scholars will be invited to write papers on key aspects of the bilateral relationship. | Dr David Walton, Lecturer, Asian and International Studies, University of Western Sydney
Tel.: 02-473-60447
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| 3 Nov-3 Dec 2006 | A solo exhibition of sculpture by Peter Blizzard, OAM, at the Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan. This is the first solo exhibition of an Australian artist at the world famous museum.
Venue: Hakone Open-Air Museum | Peter Blizzard Solo Sculpture Exhibition Committee
Tel.: 613-53687277
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| 4-12 Nov 2006 | This multi-sport events offers 40 different sports for sports men and women aged over 30 year. Based on the concept of sport for enjoyment rather that pure competition, this event will attract approximately 10,000 participants from over 35 nations. Featuring an extensive social program to compliment the sports events, this is one of the worlds largest masters games.
Venue: Gold Coast | Tel.: (Aus)-07-5564-8733-/-(Jp)-03-5548-5554
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| Nov2006 | Stanthorpe Wine Tourism TourThe Taito Ward Office in Tokyo will lead a tour group to Stanthorpe, Queensland, to take part in a Stanthorpe winery tour.
Venue: Stanthorpe, QLD | Queensland Government |
| 5-15 Nov 2006 | Governor of Queensland visit to JapanVisit to Japan by the Queensland Governor during November to undertake a program based on Queenslandfs education and creative industries sectors. The Governor will also attend some events commemorating the Statefs sister-state relationships with various prefectures.
Venue: All Japan | Queensland Government
Tel.: 03-3201-7861 |
| 7-11 Nov 2006 | Approx 60 delegates from Manly's Sister City of Taito-ku, who are members of the TICC (Taito International Communication Committee) will visit Manly to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Manly and Taito-ku's sister city relationship and officially acknowledge the e2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange'. At the same time Manly's Sister Cities Committee will launch a 25 year history of their Committee.
Venue: Taito City
Manly | Elaine Kent
Tel.: +61 6-9976-1697
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| 8-9 Nov 2006 | Flower gift and table arrangement showA display of table arrangements highlighting Australian wildflowers as well as wine and cheese from Tasmania.
Venue: Australian Embassy | Atelier La Neige |
| 11 Nov-7 Dec 2006 | Young Australian and Japanese photographers express their views of the world through photographic works.
Venue: The Third Gallery Aya, Osaka | Osaka Electro-Communication University
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| 13 Nov 2006 | Cineliteracy - Movie ScreeningCineliteracy is a new educational curriculum challenging Australian teachers. This movie shows how students might approach the content of movies to understand and create their own work.
Venue: Australian Embassy, Shin-yuri Art Center in Shin Yurigaoka | Global Family |
| 13-14 Nov 2006 | Celebrating 25 Years of Exchange - ICTE-UQA celebration of 25 years of international education and exchange programs, including over 40 partnerships between the Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education, the University of Queensland and Japanese universitites.
Venue: Imperial Hotel, Tokyo and undecided in Osaka | Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education ~ The University of Queensland |
| 17 Nov 2006 | Commemorative Lecture by the Australian AmbassadorTo celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of Waseda University, the Australian Ambassador will present a lecture on the importance of the Australia-Japan partnership.
Venue: Room No. B102, Bld.8, Nishi Waseda Campus | Waseda University
Tel.: 03-3203-7747
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| 17 Nov 2006 | The Australia-Japan Road Movie Screening Committee will host a viewing of the movie Bondi Tsunami in Fukuoka. The movie will be shown during a dinner featuring Australian food and wine.
Venue: Kitakyushu International Center | Australia-Japan Road Movie Screening Committee
Tel.: 093-662-0055 |
| 17-25 Nov 2006 | Samurai FestivalMembers of the Japan Armour and Weapons Research and Preservation Society will visit schools in Melbourne to display Samurai arms, armour and culture. The group will also perform a number of Samurai ceremonies never before seen outside of Japan.
Venue: Treasury Garden, Melbourne | PPF ( Past Present Future Pty. Ltd.)
