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THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LOOK EAST POLICY

　This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Look East Policy, which was introduced by then Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir in 1982.

Bilateral relation between Japan and Malaysia has gradually developed since then. In particular, exchange and study programmes under the Look East Policy have greatly contributed to exchange of talents, economic development and mutual understanding of both nations.

Upon entering the 30th anniversary of the Look East Policy, cultural events, human exchange programmes, symposiums, seminars and public lectures will be organized throughout the year with the purpose of further strengthening the bilateral friendship. All these may create a new era for Japan and Malaysia.

Related bodies in Japan and Malaysia have formed the “Malaysia-Japan Committee for the 30th anniversary of the Look East Policy”. The committee hopes to receive applications for inclusion as a 30th anniversary of Look East Policy event from the public in support of the 30th anniversary Look East Policy.

Related links:

Event Calendar 2012 (Upcoming Events)
Event Calendar 2012 (Past Events)
Invitation for Participation in the 30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy

EVENT CALENDER 2012 (Past Events)

1	Japan:Kingdom of Characters
	Date, Venue & Organizer	26 Dec- 4 Feb(Prnang) 20 Feb-20 Mar(Kuala Lupur)	USM(Penang) National Visual Arts Gallery(Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL

2	The weekend Japanese Film Show
	Date, Venue & Organizer	7 Jan	FINAS (Selangor)	JFKL

3	The Northern Japan Fair
	Date, Venue & Organizer	14-15 Jan	Pavillion （Kuala Lumpur）	EOJ

4	Ikebana Workshop
	Date, Venue & Organizer	11 Feb	Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall(Kuala Lumpur)	JAGAM

5	The Malaysia-Japan Martial Arts Festival
	Date, Venue & Organizer	12 Feb	Times Square(Kuala Lumpur)	ALEPS

6	Japanese Sweets(Wagashi) Demonstration
	Date, Venue & Organizer	14-15 Feb	Kampachi Restaurant, Pavilion (Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL

7	Japan Day
	Date, Venue & Organizer	20 Feb	KKTM Beranang（Selangor）	KKTM Beranang

8	3rd JSA-ASEAN Conference
	Date, Venue & Organizer	21-23 Feb	UM(Kuala Lumpur)	MAJAS

9	Jalan-Jalan Travel Fair
	Date, Venue & Organizer	2-4 Mar	Pavilion(Kuala Lumpur)	JNTO

10	Japanese Language Education Seminar 2011
	Date, Venue & Organizer	3-4 Mar	UM(Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL

11	Kabuki Demonstration and Performance
	Date, Venue & Organizer	9-10 Mar	ASWARA(Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL

12	Photo Exhibition On Japan's Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
	Date, Venue & Organizer	11-18 Mar	Pavilion(Kuala Lumpur)	EOJ

13	Japanese Public Lecture Series on the Great Japan Earthquake: Japan's Recovery & Revival from the Disaster
	Date, Venue & Organizer	12 Mar	University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur)	EOJ, JFKL, UM, MAJAS

14	JENESYS Programme: High School Students of Former Look East Policy Graduates Exchange and Visit Disaster Area of Great East Japan Earthquake
	Date, Venue & Organizer	13-21 Mar	Japan (Miyagi Prefecture)	EOJ, ALEPS

15	Japanese Public Lecture Series: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Japanese NGO's Endeavors for its Relief & Revival
	Date, Venue & Organizer	14 Mar	USM (Penang)	JFKL, USM

16	MATTA FAIR JNTO Booth
	Date, Venue & Organizer	16-18 Mar	PWTC (Kuala Lumpur)	JNTO

17	“Whispers of Life” Rie Mandala Solo Exhbition
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23 Mar - 7 Apr	12 (art space gallery) (Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL, 12 (art space gallery)

18	Classic Comedy Film Screening
	Date, Venue & Organizer	24-25 Mar	FINAS(Selangor)	JFKL

19	MAJAS Public Lecture on Japanese Studies
	Date, Venue & Organizer	27 Mar	UM(Kuala Lumpur)	UM

20	Exchange and Visit to Disaster Area of Great East Japan Earthquake by Delegation of University Students & Silat Athletes
	Date, Venue & Organizer	6-15 Apr	Japan (Miyagi Prefecture)	EOJ, ALEPS, JAGAM, MJIIT

