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Overviews and close-ups on EU-Japan Fest programs and the cultural climate as of 31 Aug. 2007 In connection with the photography exhibition "European Eyes on Japan vol. 8" held at the Saga Prefectural Museum of Fine Art on 2-25 February 2007, the EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee co-sponsored an essay contest with the local newspaper Saga Shimbun.Visitors to the exhibition were to express how the work shown in it affected them, and the contest received 191 submissions from people aged 9 to 80 years old. These two essays were awarded the top honor in the contest. [Scenery I saw with Grandpa] by Keibun Taniguchi, 8th Grade Kakara Junior High School Karatsu City, Saga prefecture ＊The title is at the time [A Summons to Life] by Yuko Koga as of 27 Apr. 2007 On the occasion of finishing all programs of 14th EU-Japan Fest (Jan. 2006 - Mar. 2007), Secretary General Mr. Shuji Kogi wrote an essay about overall our activities. [Secretariat Report CSR - Civic Social Responsibility] by Shuji Kogi （Secretary General EU-Japan Fest Japan Committee） as of 30 Sep. 2005 Mr. Hisao Saito and Mr. Iki Morita of the non-profit organization The Darkroom International visited Ireland in July to confer with Dara McGrath, the European Eyes on Japan/Japan Today vol. 7 photographer who worked with their organization on a workshop. Saito reports below. [The Restaurant Menu] by Hisao Saito （The Darkroom International） as of 14 Sep. 2005 The 2nd International Music Festival for Youth was held at 4 venues in Kagoshima Prefecture in July 2005. Mrs. Inoue, director of Wakayama Arts and Culture Support Society (wacss), visited Mishima-mura and Matsuyama-cho. A report from her as a Wakayama's point of view. [From Friendship to the Heart of Culture and Excitement] by Setsuko Inoue　(Director, Wakayama Arts and Culture Support Society) as of 1 Dec. 2003 [Literature Become Voice] by Yoko TAWADA, Author Ms. TAWADA works in both the Japanese and German languages and actively gives readings of her work in German-speaking countries. Wherein lies her appeal? [On Japan and Contemporary Photography] by Toru FUJIMOTO, Curator, PresentA exhibition of contemporary art The "KEEP IN TOUCH: Positions in Japanese Photography" project at the Cultural Capital of Europe Graz in Austria featured both an exhibit collected the work of Japanese photographers and symposia with photography curators and researchers active at the forefront in Japan. A young curator attending the symposia reports on the image of Japanese photography that emerges from the works collected.
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27 Oct. 2003 "The Eye of the traveler" by Mikiko KIKUTA