Sydney foodie scene heavyweights Peter Evans and Raita Noda are preparing a degustation fundraiser at the Ocean Room on Thursday June 2, for the Australian Red Cross Japan and Pacific Disaster Appeal 2011…

This April, just in time for the school holidays, the Japan Foundation Sydney is proud to present our latest exhibition, Japan: Kingdom of Characters. The exhibition will run from 8 April through to 28 May at the Japan Foundation Gallery, taking visitors through Japan’s most popular characters that have triggered worldwide crazes from 1950s to 2000s.

Australian lawyer and MasterChef winner Adam Liaw has traded in his pen for a sword, and will soon be treating Sydneysiders to Japanese delicacies at his very own izakaya-style bar. The serendipity of being offered a job in Tokyo instead of Beijing, and following his life’s passion of cooking reshaped his career, but it was never obvious from the start…

Armageddon and Animania will be hitting cities in Australia from February 2011, with plenty in store for anime fans!

Speaking to a well-attended press seminar at InterContinental Sydney on December 1, Shiseido Australia Managing Director Tatsuya Nagai joined with Dr Shinichi Inomata, Senior Manager of the Functional Cosmetic Development Group, Shiseido Research and Development Center, to announce the release of Benefiance WrinkleResist24, a groundbreaking new age-targeting formula, on March 6 2011.

Leading Japanese entertainment group Yoshimoto Kogyo officially announced the 3rd Okinawa International Movie Festival at their Tokyo headquarters yesterday, which will be held in Japan’s sunny south from March 18 to 27, 2011.

Japan Airlines and Shiseido have put together some nice offers this month to add to the Christmas cheer. One lucky winner and a friend have the chance to win a trip to Japan, flying via Japan Airlines, by purchasing any Shiseido product valued at $85 or more until December 24, 2010 at a participating Shiseido [...]

A packed house of travel industry professionals were introduced to a selection of Japan’s highlights at a Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) networking seminar on December 7, held at Sydney’s Shangri-La Hotel.

Dr Masahiro Kohara, Consul-General of Japan in Sydney gave 44 Australian undergraduate students a warm farewell at Sydney’s Grace Hotel last night, on the eve of their departure for a two week study tour of Japan as part of the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme.

Eminent Australian shakuhachi player Andrew MacGregor will farewell audiences next week in a performance concert for the Shakuhachi Chamber Music Competition 2010, at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music’s Melba Hall.