Tel.: 052-953-7595 |
| Feb-Nov 2006 | Fast pitch softball competitions between Australia and Japan staged both in Australia and Japan.
>Feb 14-15: Australia U/19 VS Japan U/19 Women's Softball International (in Melbourne)
>March 17-19: Australia VS Japan Women's Softball International (in Sydney)
>May 4-7: Pacific Series Men's Fastpitch Softball (in Australia, Japan, NZ and Samoa)
>Nov 17-19: Japan Cup Women's Softball Tournament (TBC)
Venue: Japan/Australia | Softball Australia
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| 19-26 Nov 2006 | Artists from Australia, the United States and Japan will perform in their unique style at several concerts in Japan .The concerts will be co-ordinated by the Cross Pacific Committee and are designed to encourage the exchange of musical ideas in the Pacific region. Australian pianist Leslie Howard will perform works by Australian composer Percy Grainger.
Venue: Tokyo and Kanazawa | Pacific Crossing Committee |
| 5.45 pm -9.00 pm 23 November, 2006 | His Excellency Mr Hideaki Ueda, Ambassador of Japan and Professor Graham Durant, Director of Questacon, will co-host a celebration commemorating Questacon's 18th birthday and the special relationship between Questacon and Japan. As part of the celebration, other diplomatic missions will be invited to attend and children will be encouraged to their national dress to showcase the many countries invited to the event.
Venue: Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre, King Edward Terrace Canberra | Michelle Canning Events Manager, Questacon
Tel.: 02-6270-2804
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| 24 Nov-10 Dec 2006 | Newcastle and the Australian Catholic University will visit Shohoku University near Yokohama as part of their sister university exchange program. The Australian students will participate in classes alongside Japanese students and attend local events to commemorate their relationship.
Venue: Shohoku University | Shohoku University
Tel.: 047-247-3131 |
| 25 Nov 2006 | Japanese high school and university students will test English language abilities in an English speech contest sponsored by Shohoku University in the presence of exchange students from Australia.
Venue: ShohokuUniversity | Shohoku University |
| 25 Nov 2006 | A seminar to introduce the Australian environment, people and culture. This seminar includes a lecture, a music performance and the sale of Australian food and products.
Venue: Industrial Event Hall | Suginami-ku international association |
| 25 Nov 2006 | Visual Arts SymposiumThe symposium will highlight the current difficulties in defining photographic and visual arts due to rapid advancements in technology.
Venue: Osaka Electro-Communication University | Osaka Electro-Communication University
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| 25 Nov 2006 | Miura city will hold a festival to celebrate its sister city relationship with Warnambool in Victoria. As part of the festival, Warnambool residents will be invited to visit Miura city.
Venue: Miura city | Miura City International Society
Tel.: 046-882-1111 |
| 25 Nov-2 Dec 2006 | World Conservation Program - JapanA World Conservation program will incorporate conservation and cultural activities in Takashima City. Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) hopes to send a team of up to 20 volunteers to participate in this cultural exchange program.
Venue: Takashima City, Shiga prefecture | Conservation Volunteers Australia
Tel.: +61-3-5330-2600
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| 26 Nov-25 Dec 2006 | Media artists are invited to Sendai prefecture from Australia and Japan.
Venue: Sendai Mediatheque | Association of Sendai Mediatheque
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| 27 Nov-1 Dec 2006 | My Place Through My Eyes - an exhibition of student artworkAn exhibition celebrating the creativity of Victorian school students will be held at the Docklands in Melbourne from 27 Nov. The exhibition will then travel to Japan.
Venue: Docklands, Melbourne and Japan | Association of Independent Schools of Victoria |
| 28 Nov 2006 | YOE Tourism Ambassador Asato Shizuki will perform songs about Australia at two special performances to commemorate the YOE. Australian food and wine will also be available.
