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Volume 55 No.4 April 2021 

 
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2ページ  Governor Beazley attends Emperor's Birthday Dinner
Ambassador Yamagami and Consul-General Kiya in Darwin
3ページ UNSW's Prof. Martin Green awarded prestigious Japan Prize
First ever Japan-Australia-India-U.S. Leader
4ページ 3.11 Commemorations  - remembering the victims and thanking friends
5ページ Celebrating the contribution of NSW residents
Consul-General Kiya's online newsletters - a round-up
6ページ Taste of Japan
7ページ Australian Olympic Connect | Tomodachi 2021
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme - flashback
8ページ Japan Reports  - Sayonara - see you online


Volume 55 No.3 February 2021 

 
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2ページ NSW recipients of 2020 Autumn Imperial Decorations
Prime Ministers Suga and Morrison meet in Tokyo
3ページ Foreign Minister Commendations awarded to NSW residents
Ambassador Yamagami meets AOC President John Coates
NSW-Japan economic ties - growing connections
4ページ Japan-Australia ties in regional centres
Consul-General Kiya's online newsletters - a round-up
5ページ Awards Ceremony for the 2020 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest
Heritage Japanese in Australia - a new online network
6ページ The Japan Foundation, Sydney - steaming sento and classic films
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme - experience Japan
7ページ A winter wonderland of festivals
8ページ Kyoto's rich World Heritage

 
Volume 55 No.2 October 2020 

 
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2ページ Governor Beazley visits Cowra virtually; Consul-General Kiya visits again
75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War
3ページ The new Prime Minister of Japan
Top level meetings continue between Japan and Australia
NSW-Japan: exclusive webinars for Japanese-business community
4ページ The Australian Olympic Connect 2020 | 友達 Tomodachi project
Consul-General Kiya's online newsletters - a round-up
5ページ A spring flowering of ikebana and kimono in Sydney
JSyd InstaLive - about the series
6ページ The Japan Foundation, Sydney - showcasing city-pop art and J-film
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme - applications open
7ページ Kakunodate: discover a samurai village
8ページ Washoku - a designated UNESCO intangible cultural heritage

 
Volume 55 No.1 July 2020 

 
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2ページ Consul-General Kiya attends Memorial Service for the Sinking of HMAS Kuttabul
Consul-General Kiya visits Cowra
3ページ Australia-Japan business ties continue to deepen
Consul-General Kiya's online newsletters - a round-up
4ページ Staying in & reaching out
5ページ World Masters Games 2021 KANSAI Japan
6ページ Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest 2020
JET alumni stories - social media connections
7ページ Summer festival fun - a former JET reports
8ページ Himeji Castle - a national and World Heritage treasure

 
Volume 54 No.4 April 2020 

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2ページ Inaugural Emperor's Birthday Reception for the Emperor Naruhito
Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in Sydney
3ページ Top economic mission visits NSW from Japan
Consul-General Kiya visits Darwin and Alice Springs
Consul-General Kiya's online newsletters
4-5ページ Tokyo 2020 in 2021
6ページ The JLPT test
Strathfield Lunar New Year
School visits
7ページ Mono no aware - a former JET explains
8ページ World Heritage Site: Itsukushima - a 'floating' shrine
   

Volume 54 No.3 January 2020

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2ページ The Enthronement Ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor
Consul-General's courtesy calls - NSW and NT
3ページ New Caledonia & sister-city visits
Consul-General Kiya's online newsletters - have you read them?
4ページ Mrs Roslynne Bracher AM receives Imperial Decoration
Dr Sadaharu Muramatsu receives Foreign Minister's Commendation
5ページ Okinawa - cherry blossoms in January and sanshin in Sydney?
Seikatsu kogei exhibition: objects for intentional design
6ページ Essay contest awards ceremony & school visit update
Matsuri Japan Festival in Sydney - a great success
7ページ Akita - Jessica's experience on the JET Programme
Japan's bean-throwing festival - spring is on its way!
8ページ Discover Tokyo in 2020
 

Volume 54 No.2 October 2019

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2ページ Message from the new Consul-General
Japan's new Foreign Minister
3ページ Foreign Minister's Commendations
4ページ JMSDF Training Squadron visits Sydney
The Art of Sake 2019
5ページ JETAA Oceania Regional Conference
6ページ Festivals of film and fun
School visit program
7ページ Japan supernatural at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Shichi-go-san festival
8ページ World Heritage: Japan's newest inscription--ancient mounded tombs
 

Volume 54 No.1 July 2019

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2-3ページ A farewell message from Consul-General Keizo Takewaka
Celebrating a new Imperial Era in Japan
Mrs Roslynne Bracher receives Imperial Order
4ページ G20 Summit Meeting and Japan-Australia Bilateral in Osaka
5ページ Spotlight on sports
More festival fun
6ページ Essay contest - topics announced
The JET Programme - new JETs and a new JETAA president
7ページ Summer in Japan
School visit program
8ページ World Heritage: Shrines and temples of Nikko
 

