Catalonia prepares for Universal Expo Osaka 2025
From 27 May to 1 June, Catalonia will play a leading role at the Osaka World Expo with the celebration of the Catalan Week, an initiative that will bring together more than 50 cultural, gastronomic and technological activities, and which will position Catalonia as an international benchmark for innovation, creativity and external projection. The participation, […]
CEJE is delighted to welcome Spain’s new Ambassador to Japan, Íñigo de Palacio Spain.
CEJE expresses its appreciation to H.E. Mr. Íñigo de Palacio España for his recent appointment as Ambassador of Spain to Japan. With an outstanding diplomatic career that began in 1983, the Ambassador has held relevant responsibilities both in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation and in various diplomatic representations of Spain abroad, […]
Japanese culture takes center stage at Madrid’s Japan Weekend
On February 11 and 12 took place in Madrid the largest fair in Spain on anime, manga, Japanese culture, video games and all activities aimed at the thousands of fans of otaku culture that gathers every year. Japan Weekend Madrid took place in three pavilions of the IFEMA fairgrounds. The event counted with the participation […]
[HIROSHIMA] “Picasso: The blue period & beyond”, Hiroshima Museum of Art’s 45th Anniversary Exhibition
Hiroshima Museum of Art in Hiroshima Prefecture will host the exhibition “Picasso: The blue period & beyond” from February 4 to May 28, 2023 to celebrate its 45th anniversary. This exhibition is a joint project of the Hiroshima Museum of Art, which has one of the best Picasso collections in Japan, and the Pola Museum […]
Japan showcased its tourist attractions at “FITUR 2023″
The FITUR 2023 international tourism fair, which was held from January 18-22 at the IFEMA fairgrounds in Madrid, closed its five-day run with a success that exceeded expectations and highlighted the good outlook for global tourism activity in the aftermath of the pandemic. As in previous years, both the Japan booth, operated by the Japan […]
XIV General Assembly and Seminar of the Association of Teachers of Japanese in Spain
On February 4, 2023, the Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Spain (APJE, President; Norika Itakura), together with the Japan Foundation, held its 14th General Assembly and Seminar in Madrid. This year’s Assembly featured a lecture and workshop by Dr. Kumiko Nakanishi, Professor of Japanese Language at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, and was a […]
Leiji Matsumoto, author of the celebrated manga character ‘Captain Harlock’, dies
Legendary Japanese manga author Leiji Matsumoto died on February 13 at the age of 85 of heart failure in a Tokyo hospital, his representative and daughter, Makiko Matsumoto, told in a statement posted on his official website, titled Leijisha. Among his cult works are Captain Harlock, a character he created in 1977 and brought to […]
Japan and Spain, friends and strategic partners
“I began my diplomatic career in a Spain in the midst of the Transition. Freedom was flourishing in society, and there was an intense debate about Spain’s position in Europe. After 40 years, I have returned as Ambassador to Japan and have been surprised by the extraordinary transformation of Spain, today a key member of […]
Madrid Fusión, with record numbers and a Japanese touch
The gastronomic event Madrid Fusión Alimentos de España celebrated its XXI edition, surpassing its own limits and breaking records in terms of visitors, congress participants and journalists. Specifically, the number of visitors reached 21,106 people, 25% more than the previous year. The event, held at IFEMA Madrid, was also attended by more than 700 young […]
CDTI strengthens Spain-Japan cooperation in hydrogen technologies
CDTI-Innovation and the Japanese agency NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) held the 11th CDTI-NEDO Workshop, organized with the support of the Spanish Hydrogen Association. Entitled “Technologies for Hydrogen Valley in Spain and Japan – Regional H2 Value Chain”, the objective of this edition is to share the technologies that both countries are […]