International Conferences on Culture

The Agency for Cultural Affairs participates in international forums on culture, to discuss future partnership and cooperation with other participating countries.
The Agency promotes mutual understanding and reinforces partnership and cooperation with other countries by participating in forums such as: the Japan-China-ROK Culture Ministers' Meeting, which brings together ministers of culture from Japan, China, and Korea; the ASEAN+3 Culture Ministers' Meeting, which brings together the ministers of culture of ASEAN countries with the ministers of culture of Japan, China and Korea; and the ASEM Culture Ministers' Meeting, which brings together the ministers of culture of the ASEM (the Asia-Europe Meeting attended by 51 countries and 2 organizations in Asia and Europe).

Major International Forums regarding Culture

Japan-China-ROK Culture Ministers' Meeting
Session Year Hosting country
1st 2007 China
2nd 2008 Korea
3rd 2011 Japan
4th 2012 China
5th 2013 Korea
6th 2014 Japan
7th 2015 China
ASEAN+3 Culture Ministers' Meeting
Session Year Hosting country
1st 2003 Malaysia
2nd 2005 Thailand
3rd 2008 Myanmar
4th 2010 Philippines
5th 2012 Singapore
6th 2014 Vietnam
ASEM Culture Ministers' Meeting
Session Year Hosting country
1st 2003 China
2nd 2005 France
3rd 2008 Malaysia
4th 2010 Poland
5th 2012 Indonesia
6th 2014 Netherlands
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