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Jun YOKOTA
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European integration on the roads

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06/08/2010

Address by Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony

10/06/2010

Japan to provide cultural assets for display at “A Passage to Asia” art exhibition to be held as a parallel event for the Eighth Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM 8)

08/06/2010

Inauguration of the Kan Cabinet

kanThe Kan Cabinet was inaugurated on June 8, 2010.

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OkadaSpeeches and Statements
by Foreign Minister Okada

20/05/2010

Speech by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama Prime Minister of Japan on the Occasion of the Sixteenth International Conference on the Future of Asia

29/04/2010

Award of the “Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star” to Mr. René Peeters

01/03/2010

FIFA World Cup 2018/2022 Bidding Committee's Website

FIFA

01/02/2010

Visit Japan Year 2010

Visit Japan Year

29/12/2009

Visit to India by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama

18/12/2009

Statement by H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama,Prime Minister of JAPAN,at the Informal High-level Event,the Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

01/12/2009

The 3rd International MANGA Award

The International MANGA Award, which was established in May 2007, received 303 entries this year from 55 countries and regions all over the world. As a result of the recent screening, two Belgian participants won the silver award.

24/03/2009

Japan Dispatches MSDF Vessels for Antipiracy Mission off Somalia

20/01/2009

Exchange of Views between Mr. Nobuhide Minorikawa, former Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Ministers of the Republic of Rwanda on the Situation in the Eastern Part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

27/11/2008

Japan's Efforts towards the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals mdg

24/04/2008

MEGUMI (Japanese animation film on "Abduction") now viewable online

MegumiStory: In 1977, Ms. Megumi Yokota, a 13-year-old girl, disappeared on her way home from school. It was revealed later on that she was abducted by North Korea. This film features the anguish of Megumi’s family and their desperate effort to bring her back home.

Download page: http://www.rachi.go.jp/jp/megumi/#en

19/04/2007

Abduction - An Unforgivable Crime -

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» Streaming video (EN Full Text)
» Streaming video (FR Full Text)
» Streaming video (FR Digest)

12/12/2006

Abduction Cases of Japanese Nationals

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Abductions by North Korea - Abe Administration: Policy Profile
» Streaming video (EN/5min)

MOFA NewsDAILY

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03/09/2010

Visit by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the Federal Republic of Germany

03/09/2010

Accompanying Measures pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 on Iran

02/09/2010

Press Conference by the Deputy Press Secretary (September, 2)

Japan Brief WEEKLY

Foreign Press Center Japan

19/08/2010

Japan's Economic Growth Decelerates to Annual Rate of 0.4% in April-June Quarter

10/08/2010

UN Secretary-General, US Ambassador to Japan Attend Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony for First Time

14/07/2010

DPJ Suffers Heavy Defeat in House of Councillors Election; Kan to Continue as Prime Minister

Notice

13~17/09/2010

Exhibition: "DECOUPAGE"

Please come and see handmade sophisticated paper craft

27/05/2009

Influenza A (H1N1): the Current Situation in Japan

01/07/2008

Seminar Report "Reforms of Belgian Immigration Procedure"

Where we stand and what will come-Visa, Work Permit & Limosa (BJA Trade Flows & Cultural News Number 79-June 2008)

11/10/2007

Outline of New Immigration Procedures: Requirements for the Provision of Personal Information (Date of Enforcement) » more

19/09/2007

Driving a car in Japan with a Belgian driving license becomes possible » more information

Events

03/09/2010UPDATED

Event Calendar

13~17/09/2010

Exhibition: "DECOUPAGE"

Please come and see handmade sophisticated paper craft

23/09/2010

Cinema: "Hana"

Directed by Koreeda (2006)

14~27/10/2010

Exhibition: "Andante Cantabile"

Rhythm, colours, variations. An exhibition of abstract oil paintings by a Japanese artist, Yoko

(!) Unless otherwise noted, the events take place at the Cultural and Information Centre of the Embassy of Japan.

Study in Japan

14/04/2010

Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for 2011
RESEARCH STUDENTS

2 (or 1.5) year scholarship for students at postgraduate level.
Application Closed

14/04/2010

Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for 2011
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

5 year scholarship for students who wish to receive university education in Japan.
Application Closed

Exchange Program

15/06/2010

Study Tour of Japan for European Youth 2010

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan invites young Europeans for a ten-day group study tour of Japan in November 2010.
Application Closed

02/09/2010 NEW

JET Program

sophieMs. Sophie Bocklandt (Coordinator for International Relations) writes about her life as CIR in Kanazawa.

CIR Report
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15/01/2010

Japan-Europe High School Student Exchange Program for 2010

Short-term (5 weeks) or long-term (5 months) exchange program for high school students.
Application Closed

Miscellaneous

*** Lost property ***

We found recipe notes (written in Dutch) in our library. If it is you who left those notes, please come to our library to collect them. Thank you.

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