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Today's Contents:
1. The first bits: Summer Festivals, Job Listings, Things to do
2. Course information: October 2003 Application Closed - April 2004 Applications Now Open
3. Student Interview: Duncan Bullock (AIJP)
4. About The Yamasa Institute for Japanese Studies
1. The first bits.
Back from Holiday! Roger Fung held the fort admirably whilst I was on holiday (with plenty of help from Patty Lo) and I was very happy to come back to a wet Japan after a sun-soaked two weeks away............With all the events going on this weekend, from the Mikoshi festival to the fireworks (and catching up on work) this issue of the Newsletter is a bit shorter than usual. Rest assured normal service will be resumed from the 15th of August!
(a) Things to do:
Climb Mt Fuji: The second and final trip of the year to Mt. Fuji will be on the weekend of August 9th/10th. The climb is again open to everyone and really is an experience of a lifetime. Further details are listed below in the Summer Tour Schedule and on posters with the words 'FUJI' written on it all around the campus.
Toyokawa Fireworks Festival: A little bit different from the run of the mill fireworks festivals being held over the Summer there is a hand held fireworks festival at Toyokawa Athletic Field on August 23rd. Around 600 'tezutsu' (handheld) fireworks will be set off along with more traditional ones. The danger runs from 7:00pm - 9:00pm.
Folk dance festival: A folk dance festival will take place in Nagoya on August 30th and 31st. The "Nippon Domannaka Matsuri" will include a Yosakoi dance group from Okazaki. If you joining the dancing group from Rokusho Shirine near Higashi Okazaki train station then please contact Ms. Otake Itsuki on (0564) 51-2930 (in Japanese). Rehearsals are held from 7:00pm to 8:00pm every Friday.
Drum Festival: Also on Saturday August 30th is the 5th annual drum festival at hijikano-sato in Kaore Valley. The drumming begins at 5:00pm.
Summer Tour Schedule: Do you want to see a little bit more than Okazaki? Eager to get away for a day trip or weekend? Then some of the upcoming tours during May and June will be for you. These trips provide a great opportunity for you to visit locations much cheaper of the price that it would cost normally, with an experienced guide and door-to-door service:
August 13th-15th If you're looking for a cheap way to spend the Obon holiday, when nearly every hotel
and ryokan in Japan is booked and prices everywhere double, then how about a trip to see the Tokushima Dance
Festival. The Festival began in the sixteenth century as a special event to celebrate the completion of
Tokushima Castle, and now it has become one of the most well-known festivals in Japan.
(This 3 day, 2 night trip costs 33,230 yen including tax. Departure from your accommodation on August
13th at around 0800, return on August 15th by 1800.
Includes all transport, accommodation on 13th and 14th, admission fees, dinner on 13th and 14th and breakfast on 14th and 15th.)
August 16th-17th - Testuya dance Festival in Gujo Hachiman (Gifu prefecture). The small town of Gujo Hachiman holds the
longest dance festival in Japan (and probably the world). The Testuya odori
which forms part a large part of the festival goes on all night long (8:00pm - 4:00/5:00am) from the 13th to the 16th. Dance the night
away with thousands of others in a weekend you'll certainly not forget.
(This 2 day, 1 night trip costs 21,300 yen including tax. Departure from your accommodation on August
16th at around 0800, return on August 17th by 1800. Includes all transport, accommodation on 16th, all admission fees,
dinner on 16th and breakfast on 17th.)
Job description:
1) Research and create / update database on clients and industry.
2) Research and collect market intelligent on human resource related activities, eg. salary survey, benefits survey, etc.
3) Assist Consultants in providing consultation to our clients.
4) Assist in organising conferences and events in Tokyo, and the region.
Requirements: Graduate with any discipline. Knowledge and experience of banking is preferred but not mandatory. Proactive, energetic, service oriented and teamworkers are required. Must possess good communication skills.
