The Japan Foundation Grant Programs
Fiscal Year April 2010 - March 2011
CATEGORY: JAPANESE-LANGUAGE EDUCATION OVERSEAS
Short-Term Training Program for Foreign Teachers of the Japanese
Language
Ms. Violeta Niaga (July 14 - Sept. 4, 2010 / summer course)
Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc., Manila
Ms. Maria Eleanor Tanteo (Jan. 26 – March 18, 2011 / winter course)
De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde, Manila
Ms. Mercidita S. Villamayor (Jan. 26 – March 18, 2011 / winter course)
Bukidnon State University
Long-Term Training Program for Foreign Teachers of the Japanese
Language (Sept. 15, 2010 – March 11, 2011)
Ms. Roelia V. Alvarez
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
Ms. Lemila M. Cabudoy
Abendan Nippongo Center, Mandaue City
Japanese Language Program for Overseas Students (Outstanding Students)
(September 1 - 15, 2010)
Ms. Manna S. Dominguez
Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc., Manila
Japanese Language Program for High School Students (June 30 – July 14, 2010)
Mr. Jess Anthony P. Alcid
Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai – International School, Davao City
Japanese Language Program for Specialists (June 23 – August 18, 2010)
Specialists in Cultural and Academic Field (Post Graduate Students)
Ms. Kristine Grace B. Reyes
Asian Studies, University of the Philippines Asian Center
CATEGORY: JAPANESE STUDIES OVERSEAS AND INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGE
Support Program for Organizations in Japanese Studies
Ateneo de Manila University (Japanese Studies Program)
 Research and Conference Grant
“ Consuming Japan : Society, Economy, Politics and Japanese Food”
January 29, 2011
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Library Support
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Other Support
Publication : “War Memory, Monuments and Media: Representations of Conflicts
and Creation of Histories in Asia”
De La Salle University (Japanese Studies Program)
 Research and Conference Grant
“Japan Under the DPJ: Regime Shift and Regional Implications”
August 5 – 6, 2010
 Visiting Professorship
Prof. Hidetaka Yoshimatsu (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Political Economy of East Asia with Special Focus on Japan
Feb. 1 – March 31, 2011
The Japan Foundation Fellowship Program
Prof. Ronald Everette David Holmes
Dept. of Political Science, De La Salle University, Manila
Director for International Research and Planning
“Re-examining Central-Local Government Relations in Japan and the Philippines”
Sept. 16, 2010 – March 15, 2011 (Ibaraki University)
Grant Program for Intellectual Exchange Conference
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Psychosocial Support and Children's Rights Resource Center
Islam, Childhoods, and Building Cultures of Peace in Southeast Asia
August 18 - 19, 2010
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Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO)
X3-Expertise and Experiences Exchange
August 21 - 23, 2010
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Sikhay Kilos Development Association
2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Community Development "Enriching CD
Education amidst the Global Economic and Environmental Crisis
October 21 - 23, 2010
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Probe Media Foundation, Inc.
Kabataan (Youth) X-Press - Peace Production and exhibition of multicultural films for
peace in Mindanao made by youth of Mindanao
July 26 - August 8, 2010 (for trainings) and October 28 - 29, 2010 (for Media Summit)
Asia Leadership Fellow Program
Ms. Amina Rasul
Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy
CATEGORY: ARTS and CULTURAL EXCHANGE
Promoting An Understanding of Japan /International Cultural Cooperation
Invitation Program for Cultural Leaders
Dr. Raul M. Sunico
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths Programme
(JENESYS) was launched by the Government of Japan as a result of the Second East Asia
Summit (EAS) in January 2007 during the term of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It is a 35billion-yen youth exchange program, inviting about 6,000 young people to Japan mainly from the
EAS member states (ASEAN, Australia, China, India, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea)
every year for five years with a view to establishing a basis of Asia’s stalwart solidarity by
expanding youth exchange. The program is expected to deepen mutual understanding among
young people who will assume important roles in the next generation in each East Asian
country. Various kinds of exchange programs including inviting and dispatching youths have
been implemented in cooperation with concerned countries and organizations.
