Australia-Japan Foundation
The Australia-Japan Foundation (AJF) was established by the Australian Government in 1976 to expand and develop contact and exchange between the peoples of Australia and Japan and to help project positive images of Australia and Japan in each other's country.
As a part of the implementation of the Australian Government's response to the Review of Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders, the Australia-Japan Foundation was re-formed within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on 1 December 2006.
The AJF has its headquarters in Canberra and is supported by an office at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo.
Key Activities
Projects and programs supported by the Foundation help promote people-to-people engagement across a diverse range of sectors, including the arts, education, science and technology, sport, local government, community services and business.
The Foundation's annual work program focuses on activities which are aligned with its strategic objectives, which are to:
- increase understanding in Japan of shared interests with
Australia;
- increase understanding in Australia of the importance of Japan
to Australia as an economic and strategic partner; and
- increase recognition in Japan of Australian excellence and
expertise.
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Major programs
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Special Open Lecture: Contemporary Indigenous Issues -Aynu and Aboriginal People-
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Organised by National Museum of Ethnology and Australian Studies Association of Japan
Supported by Australia-Japan Foundation
Date: 28 November 2009 (Saturday) 11:00am - 5:15pm
Venue: Auditorium of the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka
Admission: Free
File is Japanese only
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Australia-Japan Science Show
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Date and Time: 14:10-14:50, Sunday 1st November 2009
Venue: 1F Symbol Zone, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, known as Miraikan in Odaiba
Admission: Free (for Permanent Exhibition: adults Y 600, 18years old and under Y200)
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Book Launch - Interpreting Occupied Japan: the Diary of an Australian Soldier 1945-1946
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Interpreting Occupied Japan: the Diary of an Australian Soldier, 1945-1946, by Basil Archer, edited and with an introduction by Associate Professor Sandra Wilson of Murdoch University, and published by Hesperian Press, will be launched at the Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre in City Beach, Western Australia on 14 October 2009.
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Buy the book: The book can be ordered direct from the publisher, Hesperian Press. Address: P O Box 317, Victoria Park, 6979, Western Australia Tel 08 9362 5955 / Fax 08 9361 2333
Email books@hesperianpress.com / Website: www.hesperianpress.com
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University of Southern Queensland Centre of Excellence in Engineered Fibre Composites: Roadshow to Japan
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Australian engineers from the University of Southern Queensland will hold workshops on research and development in the use of fibre composites in civil infrastructure and visit key japanese research institutions in Saitama, Tokyo and Tsukuba on 14-16 December 2009.
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Australian Research Network on the Japanese Economy (ARNJE)
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The Australian Research Network on the Japanese Economy (ARNJE) will hold a panel discussion on "Changes in the Economic Structure of Japan" at the 38th Australian Conference on Economics to be held in Adelaide on 28 September 2009. The Australia-Japan Foundation is pleased to support ARNJE - a web-based research network of Australia-based economists working on the Japanese economy.
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Australian Jazz Night at Tokyo Jazz Festival 2009
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In what promises to be an illustrious constellation of jazz stars, the Australian Jazz Night courtesy of the Tokyo Jazz Festival is on again.
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Dr Ryo Sahashi Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at the ANU
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The AJF is pleased to support the appointment of Dr Sahashi as postdoctoral fellow for the ANU Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security and AJF funded security workshops and fellowship project from July to September 2009.
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Second Workshop on the Australia-Japan Security Relationship (Tokyo)
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The AJF is pleased to support the second workshop on the Australia-Japan Security Relationship which is jointly hosted by the Australian National University and the University of Tokyo at the University of Tokyo's Hongo campus on 21 - 22 September 2009.
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Australian premiere of Japanese film, Goemon : Costumes by Australian designer, Ms Tina Kalivas
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Goemon is an epic fantasy film and the the first ever collaboration between a major Japanese production company and an Australian costume designer - Ms Tina Kalivas - whose fashion and costume show in Tokyo in March 2009 was proudly supported by the AJF. The Australian premiere of the film will be held in Melbourne on 5 September 2009.