21	Japan Malaysia Collabolation Jazz Live and Workshop
	Date, Venue & Organizer	26-27 Apr	No Black Tie (Kuala Lumpur)	No Black Tie

22	Japanese Speech Contest for Secondary School Students
	Date, Venue & Organizer	29 Apr	Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL, Embassy, JACTIM, JCKL

23	Japanese Language Festival
	Date, Venue & Organizer	6 May	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jalan Ipoh (Kuala Lumpur)	Japanese Language Society of Malaysia

24	Japan Study Program Presentation Seminar
	Date, Venue & Organizer	10 May	University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur)	EOJ Asia Europe Institute, UM ALEPS, JAGAM

25	Coloring Contest & Ikebana workshop
	Date, Venue & Organizer	12 May	Penang Japanese School(Penang)	JAGAM, Penang Japanese School, Consulate-General of Japan in Penang

26	Japanese Speech Contest Open Category National Final
	Date, Venue & Organizer	13 May	Japan Club of Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL, Embassy JACTIM, JCKL

27	Former Look East Policy Graduates Exchange and Visit Disaster Area of Great East Japan Earthquake Programme(JENESYS Programme)
	Date, Venue & Organizer	14-21 May	Japan (Miyagi Prefecture)	Embassy, ALEPS

28	Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths The 30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy Event "LOOK EAST 30 & BEYOND "Discussion and Workshop Presentation
	Date, Venue & Organizer	20 May	Chinzan-so (Tokyo, Japan)	Japan International Cooperation Center(JICE)

29	Japan Culture Fest
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23 - 27 May	Putrajaya	SASUKE Malaysia

30	Japanese Photo Exhibition
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23 27 May	Putrajaya	EOJ

31	Freestyle Motorcross Xtreme Show
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23- 27 May	Putrajaya	Majlis Belia Malaysia

32	MOEPA Satsuki Skill Sharing Workshop
	Date, Venue & Organizer	26 May	Penang Times Square(Penang)	Konatsu Trading (Lost Gospel Cosplay Community Dept)

33	7th Malaysia International Ekiden Run Putrajaya 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	27 May	Putrajaya	Honorary Consulate-General of Malaysia In Fukuoka, Japan, International Youth Centre, ALEPS

34	Origami Demonstration
	Date, Venue & Organizer	27 May	Penang	Malaysian- Japanese Society

35	Opening Ceremony of MJIIT
	Date, Venue & Organizer	1 Jun	MJIIT (Kuala Lumpur)	MJIIT

36	The Spirit of Budô: The History of Japan’s Martial Arts
	Date, Venue & Organizer	1 Jun - 3 Jul	National Museum(Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL, Department of Museum

37	2012 AUTOBACCS SUPER GT SERIES ROUND3 FIA INTERNATIONAL SERIES IN MALAYSIA
	Date, Venue & Organizer	9-10 Jun	Sepang International Circuit(Selangor)	GTA Co., Ltd

38	Japanese Film Screenings at KK International Film Festival
	Date, Venue & Organizer	9-13 Jun	GSC (Kota Kinabalu)	KK International Film Festival, JFKL

39	Vision Culture Program - Michiko Kasahara, Curator, Japan
	Date, Venue & Organizer	14-16 Jun	Gallery Residence (Kuara Lumpur)	Shalini Ganendra Fine Art

40	Japanese Youth Delegation first batch (JENESYS Programme)
	Date, Venue & Organizer	21-28 June	Kuala Lumpur	EOJ

41	INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOOK EAST POLICY: SUSTAINABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23 June	Putrajaya Marriott Hotel (Putrajaya)	Centre for Foundation Studies in Science , UM

42	Cosplay Paradise
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23 - 24 June	Penang Times Square(Penang)	Konatsu Trading (Lost Gospel Cosplay Community Dept)