Japanese Language Education
Young Japanese-Language Teachers Dispatch Program (July 2009 – March 2010)
Metro Manila
Ms. Megumi Katayama – F. Torres High School and Valenzuela City Science High School
Ms. Sayoko Minami – Makati Science High School and City of Mandaluyong Science
High School
Ms. Sayaka Hanami – Pasig City Science High School and Muntinlupa Science High School
Ms. Kayo Fukunaga - Trade -Tech International Science Institute, Inc., Mandaue City
Ms. Ayano Nakazawa - Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, Davao City
Special Invitation Program for Japanese Language-Teachers (May 27– July 21, 2010)
Ms. Maria Isabel Madrideo (Japanese Language Research Center, Metro Manila)
Ms. Sharwin Trinidad (Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, Davao City)
Ms. Doreen Cajilig (Cebu Institute of Technology)
Training Program for Students Studying Japanese
(Spring Course, May 12 - June 23, 2010)
Ms. Mary Joy V. Yap (Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, Davao City)
Ms. Josabel C. Bersabe (Mindanao Kokusai Daigaku, Davao City)
Ms. Jennelyn G. Arroyo (The University of Manila)
Ms. Jemima G. Galeon (University of the Philippines)
Ms. Jessica P. Isidro (University of the Philippines)
Special Invitation Programme for Graduate Students (July 21 – September 3, 2010)
Ms. Carla Luna (Japanese Studies Program, De La Salle University)
Ms. Sahara Brahim (Asian Studies, University of the Philippines Asian Center)
East Asia Future Leader Programme (Youth Exchange)
Re-Acknowledging Cultural Diversity: The Roles and Possibilities of the Asia and
Oceania Region (April 1 to 13, 2010)
Mr. Leoncio Banaag (Mangyan Mission)
Education for Sustainable Development and Environmental Education: Preservation of
the Natural Environment and Promotion of Sustainable Development in Communities
(April 11 - 23, 2010)
Mr. Oliver R. T. Paderanga (Siliman University)
Ms. Lisa Ito Tapang (Center for Environmental Concerns – Philippines)
Disaster Prevention and People: Working Towards the Creation of a Strong Society
(June 21 - July 2, 2010)
Ms. Catherine C. Abon (National Institute of Geological Sciences, UP Diliman)
Community Design through Culture: Creative Practices for the Passing Down of Cultural
Properties (July 8 - July 20, 2010)
Arch. Michael F. Manalo (Escuela Taller de Intramuros)
Arch. Ramil B. Tibayan (Design Coordinates, Incorporated)
Program for Creators
Ms. Elena O. Laniog (UP Dance Company)
July 12 to September 5, 2010
NPO Dance Box
Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Mr. Jaime Pacena II (Asia Pacific College)
June 31 to September 18, 2010
Aomori Contemporary Art Centre, Aomori Prefecture
The Japan Foundation, Manila (Local Grants)
3rd Bagasbas Beach International Eco Arts Festival 2010
May 30 to June 6, 2010
Daet, Camarines Norte
The 3BBIEAF2010 is a community participative art and environmental project hosted by the
Daet Arts Council of the Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation (OLLCF), held at the
Bagasbas Beach in Daet, Camarines Norte. The festival will bring together international artists
from Croatia, France, the US, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Germany and Iraq to immerse in the
coastal communities in Camarines Norte and built installation art in Bagasbas Beach.
The three-festivals-in-one will include these sections: Installation Art curated by Ms. Cora Alvina;
New Media (Video Art) curated by Mr. Takahiko Iimura; and, Public Furniture curated by Mr.
Benjamin E. Hughes III.
www.bbieaf.org
53rd Annual Philippine PEN Literature Conference (Dec. 4-5, 2010, Cebu City)
- Participation of Japanese writer Ms. Nori Nakagami in the panel on “Writing and Writers in
Asia” within the conference theme : “Solidarity in Literature without Borders”
(Philippine Center of PEN, c/o Solidaridad Bookshop; philippinepen@yahoo.com)
Virgin Labfest
June 22 to July 4, 2010
Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater)
Cultural Center of the Philippines
3:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Virgin Labfest is a festival of new plays (untried, untested, unpublished and unstaged) by
emerging and well-known playwrights, directors and actors. This year’s line-up includes plays
such as “Balunbalunan, Binginingihan” by Debbie Tan, “Bakit Wala Nang Nagtatagpo Sa
Philcoa Oberpass” by Carlo Pacolor Garcia, “Isagani” by Alex Dorola Yasuda, “Ondoy” by Remi
Velasco, “Higit Pa Dito” by Allan Lopez, “Collector’s Item” by Juliene Mendoza, “Sa Package
Counter” by Isa Borlaza, “Matyag” by U. Eliserio, Maynard Manansala and Chuckberry Pascual,
“Suor Clara” by Floy Quintos, “Carmi Martin” by J. Dennis Teodosio, “Huling Habilin ng Sirena”
by Layeta Bucoy, “A Fistful of Sand” by Arlo de Guzman, “Sundan Natin Si Ever-san” by
Shungiku Uchida, and “Threesome” by Joned Suryatmoko. Plays from the previous Virgin
Labfest will also be restaged: “Doc Resurrecion, Gagamutin ang Bayan” by Layeta Bucoy,
“Isang Araw sa Karnabal” by Nicolas Pichay and “Boy-Gel ang Girlfriend ni Mommy” by Shelfa
Alojamiento.
The event is a joint venture of CCP, Tanghalang Pilipino and the Writers’ Bloc, Inc. in
cooperation with the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA) and Japan Foundation, Manila
(JFM).
http://www.culturalcenter.gov.ph