Calendar of ASEAN-Japan Exchange Year 2003 Programmes/Events
October <Singapore>
Total Number of Programmes/Events: 740
(In Japan: 225, In ASEAN: 515)
Thai 74, Malaysia 86, Indonesia 93, Myanmar 32, Brunei 28, Philippine 76, Vietnam 63, Cambodia 49, Singapore 85, Laos 32
December 31, 2003
October <Singapore>
| Month | Programmes and Events | Venue | Organiser | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (In Japan) | October 1-December 30 | Establishment of International Collaboration Network for Reforestation of Mangrove | Japan | IKAW AKO |
| October 1-2004 March 31 | Study Tour to Philippines: Migrant Women and Children of Japanese Filipino Children | Japan | DAWN Japan | |
| October 1-2004 March 31 | Japan-Cambodia Primary Students Music Collaboration Project | Japan | People for the Advancement of Cambodian Education | |
| October 2-5 | JATA World Tourism Congress & Travel Fair 2003 | Yokohama | JATA World Congress & Travel Fair Organising Committee | |
| October 3-5 | ASEAN Tourism Fair | Yokohama | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 4-5 | Participation in the "International Cooperation Festival 2003" | Tokyo | International Cooperation Festival 2003 Organizing Committee, ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 5 | Sachiyo sings Singapore vol.7 | Tokyo | Ongaki inc | |
| October 7-10 | The 7th Asian International Conference on Fluid Machinery | Fukuoka | Turbomachinery Society of Japan | |
| October 8-10 | Japan-ASEAN Security Symposium 2003 | Tokyo | The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) | |
| October 9, 10 | Indonesia Investment Seminar | Shizuoka (Hamamatsu), Fukuoka (Kitakyusyu) | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 11-12 | World Festa Yokohama 2003 | Kanagawa (Yokohama) | Action Committee for World Festa Yokohama 2003 | |
| October 12-13 | The 30th Kawasaki Port Festival | Kanagawa (Kawasaki) | The 30th Kawasaki Port Festival Executive Committee | |
| October 13-December 7 | The 15th Foreign Students Autumn Sport Fair | Tokyo, Chiba | NPO Foreign Students Sports Exchange Association | |
| October 14-25 | The 30th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme (Activities in Japan) | Tokyo | Cabinet Office | |
| October 15-23 | "Realizing RAMA" Performance (ASEAN Project) | Osaka, Yokohama | ASEAN COCI | |
| October 16-December 3 | ASIAN-PACIFIC CENTER CITIZEN'S COLLEGE 2003 "New discovery Southeast Asia" | Fukuoka | ASIAN-PACIFIC CENTER | |
| October 17 | Open Forum "ASEAN and Japan: The Future of Transnational Business", The Institute for Research in Business Administration, Waseda University | Tokyo | The Institute for Research in Business Administration, Waseda University | |
| October 18 | The 9th International Symposium for the Conservation of Angkor Monument Sites | Tokyo | Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor, Japan International Cooperation Center | |
| October 19-24 | Outward Investment Mission to Indonesia | Japan | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 20-24 | Industrial Familiarization Mission of the Cambodia | Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 27-November 10 | Traditional Song of West Java - Tembang Sunda Part 2 | Tokyo | Bali Gamelan Club | |
| October 29-November 3 | Philippines-Okinawa Media Artists Exchange Project | Japan | Art Produce Okinawa | |
| October 30-November 5 | Yokohama Bangkok Youth Exchange Program 2003 | Kanagawa (Yokohama) | The Council of Youth Organizations in Yokohama | |
| October 31 | "Future Development of the East Asia Region - ASEAN-Japan Dialogue" | Tokyo | Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs | |
| October 31-November 2 | Japan-ASEAN Collaboration Performance of"Prism" | Tokyo | Kageboushi Theatre Company | |
| October 31-November 7 | The 22nd Asian Baseball Game/Qualifing Round for the Athen Olimpic | Sapporo | Baseball Federation of Asia | |
| late October-early November | The 15th anniversary program of sister city affiliation | Chiba (Ichikawa) | Ichikawa City, Chiba prefecture | |
| late October-early November | Youth Exchange Programme in Kagoshima Prefecture - Receiving Singapore Youths | Kagoshima | Kagoshima Prefectural Government | |
| (In ASEAN) | October 1-5 | J-POP Poster Exhibition | Thailand (Bangkok) | Japan Cultural Center, Bangkok |
| October 1-8 | Sustainable Agriculture - Creating Networks for Farmers in Thailand, Philippines and Japan | Thailand | Women's Empowerment 21 Japan | |
| October 1-2004 March 31 | Japan-Cambodia primary Students Music Collaboration Project | Cambodia | People for the Advancement of Cambodian Education | |
| October 2 | OKINAWA RYUKYU Dance | Laos | Naha City Cultural Association | |