Volume 53 No.4 April 2019

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ Tokyo 2020 - sporting ties to the fore
Ms Jenny Dowell receives Imperial Decoration
3ページ First woman lead Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition team
Consul-General's activities
4ページ Visit to Darwin by Ambassador Takahashi
Cowra Festival of International Understanding
5ページ Destination Japan: Okayama - land of sunshine
6ページ JET - welcome back reception and networking event
Community festivals in Sydney
School visit program
7ページ Japanese online
Sodeisha: Japanese ceramics at Newcastle Art Gallery
8ページ World Heritage: Hiraizumi - a spiritual heritage
   

Volume 53 No.3 January 2019

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ 30th Emperor's Birthday National Day Reception
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Darwin
2+2 Ministerial Consultations in Sydney
The 56th Annual Joint Business Conference AJBCC
3ページ National AJF Conference & Foreign Minister's Commendations
Consul-General's Commendations
4-5ページ Destination Japan: Ishikawa - take time to explore
6ページ Essay contest awards ceremony
School visit program
JET Programme - Furusato Vision Project
Leading Japanese architect Kengo Kuma visits Sydney
7ページ Festival fun
The 2019 Japanese calendar
8ページ World Heritage: Indsutrial heritage - legacies of Meiji Japan
   

Volume 53 No.2 October 2018

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ Message from the Deputy Consul-General
Reception of the International Law Association
Japanese wagyu beef returns to Australia
3ページ Foreign Minister's Commendations
Consul-General's Commendations
4-5ページ Australia at the Rugby World Cup 2019 TM
6ページ A feast of festivals: Strathfield, Willoughby and Darling Harbour
School visit program
JET Programme - applications open
7ページ Japanese Film Festival 2018
Culture's new virtual reality
8ページ World Heritage: Hidden Christian Sites of the Nagasaki Region
   

Volume 53 No.1 July 2018

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A farewell message from the Consul for Information and Culture
Cowra-Japan ties
PALM 8
3ページ 55 years of sister-city ties in Japan and Australia
4ページ Matsuri-Japan Festival in Parramatta
Sydney Consular Women's Club luncheon - kimono and tea
5ページ School visit program
6ページ 2018 Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest - call for entries
A word from the new president of JETAA NSW
7ページ Bon-odori - dancing for the dead?
8ページ Destination Japan - Gunma: Onsen Kingdom
   

Volume 52 No.4 April 2018

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from the Consul for Information and Culture
Shirase in Sydney
3ページ Japanese-Australian women shine on Australia Day Honours List
Consulate-General activities
4ページ Spotlight on sport: swimming and softball
5ページ Mr Hideo Dekura talks Japanese cuisine and food culture in Darwin
21st Biennale in Sydney - Japanese artists
6ページ Teaching and learning on the JET Program by Alanna Kochetkova
Studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
7ページ Japanese dolls: a tradition of charm
8ページ Destination Japan - Gifu: timeless Japanese landscapes
   

Volume 52 No.3 January 2018

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from the Consul for Information and Culture
Consulate-General activities
3ページ Australia-Japan sister-cities mini-feature
4ページ Spotlight on sport ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and Tokyo 2020
5ページ Awards ceremony for the Australia-Japan relations essay contest
School Visit Program
6ページ Festivals, festivals, festivals ... in Sydney and Byron Bay
7ページ New Year in Japan
8ページ Destination Japan - Tokushima - treasures await
   

Volume 52 No.2 October 2017

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Keizo Takewaka
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian visits Japan
3ページ Nichigo Press receives Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation
Ikebana- living with flowers in Sydney
Reception in honour of the Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
4ページ Tokyo 2020 medal project: towards an innovative future for all
2016 essay contest winner Brandon Yoo visits Japan for the first time
5ページ Our school visit program
6ページ 2018 Japan Exchange and Teaching Program - applications now open
Japanese Film Festival - 16-26 November
7ページ Matsuri-Japan Festival - 9 December
Autumn in Japan
8ページ Destination Japan - Hokkaido - a winter wonderland
   

Volume 52 No.1 July 2017

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Keizo Takewaka
2017 Spring Imperial Decorations: the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
Commemorative services in Sydney
3ページ AJS NSW University Awards 2017
Spotlight on sport: Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan
4ページ Island life - by Dominic Balasuriya, an ALT on the JET Program
SMASH! 2017 and Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival
5ページ UNSW students experience the beauty of Kumano
6ページ Exploring Japanese at the Nihongo Tanken Centre
Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest 2017 - topics announced
7ページ Tanabata - the star festival
8ページ Destination Japan - Ehime: kingdom of citrus
   

