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The Cultural Department in the Embassy of Japan in BH is in charge of public relation activities, cultural activities, and people-to-people exchange activities in BH. For further information of each programme, please click here.

• Reference room  
  • The Cultural Department in the Embassy opens the reference room inside the visa/consulate room to the public on the Embassy’s working days. The reference room allows you to read and watch materials such as books, CDs, videos and DVDs on Japan.
  • Service
    1. Browsing books on Japan.
    2. Browsing Japanese news papers and magazines.
    3. Watching videos and DVDs on Japan.
    4. Providing information on studying in Japan
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• PR activities
  • Educational PR ( School visits )
    • The Cultural Department in the Embassy offers introduction on Japan/Japanese culture to interested schools. Representatives of the Cultural Department will visit your school and also provide information materials. For the enquiries about this programme, please contact the Cultural Department in the Embassy.
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• Lending of 16mm Japanese films and projector

  • Japanese Embassy offers lending of 16mm film projector and the following Japanese films free of charge. For detailed information, please contact the Cultural Department of the Embassy of Japan in BiH.

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    1. Water Boys
    2. Twenty-Four Eyes

• Event Calendar
• Every last Wednesday of the month at 19:00h, Academy of Performing Arts Sarajevo: Japanese Film Night
  • March 31st (Wed) "Kikujiro"

    

  • April 28th (Wed) "Hachiko"

    

  • May 26th (Wed) "Nodo-Jiman"

    

  • June 30th (Wed) "The Crying Wind"

    

  • July 28th (Wed) "Tora-san Takes a Vacation"

    

• May 7-15, 2010: Exhibition "The Spirit of Budo-The History of Japan's Martial Arts"
  • The exhibition allows you to a visual introduction of Japanese history and culture with weapons used in Japanese martial arts.

    

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• Upcoming events (subject to change)
• Past events

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• Studying in Japan
  • If you are interested in studying in Japan and the scholarship,  please refer to this website.
  • If you are interested in the scholarship for Teacher-training students for 2010, please refer to this website.

  • The deadline to apply for MEXT scholarships for 2010 is over, but you can follow this link to see this year's application procedure and use it as a reference for the next year.

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• Japanese Language Course Information
  • If you are interested in Japanese Language Course held at the Embassy of Japan, follow the link.
• Japan Foundation Program
• Fellowship for Intellectual Exchange 2010-2011
• This program offers scholars, reserachers(except undergraduate and graduate students), journalist and professionals, under the age of 45 who are engaged in reserach activities in the fields of the humanities or the social sciences, or who have practical experience in research, media, or non-profit organizations, the chance to reseach in Japan for 1-2 months within the period from May 20, 2010, to March 25, 2011.
  • Program details
  • Application form
  • Application instructions
  • Letter of Affiliation
• Application deadline: 28th December, 2009 Applicants must send all the required documents to Embassy of Japan, Bistrik 9, 71000 Sarajevo, by post. Any documents after the deadline cannot be accepted.
• Interview: Candidates who pass the screening of the document might be invited to interview on January 13th, 2010.

• The Japan Foundation is an independent administrative institution, whose purpose is the promotion of cultural exchange for the better international environment between Japan and other countries. The Japan Foundation carries out its programs and activities in the following three major categories:
  • Arts and Cultural Exchange
  • Japanese-Language Education Overseas
  • Japanese Studies Overseas and Intellectual Exchange
• Each program within these categories supports international exchange activities by individuals and organizations. For those who are interested in applying the programs, please refer to this website.

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• Granting the Use of the Name of the Embassy as a Supporter
  •  The Embassy can grant the use of the name of the Embassy as a supporter for the projects which purposes are clearly for public’s benefits and will contribute to promote international goodwill. For further information, please contact the cultural department in the Embassy.

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• New Japanese International Broadcasting Service “NHK World TV” has begun

  • Japan International Broadcasting and NHK have started to broadcast “NHK World TV” to approximately 70 countries and regions through local satellite services and cable service providers from February. NHK World TV provides the very latest information from Japan, Asia and the rest of the world, as well as a wide variety of programs and topics, 24 hours a day. 

  • Here in Bosnia and Herzegovina, you can see it through the satellite ASTRA, Frequency 11.509 GHz and Symbol Rate 22000 ksym/s.
    Please refer the following ASTRA website:
    www.ses-astra.com/consumer/en/channel-guide/index.php?action=viewChannel&channelID=1148
    And for more detail information about NHK World, please refer its website:www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/