Exchange Japan presents Nippon Week!
February 4, 2012 in Uncategorized
The Exchange Japan 2012 project group is proud to present Nippon Week: four days of Japanese themed events held at the Stockholm School of Economics and the Royal Institute of Technology. The activities offered for student participation range from sake tasting and a sushi school to a Japanese movie night. Exchange Japan is also proud to bring you a special lunch lecture by representatives from Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. The week culminates on Thursday, February 16th, with NIPPON DAY and NIPPON NIGHT, when the Rotunda at the Stockholm School of Economics and Nymble at the Royal Institute of Technology will be dedicated spaces to all things Japanese. This includes, but is not limited to, sumo wrestling, Japanese manicure, calligraphy, and delicious Japanese food.
You are cordially invited you to visit our Nippon Week events page, where a full listing of organized events as well as sign-up information can be found. Be advised that some events have limited seating, and sign-ups will start at 17:00 on Monday February 6th. We hope to see you all at one of our events, and at Nippon Day and Nippon Night!









Exchange Japan 2012 is pleased to announce it has partnered with the East Asian Museum (östasiatiska Museet) in Stockholm. The partnership was conceived with the intent of organizing cultural events with a distinctly Japanese flavour during Nippon Week, held on 13 to 16 February , and will make use of the beautiful spaces of the the East Asian Museum on Skeppsholmen, located in the center of Stockholm. In addition, the project group is thrilled to be able to offer the guests of the events a private tour of the new and permanent Japanese exhibit, “Japan – Objects and images narrate.” The exhibit consists of artwork of various styles, a large part from the Edo period, and conveys an image of Japan from the 17th to the 19th century that includes religious practices, entertainment, the tea ceremony, and its increasing contacts with the outside world. 

Exchange Japan 2012 is very proud to announce that it is the recipient of the Folke Bernadottes Minnesfond Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for international projects geared towards fostering cultural exchange between people from different countries and cultures. The project group wishes to extend our warmest gratitude to the foundation, and vows to redouble our efforts and ensure that this year’s Exchange Japan will be worthy of the honor this award has bestowed on our project.
Exchange Japan 2012 is proud to announce the conclusion of its online opera lottery event. We were given the privilege of offering away 10 tickets to the acclaimed opera Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini. The winners of our sweepstakes received two tickets each to attend a showing of Madame Butterfly at Folkoperan in Stockholm. Folkoperan has re-envisioned the classic tale of a young Japanese woman hopelessly smitten by an American officer and put it in a modern context. You can find our official lottery event flier 




Exchange Japan is a collaboration by students at the Stockholm School of Economics, the Royal Institute of Technology and Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, with additional support from 