43	Education Fair in Malaysia
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23 Jun (Penang) 24 Jun (Kuala Lumpur)	G Hotel (Penang) Park Royal Hotel (Kuala Lumpur)	University Newspaper

44	8th Exhibition of Studens’ Drawings in Penang
	Date, Venue & Organizer	25Jun - 5 Juy 11-15 Jul	1st Venue: Penang State Public Library, Seberang Jaya(Selangor) 2nd Venue: Penang State Public Library, Georgetown Branch(Penang)	Penang Education Department, Ministry of Education, Malaysia

45	Mini Japanese Cultural Festival in Trengganu
	Date, Venue & Organizer	30 Jun - 1 Jul	Terengganu State Museum(Terengganu)	JFKL, Terengganu State Museum

46	Japanese Speech Contest for Students of the Japanese Preparatory Programme / the Japan Graduates
	Date, Venue & Organizer	7 Jul	University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL, Embassy JACTIM, JCKL

47	KLPAC Orchestra Look East! Celebrating 30 Years
	Date, Venue & Organizer	13-15 Jul	The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre(Kuala Lumpur)	The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

48	36th Bon Odori 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	14 Jul	Kompleks Sukan Negara (Selangor)	JCKL, JSKL Embassy of Japan

49	MJIIT Research Proposal Competition
	Date, Venue & Organizer	17 Jul	UTM International Campus （Kuala Lumpur)	Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology

50	TTAIKUH JIKANG Southeast Asian Project
	Date, Venue & Organizer	19-22 Jul	The Actors Studio @ Lot 10(Kuala Lumpur)	Taikuh Jikang, The Actors Studio Teater Rakyat, and JFKL,

51	Penang Bon Odori
	Date, Venue & Organizer	21 Jul	Esplanade(Penang)	Penang Bon Odori Committee

52	GOOD GOODs Japan
	Date, Venue & Organizer	'23-29 Jul	Pavilion(Kuala Lumpur)	Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

53	Tokyo Street 1st Anniversary
	Date, Venue & Organizer	23-29 Jul	Pavilion Kuala Lumpur	Pavilion

54	Miyabi Live in KL 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	25 Jul	Avenue K (Kuala Lumpur)	Amver Creations Sdn. Bhd.

55	Tanabata Festival
	Date, Venue & Organizer	27-29 Jul	Tokyo Street, Pavilion(Kuala Lumpur)	AOTS Alumni Society of Malaysia

56	Japanese Tea & Chinese Tea Ceremony
	Date, Venue & Organizer	5 Aug	Lao Sher Tea House(Penang)	Malaysian- Japanese Society

57	Drum TAO - The Art of Drum
	Date, Venue & Organizer	24-25 Aug	KLCC Plenary Hall(Kuala Lumpur)	Establish Event

58	Forum : Education Opportunity in Japan
	Date, Venue & Organizer	26 Aug	Masyarakat Penyayang(Penang)	JAGAM Northern Branch

59	Malaysia Japan Tribology Meeting
	Date, Venue & Organizer	27-28 Aug	Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, UTM (Kuala Lumpur)	MJIIT

60	The Friendship City Agreement Signing Ceremony between Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia and Hioki City, Kagoshima, Japan
	Date, Venue & Organizer	28 Aug(Subang Jaya) 29 Oct(Hioki City)	Subang Jaya City and Hioki City	Subang Jaya City Hall Hioki City Hall

61	OtaFuse
	Date, Venue & Organizer	1-2 Sep	Star City North – Atrium（Kota Kinabaru)	Mohd Hanafi Datuk Haji Light

62	MATTA Fair KL 2012　JNTO Booth
	Date, Venue & Organizer	7-9 Sep	Putra World Trade Centre (Kuala Lumpur)	Japan National Tourism Organization

63	2012 Visit Japan Travel Trade Meet in Malaysia
	Date, Venue & Organizer	10-12 Sep	Traders Hotel (Peneng) Prince Hotel & Residence KL (Kuala Lumpur) The Pacific Sutera (Kota Kinabalu)	Japan Tourism Agency / Japan National Tourism Organization

