2022 Culture & Education

<February 2023>

<1>

Event：UAEPA & JPA Padel Friendly Match

Date：February 26, 2023

Venue：Nas Sport Complex (Dubai)

Organizer：UAEPA (UAE Padel Association) & JPA (Japan Padel Association)

Summary：https://www.instagram.com/p/CpO4-_QJrRc/　

<2>

Event：Gulfood 2023 Japan Pavilion

Date：February 20- 24, 2023

Venue：Dubai World Trade Centre

Organizer：Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Dubai

Summary：https://www.instagram.com/p/Col2w5dJpWu/

<January 2023>

<1>

Event：Photo Exhibition “Dubai in the Year 1962”

Date：January 30- March 17, 2023

Venue：Al Safa Art & Design Library

Organizer：Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary：

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn3rxFVpdOe/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoG4HM1Jw6j/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpj3LnuJYHZ/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CpuK4ZBJ3-E/

<2>

Event：Table for Sustainability in Dubai

Date：January 10- 12, 2023

Venue：Global Sustainability Network

Organizer：Table for Sustainability in Dubai Committee

Summary：http://table-for-sustainability.com/　

<December 2022>

<1>

Event： Japan-UAE 50th anniversary event “Japan Festival”

Date：December 18, 2022

Venue：Manarat Al Saadiyat

Organizer：Embassy of Japan

Summary：https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/27122022_e.html

https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303112731

https://wam.ae/en/details/1395303111412

<2>

Event： Japanese drum concert by Sai and Kharsha at Zayed Heritage Festival

Date：December 17, 2022

Venue：Zayed Festival

Organizer：Embassy of Japan, Zayed Festival

Summary：https://www.instagram.com/p/CmRicHeJOZf/

<3>

Event：Japanese Fruits & Vegetables Promotion Event in Dubai

Date：December 13 and 15, 2022

Venue：TOMO, Residence of the Consul General of Japan in Dubai

Organizer：Japan Fruit and Vegetables Export Promotion Council (J-FEC.), Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary：https://www.instagram.com/p/CnBU94LpBMu/　

<4>

Event：Japan Festival in Dubai

Date：December 12, 2022

Venue：Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort Hotel

Organizer：Japanese Association, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary：

https://www.instagram.com/japanfes_dubai/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CmIt-PepRRY/

<5>

Event：Japanese animation film screening

Date：December 11, 2022

Venue：Manarat Al Saadiyat

Organizer：Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Japan Foundation

Summary：https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/05122022_e.html

<November 2022>

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Event：UAE’s 51st National Day Celebration

Date：November 29, 2022

Venue：GEMS Al Barsha National School

Organizer：GEMS Al Barsha National School, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Dubai, Japanese School in Dubai, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary：Distributed brochures related to the tourism in Japan and organized Japanese calligraphy and origami workshops by JNTO Dubai. Distributed brochures related to the Japanese culture by the Japanese School in Dubai and the Consulate General of Japan in Dubai.

<2>

Event：Japanese Film Weekend in Sharjah

Date：November 12 (5 Centimeters per Second), November 19 (Tokyo Story)

Venue：Mirage City Cinema

Organizer：Sharjah Art Foundation, Japan Foundation, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary：

https://www.dubai.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/files/100424722.pdf

https://www.instagram.com/p/ClQtXFwpO_j/　

<3>

Event：6th Judo Ambassador’s Cup

Date：November 12, 2022

Venue：Fatima Bint Mubarak Sports Center

Organizer：Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Japan Oil Development Company (JODCO), UAE Wrestling and Judo Federation

Summary： https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/12112022e.html

<4>

Event：Seminar “Looking Into The Future: The next fifty years of diplomatic relationships between the UAE and Japan”

Date：November 8, 2022

Venue：Museum of the Future

Organizer：Monsterlab Middle East DMCC

Summary：https://monstar-lab.com/ae/looking-into-the-future/

<5>

Event：Sharjah International Book Fair Japan Pavilion

Date：November 2- 13, 2022

Venue：Sharjah Expo Centre

Organizer：J-Links Co., Ltd.

Summary：Distributed brochures to introduce Hiroshima Peace Tourism and tourism resources of Hiroshima City. Displayed and read books related to the atomic bombs and peace. Organized origami crane workshops.

<October 2022>

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Event：Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2022)

Date：October 31 to November 3, 2022

Venue：ADNEC

Organizer：ADIPEC

Summary：JOGMEC, JODCO and Mitsui & Co., Ltd set their booths that introduces their activities.

