Balgarianovinite.com The traditional Festival of Bulgaria in Tokyo took place on November 15, 2025 at the Josai University building in the Japanese capital. The event was organized for the 22nd consecutive year by the Japan–Bulgaria Association. This was announced by the Embassy of Bulgaria in Japan in a post on its official Facebook page.
During the festival’s opening, greetings were delivered by Prof. Kiyoshi Yamada, Vice-Chairman of the Japan–Bulgaria Association and member of the Board of Directors of Tokai University, and Prof. Yukihisa Kitamura, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Josai University.
In her address, Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Tokyo, Marieta Arabadjieva, expressed gratitude to the Japan–Bulgaria Association for its longstanding support and efforts to promote Bulgaria and Bulgarian culture in Japan. She also reviewed the eventful 2025, a year rich in visits and initiatives during which bilateral relations were elevated to a strategic partnership, the post said.
Part of the festival program was a lecture titled “Bulgarians Who Visited Postwar Japan,” delivered by Bulgarian studies scholar and Honorary Professor of Nishogakusha University, Prof. Junko Sugahara.
The winner of the 31st edition of the Japanese-language Oratory Contest in Bulgaria, Alexandra Kazakova, presented to the audience a talk titled “The Unknown Charm of Bulgaria.” Her visit to Tokyo was at the invitation of the Japan–Bulgaria Association.
“The Japanese folk group — Ensemble ‘Nusha’ — performed Bulgarian horo circle dance, rachenitsa, and songs, while guests joined in several Bulgarian circle dances. Visitors to the festival enjoyed traditional Bulgarian dishes and wines and had the opportunity to purchase Bulgarian goods, including rose products, jams, herbal tea, honey, embroidery, and souvenirs,” the team of the Bulgarian diplomatic mission in Tokyo added. Festival of Bulgaria Held at Josai University in Tokyo 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-18 10:47:46 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law