SJ60

SJ60 This is a homepage for the 60th Anniversary of Singapore-Japan Diplomatic Relations.

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐’๐‰๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ“… Sunday, 6 September 2026 ๐Ÿ•“ 4:00PM ๐Ÿ“ Drama Centre Theatre Where Singapore m...
22/08/2026

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐’๐‰๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐Ÿ“… Sunday, 6 September 2026
๐Ÿ•“ 4:00PM
๐Ÿ“ Drama Centre Theatre

Where Singapore meets Japan, music resonates across borders.

Commemorating the 60th anniversary of Singaporeโ€“Japan diplomatic relations, ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐’๐‰๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ brings acclaimed artistes from both countries together for a unique musical collaboration.

Featuring Japanese artists Hiromitsu Agatsuma, Sachiyo and Takuro Iga as well as Singaporean artists Nathan Hartono, Samuel Wong and Govin Tan, the concert brings together familiar music from both countries in fresh arrangements.

โœจ Watch the concert trailer here https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2-6bVRA4sKw

For more details, please visit https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/rabsj600926

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌCelebrating 60 Years of Singaporeโ€“Japan Diplomatic Relations!๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตTickets Now on Sale! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธโœจTickets for โ€œSJ60็ต -Musubi- Sin...
21/08/2026

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌCelebrating 60 Years of Singaporeโ€“Japan Diplomatic Relations!๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

Tickets Now on Sale! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธโœจ

Tickets for โ€œSJ60็ต -Musubi- Singapore-Japan Festival 2026โ€, a flagship event celebrating the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Japan, are officially on sale!

Join us at Marina Bay Sands on 28 and 29 November 2026 for a unique two-day festival bringing together the best of culture, food, tradition, and cutting-edge technology from both countries.

Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to celebrate and connect with family and friends! ๐Ÿคโœจ

๐Ÿ“… 28 Nov (Sat) & 29 Nov (Sun), 2026
๐Ÿ“ Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre

โ–ผ Get your tickets and find out more here:
https://www.sistic.com.sg/events/musubi1126

๐‘ฐ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฑ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‚๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐ŸŽจ The opening ceremony of ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž & ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง ...
21/08/2026

๐‘ฐ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘บ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฑ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‚๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐ŸŽจ

The opening ceremony of ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž & ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง ~ ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ~ took place at JCC on 18 August, featuring special live music and painting by Japanese singer-songwriter and visual artist Ms Rie fu / Riรฉ. This makes her return to JCC after her first showcase in 2015.

In her opening remarks, JCC Director Ms Kawabe Akiko introduced Ms Rie fuโ€™s background and highlighted how the sounds of everyday lives often carry the culture, memories, and stories of communities. Ms Rie fu also addressed the full-house audience and shared her inspiration behind the exhibition. She then performed three of her most popular songs, including crowd favourite โ€œLife is like a Boatโ€ from the anime Bleach.

The opening ceremony continued with a live painting segment, in which she reimagined the evening at JCC through the sounds provided by the audience as they moved around, converse with each other, and viewed her works while observing her painting process. Titled โ€œJapan Creative Centre, 18 August 2026โ€, the artwork captured her interpretation of the soundscape from the opening.

The evening concluded with a final song inspired by her years living in Singapore, followed by a Q&A with the audience.

Soundscapes of Singapore & Japan ~ Painting with Music ~ runs until 27 August 2026. For more information, please visit https://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JCC/invite_soundscapes_2026.html

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ถ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ (๐˜š๐˜š๐˜ˆ) 60๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข...
21/08/2026

๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ข ๐˜ˆ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ถ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ (๐˜š๐˜š๐˜ˆ) 60๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜Œ๐˜น๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐Ÿ’โœจ

The 60 Years of Sogetsu: Blooms Beyond Time exhibition kickstarted on 14 August, with Ms Jane Ittogi, Spouse of the President of the Republic of Singapore, gracing the opening as the Guest-of-Honour. Mrs Pandora Ip, President of Singapore Sogetsu Association, and Ms Kawabe Akiko, Director of JCC, both delivered remarks. This was followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an energising taiko (traditional Japanese drum) performance by Hibikiya.

The Guest-of-Honour and other VIP guests toured the exhibition, and were mesmerised by the carefully crafted floral arrangements. The exhibition is ongoing until 23 August.

๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐Ÿ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽจโœจ๐Ÿถ JCC Director Ms Kawabe Akiko visited the exhibition "๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™…๐™–๐™ฅ๐™–...
21/08/2026

๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐Ÿ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽจโœจ๐Ÿถ

JCC Director Ms Kawabe Akiko visited the exhibition "๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™…๐™–๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™ˆ๐™ค๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™€๐™ฎ๐™š๐™จ" at Art Forum Singapore on 15 August. Presented by The Tolman Collection Tokyo, the exhibition showcases spectacular masterworks by the renowned Japanese lithographer Mr Wako Shuji.

Director Kawabe was captivated by the meticulous precision luminous gold leaf, and rich, vibrant colours of the traditional Japanese motifs set against velvety backgrounds. She also participated in a special sake tasting at the venue, featuring six distinctive sakes from Miyagi Prefectures, Mr Wakoโ€™s home region.

The exhibition is part of the official SJ60 celebrations. It is heartening to witness such inspiring cultural and artistic exchange between Singapore and Japan!

