Komaru Transportation Company together with Hiroshima University Lithuanian Center and VMU Center for Asian Studies is organizing the Fifth and already traditional Japanese Language Speech Contest. Participants from schools and universities who are studying Japanese language in Lithuania are welcome. Traditionally, the organizers are going to surprise participants with special prizes. The year 2022 is […]

Komaru Transportation Company together with Hiroshima University Lithuanian Center and Vytautas Magnus University Centre for Asian Studies as well as Japanology  club “Hashi” is organizing Fourth Japanese Language Speech Contest. Competition is intended for pupils and students who study Japanese language in Lithuania. Organizers of the competition aim to strengthen bilateral Lithuania-Japan relations and mutual […]

On May 17th, 2019 VMU Centre for Asian Studies together with Komaru Transportation Foundation and Hiroshima University Lithuanian Center organized Second Japanese language contest. The contest began with the opening addresses by Japanese ambassador to Lithuania H.E. Mr. Shiro Yamasaki, CEO of Fukuyama Transporting Mr. Shigehiro Komaru and Vice-rector of Hiroshima University prof. Toshiyuki Sato. Participant’s speeches […]

In the past few months the Centre for Asian Studies (CAS) together with VMU’s Japanese language teachers and international partners were working on a project financed by Japan Foundation’s “Sakura Network” program. The project was focused on expanding japonukalba.vdu.lt – a page that provides freely accessible Japanese language lessons in Lithuanian language for independent learning.

Recently, Centre for Asian Studies was invited to join the “Sakura Network”, which aims to enhance the quality of overseas Japanese language education and provides opportunities to learn the Japanese language. This opportunty is proposed for the institutions that have succeeded in launching a number of excellent projects. CAS is the first institution in Lithuania […]

Students are encouraged to apply for Japanese Language Program for Overseas Students (Outstanding Students) 2015 organized by Japan Foundation. All the applicants must first fill out the form that can be found at the Centre for Asian Studies (Vaizganto st. 30, Kaunas) until the 24th of April.

The Centre for Asian Studies and Japanese club “Hashi” invite to Japanese language contests which will be held at VMU Small Hall  (Daukanto str. 28, Kaunas) on March 5-6: the fifth Japanese Speech contest (March 5, 10:00-14:00) and the second Japanese Reading contest (March 6, 10:00- 15:00). During the Speech contest the participants from different […]

Centre for Asian Studies is organizing public Japanese language courses. They are meant for school pupils and working citizens who are not able to participate in VMU lectures during the usual time. Courses will be taught by VMU Japanese language teacher Yumiko Nunokawa and here you will have a chance to learn the basics of […]

As most of you already know, November in HASHI club is dedicated to the Japanese language and other related aspects. One of the aspects is dialects. Depending on the size of a country and the number of regions, they can differ only a little or may have so many differences that people who live in […]

Showa Women University in Tokyo offers to participate in their new one-semester lenght Japanese language program. This program is designed for beginner level students to improve their skills and to experience exciting life in Tokyo.