For the last 20 years, ICF’s programmes in Russia have been focused on providing access to education, supporting the vulnerable and developing cooperation between Russia and Japan. We have a long-standing relationship with MGIMO, Russia’s leading university, and a number of organizations that promote the development of Russo-Japanese relations. Our programmes in Russia include:
- The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) – scholarship, internship, and publishing programmes
- J-Fest – festival of contemporary Japanese culture in Russia
- Publishing of ‘Japan’ magazine
- Translation and publishing of Japanese books
- Documentary on ‘Multifaceted Japan’
- The Kabuki theatre tour in Russia
- Russia-Japan Creative Economics Forum
- Documentary ‘On the Road to Trust: Russians in Japan’
- Sixth annual festival of inclusive theatre ‘Proteatr’
- Free medical centre for migrants
- Partnership with ‘Sakhovat’ centre in providing emergency assistance to the citizens of Uzbekistan located in Russia
- Book ‘Future of Charity in Russia: the experience of International Chodiev Foundation’
- Anthology of Russian and Japanese novels ‘Vladivostok-Japan: two hours before the meeting’.
- Support to ‘SMIrotvorets’ journalism competition
- Documentary ‘Hokkaido: The Way to the Northern Seas’
- Support to the ‘Young diplomats’ club
- The publishing of a great library of Japanese poetry