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Free Japanese Cinema Screening
Our Little Sister
Wednesday, June 22 @7pm
This film is directed by internationally acclaimed director Hirozaku Kore-eda, is adapted from Yoshida Akimi’s best-selling graphic novel “Umimachi Diary”. Three twenty-something sisters – Sachi, Yoshino and Chika – live together in a large old house in the seaside town of Kamakura. When they learn of their estranged father’s death, they decide to travel to the countryside for his funeral. There they meet their shy teenage half-sister Suzu for the first time.
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JFLA Lecture Series 33
Madame Butterfly and The Birth of
The Motion Picture Actress in Japan
Thursday, June 23 @7pm
In Japan, motion picture actress did not exist until 1918 when Hanayagi Harumi starred in "Sei no kagayaki" (Radiance of Life). Before this film, the majority of female characters in motion pictures were played by onnagata, female impersonators in kabuki.
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Give us your opinion and
get 50% off tuition!
Deadline: July 20
This fall 2016 term, JF Nihongo will offer a new course. This course will be offered to students who would like to develop their intermediate level skills. Before offering it, we are conducting preliminary research for the possible new course, and looking for students who will give us their opinion.
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Call for Grant Application
U.S. and European Museum
Infrastructure Support Program
Deadline: July 25, 2016
This program aims to provide the Japanese art divisions of major museums in the field of Japanese art with various support to develop human resources and art collections, which are important components of an infrastructure for museum activities, and to further promote the exhibition of Japanese art to local people. Since support will be provided to the selected institutions for more than one year, we do not necessarily solicit applications every year.
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Workshop
Japanese for Travel
Thursday July 28 @ 7pm
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Do you have plans to go to Japan in the near future? If so, prepare for your trip with us! You will learn helpful travel tips from a tourism specialist from JNTO(Japan National Tourism Organization), and essential Japanese phrases from our JF Nihongo instructor. You won't be just a "stranger" in Japan!
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International Japanese Essay
Contest for Japanese Language
Learners
Deadline: August 10
On the 100th anniversary of the death of Natsume Soseki, The Asahi Shimbun and three other organizations will jointly hold an international Japanese essay contest on the influential Japanese author. First and second prize winners will be invited to a symposium in Tokyo!
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