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| 2005-05-11 |
| During the week dedicated to the European Union (1 to 9 May) the exposition of our country at the World Exhibition was visited by the alltime high number of people – about 90 thousand, and the total number of visitors to Lithuania’s pavilion since the opening of the Exhibition is about 300 thousand people. Various events and campaigns were organised during the week initiated by the delegation of the European Commission to Japan. One of the most popular campaigns was attaching seals to the EU “passports”. All visitors of the Exhibition having visited five of the pavilions of the EU Member States and collected their seals in “the passport” were given special prizes from the delegation of the European Commission. |
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| 2005-05-03 |
| 1 May was the beginning of the week dedicated to the European Union at EXPO 2005 World Exhibition. It was organised by the delegation of the European Commission to Japan. Europa Magazine published by the delegation provided a brief introduction of all the EU Member States participating in EXPO 2005 in the Japanese language. The EU “passports” with basic information about the Community were also issued to the visitors of the World Exhibition. Looking through the pages of “the passport” the visitors could learn the capitals of the EU Member States, their population, areas and also learn such phrases as “Thank you” and “Hello” in all the EU languages. “This project should promote interest in the European Union, its goals and values and encourage the visitors to come to the pavilions of all the EU Member States at EXPO 2005”, the representative of the delegation of the European Commission to Japan Silvia Kofler said at the press conference. In Spain’s pavilion it started the campaign of attaching seals to the EU “passports”. |
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| 2005-04-27 |
| Our country’s pavilion at EXPO 2005 World Exhibition opened in Japan since 25 March has already been visited by over a hundred and fifty thousand people. The main theme of this largest exhibition of the 21st century is the wisdom of nature. “If the interest does not go down and so far it has been growing, we will have a million visitors during the six months”, the Commissioner General of the Lithuanian exposition Romas Jankauskas says. |
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| 2005-02-24 |
| On 24 February the guides and interpreters who will present the Lithuanian exposition at EXPO 2005 World Exhibition in Japan for six months gathered together for the first time. LITEXPO Exhibition Centre selected nine persons – seven girls and two young men – for this work by organising a competition. |
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| 2004-12-01 |
| Three new films “Journey Throughout Lithuania“, “Good morning. Made in Lithuania“ and “Breeze from Lithuania” were made specially for the world exhibition “EXPO 2005”. These intriguing and rather different stories will make a cinematic introduction of our country, its nature, culture, people and their daily lives to the visitors of Lithuania’s pavilion of the world exhibition. All three films may be viewed on our website. |
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| 2004-12-01 |
| Over fifty panoramic spatial photographs with the most beautiful sights and places of Lithuania have been made by the photographer Martynas Ambrazas by the order of the Ministry of Environment. These photographs are one of constituent parts of country’s presentation in three information terminals, which will be introduced in the Lithuanian pavilion of the world exhibition “EXPO 2005”. |
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| 2004-11-29 |
| “The Spirit of Nature”, a new book by Romualdas Neimantas who is known as an orientalist, famous cultural historian and author of over 30 books about Eastern countries, including six books about Japan, is a comprehensive comparative study about Lithuanian and Japanese ecological outlook, its sources, common things and differences and influence on a contemporary man. By the order of the Ministry of Environment, who is organising the presentation of Lithuania in the world exhibition “EXPO 2005”, the Publication House “Tyto Alba” published this book in the English language. It is expected that this reader-friendly publication with many illustrations will interest the visitors of “EXPO 2005” to the pavilion of our country. It opens the gates to Lithuania’s nature and culture and reveals the traditions that link Lithuania and Japan. The publication ends with a summary in the Japanese language. |
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| 2004-11-25 |
| Yesterday, on 24 November, press, radio and television journalists, who gathered to the Ministry of Environment, met with Mr Romas Jankauskas, Commissioner General of the Lithuanian section in the world exhibition “EXPO 2005”, and Mr Algirdas Kudzys, Ambassador of our country in Japan. The representatives of mass media were introduced to the works in relation to the preparation of Lithuania’s presentation in this exhibition of special importance, which will gather 122 states, 5 main organisations, large-scale Japanese business corporations, many non-governmental and non-profit organisations. |
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| 2004-09-27 |
| The contest of children drawings titled “Letters to children of the rising sun”, which was organized by the Lithuanian Ministry of Environment and the Foundation for Educational Change, is now over. Paintress Arûnë Tornau notes that the amount of drawings sent to the contest indicates that it was of interests for the pupils and the theme of the contest – “What would I like to tell about Lithuania to children of Japan” – was intriguing. Paintress also indicates that probably due to lack of time some children sent their drawings which were gathering dust in their drawers – some drawings are predominated with themes of Christmas and New Year. Yet most of the drawings are in line with the theme of the contest and may put in for the main theme of the EXPO 2005 – “Nature’s Wisdom”. |
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| 2004-09-24 |
| On 14 September, in the World Exhibition “EXPO 2005” site in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, a ceremony of transfer of pavilions to countries participating in the Exposition took place.
