On February 21, the event “Strengthening Japan-Lithuania relations” was organized during the Vilnius Book Fair 2015 on the occasion of the presentation of the book “Colors and Tastes of Japan” written by the head of the Centre for Asian Studies, Dr Aurelijus Zykas. The event attracted c. 500 spectators and was also broadcasted online, thus […]

On 30th of January, Ambassador of Japan in Lithuania H.E. Kazuko Shiraishi paid a visit to the Center for Asian Studies where she met a director of VMU Library Ms. Lina Bloveščiūnienė. During the visit, Her Excellency officially presented 200 books for Chiune Sugihara Reading Room, donated by Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Vice-Minister of the Minister Cabinet […]

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VMU Centre for Asian Studies invites to a Japanese calligraphy workshop held by the professional master Tosen Iwasaki, invited by the Embassy of Japan in Lithuania. The workshop will take place on May 22 (Friday) at 15:00 in Kaunas, M. Gimbutiene room (Donelaičio str. 52 – 211).

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On November 3 the photo exhibition was opened in the Historical Presidential Palace in Kaunas (Vilniaus str. 33). This exhibition is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of reestablished diplomatic relations between Japan and Lithuania. The exhibition will be opened until the middle of November. The exhibition was opened by the Ambassador of Japan to Lithuania H.E. […]

This year the ex-head of Japanese Studies Centre Mr. Arvydas Ališauskas has been awarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan for the development of Japanese language studies in Lithuania. On October 10th the award ceremony took place in Vilnius, in the residence of the ambassador of Japan H. E. Miyoko Akashi. This is […]

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The Embassy of Japan in Lithuania is honored to introduce you that Baltic Tour of Sho Asano (Tsugaru Shamisen) and the ensemble comes to Lithuania. Sho Asano is very popular in Japan. At his young age he won many music competitions and is considered a Shamisen prodigy. Performers combine traditional musical instruments like shamisen (Japanese […]

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