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Today's Contents:
1. The first bits: Christmas and New Year greetings, travel destinations, OCJS Passwords, Origami and free Japanese Classes.
2. Course information.
3. Staff Interview: Yuka Konno.
4. In the News: "Bowlingual" & "Gomi"
5. Japan Guide: Tokyo DisneySea.
6. About The Yamasa Institute for Japanese Studies.
7. Subscription Information.
1. The first bits.
Another year is nearly at an and and it has flown by!! This is the last issue of 2002 and we would like to send out thanks to everyone who has contributed, commented and helped to produce the Newsletter. We would also like to send thanks and congratulations to all those who studied at Yamasa during 2002 (many of whom we will be seeing again in 2003!)
2002 was very much a year of 'firsts' for Yamasa. In October 2002 it was the first time that our Acceleration Format 1 and AIJP courses have been full before the start date. This has occurred for the Winter quarter beginning in January 2003 as well. In April 2002 it was the first time we have had a full time native Chinese speaking member of the staff (Shihkuei Huang (Peter) a former Yamasa student) in the International Office..
2002 also saw many changes and projects that have been in the works for sometime being completed. The Online Center for Japanese Studies has been up and running since the beginning of August (further details below). The Korean, Spanish and German versions of the hompage have been completed and uploaded and Portuguese is scheduled for early 2003.
Please note that Yamasa will be closed from the 28th of December through to the 5th of January when no lessons will take place. Also, many stores and offices will be closed during this time as well. If you would like to contact Yamasa during this time please click here.
The next issue of the Newsletter will be released on January 17th due to the New Year break.
(a) Things to do:
(b) Travel:
The full tour schedule for Winter and Spring is now online. There are day trips as well as overnight runs to various locations throughout the region. Each trip is offering at a lower cost than trains and other transport options, some are "well beaten paths", but many destinations are included that are difficult to get to by public transport and frequently missed by foreign visitors to Japan.
Tours coming up in January 2003 are:
JAN/11 Day trip to Nara. (Cost: 6,600 yen including tax. Departure from your accommodation JAN/11 at 0700, return at 1830. Includes all transport, all admissions, includes lunch.)
JAN/18 Day trip to Kyoto (Cost: 6,600 yen including tax. Departure from your accommodation JAN/18 at 0700, return at 1830. Includes all transport, all admissions, includes lunch.)
JAN/24 - JAN/26 3 day trip to Hakuba. On the 24th we visit Tsugaike Kohgen (Hakuba Valley) and on the 25th there is Skiiing or Snowboarding in Happo One and the 26th is Skiing or Snowboarding at Tsugaike, Outdoor Onsen or Matsumoto Castle. (Cost: 29,800 yen including tax. Departure from Yamasa Institute campus AOI HALL on JAN/24 at 1445, return to your accommodation JAN/26 around 1930).
Please check the schedule for more details. Space is limited, for bookings/inquiries please go to the Student Services office, Level 1, Yamasa II Building.
(c) The long awaited Online Center:
The Online Center for Japanese Studies is up and running and can be accesssed at http://www.yamasa.org/ocjs/. Passwords can now be obtained through our new secure server. A big thank you to everyone who assisted, for full information on updates to the Online Center please click here.
(d) Other bits:
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/
2. Course Information
Accommodation
All of Yamasa's accommodation apart from the Student Village is full until the end of December unless there are cancellations and accommodation. Accommodation from January is available in nearly all areas except for Residence L. 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 received the full tuition fees for your chosen course.
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:
http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/hotel.html (for accommodation description)
http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/tankisei.html (for price list of accommodation)
Message from Yukiko Iijima (Housing Officer): Please also note that it is extremely important that you rank your accommodation preferences clearly. Upgrades are possible in the event of cancellations - so if your first preference is a single room in the village, select "Village single" as first choice, "Residence U" as your second choice and so on.
Long-term Courses:
Student Visa: Applications are now closing for the April 2003 student visa start. Please note that we will take into account a number of factors when considering a student visa application including age, academic background, nationality and so on - automatic acceptance of a student visa application is not guaranteed. If you need more information about dates, please check the deadlines for the student visa listed in each course in the program catalogue. If you wish to apply for the April 2003 start please contact Admissions for more information. Applications for the October 2003 student visa start will open in March.
