Served as Editor, Curator, and Urdu Translator for Pakistan Japan Cultural Association(PJCA)’s first International Multilingual Haiku Anthology 2026 produced in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan. The anthology is the first of its kind in the country, featuring 657 haiku submissions by 335 poets representing 45 countries.
Additional responsibilities included:
- Design, layout, and typesetting of the anthology
- Urdu translation and editorial coordination
- Writing regional section overviews
- Coordination and correspondence with all contributors
PJCA website: https://pjca-isb.org/pjca-1st-international-haiku-anthology-2026/
Highlights of the anthology:
Publication highlights by Hidenori Hiruta FOR Akita International Haiku Network, Japan
https://akitahaiku.com/2026/08/19/8-19-pjcas-first-international-haiku-anthology-2026-sakura-fubuki-%e6%a1%9c%e5%90%b9%e9%9b%aa/
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Hifsa Ashraf presented my published micropoetry poetry book Wildflowers to H.E. Akamatsu Shuichi, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, at the reception celebrating the 65th birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito in February 2026.
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Hifsa Ashraf attended the screening of the Japanese film Mondays: See You “This” Week! at the Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, Islamabad, as part of its cultural exchange programme in collaboration with the Japan Foundation on 26 January 2026.
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Member, Pakistan Japan Cultural Association Islamabad since November 2025
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A regular contribor to The Mainichi, Japan’s national daily, and Akita International Haiku Network, and the Asahi Haikuist Network curated by David McMurray.
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2026 Sakura Haiku Challenge Digital Anthology by the Consulate General of Japan in Toronto.
https://www.toronto.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/files/101043906.pdf
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Featured in 2025 Sakura Haiku Challenge organized by Consulate General of Japan in Toronto (Canada) and also included in their anthologyhttps://www.toronto.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/ https://web.facebook.com/CGJapanTO
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The Mainichi, Best haiku of 2025
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260323/p2a/00m/0et/009000c
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Featured in The Japan Society Haiku Corner, 2023 Week 11 selected as Haiku of the Week
https://www.japansociety.org.uk/haiku-corner
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Featured in Paradise, Tokyo, Japan The multi-lingual Japanese magazine Vol. 2, No. 6, February - March 2023.
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The Mainichi, Best haiku of 2022https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230128/p2a/00m/0et/007000c
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One of the winners of The 4th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition, '10 winners' as selected by Mr. Lindsay in The 4th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition. The contest received 1,562 haiku(phrases) from 34 countries and regions.
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Won The 3rd Basho-an International English Haiku Competition, 2020 selected out of1,573 haiku(phrases) from 44 countries and regions.
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A haiku selected for the “Masters of Japanese Prints: Haiku” based on Japanese prints in the collection at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, England, 2020.
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Featured in HAIKU MASTERS Gallery │ HAIKU MASTERS - NHK WORLD-JAPAN https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/gallery/
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Honorable mention in Mt. Fuji Tanka Grand Pix Contest, 2018
https://fujisantaisho.com/img/fujisan_kasyuu2018.pdf
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Honorable Mention, The 19th HIA Haiku Contest 2017
https://www.haiku-hia.com/eng/about-hia/
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A regular contribor to The Mainichi, Japan’s national daily, and Akita International Haiku Network, and the Asahi Haikuist Network curated by David McMurray.
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2026 Sakura Haiku Challenge Digital Anthology by the Consulate General of Japan in Toronto.
https://www.toronto.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/files/101043906.pdf
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Featured in 2025 Sakura Haiku Challenge organized by Consulate General of Japan in Toronto (Canada) and also included in their anthologyhttps://www.toronto.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/ https://web.facebook.com/CGJapanTO
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The Mainichi, Best haiku of 2025
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260323/p2a/00m/0et/009000c
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Featured in The Japan Society Haiku Corner, 2023 Week 11 selected as Haiku of the Week
https://www.japansociety.org.uk/haiku-corner
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Featured in Paradise, Tokyo, Japan The multi-lingual Japanese magazine Vol. 2, No. 6, February - March 2023.
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The Mainichi, Best haiku of 2022https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230128/p2a/00m/0et/007000c
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One of the winners of The 4th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition, '10 winners' as selected by Mr. Lindsay in The 4th Basho-an International English Haiku Competition. The contest received 1,562 haiku(phrases) from 34 countries and regions.
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Won The 3rd Basho-an International English Haiku Competition, 2020 selected out of1,573 haiku(phrases) from 44 countries and regions.
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A haiku selected for the “Masters of Japanese Prints: Haiku” based on Japanese prints in the collection at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, England, 2020.
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Featured in HAIKU MASTERS Gallery │ HAIKU MASTERS - NHK WORLD-JAPAN https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/haiku_masters/gallery/
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Honorable mention in Mt. Fuji Tanka Grand Pix Contest, 2018
https://fujisantaisho.com/img/fujisan_kasyuu2018.pdf
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Honorable Mention, The 19th HIA Haiku Contest 2017
https://www.haiku-hia.com/eng/about-hia/
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