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| Facetnate! |
The second Facetnate! exhibition, William ‘BIL’ Anderson JR’s Totally Flat Consumer Camo opens at the Japan Foundation Gallery on Tuesday 8 April. Running for two weeks, Totally Flat Consumer Camo combines the artist’s skills as a professional industrial designer draftsman with his interest in modern Japanese pop culture, producing an intriguing collection that blends illustration and sculpture. |
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| Volume 2: Call for Papers |
 New Voices is an academic journal published biennially in print and online by The Japan Foundation, Sydney.
The journal's primary aim is to support young Japanese Studies scholars by providing a platform for the promotion of outstanding research and writing by students and early career researchers.
Volume 2, edited by Dr Matthew Stavros of the Department of Japanese Studies at the University of Sydney, will be published in December 2008. We are currently soliciting original papers from recent Honours graduates, who completed their Honours thesis at an Australian university between January 2005 and December 2007. Submissions must be between 5,000 and 8,000 words long, and must be received by 31 July 2008.
Anyone interested in contributing to volume 2 of New Voices should obtain an information package from the New Voices website: www.jpf.org.au/newvoices .
Enquiries should be directed to the Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange Department on (02) 8239 0055, or email newvoices@jpf.org.au . |
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| Japanese Cinema |
Upcoming film screenings at the Japan Foundation, Sydney:
2 April: The Pale Hand (1990, PG)
14 May: Spring Snow (2005, M)
28 May: We Shall Overcome Someday (2004, M)
11 Jun: Nomugi Pass (1973, M)
25 Jun: Rainbow Kids (1991, M)
** There will be no screenings on 16 April or 30 April, as Japanese Cinema will be in recess. |
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| Kiju Fukuda |
 Embroiderer and National Living Treasure Mr Kiju Fukuda visited Australia in January to present a lecture and exhibition of his work at the Japan Foundation, Sydney. The event, which was organised by the Japanese Society of Sydney (JSS), provided a rare opportunity for members of the public to meet a National Living Treasure, and drew such interest that the venue was filled to capacity.
Mr Fukuda spoke with visitors to the gallery and with Japan Foundation staff about the history of embroidery, its development as an art form in Japan, and his views of the future for this most elegant of crafts. |
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| JENESYS Forum |
 In mid-December last year, the Japan Foundation, in cooperation with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Waseda University, hosted an International Forum in Tokyo. The project was organised as part of the JENESYS (Japan–East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) Programme, and was the first in a series of five forums.
Forum participant Patricia Giannotto from the Community Relations Commission for a Multicultural NSW provides us with a report of the forum and her impressions of the programme. |
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| Secondary Level: Using SNS in the Japanese Classroom |
The latest issue of the Sensei’s Pages are now online:
In this issue, we discuss using Social Networking Services (SNS) in the Japanese classroom, and introduce ‘Tsunagaaru’, a new SNS website designed by the Japan Forum (TJF) for secondary students of Japanese. |
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| Programme Information |
The Japanese Language Department is pleased to announce three programmes of interest to Japanese language teachers:
2008 Prize Donation
Programme Items such as books, magazines, stationery and small goods are donated to primary and secondary schools in Australia and New Zealand, for use as prizes at Japanese-related events (eg. speech contests, Japanese cultural festivals, Japanese art exhibitions, etc.). Email donation@jpf.org.au.
Online Basic Course for Teachers: Stages 1 and 2
Applications for Term 2 (running for eight weeks from 12 May to 20 July) are now open.
Further details online, or email jbasic@jpf.org.au
Intensive Seminar
A four-day seminar for Senior Secondary (Years 10–12) teachers will be held from 29 September to 2 October 2008.
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| Library Calendar |
The Library’s opening days for April - May are as follows: |
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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
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 |
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| Welcome Angela |
The Japan Foundation, Sydney is pleased to welcome our new Programme Coordinator, Angela O’Connell, to the Japanese Language Department. |
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| Farewell Mr Ueno |
Yoshiyuki Ueno was Director of the Japan Foundation, Sydney from June 2004 until March 2008. On 28 March 2008, he returned to Tokyo and retired from the Japan Foundation. Prior to his appointment in Sydney, Mr Ueno worked in the Japan Foundation’s offices in Mexico and Bangkok.
Dear Omusubi readers,
I trust that you are all well. As of the end of March 2008, I have left my post in Sydney and returned to Japan. Having recently turned 60, I have retired from the Japan Foundation.
Thanks to the wonderful support of everyone whom I met there, I spent a productive and enjoyable 3 years and 9 months working in Sydney. I was particularly pleased to be in Sydney during the 2006 Australia–Japan Year of Exchange, when The Japan Foundation, Sydney held many varied Japan-related events. I strongly feel that our events would not have been anywhere near as successful had we not had the generous support of Omusubi readers and our members.
My successor as Director of The Japan Foundation, Sydney will most likely arrive in April or May. I hope that he or she will also feel at home in Sydney, and will benefit from the same generosity that I have been fortunate to receive during my time here.
I would like to wish all Omusubi readers and Japan Foundation members all the very best for the future, and extend my sincere thanks for your kindness and support over the last few years.
Yoshiyuki Ueno |
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| Australia in Top 3 for Japanese Language Learners |
The results of the Survey on Japanese-Language Education Abroad (the ‘Urawa Survey') have been announced. |
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HITOKUCHI MEMO
Hanami: a short, beautiful life |
 For a few short weeks around April, every park in Japan springs into life. As the winter snows recede and the weather begins to warm up, trees burst into bloom, lanterns are strung up, and people arrive in droves to enjoy the festivities and admire nature’s show.
Spring in Japan is hanami season. |
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| Next Omusubi |
The next print issue of Omusubi (Winter 2008) will be published in early July. |
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ISSUE 4
April 2008 |
In this issue:
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Facetnate!
- Totally Flat
Consumer Camo |
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New Voices vol. 2
- Call for Papers |
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Japanese Cinema |
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Profile
- Kiju Fukuda
- JENESYS Forum |
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Sensei’s Pages |
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Language News |
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Library Calendar |
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Other News |
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Hitokuchi Memo
- Hanami |
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