This May, a new Lithuanian book about Japan was released. It is called “Japonijos spalvos ir skoniai” or in English – “The colours and the taste of Japan” and is one of the few literary works published by a Lithuanian author about this country. The piece colourfully depicts a wonderful, versatile and rich heritage, people and lifestyle of Japan. Refering to his personal experience, the author tells us a humorous and nostalgic tale about his life in two different cities of Japan – Tokyo and Kanazawa.
Lyrical textual miniatures and picturesque recipes of Japanese dishes inserted between the chapters make the book even more lively as it is. Illustrated with vivid pictures, the newest release about Japan will surely spike everyone’s interest. (more…)










On the 29th of April in Centre of Oriental studies in Vilnius University, Centre for Asian Studies (CAS) and Confucius Institute at Vilnius University CI VU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding. By doing so, a formal cooperation between the two institutions was initiated. The Memorandum enabled the establishment of Confucius Institute Teaching Point at VMU. The teaching Point will mainly be aimed at Chinese language teaching for VMU students.
Penktadienį, balandžio 25 d., Vytauto Didžiojo universitete Azijoslankėsi prof. Hiromi Hayashi, Bunkyo Gakuin universiteto (Tokijas) prorektorius. Jis atvyko į VDU 25-mečio renginius, skaitė sveikinimo kalbą ir universitetui padovanojo vertingą dovaną – žymaus XVIII a. japonų dailininko Katsushika Hokusai graviūros originalą.
Azijos studijų centras sėkmingai pradėjo vykdyti dar vieną savo projektą –
Azijos studijų centras (ASC) pradėjo Erasmus+ pagrindu plėtojamą partnerystę su Eötvös Loránd universiteto (ELTE) Tolimųjų Rytų institutu (Budapeštas, Vengrija). Arvydas Kumpis, ASC vyresnysis koordinatorius, lankėsi ELTE balandžio 6-12 dienomis.