Venue: Blue Note Osaka | Blue Note Osaka |
| 30 Nov 2006-27 Jan 2007 | 10th Annual Iwasaki Sangyo Japanese Travel Bursaries and Achievement Awards ProgramThe Iwasaki Sangyo Japanese Travel Bursaries and Achievement Awards Program was established in 1997 to encourage and promote excellence in Japanese studies in Queensland secondary schools. The Program aims to promote the recognition of student achievement in acquiring Japanese as a second language through in-country study and accommodation with a host family.
Venue: Kobe City | Queensland Department of Education and the Arts |
| Nov-Dec 2006 | Bondi Tsunami tells the story of four young Japanese holiday makers touring the east coast of Australia in a classic Holden car. The movie will preview in Osaka, Fukuoka and Tokyo prior to its official release in Japan.
Venue: Planet Cinema, Osaka | International and Trade Finance Pty Ltd
Tel.: 06-6377-0023 |
| 1-31Dec 2006 | This feature article in Food Life magazine discussing not only the diverse and unique aspects of Australian food, but also including comments from prominent restaurant owners and food industry representatives. | Monthly Magazine Food Life
Tel.: 03-3263-0341 |
| 2-3 Dec 2006 | The Negotiation Competition provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in a moot negotiation and arbitration scenario on international business, with the aim of increasing interest in negotiation and providing an incentive for students to learn.
Venue: Sophia University, Tokyo | Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition , Steering Committee
Tel.: 03-3238-3256 |
| 8 Dec 2006 | The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge is performing arts event for secondary and primary school students in Australia. In the YOE, an event is being launched in Japan to provide the opportunity for Japanese students to experience the thrill of performing in a professional event and do so in an environment free of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
Venue: The Fuchu-No-Mori Hall, Tokyo | Rock Challenge Japan 2006
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| 9&16 Dec 2006 | The "One Ticket International Cooperation" concert is a benefit concert supported by the Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC), featuring volunteer singers and sponsored by the JVC Concert Committee. The 2006 concert will include four soloists from Australia.
18th Tokyo Performance J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio
16 December (Sat) at Showa Women's University, Hitomi Memorial Hall (Setagaya-ku, Taikodo)
9 December (Sat) at Izumi Hall (Chuo-ku, Shiromi)
Venue: Tokyo, Osaka | JCV Concert Committee
Tel.: 03-3836-4108
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| 10 Dec 2006 | Okayama Symposium - An understanding of AustraliaViewing of acclaimed Australian movie Rabbit-Proof Fence historical Aboriginal life in Australian society followed by discussion about Australia with local Australian residents.
Venue: Community Hall in Asakuchi | Asakuchi City International Society |
| 12-19 Dec 2006 | Exchange program between sister schools : Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin High School and Grovedale CollegeStudents from Grovedale College will visit their sister school in Japan and stay with host families. Students will also participate in lectures to enhance cultural understanding.
Venue: Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin High School | |
| 16 Dec 2006 | Bondi Tsunami, a road movie about four young Japanese on a working holiday in Australia, will preview in Tokyo on Dec 16.
Venue: Nakano Sunplaza | International and Trade Finance Pty Ltd
Tel.: 02-9908-7981
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| 16 Dec 2006 | WAGO will perform live at Christmas special in Tenjin, Fukuoka. Their performance will also be broadcast through radio FM Tenjin.
Venue: Nishitetsu SOLARIA PLAZA, Fukuoka | The Christmas 2006 in Tenjin |
| 20 Dec 2006-18 Feb 2007 | Australian young artists, composers and musicians will travel to Tokyo and exhibit or perform their works for the first time in Japan. They will also carry out a project include an exchange event and a music program for children to understand contemporary works.
Venue: Tokyo Wonder Site Shibuya/Aoyama | |
| 29 Oct-23 Dec 2006 | Venue: Fukui Prefecture | Dream Seed Project
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| 23 Dec 2006 | Japan-Australia Commemorative Christmas Party in ToyamaToyama Japan-Australia NZ Society's annual Christmas Party for local Japanese, Australians and others.
Venue: Wohlfahrt Toyama ( JR Toyama sta. North) | Toyama Japan-Australia NZ society
Tel.: 076-421-9120 |
