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What's New
- December 9, 2024 Japan Cultural Expo 2.0 delivers a captivating event with guest speaker Takashi Murakami at the V&A South Kensington
- November 1, 2024 Takashi Murakami at the Victoria and Albert Museum Specal Talk on Dec. 8, from 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM(GMT)
- December 26, 2023 National Noh Theatre Partners’ Program the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation
- August 31, 2023 New expanded content on the Japan Cultural Expo website Fuller coverage now available, including a column by art historian Sophie Richard
- June 9, 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit Partners’ Program Maki-e Experience
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The Japan Cultural Expo is a nationwide celebration of Japanese arts and culture, designed to appeal to a broad domestic and international audience through a diverse program of content, including exhibitions, performing arts productions, and arts festivals.