Company description:
Our Group have been in business for 7 years in the region, and has 5 offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing and Shanghai. We provide human resource consultancy and organise events and conferences in the region. Our clients are major Investment Banks and MNCs.
Career developments:
1) Successful researcher will be groomed to be full pledged consultant.
2) As the Group has 5 regional offices, interoffice posting for overseas exposure is abundant.
3) Promotion is based on performance and merits. Staff with good management skills will be tasked to run an operation (an office or few offices)
4) The Group is still growing and looking to expand to international market.
Interested parties can send their resume to kgneo@euro-group.com or fax to 03-3436-2112
Free Japanese Classes! Okazaki International Association holds free Japanese lessons taught by volunteers to non-Japanese living in Okazaki. Every Saturday from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at Tatsumigaoka-kaikan (3rd Floor), a 10 minute walk from Higashi Okazaki Station to Higashi Myodaiji cho. And also every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursday and Sunday of the month in Aoi Hall at Yamasa from 10:00am - 12:00am. Call 0564-45-5778 for more details, or email yoshiaki_yamamoto@hotmail.com
Free Origami and Kimono Classes! On the first Friday of the month the Okazaki International Association also holds free paper folding classes in Aoi Hall at Yamasa frmo 3:30pm. On the third Friday of every month they hold a kimono class at 2:00pm in Aoi Hall where you can try on a Yukata.
(b) 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
If you are coming to Okazaki during the next few months, please visit the housing availability site, which has been upgraded.
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 for the October 2003 student visa start date are now closed. Applications for the April 2004 start date begins. 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 2004 start please contact Admissions.
Short-term courses:
| Tour destinations: The September 19th Discovery Tour visits a variety of destinations including Tagata Jinja, Meijimura, Inuyama Castle, Magome, Tsumago, Toson Memorial, Uji: Tenryuji, Nijo Castle, Okutono Jinya, Toyota Motor Factory tour, Asuke, Ueno Castle, Yunoyama Onsen and many other destinations. See http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_20030919a.html for more information. |
Discovery Tours all have vacancies - contact Admissions for further information. Tour dates for this year are available at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/english/programs/discovery_dates.html
All extension programs have space from July 10th and academic programs have space from July but accommodation is very limited.
3. Student Interview: Duncan Bullock (AIJP)
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| Duncan Bullock |
Patty: Hi Duncan, thanks for agreeing to do the interview.
Duncan: Sure, no problem.
P: Do you prefer to do it in Japanese or English?
D: Well, I prefer to do it in Japanese and if there's terms that I don't know in Japanese, then I'll sutbstitute them with English.
P: Sounds good to me. Okay, let's begin.
P: Why and when did you come to Japan?
D: I came to Japan two years ago because my wife was here. She's from Australia, and came to Japan to study Japanese and she also taught English at a private Japanese high school in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
P: So you were married before you came to Japan?
D: Yes, I got married before I came to Japan, but I only stayed a week here before I moved permanently.
P: Why is that?
D: I was working for a British company back then. After I came to Japan in April of 2001, I still had to come and go between Japan and UK because of my work. However, it was after I came to Japan that I began to study Japanese
P: So where and how did you study Japanese
D: I basically studied on my own and went to one of the community classes for lessons. After I resigned from my job, I concentrated on just studying.
P: I see. When did you come to Okazaki?
D: My wife Fiona and I came to Okazaki in April of 2002 when she enrolled in AIJP at Yamasa.
P: So, what were you doing at that time?
D: Well, I was working and still work for NOVA, teaching English. I initially started taking........................
Continued at http://www.yamasa.org/acjs/network/english/newsletter/student_int_50.html
4. In the News:
In the News is taking a brief sojourn for this issue but will be back, bigger and better in the next issue. Until then a full list of the "In the News" articles previously published can be found at http://www.yamasa.org/ocjs/english/programs/in_the_news.html
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. 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
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