An expert demonstrates the Japanese art of flower arranging.

THE Myanmar Association of Japan Alumni (MAJA) and the Japanese embassy in Yangon held their second annual Japanese cultural show at Panda Hotel in Lanmadaw township on November 17.

The show included lectures and demonstrations of traditional Japanese summer dance, flower arranging and the martial arts of karate-do, judo and aikido.

“We are happy to have the chance to attend the show and learn about Japanese culture,” said Ma Yu Yu Aung, an audience member who is taking Japanese language courses.

Another spectator, teacher Daw Khin Thi Myint, said the show provided a good chance for Japanese-language students from different schools to meet.

MAJA president Dr Aung Kyaw said the association plans to continue organising the show every year as a means of cultural exchange between Myanmar and Japan.