<2>

Event：Japan Pavilion at NAJAH Exhibition

Date：October 16 to 18, 2022

Venue：ADNEC

Organizer：Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE)

Summary：　https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj0MRAmD26f/

<3>

Event：Japanese Cultural Seminar “Owari Cloisonné”

Date：October 13, 2022

Venue：Ras Al Khaimah Creative Hub- Suhaim

Organizer：RAK Culture, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary：https://www.instagram.com/p/CjzphoKJT5r/　

<4>

Event：Japanese Cultural Seminar “Owari Cloisonné”

Date：October 12, 2022

Venue：Dubai Design District

Organizer：Dubai Design District, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary：https://www.instagram.com/p/CjqFdmdpOhv/　

<5>

Event: Lecture and Demonstration on Owari Cloisonne: A Japanese Traditional Art

Date：October 11, 2022

Venue：Auditorium, Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi

Organizer：Embassy of Japan in the UAE

Summary： https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/lecture_e.html

<6>

Event：GITEX NORTH START 2022 Japan Pavilion

Date：October 10- 13, 2022

Venue：Dubai World Trade Centre

Organizer：Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Dubai

Summary：

https://www.jetro.go.jp/uae/topics/_491078.html　

https://www.jetro.go.jp/uae/topics/_497750.html

<September 2022>

<1>

Event: Japanese Classic Film Screening 2022

Date: September 10 & 17, 2022

Venue: Manarat Al Saadiyat Auditorium

Organizer: Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Japan Foundation and Cinema Space

Summary: https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/ClassicFilmFestival_e.html

<2>

Event: ADIHEX (Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition) 2022 INPEX/JODCO

Date: September 26, 2022 ～ October 2, 200

Venue: ADNEC

Organizer: INPEX/JODCO (The organizer of ADIHEX is Emirates Falconers’ Club)

Summary: https://www.inpex.co.jp/

<July 2022>

<1>

Event: Japanese Classic Films Showing – Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Japan-UAE diplomatic relations

Date: July 24th (Sansho the Bailiff), July 31st (The Crucified Lovers)

Venue: Cinema Akil

Organizer: Cinema Akil, Alserkal Avenue, Japan Foundation, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary: https://cinemaakil.com/film-details/77/Sansho-the-Bailiff

                    https://cinemaakil.com/film-details/78/THE-CRUCIFIED-LOVERS

<June 2022>

<1>

Event: [Abu Dhabi-Japan Economic Council] 2022 Sustainable Energy Working Group Workshop

Date: June 30, 2022

Venue: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Organizer: Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East

Summary: The workshop has been held once a year since 2012 as a part of Sustainable Energy Working Group under Abu Dhabi-Japan Economic Council.

https://www.jccme.or.jp/

<2>

Event: Japan Film Week in Ras Al Khaimah – Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Japan-UAE diplomatic relations

Date: June 28, 2022 ～ June 30, 2022

Venue: RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Organizer: Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, Japan Foundation, Consulate General of Japan in Dubai

Summary: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japan-film-week-tickets-362882620687

                   https://www.instagram.com/p/CevSEBDIObo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

<3>

Event: Exhibition “Variation and Autonomy: The Prints of Contemporary Japanese Painters”

Date: June 14, 2022 ～ July 7, 2022

Venue: Galleria Mall, South Atrium

Organizer: Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Japan Foundation, Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation

Summary: https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_ja/exhibition2022_e.html

<4>

Event: Youth Ambassador Program in Japan

Date: June 1, 2022 ～ August 31, 2022

Venue: In UAE and Japan, and Online

Organizer: Japan International Cooperation Center

Summary: The program supports UAE university students to enter MA courses offered in English at Japanese graduate schools. It provides students with Japanese cultural experiences, Japanese language course (online), study abroad seminars, study abroad counseling, and a visit to Japan etc. for 18 months from June 2022.

<May 2022>

<1>

Event: Urasenke Chado Workshop & Experience

Date: May 31, 2022

Venue: Abu Dhabi Youth Hub

Organizer: Urasenke Abu Dhabi Study Group

<2>

Event: Japan Booth at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

Date: May 23, 2022 ～ May 29, 2022

Venue: ADNEC

Organizer: Embassy of Japan in the UAE, Japan Foundation

Summary: To introduce Japanese book and culture

<3>

Event: To attend the Arabian Travel Market

Date: May 9, 2022 ～ May 12, 2022

Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre

Organizer: Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) Dubai office

Summary: Participation of JNTO in the Arabian Travel Market to promote inbound tourism.

