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Literary award for novel about Japanese internment

29/4/2014

A novel about a World War II Japanese internment camp in South Australia called 'After Darkness' by Christine Piper has been awarded The Australian Vogel's Literary Award for 2014....
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2014/s3990186.htm?site=ballarat&utm_content=buffera3e19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/04/23/christine-piper-wins-vogel-literary-award

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A moving story

29/4/2014

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-11/an-former-australian-pow-returns-to-hiroshima-prison-camp/5082186

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Japan Foundation teaching materials grant deadline

29/4/2014

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Applications for Round 1 of the Japanese Programmes in Schools Grant from The Japan Foundation, Sydney close THIS WEDNESDAY.
This grant provides schools with money to purchase teaching materials for Japanese language education. Schools are eligible for reimbursement of up to $1000. More information about the grants can be found
here.

All enquiries should be directed to coordinators@jpf.org.au.

Regards,
Matthew.
Matthew Todd | Program Coordinator
Japanese Language Department
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
02 8239 0055 / www.jpf.org.au
TW: @JPFSydney / FB: japanfoundationsydney

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Screening of Japanese film "Hafu"

29/4/2014

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Video Matsuri 2014

16/4/2014

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Entries are now open for Video Matsuri 2014! We have changed the rules slightly this year to conform with other large-scale short-film contests around Australia. The biggest change is the introduction of a special item that must be included somewhere in every film.

For more information, check out the official website: http://www.jpf.org.au/videomatsuri. Entries close 22 August.

Regards, Matthew.

Matthew Todd | Program Coordinator
Japanese Language Department
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
02 8239 0055 / www.jpf.org.au
TW: @JPFSydney / FB: japanfoundationsydney

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Japanese words with no English equivalent

16/4/2014

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http://www.businessinsider.com/japanese-words-with-no-english-equivalent-2014-4?IR=T

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New movie possible good issues for Extension

16/4/2014

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Teachers may have seen this movie reviewed on The Movie Show last night.

Like Father, Like Son opens on 17 April.....

http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/likefatherlikeson/

http://au.rialtodistribution.com/like-father-like-son.html

The ‘switched at birth’ urban legend and the Nature-vs.-Nurture debate provides, the globally acclaimed director of Nobody Knows, Still Walking and I Wish, Hirokazu Kore-eda with a fresh opportunity to revisit his ongoing preoccupation with family dynamics and parent-child relationships in contemporary Japan. The life of go-getting workaholic architect Ryota—one of comfort and quietly ordered affluence with his wife Midori and son Keita —is violently overturned when hospital administrators reveal the unthinkable: Keita is not his biological son. Due to a mistake made by a negligent nurse, his ‘true’ son has been raised in the dishevelled but warm-hearted home of working-class shopkeeper Yudai and his wife. The different approaches of both couples to their excruciating dilemma and the gradual emotional awakening of the all-too-rational Ryota are at the core of this sensitive drama of family feeling, which showcases Kore-eda’s rich sense of humanity.

NSW:
Palace Norton Street
Palace Chauvel

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Uniqlo opening in Australia

16/4/2014

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JAPANESE fashion retailer Uniqlo is aiming to open 50 stores in Australia within three years, with a final target of around 100, according to Tadashi Yanai, chief executive of parent company Fast Retailing.

Speaking on the eve of Uniqlo’s first Australian store opening in Melbourne, Mr Yanai said the company was looking at additional sites in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, and aimed to expand quickly.....

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/japanese-fashion-retailer-uniqlo-plans-50-local-stores/story-fn91v9q3-1226885383452#

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Early bird registrations extended

16/4/2014

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Due to popular demand, EARLY BIRD registrations for this year’s National Symposium on Japanese Language Education have now been extended. Early bird rates will now be available until 2 MAY 2014. Early bird registrations for 10 -11 July are available for $300 for a standard pass, or $400 for a combination pass including registration for ICJLE on 12 July. Registrations are handled by the JTB Mice Group. For more information, please see the registration page http://www.jpf.org.au/nsjle2014/registration.html .

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Early Bird registrations for National Symposium close 15 April

14/4/2014

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This is a reminder that EARLY BIRD registrations for this year’s National Symposium on Japanese Language Education close Tuesday 15 April. Early bird registrations for 10 -11 July are available for $300 for a standard pass, or $400 for a combination pass including registration for ICJLE on 12 July. Registrations are handled by the JTB Mice Group. For more information, please see the registration page http://www.jpf.org.au/nsjle2014/registration.html . The deadline for the call for papers is today – we encourage all interested to submit a proposal. Please contact coordinators@jpf.org.au. More info is at http://www.jpf.org.au/nsjle2014/callforpapers.html

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Literary award for novel about Japanese internment

A moving story

Japan Foundation teaching materials grant deadline

Screening of Japanese film "Hafu"

Video Matsuri 2014

Japanese words with no English equivalent

New movie possible good issues for Extension

Uniqlo opening in Australia

Early bird registrations extended

Early Bird registrations for National Symposium close 15 April

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