Music lovers are in for a treat this July! The Japan Foundation is pleased to present an evening of musical delights. Starring Susumu Aoyagi, Takako Hagiwara, Ayako Ishikawa and Lisa Kataoka, these renowned musicians will present a marvellous array of favourites including Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, Piazzolla’s Libertango, compositions from Chopin, the score from Oscar-winning film Departures, Michio Miyagi’s Haru no Umi and more.
For a chance to win one of three double passes to the concert, email omusubi@jpf.org.au by 4pm Friday 3 July with the name of one of the musicians and the instrument they will play on the evening. Please visit our website for full details, click here

The Japan Foundation is excited to invite Mr Roland Kelts and Professor Susan Napier to Australia to present a series of panel discussions on Japanese anime entitled, ‘Border Crossings: Intersections Between Japanese Popular Culture and Fandom’, in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The panel will be joined in Sydney by Mr Dean Prenc from Madman Entertainment and Ms Amanda Setiadi from Animania Festival and in Melbourne by Dr Carolyn Stevens from the University of Melbourne, to discuss the driving forces behind the worldwide popularity of Japanese anime and manga.

For those anime fans who may not be able to the attend the lectures in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, we would like to offer you the chance to ask a question of the experts. If you have any questions to ask Professor Susan Napier or Mr Roland Kelts, please email omusubi@jpf.org.au, and we’ll print the questions and answers in a later issue of Omusubi (please note we may not be able to answer all of the questions submitted). We look forward to hearing from you.

The deadline for submissions for New Voices Volume 3 will close on 31 July 2009. We are currently soliciting original papers from recent Honours and Masters graduates who completed their Honours or Masters thesis at an Australian University between January 2006 and December 2008. The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2009.

For further details and an information package click here or contact the Japan Foundation, Sydney (Japanese Studies & Intellectual Exchange Department) on Ph: 02 8239 0055 or email: newvoices@jpf.org.au

In the current 2009-2010 fiscal year, The Japan Foundation, Sydney office is able to offer a limited number of local grants in support of projects in the field of Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange.

The two available grants are:
Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange Local Grant - Supports projects such as conferences, lectures and presentations conducted by non-profit organisations (individuals are not eligible to apply).
Travel Support Grant - Provides funds for researchers to travel to Japan in order to further their Japanese studies-related projects.

The application period is open throughout the 2009-2010 fiscal year, but applications must be received by the Japan Foundation, Sydney office at least 2 months prior to the project start date.

For further details please click here or contact the Japanese Studies & Intellectual Exchange Department on Ph: 02 8239 0055 or email jsgrants@jpf.org.au.

Gothic & Lolita / photographs by Masayuki Yoshinaga ; text by Katsuhiko Ishikawa
London : Phaidon, 2007.
ISBN: 978-0-7148-4785-6
Call #: 383.1 YOS

The Japanese Gothic & Lolita movement first started in the late 1990s in response to the outrageous styles of a new breed of rock band that wore heavy make-up and theatrical outfits. Centred originally in the streets and underground clubs of Osaka and Kobe, the movement quickly spread to Tokyo and is now a countrywide phenomenon. In this volume by cult photographer Masayuki Yoshinaga, we catch a glimpse of Japanese Gothic & Lolita street fashion at its most creative.

The Library's opening days for July - August are as follows:

Opening hours:
Mon-Fri (except Wed): 11.00 am - 5.30 pm
Wed: 11.00 am - 6.00 pm
Sat (every third week): 11.00 am - 4.00 pm
Sun: Closed

There is a book returns chute at the library entrance.  It is available during the Chifley Plaza building operation hours:
Mon-Fri: 6.30 am - 10.00 pm
Sat : 8.30 am - 10.00 pm
Sun/Public Holidays: Closed

The Japanese Studies Association of Australia (JSAA) is delighted to host JSAA-ICJLE 2009. Featuring research and discussion in various disciplines of Japanese language and studies, the main theme of the conference will be "Bridging the gap between the Japanese language and Japanese studies". The conference aims to provide a forum for Japanese language and studies academics and educators from around the world to meet and share ideas beyond and across their disciplines.

For more information and registration please visit
http://jsaa-icjle2009.arts.unsw.edu.au/en/events.html