Jember, Jawa Timur (ANTARA) – The Sakuranesia Society realized artistic and cultural collaboration between Indonesia and Japan in a series of Jember Fashion Carnival (JFC) activities, which were held in Jember District, East Java, on August 46, 2023.”We invite artists, designers, dancers, singers, and social activists from Japan to be directly involved in JFC activities, which are international-scale events,” said Founder of Sakuranesia Society Tovic Rustam in Jember on Saturday. ccording to Rustam, the arrival of dozens of talents from Japan is expected to give new enthusiasm for JFC to continue to exist and develop more creatively after the COVID-19 pandemic. “Cultural and artistic collaboration between the two countries can also be realized without having to abandon the local wisdom of each country, so it is hoped that relations and friendship between the two countries will get better,” he said. He explained that the presence of dozens of guests from Japan at the Jember Fashion Carnaval event was also one of the things to keep a promise with the late Dynand Fariz, a founder of JFC. “Sakura, who is also the head of the Sakuranesia Society, met with Dynand Fariz before the maestro died. Dynd Fariz asked Sakura to invite Japanese citizens to participate in the JFC show,” he stated.
Source: Antara News Agency