Japan Foundation New York

New Program: JFNY Grant for Online Japanese Studies

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

As in-person gatherings are limited due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, various activities related to Japanese Studies in the United States have been suspended. In… Read More »

New Program Guidelines for JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture expands the scope to online content programs. We support online projects related to Arts & Cultural Exchange that incorporate… Read More »

Farewell Message from Former Director General of JFNY / Director of CGPNY Honda Osamu

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

After working in NY for about 6 years as Director General of JFNY and Director of CGPNY, I returned to Japan the end of March… Read More »

A Statement from the Japan Foundation

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

The United States of America is one of Japan’s top partners in the world, and the Japan Foundation’s projects within the U.S. are among our… Read More »

REPORT: The Factory: Author Hiroko Oyamada’s U.S. Book Tour

December 17, 2019December 20, 2019

Award-winning writer Hiroko Oyamada visited Boston and New York in November to launch her English-language debut novel The Factory (New Directions Publishing, 2019) with David… Read More »

REPORT: “8 Ways to Analyze Anime” and “Makoto Shinkai: Pioneering a New World of Anime” at Anime NYC

November 16, 2019November 25, 2019

NEW YORK, November 16, 2019 – The Japan Foundation, New York hosted two panels, “8 Ways to Analyze Anime” and “Makoto Shinkai: Pioneering a New… Read More »

REPORT: Sugimoto Bunraku Sonezaki Shinju

October 22, 2019March 19, 2020

NEW YORK, October 22, 2019 – It had been more than 27 years since a full scale bunraku performance was presented in New York, this… Read More »

REPORT: Antigone

October 6, 2019November 20, 2019

NEW YORK, October 6, 2019 – The North American premiere of Satoshi Miyagi’s Antigone, a production by the renowned Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC), concluded… Read More »

REPORT: “The Life of Animals in Japanese Art” Exhibition Opens at the National Gallery of Art

June 28, 2019November 20, 2019

REPORT: Japan Day & Japan Night

May 27, 2019November 20, 2019

NEW YORK, May 5, 2019 – Despite excessive downpour, both Japan Day & Japan Night were resounding successes. Enthusiastic fans packed venues to support Japan’s… Read More »