Mr. Takashi Honji, Deputy Secretary General of the Japan Association for 2005 World Exhibition presented Mr. Romas Jankauskas, Commissioner General of the Lithuanian Exhibition, and Mr. Algirdas Kudzys, Lithuanian Ambassador to Japan, with the symbolic key to Lithuanian pavilion. |
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| 2004-07-01 |
| The proposal to announce the year 2005 “the EU-Japan Year of People-to-People Exchanges” was put forward during the 11th Summit of the European Union and Japan in July 2002. Its participants approved the programme “2005 – the EU-Japan Year of People-to-People Exchanges”. This idea was also supported by the participants of the 12th Summit in Athens in May 2003.The said programme aims to develop the relations between the people of the EU and Japan and to raise awareness of the culture and society of the EU and Japan. |
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| 2004-06-14 |
| Seeking to promote the schoolchildren’s interest in the Lithuanian presentation at EXPO 2005 World Exhibition, the Education Exchange Fund and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania announce a drawing contest “Letters to the Children of the Land of the Rising Sun”. The goal of the contest is to encourage schoolchildren to present the modern Lithuania to the Japanese children. The main topic of the contest: “What I would like to tell the Japanese children about Lithuania”. |
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| 2004-05-20 |
| On 11 May in Tokyo the Minister Arûnas Kundrotas met with the Commissioner General of EXPO 2005, the Ambassador Taizo Watanabe. During their conversation, they discussed how Lithuania and Japan are getting ready for the biggest exhibition of the 21st century. According to the Ambassador T. Watanabe, EXPO 2005 is a challenge not only for the participating countries but also for Japan proper and Aichi Prefecture of high technologies and well-developed industry in particular where the pavilions of the future exhibition are being constructed. |
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| 2004-04-15 |
| On 14 April the Ministry of Environment announced the winners of the contest for the project of the Lithuanian exposition at EXPO 2005 World Exhibition. According to the Commissioner General of the Lithuanian exposition, there were 5 projects submitted for the contest. When selecting the winner, one of the main requirements was that the proposed model would interest a modern visitor of the Exhibition, match the themes and ideas of EXPO 2005 and create an attractive image of Lithuania. |
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| 2003-12-18 |
| In Tokyo, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania held a meeting with the representatives of the Japanese mass media. They were informed about how our country is getting ready for participation in EXPO 2005, what our political achievements are, and discussed opportunities of popularising Lithuania in the Land of the Rising Sun. |
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| 2003-12-16 |
| The Spindulys Printing House has just published a new book by the famous specialist in Oriental studies, Doctor of History, the author of many books about Eastern countries Romualdas Neimantas From the Nemunas to Mount Fuji. |
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| 2003-12-15 |
| The winners of the logo competition for “Lithuania EXPO 2005” have been announced. This competition was organised by the Ministry of Environment and the Lithuanian Association of Graphic Design (LGDA) – an independent creative union founded in 1996 uniting professional visual designers. |
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| 2003-11-17 |
| The first meeting of the Commissioners General of national expositions of EXPO 2005 was opened in Nagoya. 121 countries and 8 international organisations have so far officially applied for participation in the World Exhibition. The meeting was not attended by Latvian representatives, and the US representatives informed that their country had decided to have their own pavilion at the Exhibition. |
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| 2003-02-20 |
| The Japanese World Exhibition Association organised a special presentation of EXPO 2005 at the Centre of Japanese Culture in Paris. Although this Exhibition should be the biggest and the most modern world exhibition of the beginning of the 21st century, due to some controversial experience in Hanover (not only for Lithuania!), due to certain apprehensions that Japan is not only a remote but also a very expensive country, at the beginning of 2003 many countries were in doubt as to their participation. |
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| 2002-10-22 |
| Representatives of over 80 countries intending to present their expositions at the Exhibition gathered to the first meeting in the Japanese town of Nagoya where EXPO 2005 World Exhibition will be hosted. |
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| 2002-02-12 |
| The Ministry of Environment organised the first meeting of the Task Force for the preparation of Lithuania for EXPO 2005 World Exhibition and the country’s intellectuals, creative people, representatives of business, science, non-governmental and other interested organisations and institutions. |
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