THE Embassy of Japan, in collaboration with the Japan foundation, will host an animation seminar on September 19, according to the press release of the Embassy of Japan.

A lecture on animation will be conducted by Mr Takamasa Sakurai will be accompanied by a second lecture by a media contents producer that will be conducted in Japanese and translated to Myanmar.

Both lectures will focus on the universal appeal that Japanese animated movies – anime – have and how they appeal to so many different people. It will be accompanied by a slide show. Anyone who is interested in Japan’s pop culture and animation should attend the seminar and learn from the lectures that will be held at the Grand Ballroom, Chatrium Hotel, at 40 Natmauk Road, Yangon.

Free tickets for the lecture are available at the Information and Culture Section of the embassy. For more information call 649 644-8 for further information.