64	Japanese Film Festival 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	11-18(KL), 20-23(Penang) Sep	GSC(Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL, GSC

65	The Impact & Contributon of LEP to Northern Region
	Date, Venue & Organizer	15 Sep	JMTI , Bukit Minyak (Penang)	JAGAM (Northern Branch)

66	Japan Week 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	1-6 Oct	University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur)	Japan Studies Program, Department of East Asia Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya

67	Weekend Japanese Film Screening: October
	Date, Venue & Organizer	6 Oct	The Actors Studio (Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL

68	Conference on Japanese Language Education in Malaysia and Urawa Teacher Training Program Reports
	Date, Venue & Organizer	6-7 Oct	AAJ, University of Malaya	JFKL AAJ, University of Malaya

69	Conference on The Look Easy Policy - A New Dimension
	Date, Venue & Organizer	10 Oct	Istana Hotel(Kuala Lumpur)	MITI,　MIDA

70	MAJECA-JAMECA 31st Conference
	Date, Venue & Organizer	10 Oct	Istana Hotel(Kuala Lumpur)	MAJECA

71	Japan-Malaysia Friendship Festival 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	20 Oct	The Linear Park / Taman Desa Tebrau (Johor Bahru)	The Japan Club of Johor / Japan Graduates’ Association of Malaysia Southern Branch

72	Japanese Film Festival in Kuching
	Date, Venue & Organizer	19-21 Oct	Star Cineplex Kuching	JFKL

73	Aikido Demonstration
	Date, Venue & Organizer	20-21 Oct	Seri Pacific Hotel (Kuala Lumpur)	Academy Aikido Jyuku Malaysia

74	Traditional/Contemporary: Isso Yukihiro Trio (Japanese Traditional Music Program)
	Date, Venue & Organizer	22- 29 Oct	Sekohah Menengah Kabangsaan Bukit Jambul, USM, Penang Performing Arts Centre(Penang) Annex Gallary(Kuala LUmpur)	JFKL, Consulate-General of Japan in Penang, Others

75	JAGAM Night
	Date, Venue & Organizer	27 Oct	Equatorial Hotel(Penang)	JAGAM Northern Branch

76	JAGAM Magazine
	Date, Venue & Organizer	27 Oct	Penang	JAGAM Northern Branch

77	MINI JAPAN FESTIVAL IN KLANG
	Date, Venue & Organizer	3 Nov	SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN TELOK PULAI (Klang,Selangor)	ALEPS Embassy of Japan

78	Weekend Japanese Film Screening: November
	Date, Venue & Organizer	3 Nov	Actors Studio(Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL

79	20th Sakura Charity Festival
	Date, Venue & Organizer	4 November	Traders Hotel(Penang)	The Women's Club of the Penang Japanese Association

80	ASIA PACIFIC JUNIOR ORIGINAL CONCERT 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	6 Nov	DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS (Kuala Lumpur)	YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION, YAMAHA CORPORATION, YAMAHA MUSIC (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD

81	TOYOTA CLASSICS 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	8 Nov	Dewan Filharmonik Petronas(Kuala Lumpur)	UMW TOYOTA MOTOR SDN.BHD.

82	Japanese Festival (Shichi-Go-San)
	Date, Venue & Organizer	10-25 Nov	Gurney Plaza(Penang)	Capitamalls Malaysia Trust - Gurney Plaza

83	Ikebana Workshop
	Date, Venue & Organizer	10 Nov	University of Malaya(Kuala Lumpur)	Museum of Asian Art, University of Malaya

84	Commemorative Symposium for 30th Anniversary of Look East Policy - Look East & Beyond -
	Date, Venue & Organizer	15 Nov	Nikkei Hall (Tokyo)	Nomura Holdings Co.,Ltd

85	SAKURA COLLECTION in KANSAI
	Date, Venue & Organizer	17-18 Nov	Kansai International Airport (Osaka,Japan)	Adventure JAPAN Inc.

