(b) Okazaki Civic Center and Concert Hall:

Okazaki's new Civic Center, will have its grand opening today (27th). From Saturday 27th to Monday 29th of April there will be a flea market where people will bring along any unwanted items from home and sell them. The flea market will be open from 9:00am until 3:30pm and as well as a restaurant, over the three days there will be a concert, fashion show, anime, and many other events.

(c) Ofuro bar - job opportunities:

Yamasa's on-campus watering hole, the Ofuro bar, has finally been completed and we are currently looking for people to staff the bar for about 4 hours in the evenings from Monday to Saturday. Experience of working in a bar is an advantage and you must have some Japanese language ability. Please see Declan Murphy in the International Office for more information.

(d) Online Kanji Dictionary now accessible:

On Thursday 17th of January the programmers in the back office released the test version of Yamasa's OCJS Online Dictionary. This dictionary is published in English, Chinese (Traditional), Spanish, Korean, German and Czech and includes both a word dictionary and a Kanji dictionary in an online database. At the moment the only version you will be able to see is the test version, so the server will be very slow. It will give you a good idea of some of the resources that the OCJS project has been working on over the last 18 months, so if you have the time have a look at:

http://www.yamasa.org/ocjs/kanjijiten/index.html

(e) Radio Show:

Joseph Huang and teachers in FM Okazaki studio

Joseph Huang, who graduated from Yamasa recently, will continue his show on Monday nights from 9:30pm on FM Okazaki. If you would like to appear on the show or if you would like to request a song, make a dedication or send Joseph a message to be read out during his show please come to the International Office or fax Joseph directly on 0564 55-8764 (make sure you include his name and your own name on the fax).

Streaming audio has now been restored. However due to the continued legal uncertainty concerning music copyright, we will not stream the audio whenever music is being played on the local airwaves (FM 76.3) - the only way we could restore the streaming audio during the talk and news components was to remove the background music which is popular in Japan. The URL for FM Okazaki is http://www.763.fm/live.html and you will need to download a player if you haven't already done so. Please note that music comprises about 1/3 of each program - if two songs are played consecutively then you may need to wait a few minutes before you can hear the station again.

The programming of the station is a good way to practice your Japanese language listening skills. The program schedule for April to June is now online (in Japanese of course) in pdf format. Please note that it's a heavy file and will open inn a new window. You can download the document at http://64.56.185.232/pdf/fm0204_06.pdf

(f) Jobs:

A local company is interested in hiring a Japanese speaking foreigner with marketing experience to work as product manager handling a major project. The product range is from a major european manufacturer. The successful applicant should be degree qualified, fluent in English, have Japanese proficiency of upper intermediate or higher (equivalent of Level 2 minimum) and be committed to work for minimum of 2-3 years. For details contact Declan Murphy at the International Office.

Recruitment ongoing for the following positions at Yamasa:

• Director of Studies for the Online Center
• Japanese teachers for the Online Center (2 positions filled, 1 remaining)
• Video Editing, Streaming media and multimedia developer

see http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/english/careers.html for details and other vacancies, and contact careers@yamasa.org if you are interested in applying. Most are connected with web publishing and translation. Study Japanese for free in exchange for part-time work in the International Office. These are ongoing positions - we need people all year round, so please contact us if you are interested in positions later in the year as well.

(g) Other bits:

• Make money by writing articles for the newsletter. See the contributions page for details.
• Find a course: see the program catalog.
• Contact Admissions if you have any questions.
• See below for information regarding course deadlines.

Jon Walden
Admissions Coordinator, International Office
The Yamasa Institute - Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
1-2-1 Hanehigashimachi Okazaki
Aichi Japan 444-0832

Tel: +81 (0) 564 55 8111
Fax: +81 (0) 564 55 8174 (admissions)
Fax: +81 (0) 564 55 8113 (student affairs)
Email: Admissions
Email: newsletter@yamasa.org
URL: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/
URL: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/

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2. Course Information

Accommodation

Until the middle of JulyVilla Studio Apartments 3 and 4 are full, Residence U and K are also full until July and Residence L is full until August 2002. There are a very limited number of rooms available in the Student Village, but we expect these to be filled within the next few weeks. Students applying for courses from May, June and July and wishing to stay in accommodation which is currently unavailable will be placed on a waiting list. There are usually some last-minute changes, so check with Admissions for information or see the availability file for details. Please note that accommodation is not reserved until we have recieved the tuition fees for your chosen course in full.

Accommodation in apartments in the annexe of the Rec World Hotel (near Daijuji Temple) will be used whenever Yamasa's accommodation becomes full. The prices for the "1K-Single" and "2K-Shared" room options have been discounted and are now the same price as the Student Village. For more information on the apartments in the Rec World Hotel annexe, please see the following pages: