The Agency for Cultural Affairs has been appointing people committed to cultural activities such as artists, cultural specialists and so on, as "Japan Cultural Envoys". This undertaking aims to deepen the international community's understanding of Japanese culture and to build and strengthen networks between Japanese and foreign artists and experts. They go abroad for a period of 1 to 12 months (1 year at the longest) to engage in performance, demonstration and instruction, speech, lecture, screening, exhibition, joint production, or information exchange.
Japan Cultural Envoys Debriefing Session (Japan Cultural Envoy Forum)
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