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...
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...
Lithuanian guy in Korea received millions of views on his “Youtube” channel
World traveler, Vilius Vasiliauskas, was born from a small city in Lithuania – Kretinga. After graduating secondary school, he then chose to continue his studies in Aston University, England, UK. There he received Politics and International Relations higher education, but after moving to South Korea, he turned to an unexpected path – creating a “Youtube” channel. What’s the story behind you living so far away from home? Was South...
16 th Japanese Film Festival
The Embassy of Japan in collaboration with the Japan Foundation and “Forum Cinemas Vingis“ is proud to announce its 16th annual Japanese Film Festival. The festival will take place on February 3 – 8 at “Forum Cinemas Vingis“ in Vilnius. This is the perfect opportunity for cinema enthusiasts to experience a breath of fresh air that the modern Japanese film industry has to offer. This time the festival will bring movies of...
More than 20 Thousand Euros Collected for Sugihara House Renovation
The most famous person linking Japanese and Lithuanian diplomatic relations and intensively stimulating cultural exchanges between both countries Chiune Sugihara was giving “life visas” during World War II and saved more than ten thousands of Lithuanian, Polish and German Jewish lives. Because of such merits for the history of both countries memorial museum of Sugihara house was founded in the former Japanese consulate in...