Sep. 1 - Dec. 28, 2003
"The Dawn of Japan's Modern Diplomacy - Making the Historical Step from Commodore Perry's Landing to the First Delegation to the United States in 1860"
Yokosuka City Museum
http://www.museum.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/

Sept. 20, 2003 - Dec. 10, 2004
The Fifth Shizuoka International Translation Competition Date: Sept. 20, 2003 - Dec. 10, 2004 (deadline for entries)
Open to all.
Awards ceremony to be held in Shizuoka city in 2005.
http://www1.sphere.ne.jp/shizuoka

Oct. 3 - November 3, 2003
Special Exhibition: "150 Years Since Commodore Perry's Arrival: The Surprise and Excitement of the Meiji Restoration"
Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Museum of Culture
http://reimeikan.pref.kagoshima,jp/

Nov. 6, 2003
Public Symposium "Reconsidering Japan and the US-Japan Alliance"
Press Center Hall
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/forum

Nov. 8, 2003
"Asia and the US: The shock of Japan's opening to the world and its repercussions"
Tokyo University Graduate School of Mathematics Research Center Auditorium
http://www.cpas.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Nov. 19, 2003
Culcon Symposium: "The Citizen's Role in Cultural Dialogue"
Sendai (Miyagi Pref.) International Center
http://www.jpf.go.jp/culcon/

Nov. 24, 2003
"Takken Forum 2003"
Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center 5F
http://www.kanagawa-takken.or.jp

Nov. 28, 2003
"Muskegon (Michigan) High School Jazz Club Tour in Omuta"joint concert with Omuta Soyukai civic orchestra
Omuta Bunka Kaikan Hall
http://www.soyukai.net

Jan-March, 2004
"People of Japan and the world"
Special exhibition commemorating 150 years since the opening
of Shimoda port
Ryosenji Treasure House (Ryosenji Homotsukan)
http://www.izu.co.jp/~ryosenji/

Jan. 10 - March 7, 2004
Japan-US Relations 150th year commemorative 2004 Art Calendar
Contact: World Culture Art Co., Ltd.
e-mail: kumashiro@bungei.co.jp
Special Exhibition THE ART OF StarWars2
Kyoto National Museum
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/indexe.htm

Mar. 2004
"AFS Annual induction program"
For one year starting March 2004/Japanese households, high
schools participate
http://www.afs.or.jp

March 20, 2004
"Ninth Foreign Ministry town meeting featuring Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi"
Minister Kawaguchi will exchange opinions with citizens on the theme
"foreign policy and the international situation," in the latest of a series
of town meetings which began in 2002.
Venue: Pacifico Yokohama
www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/annai/honsho/kawaguchi/t_meeting/index.html

April-June, 2004
"Perry's fleet in Shimoda"
Special exhibition commemorating 150 years since the opening of
Shimoda port
Ryosenji Treasure House (Ryosenji Homotsukan)
http://www.izu.co.jp/~ryosenji/

April 5, 2004
"Japan-US relations for the future" (tentative title)
A symposium on bilateral ties in the areas of politics, economics and
culture, with government and private sector experts in politics and finance.
Venue: Imperial Hotel
E-mail: choken@yomiuri.com

April 16, 2004
"Yokohama Banjo Festival marking the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the banjo"
Yokohama west exit "Thumbs Up"
http://banjo-t.hp.infoseek.co.jp/Banjo150th/index

April 17, 2004
"Symposium on Perry's arrival and Yokohama's debut in world history"
Yokohama Archives of History
http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Suzuran/5

April 23 - May 9, 2004
"Marunouchi Breeze"
California-style champagne breakfast included in Golden Week
hotel package
Venue: Palace Hotel
www.palacehotel.co.jp

April 24, May 22, June 26, July 24, Aug. 28, and Sept. 25, 2004
"JIP GetYourFriend Party"
Bar isn't it Roppongi
http://www.getyourfriend.com

April 28-Aug.1, 2004
"Exhibition: Perry's arrival and Yokohama"
Yokohama Archives of History
http://www.kaikou.city.yokohama.jp

May 2, 2004
"20th anniversary of Kita-Kyushu wind symphony orchestra: 34th performance"
Kita-Kyushu theatre large hall

May 3-5, 2004 (3 sessions per day)
"Exchange of hand-drawn postcards between US and Japan; replies to hand-drawn postcards from the Boston Museum" http://www.nagoya-boston.or.jp

May 3-5 (Tokyo); May 8 (Chubu); May 9 (Kansai), and Sept. 12
(20th anniversary new members' performance)
"Japan Percussion Festival 2004"

May 2004
Students from Nacogdoches, Texas, visit Naze City
Around May, 2004/Naze City, Kagoshima Pref.

