The Greece-Japan Center in cooperation with the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis and the Japan-Greece Society have organized an event for May 14 in Tokyo to celebrate the 25 years of activity of the International Society to honor, preserve and present the work and life of Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis to the world. [...]
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Greece Goes After Japanese Tourists
Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyianni is eying Japan as a source of more visitors and talked about it in a meeting with Chairman of the European and Tourism Committee of the Industry Association of Japan, Shinichi Yokoyama during her visit to Tokyo. She informed Yokoyama about the Greek government’s reform efforts and stressed the improvements [...]
Greek Ceramic Treasures Display in Tokyo
The tenth Louvre – DNP Museum Lab presentation in Tokyo invites visitors to discover the art of Ancient Greece’s civilization, which had a significant impact on Western art and culture. The visitors will be able to admire four works from the Louvre’s Greek art collection. One of the greatest artworks on display is the Krater [...]
Japanese Want Venus de Milo In Panties
Japanese residents from the town of Okuizumom are calling on the authorities to dress replicas of the famous statue of Venus de Milo to covered with panties, and for David to be wearing underwear. The modest Japanese are upset with the nude statues being placed in a public park near a gym and playground. “The [...]
Greek Innovation Presented to Japanese Market
The Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association, under the initiative, Σynergies, Connecting Changemakers, organized a business delegation of hi-tech companies to visit Tokyo from Oct. 1-5. The business delegation hosted exhibits at the CEATEC 2012 event. Prominent Greek companies from the Semiconductor, EDA, Internet and Telecom Industries, had the chance to show off their technologies/products & services [...]
The Greek Bride Who Brought Classical Music to Far East
Many Greeks know of the “nyfes,” women sent by ship to the United States and Australia in the 1930s to marry a man they did not know – a photo of the future husband was all they needed. But there’s one who married a man of her own choosing – a Japanese – and helped [...]
Lafcadio Hearn: The Greek National Poet of Japan
Lafcadio Hearn, known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo, was an international writer best known for his presentation of Japan and its culture in the West. His books about the land of the rising sun, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, have made him an inseparable part of the Japanese literature world. In the United States, Hearn is [...]
Greeks of Japan Celebrate Easter
By Fay Savvaidis A wonderful party on a beautiful spring day was carried out on Easter, April 15, 2012, in the heart of Tokyo at ROTI restaurant. There was a turn out of 120 participants, about 40 Greeks and 80 Japanese, enjoying Greek food -including lamb, red eggs and tsoureki – live music and dancing. [...]
Tokyo Investors Show Interest in Holding Talks with Greece
Investors in the Tokyo stock market will be paying close attention to progress in talks to save Greece from bankruptcy next week, dealers said on Friday. “If a decision comes next week, that would lift the weight on market sentiment,” said Toshihiko Matsuno, head of research at SMBC Friend Securities. “The environment for global markets [...]
Panos Karan To Give Charity Classical Piano Recital for Disaster Victims of Tohuku
Greek Pianist Panos Karan, currently residing in the U.K., will be visiting Japan on March 16, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, to give a piano recital at the Ouji Hall for the disaster victims of the Tohuku earthquake. This will be his second visit after performing 11 concerts in August 2011 in the Tohuku area for [...]
