South Korean history through Korean movies
Watching movies is a great way to pleasantly spend time, though you can watch it not only for leisure time. Sometimes you would not even think that movies can be seen as a mirror that reflects the cultural aspects of a country that the movie director was from. Even though most of the time movies have a made-up plot, they are often based on real historical events. South Korean cinematography...
Japanese decoration bestowed to Ms.Dalia Švambarytė
Ms.Dalia Švambarytė On November 3rd, the Japanese government announced that Ms. Dalia Švambarytė, the Associate Professor of the Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies (former Center of Oriental Studies) at Vilnius University (VU), was bestowed with the decoration of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette” for her contribution in promoting academic exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan...
In push for ties with Japan, Vilnius to welcome delegation from Tokyo
As Lithuania pushes for closer ties with Japan, a delegation will arrive in Vilnius to commemorate the Japanese diplomat who saved thousands of Lithuanian Jews from the Holocaust. Japan’s Vice-Consul Chiune Sugihara lived in Kaunas between 1939 and 1940. In cooperation with Dutch Honorary Consul Jan Zwartendijk, he issued thousands of ‘visas for life’, helping at least 6,000 Jews escape the Holocaust. Nobuki...
Chancellor Algirdas Stončaitis: Japanese business is welcome to discover Lithuania
Chancellor of the Government met with representatives of Japan Industrial Federation Keidanren to discuss prospects for economic cooperation and to present investment opportunities in Lithuania. The chancellor makes it clear: Japanese business is welcome to discover Lithuania. On behalf of the Prime Minister, A. Stončaitis thanked the representatives for their attention to Lithuania. This visit is another testimony to increasingly...
Japan is one of the most important trade partners for Lithuania in Asia
The Lithuanian government’s First Deputy Chancellor Deividas Matulionis has met with chairman Osamu Nagayama of the Japan bioindustry association. During the meeting, it was emphasized that Japan is one of the most important trade partners for Lithuania in Asia. Since 2010 trade between the two countries grew more than tenfold (from 38.82 million euros in 2010 to 355.2 million in 2018). In addition, these countries also share a...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Lithuania
Sausio 12-17 dienomis planuojamas Japonijos ministro pirmininko vizitas Baltijos bei Pietryčių Europos šalyse. Shinzo Abe bus pirmasis Japonijos vadovas aplankęs šias šalis. Vizito Lietuvoje metu ministras pirmininkas planuoja apsilankyti Kauno Čiunės Sugiharos namuose.