The purpose of the event: to increase the level of knowledge and competence in the field of Japanese language, acquaintance with the specificity of the culture of Japan. Students will be given the opportunity to get acquainted with the history, traditions, customs and other aspects of Japanese culture. The traditional meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Kazakhstan will allow to build a close relationship between the faculty of the department and official representatives from Japan. This event has the Central Asian scale of the Competition of oratory in the Japanese language.

Organizer: Department of the Far East, teachers of the Department of Japanese Studies

Carrying out: 9-14 March, 2017

Programme of Japanese Week:

Opening of the Week of Japanese Studies "Journey to the Land of the Rising Sun"

Date of the event: March 9, 2017, 14:20-16:20

Venue: Faculty of Oriental Studies, aud. 536

Ambassador's hour: a lecture by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr. Kavabata Ichiro on "Kazakhstan and Japan - 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations"

Time: March 10, 2017, 15:00- 17:00 

Venue: Faculty of Oriental Studies, 503 Hall

The 19th Kazakhstan oratorian art contest in japanese language

Time: March 11, 2017, 10:00-13:00

Venue: Faculty of International Relations, 2nd floor, hall No. 200

Meeting with students of the University of Tokyo

Time: March 13, 2017, 12:00-14:00

Venue: Faculty of Oriental Studies, aud. 536

Master-class of Japanese cuisine

Master class on putting on a yukata

Time: March 14, 2017, 16:00-17:00

Venue: Faculty of Oriental Studies, aud. 536, 425