Press Release on April 4, 2007
H.E. President of the University of Jordan presides the opening of a photo exhibition under the title of “Scenes of Childhood: Sixty Years of Postwar Japan” at the University
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Quick glance at the project
- The Embassy of Japan in Jordan, the Japan Foundation, and the University of Jordan organized a photo exhibition under the title of “Scenes of Childhood: Sixty Years of Postwar Japan” at the University of Jordan.
- The University of Jordan has hosted credited courses of Japanese language since 1993. The Embassy of Japan and the University of Jordan organized cultural events for many years as part of their efforts to provide Jordanian people with the opportunity to touch various forms of Japanese culture and art.
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The Embassy of Japan in Jordan, the Japan Foundation, and the University of Jordan organized the opening of a photo exhibition under the title of “Scenes of Childhood: Sixty Years of Postwar Japan” under the patronage of H.E. Professor Abdelrahim Hunaiti, President of the University of Jordan, at the exhibition hall of the Deanship of Student Affairs, on 4 April 2007. The ceremony was attended by H.E. Mr. Shigenobu Kato, Ambassador of Japan to Jordan, deans, professors and executives of the university. The event will run through 12 April.
Around 60 photographs in the exhibition were selected from over 30,000 outstanding works of professional photographers during the sixty years since the end of the Second World War. They are a document of Japanese children for sixty years and also depict scenes in specific times and places throughout Japan.
The diverse selection includes photographs taken right after the Second World War would definitely give a surprising impression to faculty and students of the University of Jordan. Japan depicted in some pictures is under the American occupation, in poverty, or clouded with the polluted air. However, the children captured through the lenses show their wonderful vitality and attractive expressions as all children of the world do.
The Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation organized exhibitions for many years as part of their efforts to provide Jordanian people with the opportunity to touch various forms of Japanese culture and art. The Embassy of Japan arranged several events at the University of Jordan, namely, the Japan Week in December and the Japanese Speech Contest on the 3rd March, and the Photo Exhibition.
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