| October 3 | "Lecture on history of Japan's open door in Meiji era" by Ambassador H.E. Mr. Miyamoto | Myanmar (Yangon) | University of Foreign Languages, Yangon (YUFL), Embassy of Japan in Myanmar | |
| October 3 | Mana-asobi (Learn and Play quiz) | Singapore | JUGAS | |
| October 3-9 | Japanese Food Festival | Vietnam (Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh) | International Scientific Consultants, Inc. | |
| October 3-19 | Ame-zaiku Demonstration | Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines | Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan in Brunei, Embassy of Japan in Laos, Embassy of Japan in Cambodia, Embassy of Japan in Myanmar, Embassy of Japan in Philippines | |
| October 4 | Thai Language Learning Session with Cambridge Language School | Singapore | Kinokuniya Book Stores of Singapore Pte Ltd. | |
| October 4, 5 | Japan Food Fest | Brunei | Embassy of Japan, Japan Foundation, The Japanese Association Brunei Darussalam | |
| October 4, 5 (Hanoi), 9 (Ho Chi Minh) | Viet Nam-Japan Friendship Go Festival | Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh) | The Nihon Ki-in | |
| October 4-9 | World Police Concert in Singapore 2003 | Singapore | Committee of the Festival of the World Police Concert Band | |
| October 5 | Marilah Yozakura Rambu | Malaysia | The Japanese Language Society of Malaysia, Shizuoka Matsuri Planning Council | |
| October 6-17 | Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for 21st Century "Urban Environmental Management" | Singapore | JICA, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Singapore | |
| October 6-24 | Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for 21st Century "Mechatronics Systems Technology" | Singapore | JICA, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Singapore | |
| October 7-19 | TV Film Festival in Vietnam | Vietnam (Ha Noi, Ha Long, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh, Hue) | NHK INTERNATIONAL, INC. Ministry of Culture and Information, Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
| October 8 | AIKIDO Demonstration | Vietnam (Hanoi) | Japan Vietnam Culture Association Foundation | |
| October 8-19 | ORIENT - COLOR & SHAPE - in Jakarta | Indonesia (Jakarta) | ASIAN ARTS NETWORK | |
| October 9-11 | THE 29th ASEAN-JAPAN BUSINESS MEETING (The 29th AJBM) | Philippines | The Philippines National Committee for AJBM | |
| October 10-12 | IKENOBO Ikebana Singapore Office 10th Anniversary Ikebana Exhibition | Singapore | IKENOBO Ikebana Singapore Office | |
| October 10 (Singapore), 13 (Kuala Lumpur) | Michiko Masuyama Soprano Recital | Singapore (Singapore), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | Michiko Masuyama, Embassy of Japan | |
| October 11 | Japanese Language Session with Inoue Language School | Singapore | Kinokuniya Book Stores of Singapore Pte Ltd. | |
| October 11 | Kimono Talk & Kimonos Display | Singapore | Kinokuniya Book Stores of Singapore Pte Ltd. | |
| October 11-19 | Asian Children's Cultural Festival-2003 ASEAN Focus | Thailand | Sikkha Asia Foundation in collaboration with ASEAN Foundation | |
| October 12 | "DATE KIMIKO" KIDS TENNIS in THAILAND | Thailand (Bangkok) | Executive Committee of Date Kimiko Kids Tennis in Thailand | |
| October 12 | Toyota Classics 2003 | Vietnam (Hanoi) | Toyota Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd. | |
| October 13-22 | Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for 21st Century "Visual Aid to Navigation on Malacca-Singapore Straits" | Singapore | JICA, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Singapore | |
| October 13-24 | Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for 21st Century "International Urban Search and Rescue" | Singapore | JICA, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Singapore | |
| October 15-16 | Japan-Vietnam Joint Orchestra | Vietnam | Embassy of Japan and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) | |
| October 15-17, 20-22 | Seminar on Effective Organizational Communication and Leadership Development | Malaysia (Petaling Jaya, Penang) | Nippon-keidanren International Cooperation Center (NICC) | |
| October 15-19 | "Siddhartha" | Malaysia | Malaysia Tourism Centre (MATIC) | |
| October 15-22 | Outward Press Mission to the Thailand | Thailand | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 16-22 (Brunei & Malaysia), November 16-21 (Singapore & Philippines) | ASEAN Survey Tour (Brunei & Malaysia), (Singapore & Philippines) | Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 17-21 | Japan Week in Singapore | Singapore | The committee of Japan Week in Singapore | |
| October 17-26 | The 7th Asian Cartoon Exhibition | Malaysia | The Japan Foundation KL, National Library | |
| October 17-26 | JAPAN FAIR | Singapore | Isetan Singapore Ltd | |