Catch this breathtaking exhibition of contemporary Japanese lithography!

๐Ÿ“… Running daily until 30 August from 10 AM โ€“ 7 PM.
*Visits are by appointment only in early September
๐Ÿ“ Art Forum Singapore, 82 Cairnhill Road
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free Admission

๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿ’งA hidden lake in Fukushimaโ€™s mountainsAt Lake Hayama, its still waters mirror the surrounding forest, creating a la...
17/08/2026

๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿ’งA hidden lake in Fukushimaโ€™s mountains

At Lake Hayama, its still waters mirror the surrounding forest, creating a landscape that shifts gently with the seasons. It is a place of quiet reflection deep in Fukushimaโ€™s mountains.

โ“ Quiz Time!
What is Lake Hayama best known for?

1๏ธโƒฃ Volcanic hot springs
2๏ธโƒฃ Clear reflective waters
3๏ธโƒฃ Coastal sand dunes

๐Ÿ’ฌ Share your answer in the comments!

โ˜ž Explore Fukushima
https://www.japan.travel/en/destinations/tohoku/fukushima/

๐ŸŽป ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š: ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง-๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐’๐‰๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ“… Monday, 24 August 202...
13/08/2026

๐ŸŽป ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š: ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง-๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐’๐‰๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐Ÿ“… Monday, 24 August 2026
๐Ÿ•— 8:00pm
๐Ÿ“ NAFA Lee Foundation Theatre
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Free with registration
๐Ÿ”— https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridges-across-the-sea-sj60-gala-concert-tickets-1996066278973

๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ž๐š brings together outstanding young string musicians from Singapore and Japan for four days of rehearsals, masterclasses and cultural exchange under the guidance of an international faculty. The programme culminates in this gala concert; celebrating friendship, collaboration and the shared language of music.

Featuring internationally acclaimed artists and educators such as ๐‘ด๐’“ ๐’€๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Ž๐’๐’•๐’ ๐’€๐’–๐’๐’๐’”๐’–๐’Œ๐’† (Japan), ๐‘ซ๐’“ ๐‘ป๐’‚๐’ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’†-๐‘ฏ๐’”๐’Š๐’ (Singapore), ๐‘ด๐’“ ๐‘ฎ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’ ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’† (Singapore), ๐‘ด๐’” ๐‘ฒ๐’๐’š๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‚ ๐‘ฒ๐’š๐’๐’Œ๐’ (Japan) and ๐‘ด๐’“ ๐’€๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‚๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’•๐’‚ ๐’€๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‰๐’Š (Japan/Germany) โ€“ the concert will showcase music by Akutagawa, Bach, Elgar, Chen Zhangyi and Vivaldi, as well as Japanese and Singaporean folk song arrangements.

Singapore National Youth Orchestra NAFA University of the Arts Singapore ใ‚ธใƒฅใƒ‹ใ‚ขใƒปใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒซใƒใƒผใƒขใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒปใ‚ชใƒผใ‚ฑใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉ

09/08/2026

Happy 61st National Day, Singapore! ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

As Singapore celebrates this special day, Japan is also proud to mark the 60th anniversary of Japanโ€“Singapore diplomatic relations ( ). We hope you enjoy this special National Day message from Ambassador Ishikawa. ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ“ข Please note: The Embassy of Japan in Singapore will be closed on Monday, 10 August 2026, in observance of Singapore's National Day holiday.

๐ŸŽตMusic: Izz Hafeez

๐ŸŒ…๐ŸŒŠ A distant glimpse of the seaโ€™s designFrom Shikanoshima Island in Fukuoka, the retreating tide reveals shoals that s...
03/08/2026

๐ŸŒ…๐ŸŒŠ A distant glimpse of the seaโ€™s design

From Shikanoshima Island in Fukuoka, the retreating tide reveals shoals that stretch across the horizon. This distant view captures the subtle patterns formed over time, shaped by wind and water.

โ“ Quiz Time!
What causes the shoreline to change throughout the day?
1๏ธโƒฃ Tides
2๏ธโƒฃ Earthquakes
3๏ธโƒฃ Ocean currents only

๐Ÿ’ฌ Drop your answer below!

โ˜ž Discover more about Shikanoshima Island
https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1971/

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Strengthening ties between Japan and Singapore!The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) delegation, led by Executive Act...
03/08/2026

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Strengthening ties between Japan and Singapore!

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) delegation, led by Executive Acting Secretary-General, Mr Koichi Hagiuda, Director-General of International Bureau Mr Taro Kono, and its Acting Director-General Ryuji Koizumi, visited Singapore from 23-25 July at the invitation of the Peopleโ€™s Action Party (PAP).

During the visit, the two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation, deepen dialogue, and promote exchange of experiences between them.

The delegation also met with PAP leaders to reaffirm their shared commitment to closer ties, including:

โœจ Chairman Desmond Lee
โœจ Assistant Secretary-General Chan Chun Sing
โœจ External Relations Sub-Committee Chairman Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan
โœจ Minister Dr. Tan See Leng
โœจ Minister Josephine Teo
โœจ Minister of State Alvin Tan ้™ˆๅœฃ่พ‰
โœจ Assistant Organising Secretary Alex Yam
โœจ PAP MPs

We look forward to a bright future of their collaboration! ๐ŸŒŸ

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