THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE JAPAN FOUNDATION, MANILA
We bring you stories directly from artists, academics, cultural workers, and practitioners from the Philippines, Japan and/or elsewhere in the world, who share their various experiences and insights while working together with the Japan Foundation.
The first time I heard of COVID-19 gaining ground in the Philippines was in late January. I was visiting Roxas City, Capiz to moderate a
“Pahayag” (Expression) performance in Asakusa, Japan There’s just no other way to put it — this time has been crazy for everyone. Our lives have
a knowing intimacy or a life Curatorial Development Workshop Exhibition, UP Vargas Museum 7 December 2019 to 7 March 2020 I think about my practice
Drastic the COVID-19 quarantine came. Overnight, it changed the landscape of daily and national life. Social distancing became the operative experienciation of everyday work and
Press photo of KIOSK by ARICA Theater Company, directed by Fujita Yasuki and performed by Ando Tomoko, one of the best productions the author saw
COVID-19 created challenges for the Japanese Studies Program and its activities in 2020. At the onset, with only a few reported cases in the Philippines,
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