Short-term courses:
| Discovery Tour starting on January 24th - itinerary at: http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_20030124.html Contact Admissions for details. There are still a number of places available - join a very small private tour: Includes Okutono Jinya, Toyota Kaikan, Hakuba valley, Skiing - Hakuba valley plus outdoor Onsen, Tokoname, Yoshihama Ningyou, Denpark, Atsuta Jingu, Tokugawa Art Museum, Tabata Jinja and other locations. |
Other Discovery Tours all have vacancies - contact Admissions for further information. Tour dates for next year are available at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_dates.html
All SILAC start dates have space from December 26th but accommodation is limited. Contact Admissions as soon as possible for information.
Acceleration Format 1 and AIJP are both full for the Winter quarter beginning on January 7th. There are currently still places available on the Spring quarter beginning in April. Return to top of page
3. Staff Interview: Yuka Konno (Student Services)
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| Yuka Konno |
Yuka Konno works in Student Services.
Peter Huang: Konnichiwa, Konno san, Genki desu ka?
Yuka Konno: I'm fine, thank you.
P: Jon is a little busy this week so he asked me to interview someone for the newsletter this week. When he asked the first person that came into my head was you as you are the newest member in the Student Services office.
K: (laughing) Thank you. I think you come here at the right time. OK, I have about 30 minutes that I can spare.
P: I know you're busy, so thanks for the time.......Can you tell me about when you started working at Yamasa and what exactly you do?
K: I came here on the 7th of October 2003, just 2 months ago. My job is to deal with daily issues related to Yamasa and Nagoya immigration office. Even though I have never been to the immigration office before, I report the status of students here to the office in Nagoya once a week. It can be time consuming but it's interesting.
P: What is the job like?
K: I pretty much enjoy it. The good thing is that you can get to know someone, chat with them and become friends during work. It is a good experience to interact with all the foreign students that we have here.
P: It sounds like you are an easygoing person......What did you do before coming to Yamasa?
K: That's a long story....................
Continued at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/english/newsletter/staff_int_25.html
4. In the News: New articles
In this edition we have two more articles to help you practice. The first is from the Mainichi Shinbun about understanding dogs called
Bowlingual.
The second an article from Asahi Shinbun entitled
Gomi. 
About "In the News": This section aims to help you improve your understanding of articles in contemporary Japanese print and web media. Articles are from a wide range of sources including business, fashion, music, lifestyle, entertainment, crime, politics, international relations and so on. All articles are printable, and are accompanied by streaming audio files of the article being read at normal speed by male and female native speakers. Furthermore there are questions from the OCJS faculty that will help you confirm your reading or listening comprehension skills. (If you are an advanced learner, you may wish to attempt the questions after first listening to the audio link only, and then read the article to test your listening comprehension skills).
In addition, by using the link generator of the OCJS online dictionary with its definitions and kanji animations, you can easily check the meaning of new words, and also the stroke order of any Kanji that are new for you. The titles of the links ARE NOT translations of the headline accompanying the article (we don't want to give beginner level students too many hints to the answers), but are indicative of the subject field.
5. Japan Guide: Tokyo DisneySea
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| Mediterranean Harbour |
Located on reclaimed land in Chiba Prefecture right next to Tokyo Disneyland, this theme park is divided into 7 major areas, each of which are brilliantly.....................
Continued at http://www.yamasa.org/japan/english/destinations/chiba/disneysea.html
6. ABOUT THE YAMASA INSTITUTE'S AICHI CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES
The Yamasa Institute is committed to providing high-quality education in the Japanese language. We are a non-profit organization, a part of the Hattori Group. We are accredited by Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education - APJLE, accreditation number B302 - and "the only Institute in the Mikawa region with the appropriate programs, systems, curriculum and facilities required for quality Japanese language education" according to the Ministry of Justice. Further, in recognition of the excellent quality of our programs, we are in the top tier of 'Appropriately Authorized Japanese Language Education Institutes' - in fact, the only school in the Mikawa area with this prestigious recommendation. For full details see the accreditation section on the homepage at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/accreditation.html
7. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
You are being sent this newsletter because at some time you contacted the Yamasa Institute's Aichi Center for Japanese Studies through email, or you contacted an internet-based Japanese language information service which forwarded your email to us. If you do not want to receive further issues of this newsletter, please send a message to unsubscribe@yamasa.org with the word "unsubscribe" in the title. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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