Experience the local culture, products and cuisine of Japan, and meet and chat with locals from various regions in Japan.

Venue: Concert Hall, Southern Foyer, Sydney Opera House
Date: Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 August 2017
Time: 10am - 3pm 

Bookings required with strict entry times.

See attached flyer for more details or contact Jessica Waugh at jess@japaninmelbourne.com.au or
0422 241 505

Traditional and contemporary Japanese music concerts will take place in the Blue Mountains and Marrickville presented by the Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble and YuNiOn Taiko Percussion. YuNiOn also offer performances and workshops at schools.  
 
Further information and to book tickets for the concerts, visit www.yunion.org

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Cisco Japan is the Japanese branch of Cisco Systems Inc, a multinational technology company that specialises in developing, manufacturing and selling a range of networking and technological products to businesses.

Cisco Japan are seeking to connect with a K-12 school located in Liverpool for a video incursion between Bijogi Elementary School in Toda City and a school in Liverpool that offers Japanese courses. Toda has had a sister city relationship with Liverpool since 1992, and one of the aims of this relationship is to establish long-term cultural exchange between the two cities. Presently, Toda and Liverpool have student exchange programs for primary and secondary students. The Toda City Board of Education would like to use the video conferencing technology provided by Cisco Japan to extend this relationship and enhance cultural exchange through video conferences.

For information on the sister city relationship between Toda and Liverpool, visit: http://www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/council/the-liverpool-area/sister-city

For further enquiries, contact:
Ayumi Mochizuki
Program Manager, Cisco Japan
amochizu@cisco.com
Tel: +81 3 6434 6751/ +81 80 2011 7129

Applications for The Japan Foundation’s September 2017 intensive seminar in Sydney close on 31 July. 
 
The Japan Foundation have updated the eligibility criteria in regards to the required minimum number of Japanese teaching hours per week for teacher applicants. This has been lowered from 4 hours/week to 3 hours/week.

The Application Guidelines, which are available for download on The Japan Foundation website, have been updated to reflect this change.

Dates:
Monday 25 September to Thursday 28 September 2017

Target participants:
Primary school teachers and pre-service teachers

Participation fee:
FREE 
(Note: Seminar participants are not eligible for The Japan Foundation Travel Grant for Professional Development Event)

Online application submissions close Monday 31 July 2017.
 
Further details, including links to the downloadable application guidelines and forms, can be found on The Japan Foundation website. 

For enquiries, please contact coordinators@jpf.org.au

Kylie Ha | Program Coordinator (Relieving)
Japanese Language Department
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
02 8239 0055 (Reception)
W: www.jpf.org.au | TW: @JPFSydney | FB: japanfoundationsydney

Seminar dates for The Japan Foundation January 2018 intensive seminar will be held from Monday 15 January to Thursday 18 January 2018. 
Primary school teachers and pre-service teachers are invited to attend. 
Further details and information regarding applications will be released soon. 
For enquiries please contact coordinators@jpf.org.au
Kylie Ha | Program Coordinator (Relieving)
Japanese Language Department
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
02 8239 0055 (Reception)
W: www.jpf.org.au | TW: @JPFSydney | FB: japanfoundationsydney

As part of the Japanese Film Festival, the youth-oriented comedy and drama Chihayafuru will be screened for school groups at Event Cinemas George Street, Sydney on 17 November 2017 from 10am-12:45pm. 

Each ticket is subsidised at $8.00. Further information about the 2017 JFF School Screenings (including booking/payment details) will be released soon.

Film Title (English): CHIHAYAFURU (Kami no Ku)
Film Title (Japanese):  ちはやふる　上の句
Genre: Drama
2016 | 111 mins
Copyright: © 2016 “Chihayafuru” Film Partners © Yuki Suetsugu / KODANSHA LTD.
Classification: All ages
 
Synopsis
Chihaya, Taichi and Arata are childhood friends, bound by their passion for competitive karuta (a traditional Japanese card game using poetry and lightning-fast reactions). Separated by circumstance, they are now teenagers on different paths – but energetic Chihaya believes the karuta national championship will reunite their friendship. But when classical poetry is not exactly cool, can Chihaya find enough students to start a karuta team?

Video Matsuri is an annual short film contest for students of Japanese.  
There are 4 categories: Primary, Junior Secondary, Senior Secondary and Tertiary.
Students create their own 3 minute film in Japanese language using the 2017 signature item - ‘button’ - somewhere in the film.
A great activity for budding actors/film makers/script writers in your Japanese language classes.
Prizes include trophies, DVDs and gift cards from Madman Entertainment.
 
The films need to be submitted online. Further details can be accessed at https://jpf.org.au/language/for-learners/contests/video-matsuri/  
Entries from previous years can be seen viewed under the ‘Hall of Fame’ tab.
 
The flyer below is available to print and distribute and advertise to students.
Entries close on 20 October 2017 and the results will be available online.

For enquiries, please contact coordinators@jpf.org.au.  

Ben Trumbull | Program Coordinator
Japanese Language Department 
The Japan Foundation, Sydney
02 8239 0055 (Reception)
W: www.jpf.org.au | TW: @JPFSydney | FB: japanfoundationsydney

Murray Farm Public school is seeking two Japanese teachers who can teach the Japanese Bilingual Program and a Japanese Language program for Term 3 of Week 1. If interested please email Mr Andrew Armitage on
ANDREW.S.ARMITAGE@det.nsw.edu.au or contact him on 0405 197 105.