YANGON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese robot, wadaiko and drum beating show will be added to the Mekong-Japan cultural exchange year program here next month, sources with the Japanese Embassy here said on Wednesday.

    The performances will take place at the Strand Hotel on Dec. 14,the sources said.

    In February this year, the Japan-Mekong exchange year was launched in Myanmar's former capital of Yangon and the event was marked with joint performance by Japanese and Myanmar artists.

    Other programs which followed in the first half of this year included Japanese film festival, Japanese Literature translation contest, music concert involving Myanmar and Japanese artists, and Mekong photo contest.

    More programs, which followed in the next half of the year, included Karatedo contest, piano and flute concert, Ekabana flower decoration show, Japanese fashion show, Japanese song singing contest and Judo contest.

    As a special program, Myanmar non-professional directors were invited to take part in a Mekong three-minute short film contest.

    The 20 winners' video feature films, designated to be shot by home video cameras, will be shown as part of the program of the Children Day Festival in Kagoshima, Japan scheduled for Dec. 5 this year.

    Moreover, a Japanese language proficiency test for Myanmar citizens will also take place on Dec. 6 to boost language communication between peoples of Myanmar and Japan.

    The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)-Economic Cooperation designated the year 2009-2010 as GMS tourism year as part of its economic cooperation in the subregion.

    The Mekong River is shared by six countries -- China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.