Dr. Udayangani Ratnayake, Senior Lecturer Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences, Rajarata University  ( current JAGAAS Secretary) who is an Alumni from Ehime University, Matsuyama  as the National Coordinator of the Ehime/Japan Sri Lanka Food & Nutrition program and official trainee for the Value added Fish Processing Program 2014-2015  visited Ehime Prefecture with her Rajarata University colleague Dr. TV Sundarabarathy Rajarata University in November 2014. They were given a two weeks t...

Japanese Education Fair held on 20th September 2014 at Galadari Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Series of workshops on Nutrition & Japanese Fish Processing Techniques were conducted at Rajarata University and Fishing areas in Mannar and Negambo under the Value added fish processing program Ehime, Japan - Sri Lanka coordinated by Dr. UdayanganiRatnayake, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine & Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka; Executive member, Japanese Graduates Alumni Association of Sri Lanka.  Four Japanese resource personals from Ehime...

The Japan Agricultural Seminar, organized by the JAGAAS in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and with the assistance th with JICA-EAA, was held On 24 July, at the Auditorium of the Coconut Research Institute (CRI) in Lunuwila. The resource person was Professor Toyoki Kozai (Professor Emeritus, Chiba University and Director of Plant Factory Association of Japan). The theme of the seminar was “Future Direction in Crop Productivity Enhancement under Control Environments”. There were almost 55...

Since the introduction of Bon Odori Colombo Festival by JAGAAS in 1993, it has become an annual event of main cultural events of Japan in Sri Lanka. Bon Odori, the summer festival of Japan, is held annually with the participation of large number of Japanese people stay in Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans who have been experienced Japanese culture. The Bon Odori – 2013 was held as an astonishing event on 6th July 2013 at the Shalika Ground, Colombo 05 with the participation of almost 2,000 from both Ja...

JAGAAS actively involves in fostering educational ties between Japan and Sri Lanka. Every year, it took part in organizing the Japanese Education Seminar jointly with the Embassy of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICC). It was held in September, 2012 at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. His Excellency the Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka, Mr. Nobuhito Hobo graced this occasion with delegates from Japan. The International University of Japan, Ritsumeikan University, Yamaguch...