Information & Culture

Consulate-General of Japan in Penang collaborates with relevant institutions to organize various cultural events throughout the year to promote Japanese culture in Malaysia. Our cultural events include, Penang Bon Odori Festival, which is one of the biggest local events, as well as Japanese instrument concert, speech contest, movie screening and cultural workshop. We also promote our culture and activities though our website and Facebook.

Please refer to the below link for our past events.

Year 2017
Year 2018
Year 2019

Activities in 2022
・INTERVIEW SERIES WITH ALUMNI OF LOOK EAST POLICY (ALEPS)
   January 

• MR. MD. HAZMAN MOHAMMED ZAINURI

   February

• DR. MUHAMMAD HISYAM BIN ROSLE
• ASSOC. PROF. DR. SITI KHADIJAH ZA’ABA

   March 

• MR. MOHD ZUHAIRI BIN AB RAHMAN 
• MR. MOHD ZULHOSNI BIN ZAKARIA
• MR. ABU HANIPAH BIN NAWI

    April 

• MS. BASHARIAH BINTI BASARUDDIN
• MR. IDNIN PASYA BIN IBRAHIM
• MS. SITI SHARINI BINTI SALIM 

    May  

• MR. MOHD HAFIDZ BIN AHMAD ADLAN 
• MS. NOR ZIHAN BINTI MAHDI

   June 

• MR. MOHAMAD ZAMRI BIN HJ ABDUL RAZAK

   July

• MS. ZARIAH IBRAHIM

   August

• DR. NUR LIYANA TAJUL LILE
• MR. MUHAMMAD SOFWAN BIN MOHAMAD
• MS. ZAWIAH BINTI ZAKARIA

September

• MR. IRWAN SANEI BIN ZAINOL ABIDIN

October

• MR. MOHD SAHRULNIZAM MOHD ARIFF
• MR. MUZAFAR SHAH BIN MOHD SHAH

November

• DR. MUNA MARYAM BINTI AZMY
• MR. ISMI KAMARUL SHAM BIN ISMAIL

December

• MS. NOR HAFIZAH SALWA BINTI MOHAMAD NORDIN

・INTERVIEW SERIES WITH ALUMNI OF LOOK EAST POLICY (ALEPS)

• DATO HEW CHOY KON

Please visit our Facebook page too!
https://www.facebook.com/ConsulateGeneralOfJapanInPenang

Monday to Friday 8:30－12:00, 14:00－16:00
TEL： (604) 217-7118
FAX： (604) 226-1030
Email：　jis.cgjp@pe.mofa.go.jp

The library is closed on days the Consulate is closed or when events are taking place. We recommend you contact us before you visit to ensure that it is open.

Our library provides an information service and promotes Japanese culture in Malaysia.  You can browse through Japanese books, DVDs, CDs and also books on Japan or Japanese culture written in English.
Here are the genres of available books, DVDs and CDs.
We welcome walk-in visitors during open hours!

Books
Reference / Politics / Economy / History / Religion / Geography /
Science・Technology / Art / Japanese Study・Social Study / Hobby /
Japanese Language / Travel / Architect / Haiku・Classic / Literature / Fiction / Non-Fiction / Children’s book / Comic books

DVDs
Japanese / Western / Animation / Concert

Music CDs
Traditional music / Shakuhachi / Shamisen / Flute / Biwa / Kokyu / Guqin / Japanese Songs / Taiko drums / Folk song / Children songs / National anthem / Sound of Japan / Japanese Seasonal words for poems / Rakugo / Jazz / Easy Listening / J-pops / Enka / Anime music