Otago Girls High School teacher Bronwyn Thomson recounts her school’s action-packed three-week trip to Japan for a class of 10 Japanese language students. The Foundation assisted to make the it possib
Research/News
Time flies - Dr James To reflects on 18 months with the Foundation
The Foundation's senior adviser (research) Dr James To reflects on the 18 months he's spent in the role and looks at the future of the Foundation's Track II and research programmes.
Research/News
Christianity, the surprising "Asian religion"
Opinion piece by Dr George Wieland, Director of the Intercultural Practice programme, Carey Baptist College, Auckland.
Arts/News
Artist divines connections in Japan and Taiwan
Visiting fortune tellers and spiritual readers for an upcoming project gave artist Jen Alexandra a glimpse into a significant side of Japanese and Taiwanese societies that often go overlooked.
Education/News
Japan trip builds students' confidence, resilience and knowledge
Students from Opihi College in Temuka, near Timaru, spent three weeks in Nihon (Japan), living with host families, involving themselves in community activities, visiting sites and learning about Japan
Education/News
Japan study trip experience of a lifetime for Christchurch student
Year 13 Burnside High School student Alice Li describes her school trip to Japan, where the students immersed themselves in the local culture and also had a chance to practise their Japanese language
Education/News
Upper Hutt College students experience Japan
A group of Year-11-13 Upper Hutt College students put their Japanese language skills to the test and learnt about Japanese culture during the school’s annual Japan field trip in July.
Education/News
Japan Study Grant helps fulfil childhood dream
Abbey Watt describes how an Asia New Zealand Foundation Japan Study Grant helped her fulfil a childhood dream.
Education/News
Student soaks up Japanese culture on exchange
Leanne Hammersley writes about living and studying in the coastal city of Ashiya, half way between Kobe and Osaka, where she is completing her final semester of a Bachelor of Arts.
Education/News
School's Japan trip lays foundations for ongoing friendships
Visiting shrines and markets, eating local delicacies and riding on the shinkansen (bullet train) were all highlights of a visit to Japan for 20 Year-12 and 13 Kapiti College students, but it was stay
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
Top Tips for businesses looking to engage with Asia
In our most recent research report, Te Waipounamu and Asia, we talked to South Island businesses about their business links to Asia, and 71% said they intended to grow their connections to the region.