<April 2022>

<1>

Event: Ikebana Exhibition “Al monde～To the sky in Abu Dhabi”

Date: April 1, 2022 ～ December 31, 2022

Venue: On-line

Organizer: Kobayashi Yumi

Summary: https://sites.google.com/view/ikebana-exhibition/

<March 2022>

<1>

Event: Webinar by Mr. Sou Fujimoto, Expo Site Design Producer for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan - "From Expo 2020 Dubai to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan: Architecture and Design Perspective"

Date: March 29, 2022

Venue: Online

Organizer: American University in Dubai, Consulate-General of Japan in Dubai

Summary: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbtyWXgI-r4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

<2>

Event: Kado & Chado Workshop Collaboration by Ohara School of Ikebana Dubai Abu Dhabi Official Study Group and Urasenke Abu Dhabi Study Group

Date: March 27, 2022 ～ December 31, 200

Venue: Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation

Organizer: Ohara School of Ikebana Dubai Abu Dhabi Official Study Group

Summary: ikebaname@gmail.com

<3>

Event: KAORUKO Modern Japanese Flower Show

Date: March 24, 2022

Venue: Residence of Consul-General of Japan in Dubai

Organizer: KAORUKO, Consulate-General of Japan in Dubai

Summary:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CbrlUsipv4w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

<4>

Event: Japan Booth at Khalifa University Global Day

Date: March 23, 2022 

Venue: Khalifa University Main Campus

Organizer: Ahmed Mohammed Al Mazmi

Summary:

<5>

Event: Tea Ceremony In Dubai

Date: March 19～27, 2022 

Venue: CHI-KA Alserkal Avenue,17th St- Al Quoz-Dubai

Organizer: Team Namazu

Summary: http://yoshikawano-namazu.com/

<6>

Event: Noh and Nabati, Gagaku and Oud

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the UAE　 Regeneration Tree Project

Date: March 4, 2022

Venue: Dubai

Organizer: Public Interest Incorporated Association　Hosho-Kai

<7>

Event: Noh and Nabati, Gagaku and Oud

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the UAE　 Regeneration Tree Project

Date: March 2, 2022

Venue: Abu Dhabi

Organizer: Public Interest Incorporated Association　Hosho-Kai

<8>

Event: Japanese Documentary Film Screening: Environmental Concern

Date: March 1, 2022 ～ March 31, 2022

Venue: Online

Organizer: NHK World-JAPAN and Embassy of Japan in the UAE

Summary:  https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/film_screening_3.html

<9>

Event: Urasenke Chado Workshop & Experience

Date: March to December, 2022  (18 workshops and experience sessions in 2022)

Venue: (Abu Dhabi) Ryokusui-an, Emirate Palace / Cultural Foundation

Organizer: Urasenke Abu Dhabi Study Group

Summary: teaabudhabi@gmail.com

<February 2022>

<1>

Event: Dubai - Osaka Online Symposium

Date: February 22 to March 7, 2022

Venue: Online

Organizer: Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka Overseas Business Promotion Organization

<2>

Event: “Japanese Words that Make Me Happy !”

Date: 13 Feb to March 2022

Venue: Online

Organizer: Embassy of Japan in the UAE and “Japanese Words that Make Me Happy!” Video Project Committee

Summary: https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/ja_language_project.html

<3>

Event: the 8^th Abu Dhabi Japan Economic Council

Date: February 1, 2022

Venue: The Palace Hotel 4 F, Yamabuki hall

Organizer: Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East

Summary: https://www.jccme.or.jp/

<4>

Event: Japanese Documentary Film Screening: Memorable Arts Creators & The Story of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura

Date: February 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022

Venue: Online

Organizer: NHK World-JAPAN and Embassy of Japan in the UAE

Summary:  https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/film_screening_2.html

<January 2022>

<1>

Event: ADNOC Stem For Life Kumon Project “Count For Life”

Date: January 25, 2022 – June 30, 2022

Venue: Online

Organizer: ADNOC, JODCO, Kumon Institute of Education-Abu Dhabi

Summary: A platform to enhance math skills for school children.

<2>

Event: Abu Dhabi Japan Economic Council Sustainability Energy WG Infrastructure WG Joint Workshop

Date: January 11, 2022 – March 31, 2022

Organizer: Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East

Summary: https://www.jccme.or.jp/

<3>

Event: Japanese Documentary Film Screening ”10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki”

Date: January 4, 2022 – March 31, 2022

Venue: Online

Organizer: NHK World-JAPAN and Embassy of Japan in the UAE

Summary: https://www.uae.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/film_screening.html

<4>

Event: Massages to bridge Japan and the UAE: In the Celebration of the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations (2022)

Date: January 4, 2022 -

Venue: Online

Organizer: Embassy of Japan in the UAE

Summary: https://www.facebook.com/JapanEmbUAE/

<December 2021>

Event: "Konichiwa x Marhaba: a Cultural Safari for Youth of Determination in the UAE and Japan"

Date: December 19, 2021 – March 27, 2022

Venue: Online (Abu Dhabi & Osaka)

Organizer: SEDRA Foundation / International Communication Center for Persons of Disabilities

Summary: Online cultural exchange programme among people of determinations in the UAE and Osaka