Volume 51 No.4 April 2017

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Keizo Takewaka
Visit to Sydney by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kishi
Shirase returns to Sydney - and a word from their head cook
3ページ Imperial Decoration Conferment Reception from for Mr Robert Seidler AM
60th Anniversary of the 1957 Commerce Agreement between Japan & Australia
4ページ 75th Anniversary of the bombing of Darwin - visit by Ambassador Kusaka and Consul-General Takewaka
Spotlight on sports: Swimming
JET: Voices of the new alumni committee
Ms Haruko Asakura receives Consul-General's Commendation
5ページ Japanese language education: learning language, learning culture
6ページ Japanese art and design in Sydney
7ページ Cherry blossoms - spring comes to Japan
8ページ Destination Japan - Akita
   

Volume 51 No.3 February 2017

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Keizo Takewaka
Visit to Sydney by the Prime Minister of Japan Mr Shinzo Abe
3ページ Mrs Akie Abe in Sydney
Australia-Japan Business Cooperation Committee reception
Growing agricultural ties between Japan and the Northern Territory
4ページ Consulate-General activities
5ページ Matsuri-Japan Festival 2016 - a great success
Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest Awards
6ページ Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan
7ページ Five years in Fukushima
8ページ Destination Japan - Fukushima
   

Online extra - full transcript of interview for 'Five years in Fukushima'

Volume 51 No.2 October 2016

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Masato Takaoka
Consulate-General activities
Imperial Decorations
3ページ Foreign Minister's Commendations
Consul-General's Commendations
4 & 5ページ Japanese Film Festival
6ページ Matsuri-Jpaan Festival: a great day of fun - Saturday 10 December
NSW Japanese langauge speech contest at the MJS Centre
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program
Essay Contest: update
7ページ 2016 Japanese Budo Delegation: martial arts at Olympic Park
New Voices - a journal for emerging academics
The art of museum buildings
8ページ Destination Japan - Yamaguchi prefecture's history-making Hagi
   

Volume 51 No.1 July 2016

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Masato Takaoka
Consulate-General activities
3ページ Spring Imperial Commendations for Sydney academics
G7 Ise-Shima Summit
4ページ Ukiyo-e by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi at the AGNSW
Kumamoto Earthquake
5ページ SMASH! the ultimate Japanese pop-culture show in Sydney
6ページ Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest Topics for 2016
JET news: the latest JETs from NSW & JETAA's call out to former JETs
7ページ Mountain Day - a new public holiday for Japan
8ページ Destination Japan - Mie, host of the G7 Ise-Shima Summit
   

Volume 50 No.4 March 2016

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Masato Takaoka
Consulate-General activities
3ページ Consulate-General activities [cont.]
5th Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
4ページ Japanese icebreaker JS Shirase returns to Sydney after two years
5ページ Studying Japanese - some resources
6ページ JET news: preparing for life after JET and the newest JETs take off for Japan
7ページ Geiko and maiko - women living as traditional Japanese performers
8ページ Destination Japan - Hello, Hokkaido! All aboard Japan's newest shinkansen
   

Volume 50 No.3 January 2016 - current issue

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Masato Takaoka
Consulate-General activities
3ページ Presentation of Foreign Minister's Commendations
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's official visit to Japan
'2+2' foreign and defence ministerial talks held in Sydney
4 & 5ページ Destination Japan - Dr Peter Armstrong recounts walking the Kumano pilgrimage route
6ページ Satogaeri - former JETs return home ... to Japan
5th Anniversary Memorial of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
7ページ Educational resources for students and teachers
Awards ceremony for the 2nd Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest
8ページ Seasons in Japan - four and counting
   

Volume 50 No.2 October 2015

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Masato Takaoka
Consulate-General activities
3ページ Five NSW residents receive Foreign Minister's Commendations
4&5ページ 2015 Japanese Film Festival - 5-15 November 2015
Get ready for Matsuri in Sydney - 7 November
Edo Giga-comical woodblock prints now at the Japan Foundation Gallery
6ページ Winners of the NSW and NT Japanese Language Speech Contests
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program - Applications open
7ページ 2nd Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest - update
The rabbit in the moon
Letters to the Editor
8ページ Destination Japan: a special report from David Boyd from Hokkaido
   

Volume 50 No.1 July 2015

1ページ Inside this issue - summary
2ページ A message from Consul-General Masato Takaoka
Consulate-General activities
3ページ PALM 7
The Premier of NSW visits Tokyo
Discuss Japan - Japan Foreign Policy Forum
Sydney Modern - leading Japanese architects to design new AGNSW galleries
4&5ページ JET participants from NSW talk about living and working in Japan
SMASH! Sydney's major J-pop culture convention is bigger than ever.
6ページ The 2nd Australia-Japan Relations Essay Contest for NSW & NT students
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test can be taken in Australia
7ページ Gion Matsuri — Kyoto's month-long summer festival
Matsuri in Sydney — Sydney's own Japanese festival
8ページ Destination Japan: Yakushima — an island of world renown