Year 10 Food Technology unit explores the importance of rice as a staple food in Asian Cultures. Students will investigate the impact of rice on the cultures of Japan and India.
Arts/News
Artist inspired by
Japanese consumer culture
The artist residency Ella Knapton undertook in a small, seaside city in southern Japan not only provided her the opportunity to develop a series of works but also to learn about Japanese culture.
Media/News
Kiwi journo scopes out
Japan's Olympic and
RWC preparations
With the help of an Asia New Zealand Foundation media travel grant, Stuff reporter Katarina Williams visited Japan to learn about how preparations were coming along for the 2020 Rugby World Cup and To
Education/News
Japan trip a roller coaster
of emotions for Kiwi students
Riccarton High School students Vanessa Ye and Catylin Roberts write about their experiences exploring Tokyo, attending a Japanese school and staying with a family on their class trip to Japan.
The cla
Business/News
Intern discovers railway
company about more
than trains
Foundation business intern Eva Laurenson discovered Kyushu Railway Company extended well beyond just operating a train network during her six-week internship in Japan.
Media/News
Robots: The future of elderly care?
With help from a Foundation media grant, Journalist Naomi Arnold travelled to Japan to look at how robots are changing the face of elderly care. Her subsequent 8000-word article was published in New Z
Research/News
PhD student investigates
soft power in the Pacific
With the help of a Foundation postgraduate research grant, Ashalyna Noa travelled to Samoa and China to conduct fieldwork for her PhD, which examines New Zealand and China’s foreign aid and soft power
LeadershipNetwork/News
Leadership Network members discuss indigenous issues in Japan
Will Flavell talks about being part of the Leadership Network's te kahui Māori (Māori advisory group) who travelled to Japan in November to meet with members of the indigenous Ainu people and attend t
Business/News
Warm welcome eases business intern into life in Japan
Tom Herdson describes his first few weeks on an Asia New Zealand Foundation business internship at Tokyo software company Fusion Systems.
Research/News
Philippine prison visit inspires research thesis
Daniel Kleinsman describes how visiting a prison while living in the Philippines as a Catholic seminarian inspired him to return to New Zealand to undertake studies in international human rights law.
Education/News
Studying in Tokyo a transformative experience
Feeling that he was treading water in New Zealand, John White decided to get out of his comfort zone and move to Japan to study Japanese. In this article, John describes his experience of living and s
Arts/News
Artist molds memories in clay on Tokyo residency
New Zealand Artist Richard Maloy recently returned from a two-month Foundation residency at the prestigious Youkobo Artspace in Tokyo. In this interview he describes his time at Youkobo and the work h
