Embassy of Japan's activities (July 2025)

2025/7/2

Opening Ceremony of the “Manga Hokusai Manga” Exhibition (July 2)

 On July 2, the Embassy of Japan and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth co-hosted the opening ceremony of the Japan Foundation’s traveling exhibition “Manga Hokusai Manga: Approaching the Master’s Compendium from the Perspective of Contemporary Comics” at the Omani Society for Arts, under the patronage of H.E. Ambassador Khalid Hashil Almuslahi, Undersecretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Foreign Ministry.
 The exhibition will be open to the public from July 3 to 22, introducing Japanese manga culture by highlighting the connections and differences between contemporary manga and Hokusai Manga, which originated in the 19th century.