| October 18 | Universities Quiz Contest to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Diplomatic Ties between Cambodia and Japan | Cambodia | National Television of Cambodia (TVK) | |
| October 18 | Peranakan Food Cooking Demo with Berkeley Books | Singapore | Kinokuniya Book Stores of Singapore Pte Ltd. | |
| October 18 | Storytelling on Japanese Children's Favorite Stories & Origami | Singapore | Kinokuniya Book Stores of Singapore Pte Ltd. | |
| October 19 | KAZUMASA ODA ASIA TOUR | Singapore | Hype Records Pfe Ltd. | |
| October 19 | Hanoi Japanese Language Festival | Vietnam | Japanese Language Teachers dispatched under Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Scheme | |
| October 20-November 14 | Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for 21st Century "Aeronautical Information Services" | Singapore | JICA, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Singapore | |
| October 20-21 | Training Programme for ASEAN Tourism Professionals | Thailand (Phuket) | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 20-November 4 | THE SAVIOR | Singapore, Vietnam (Hanoi) | J-ART | |
| October 21-28 | The 15th ALSA Conference | Thailand (Bangkok) | The Asian Law Students' Association | |
| October 22 | Japanese Traditional Dance by Toki-no-kai | Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | Embassy of Japan in Malaysia, Japan Foundation | |
| October 22, 26 | "J-ASEAN Pops" (Japan-ASEAN Pop Music Concert) | Indonesia (22nd), Thailand (26th) | Japan Foundation | |
| October 23 | JCCI-JUGAS-JCS Economic Forum | Singapore | Japanese Chamber of Commerce&Industry,Singapore | |
| October 23-24 | Training Programme for ASEAN Tourism Professionals | Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 23-25 | "Interaction" by Sal Vanilla | Singapore | Esplanade | |
| October 24-27 | Japan-Vietnam Student Exchange Meeting | Vietnam (Hanoi) | Student Support Center Foundation | |
| October 24-27 | 1st Japan-Vietnam School Exchange & Studying-Abroad Fair | Vietnam (Hanoi) | National Students Information Center Co. Ltd. | |
| October 24-28 | Contest of the Best Japanese-speaking Guides | Cambodia (Slem Reap) | Ministry of Tourism | |
| October 25 | Japan Festival | Vietnam | Japan Business Association in Vietnam | |
| October 26 | Japan Education Fair Seminar 2003 (Vietnam) - Project subsidized by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - | Vietnam | Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ) | |
| October 27-28 | Tradition and Creativity Japanese Dance | Singapore | The Kikunokai Dance Troupe | |
| October 27-November 7 | Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for 21st Century "Productivity Management (for African countries) for Government officials" | Singapore | JICA, Department of Foreign Affairs of the Singapore | |
| October 28 | Fujiwara Mari Cello Recital | Singapore | The Japanese Association Singapore Music Society | |
| October 28 | VCEPT Outreach Programme | Philippines (Cagayan De Oro) | ASEAN-Japan Centre | |
| October 29 | Albirex Niigata joints S. League 2004 and beyond | Singapore | Jun Minorikawa, Albirex Singapore | |
| October 29, 30 | Japan Education Fair 2003 (Vietnam) - Project subsidized by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - | Vietnam | Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ) | |
| October 29-31 | ODA-NGO Exhibition | Cambodia (Phnom Penh) | Organizing Committee to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Cambodia-Japan Diplomatic Ties | |
| October 30-November 6 | Cycling for 50th Anniversary of Independence of Cambodia and Friendship between Cambodia and Japan | Cambodia | Scout Association of Cambodia | |
| October | Japan Book Fair | Singapore | Kinokuniya Book Stores of Singapore Pte., Ltd. | |
| October | Exhibition of Japanese Prints: 1950-1990 | Malaysia (Kota Kinabalu) | Japan Foundation | |
| October-December | JICA Essay Contest | Singapore | Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Singapore Office | |
| October-December | Introducing Japanese Culture by school visit | Myanmar (Yangon) | Embassy of Japan in Myanmar | |
| October-February 2004 | Abacus Ambassador Exchange Project (Supporting abacus education diffusion project) | Thailand (Roi-Et) | Yokota Town, Abacus Exchange Committee | |
| TBD | PLAY THE PEACE! | Indonesia | SHANTI ASIA PROMOTION | |
- Commemorative programmes/events are the ones recognised by the Secretariat of the Japanese Organising Committee, the Embassies of Japan in ASEAN countries or ASEAN countries.
- Country mentioned in each month shows a key co-ordinator country designated in the month.
- Each programme/event is subject to change.
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