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Superperfect - Youth Theatre Project
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The Shopfront Theatre for Young People in Sydney, in collaboration with contemporary Japanese performance group Nibroll and Keio SFC University presents, Superperfect- a youth theatre project which explores what it means to be good enough, to be perfect, to measure up. Participans have combined comic-book illustration, music, web-design and dance to create a real-life and online exhibition/performance in Sydney and Yokohama.
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Sunshine Coast and Tatebayashi City Artist Exchange
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Practical workshops and demonstrations in jewellery making, western calligraphy, hand-made books and patch working were all part of the week long artistic collaboration. Maleny artist, Noella Mills, received an AJF grant to participate in the exchange.
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The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 'Australia House'
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For the fourth Triennial, one of the world's largest international art festivals held in the Echigo-Tsumari region of Niigata Prefecture, three Australian artists will transform an abandoned Japanese-style farmhouse into an art installation called "Australia House".
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Australia and Japan: Beyond the Mainstream - An independent report by Mr Manuel Panagiotopoulos and Mr Andrew Cornell
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The AJF is pleased to announce the publication of an independent report on the emerging complementary economic ties between Australia and Japan. The report also contains in-depth answers to questions asked in face-to-face interviews with executives of Japanese and Australian companies. Key factors for business are addressed as well as perceptions about the two markets and future opportunities.
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Announcement on the recipients of the 2009 Sir Neil Currie Australian Studies Awards
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National Federation of Australia-Japan Societies Newsletter
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The June 2009 edition of the newsletter of the National Federation of Australia-Japan Societies is now available.
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AJF support for the Australia-Japan Security Project
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The AJF is pleased to support the Australia-Japan Security Project conducted by the Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security and the Department of International Relations at The Australian National University.
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Going Global: A New Australia-Japan Agenda for Multilateral Cooperation
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A new report now available by Australia's Lowy Institute for International Policy Proposing six new or enhanced areas of multilateral cooperation between Australia and Japan for two nations to work closely together across numbers of complex issues in the years and decades ahead.
The Executive Summary is available in Japanese
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Assessing the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
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The US National Bureau of Asian Research has published a series of research papers from a workshop, Emerging Australia-Japan Security Cooperation: A Catalyst for trategic Rivalry or Regional Order-Building, convened by the Department of International Relations at the Australian National University.
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Wearable technologies give athletes a boost
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Australia-Japan Joint Research collaboration on new sports technology. Dr Daniel James at the Centre for Wireless Monitoring and Application, Griffith University and the Queensland Academy of Sport for this project.
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2006-2007 Annual report
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2006-2007 Annual report is now available to read.
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Collaboration to develop statistical tools for Ecological Management
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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency, and Keio University in Japan are developing statistical tools for the monitoring, modelling and management of biodiversity. Supported by AJF.
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The Australian Research Network on the Japanese Economy
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The Australian Research Network on the Japanese Economy (ARNJE) aims to promote research on the Japanese economy, and is designed to link specialists by creating a forum for discussion of research work and by providing venues and opportunities for conferences and workshops. Supported by AJF.
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Does your city have a Japanese twin? Should it?
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Curriculum material on Australia-Japan sister cities. Publication series on the bilateral relationship supported by AJF.
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Archived news
Asialink Arts Residency Program Japan 2010
Postdoctoral Fellow in Regional Security Studies at ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Japanese novelist, Hitomi Kanehara, speaks at the 2009 Melbourne Writers' Festival
Australia-Japan: Gloing Global
The 12th World Ballet Festival in Tokyo
Visiting professor in Australian Studies 2009
FCCI workshop at USQ in December 2008
Prospect High School - Tsuga Machi Junior High School Cultural Exchange Program
Grants Recipients 2008 - 09
Tour of Japan by the 2008 South Australian State League Champions, the Norwood 'Bears' Volleyball Club
Australian Studies Open Seminar Series at Kyoto University
Australia-Japan Symposium on "Biologican Interactions with plant roots and aerial tissues"
Sydney Forum 2008 - Contemporary Art in Japan and Australia.
2008 Australia-Japan Achievement Awards Ceremony
Book Launch and Symposium
Multicultural Australia:
"Diamond Dog"
[Archived news 2007]
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