86	Malaysia- Japan Collaboration Seminar on Flood Disaster Prevention
	Date, Venue & Organizer	20 Nov(KL) 21 Nov(Penang)	・Ampang Branch, Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia Nasional(UNITEN)(Kuala Lumpur) ・Universiti Sains Malaysia(USM)(Penang)	・Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Centre for Stormwater and Geohazard Management, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)(Kuala Lumpur) (USM) (T.B.D)(Penang)

87	1st MJIIT JUC Joint Symposium, 2012 KL
	Date, Venue & Organizer	21-23 Nov	Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, UTM(Kuala Lumpur)	Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, UTM

88	The 3rd of the Keio Federation of Mita-kai in South East Asia
	Date, Venue & Organizer	24 Nov	Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur)	Kuala Lumpur Mita-kai

89	Lecture: Environment and Architecture
	Date, Venue & Organizer	25 Nov	Taylor's University(Selangor)	JFKL

90	Japanese Cultural Night 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	1 Dec	Dataran Dewan Canselor (Kota Kinabalu)	Japanese Cultural Club (JCC) of University Malaysia Sabah

91	Scandal JPOP Concert 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	1 Dec	KL Live - Concert Hall(Kuala Lumpur)	Inexnine Communications Sdn Bhd

92	Laughter of 600 years: Mansai Nomura Japanese Traditional Commedy (KYOGEN) lecture and demonstration
	Date, Venue & Organizer	3-4 Dec	Malaysia Tourism Centre (Kuala Lumpur)	JFKL, Embassy of Japan, Others

93	Japan Education Fair 2012
	Date, Venue & Organizer	8-9 Dec	Putra World Trade Center (Kuala Lumpur)	・Japan Student Service Organization（JASSO) ・JAGAM

94	Yu Kosuge Piano Concert
	Date, Venue & Organizer	10 Dec	Japanese Ambassador Residence(Kuala Lumpur)	Embassy of Japan

95	30th Anniversary Look East Policy Gala Dinner
	Date, Venue & Organizer	12 Dec	Putra World Trade Centre(Kuala Lumpur)	ALEPS

96	Your Beautiful Memories
	Date, Venue & Organizer	12 Dec	Putra World Trade Centre(Kuala Lumpur)	JNTO

97	TOHOKU Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers
	Date, Venue & Organizer	November to January	2-28 Nov-Galeri Shah Alam(Selangor) 7 Dec-5 Jan - Muzium dan Galeri Tuanku Fauziah USM(Penang)	JFKL

98	Japanese Skit Contest
	Date, Venue & Organizer	1-31 Dec	Kuala Lumpur	JFKL

99	30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy
	Date, Venue & Organizer	21-23 Dec	Publika (Kuala Lumpur)	Face Plus by Yamano

100	Comic Fiesta
	Date, Venue & Organizer	22-23 Dec	KLCC Convention Centre (Kuala Lumpur)	Says Youth Society

Remarks

ALEPS: Alumni Look East Policy Society
EOJ: Embassy of Japan in Malaysia
FINAS: Malaysian National Film Development Corporation
JAGAM: Japan Graduates Association of Malaysia
JFKL: The Japan Foundation, Kuala Lumpur
JNTO: Japan National Tourism Organization Singapore Office
MAJAS: Malaysian Association of Japanese Studies
PWTC: Putra World Trade Center
UM: University of Malaya
USM : University Sains Malaysia
AEI : Asia-Europe Institute

Invitation for Participation in the 30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy

The Malaysia-Japan Committee for the 30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy invites participation in the 30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy through conducting commemorative events and activities from January to December 2012 in the field of culture, economy, social affairs, arts, academics, sports, tourism, etc., to promote mutual understanding and strengthening of friendly bilateral relation. The events and activities endorsed by the Plenary meeting will be entitled to use the official name “30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy Event” and the official logo to promote the events. Please look at the “Guidelines on the Operation and Organization of the Malaysia-Japan Committee for the 30th Anniversary of the Look East Policy” on this website.