Wales and the world

Wales’ cultural, educational and economic connections with countries across the globe extend back centuries - and inform our future.

Wales and Japan

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Arts, cultural, sport and business links between Wales and Japan

There are strong links between Wales and Japan, from arts and culture to sport and business

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Overview

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A lifeboat's journey from Wales to Japan

Discover how UWC Atlantic College has helped create lifeboats for a rural Japanese village.

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The Welsh discoveries that boosted Japanese sushi

Find out how a British botanist's research in Wales helped restore sushi production in Japan.

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The Welsh wonder who conquered Japan

Learn about Wales and Japan's shared love of rugby and the rugby legend who played for both nations.

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Meet the Welsh artist connecting Wales and Japan

Learn more about the Welsh illustrator who is putting his own stamp on a Japanese tradition

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Wrexham AFC’s rise to stardom

Wrexham goes Hollywood: the story of Wrexham AFC’s rise to stardom - and back into League One

Wales in Europe

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Close connections across the water

Learn about the ties that bind us - the shared history between Wales and France.

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Over the sea: links between Wales and Ireland

Discover the links between these Celtic cousins. Cymru and Éireann - Wales and Ireland.

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A partnership of business, culture and beer

Discover the connections between Wales and Germany, from business links to cultural partnerships.

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Ice cream, rugby, and a night at the opera

Although you’ll see Wales and Italy regularly facing off on the rugby pitch, the relationship between the two countries goes back a few hundred years.

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Working together on travel, trade and teaching

Explore the educational, economic and cultural connections between Wales and the Netherlands

Famous global faces

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National treasures – get to know these Welsh celebrities

Meet our national treasures: Welsh celebrities and famous people

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From Swansea to the world

Who was Dylan Thomas?

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From Pontrhydyfen to Hollywood

Richard Burton was the son of a Welsh miner who became a global icon.

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Luke Evans: thinking about Wales

Find out why Hollywood actor Luke Evans thinks Wales is epic.

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Wales, the Americas and Canada

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Crossing the Atlantic: the links between America and Wales

From presidents with Welsh ancestry to a North Wales football team owned by American A-listers, there are many things that web together Wales and the USA.

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Cultural, social and historic links between Wales and Canada

Explore the deep shared connections between Wales and Canada

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Patagonia: a small slice of Wales in South America

The incredible tale of why 150 people set up a remote Welsh settlement in South America.

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A crowd of people cheering at a football match, with a Welsh flag flying amidst them in the stadium seating

Wrexham AFC’s rise to stardom

Wrexham goes Hollywood: the story of Wrexham AFC’s rise to stardom - and back into League One

A bronze statue of Martha Hughes Cannon

Martha Hughes Cannon: a true Welsh-American icon

Martha Hughes Cannon: feminist, polygamist, scientist, politician - and a true Welsh-American icon