May 14-16, 2004
"Black Ships Festival: 150th anniversary of the opening of Shimoda Port"
Shimoda onsen
http://www.shimoda150.net

May 17, 2004
"Lecture by ICU professor M.W. Steel"
Kensei Kinen Kaikan

May 22-June 2, 2004
"Solo exhibition at Bancho Gallery/Juri Morioka Recent Works"
Bancho Gallery, Ginza
http://www.juri.org

May 23, 2004
(Tondabayashi city, Osaka) and July 19, 2004 (Bethlehem, Pa.)
"Commemoration of 40th anniversary of sister city ties"
http://www.city.tondabayashi.osaka.jp

May 29, 2004
"Lecture-Symposium on the 150th anniversary of the opening of Japan: What was happening in the shogunate and on the ground when Perry arrived"
Hamagin Hall (Via Mare)
http://www.kaikou.city.yokohama.jp

Late May, 2004-March 2005 (Japan); Aug. 18-30, 2004 (US)
"Seminar to Increase International Understanding of US"
Japan: Hyogo Educational University vicinity and Kobe city
US: west coast and midwest (Washington, Arizona and Illinois); at institutions involved in textbook development
http://www.office.hyogo-u.ac.jp/gen/ken-kyo/doc/kenshu/usge.html

June 1, 2004
"Japan Debut of the New York New Music Ensemble"
Contemporary music featuring New York and Tokyo composers, preceded by discussion
of the New York and Tokyo art scenes.
Venue: 2F, Tokyo FM Hall, 1-7 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku
http://www.glovill.jp

June 4, 2004 (Kamakura); June 11 (Meguro, Tokyo), 2004
"Indiana University Violin Virtuoso concert"

June 11, 2004
"Meguro UNESCO Concert"
Meguro Persimmon Hall, large hall

June 12, 2004
Yokohama Port Opening Festival: US-Japan Goodwill Charity Concert featuring The Brass Cruise 2004 Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall
http://www.the-brass-cruise.org

late Jun. 2004
"AFS Japanese language training program"
For eight weeks starting late June, 2004
http://www.afs.or.jp

June 29-July 1, 2004
"Pacific Crossing 2004"
Jiyu Gakuen Meiji Hall
http://www.pacificcrossings.com

June 29-July 14, 2004
"US Educators visit Japan"
Tokyo, Nara, Shizuoka, Kyoto
http://www.jetro-k.or.jp/Ed-index/Ed-index.htm

July 2-4; 6,8, 2004
"2004 Japan-USA University Baseball Championship Series"
Oita, Yokosuka, Saitama, Tokyo
http://www.jubf.net

July 17-Oct. 11, 2004
"N.Y. Guggenheim Museum exhibition"
Bunkamura the museum

July 19-31, 2004
"Eco summer camp 2004"
Canadian Farm, Nagano Pref.
http://www.lcv.ne.jp/~haseyan/

July-Sept. 2004
"Perry's fleet in Shimoda"
Special exhibition commemorating 150 years since the opening of
Shimoda port.
Ryosenji Treasure House (Ryosenji Homotsukan)
http://www.izu.co.jp/~ryosenji/

Aug. 2004
"AFS yearlong homestay program"
For one year starting August, 2004/US households, schools participate
http://www.afs.or.jp

Aug. 10, for four weeks; traveling exhibition of documents related to the above theme
contact: shirait@muh.biglobe.ne.jp

Aug. 14 - Sept. 12, 2004
Joint exhibition of works by past and current artists from the sister cities of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, and Toledo, Ohio
Toyohashi Art Museum
Contact: 0532-51-2882
Email: bijutsu@city-toyohashi.jp

Oct. 4 - Nov. 2, 2004
"Kazuki - This is my earth," a dramatic performance dedicated to the victims of war and terrorism, which seeks to promote Japan-U.S. cultural exchange and world peace.
Kinokuniya Hall, Shinjuku; also New York and Los Angeles.
Contact: 03-3354-0141
Email: hothouse@fb3.so-net.ne.jp
(NY: 212-772-6267)

Oct. 20-23, 2004
"WPC Expo 2004"
Tokyo Big Sight east exhibition hall, the Tower building and hotels
http://www.expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/wpc

Nov. 17-19, 2004
"The 2004 Japan-US Cities Summit in Hiroshima"
Hiroshima International Conference Center
http://www.juscs.org