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SUMMARY:Does Privacy Exist in the Age of Big Data?
DESCRIPTION:In this lecture\, Professor Ishii will look at changing technology over the past few decades\, and examine how rapid development has affected privacy law and personal data protection in Japan. Such a discussion would not be complete without mention of the Privacy by Design framework\, an approach to systems engineering that considers privacy from the outset\, rather than tacked on as an afterthought. Originating with the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario in 1995\, the principles are used broadly around the world.\nDiscussions on protecting personal data in Japanese statutes have been made in reference to technologies such as tracking techniques for behavioral advertising\, accumulating massive personal data in cloud computing services\, collecting personal preferences via smart phone applications\, profiling using Big Data\, data collected through sensor functions of the Internet of Things\, and the like. \n\nKaori Ishii is an Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba\, Faculty of Library\, Information and Media Science and is currently a Visiting Professor in the Department of Law & Business at Ryerson University. Prior to working in academia\, she served as an attorney at law\, and also worked for the legal department of a large manufacturing company in Japan. She has contributed much in her role as a member of many expert committees in the Cabinet Secretariat\, Ministries\, and local governments in Japan\, and has also served as a commentator on TV and in printed media.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kaori-ishii/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies in Hamilton: Drops of Heaven
DESCRIPTION:Presented in cooperation with the Hamilton Central Public Library\n\nDirected by Atsunori Kawamura\n2012\, 113 minutes\nDocumentary \n“I hope that soup will\, in its own unobtrusive way\, warmly nurture love and peace. I am convinced that from our first breath to our last\, soups and broths can help us to find comfort and peace.” -Yoshiko Tatsumi \nThis documentary delves into the origins of the “soup of life” made by chef and essayist Yoshiko Tatsumi\, which she originally created as a nourishing food for her bed-ridden father. Tatsumi\, a popular TV personality (Kyo no Ryori) and writer\, works with local food producers to ensure the most wholesome ingredients\, and shares her wisdom and experience in popular cooking classes held at her home. \nYoshiko Tatsumi was born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1924. Her mother was Hamako Tatsumi\, the pioneering home cooking expert. She is the author of over 40 books and winner of the 2010 NHK (Japan BroadcastingCorporation) Broadcasting and Culture Award. \nImage © 2012 Tennoshizuku Film Partners.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japanese-movies-in-hamilton-drops-of-heaven/
LOCATION:Hamilton Central Public Library\, 55 York Boulevard\, Hamilton Room\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 4E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Continuing Learning Japanese 23: Sharing Activities Targeting Speaking Proficiency
DESCRIPTION:日本語教師情報交換会：日本語学習を継続させる 23\n 「口頭能力を伸ばす教室活動」の共有\nカナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター \nトロント及びトロント近郊ではさまざまな年齢とレベルの学習者を対象に日本語教育が行われていますが、実際に教えている教師たちはほかの教育機関で行われていること、時には同じプログラム内であっても、自分以外の先生がしていることをあまりよく知らないのが現状だと思います。今、自分の目の前にいる学習者がどのような環境で何を学んできたのかを知り、そして今後彼らが日本語学習を継続するにあたりどのような選択肢があるのかを知ることは、教師にとって大変意味のあることだと考えます。また、教師間のネットワークを活性化させることにより、さまざまなレベルでの意見交換が頻繁に行われることにもなるでしょう。カナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）と国際交流基金トロント日本文化センターでは、2009年12月より、日本語教育機関やプログラム間の“アーティキュレーション（連携、継続性）”のための素地を築くことを目指した集まりを企画してまいりました。 \n第23回目となる今回は、「口頭能力を伸ばす教室活動」についての情報共有を行います。学習者の口頭能力を伸ばす活動は、学習者も教師も行いたい活動でありながらも、教室内ではなかなか時間が避けないということも聞きます。そこで、今回の勉強会では、ウォーミングアップとして使える活動や教室外でもできる活動も含め、会話はもちろん、クラスでプレゼンをする、グループでスキットを作って演じるなど、教室内で盛り上がった口頭能力を伸ばす活動や学生たちに人気のあった活動などの日々の実践を参加者同士で共有できる場としたいと思います。 \n参加者の皆様には、是非ご自身のこれまでの教室活動等を振り返ってご出席いただければと思います。具体的な活動内容を紹介し合えるように実際にお使いになった教案や教材などをお持ちください。 \n参加ご希望の方は以下をご確認の上、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n日時：2017年2月25日（土）　午後2時30分～ 5時　（開場：午後2時）\n会場：The Japan Foundation\, Toronto    2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\n参加申込： 登録必須 \n＊ご質問等ございましたら、担当者までご連絡願います。 \n担当：\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　齋藤典子\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org　　Web site: www.jftor.org \nCAJLE　小室リー郁子\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca　　Web site: http://www.cajle.info/ \n＊なお、2月4日（土）に第二回JFT日本語教師研修：「授業の中で話す力を育てるにはどうしたらいいのか？」も行いますので、是非こちらもご参加ください。同教師研修の詳細、お申込は以下のサイトをご確認ください。\nhttps://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2017_workshop01/\n  \nInformation Exchange Meeting for Japanese Language Teachers:\nContinuing Learning Japanese 23\nCanadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nJapanese is taught at several secondary schools in Toronto and its surrounding areas. Yet\, it appears that teachers do not know much about the other institutions\, courses or programmes. This lack of understanding can sometimes be found even within the same institution. We believe that it is very important and necessary for teachers to know what their current students have previously studied and in what type of environment that education took place. Similarly\, it is important to be informed of the available learning opportunities for students who wish to continue studying Japanese.  We believe it is essential for teachers to build a strong and active network that enables them to communicate with one another. Since December 2009\, the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE) and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto have been co-organizing events to build a good foundation for the articulation of Japanese language education. \nIn the 23rd event of the series\, we would like to share activities targeting speaking proficiency. Although both students and teachers are always interested in speaking activities\, we often hear that there is no time in the classroom. We welcome participants to share any speaking activities such as conversation activities\, presentations\, and skits\, which came alive in your classroom and were popular with your students\, including warm-up and even out-of-class activities. \nWe ask that participants reflect beforehand on their own classroom and bring materials\, etc. to introduce the activities they wish to share during this gathering. \nPlease join us! \nDate: Saturday\, February 25\, 2017\nTime: 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm (Doors open at 2pm)\nPlace: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto   2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\nRegistration (mandatory): Please register using the form below. \nFor Inquiries:\nNoriko Saito (The Japan Foundation\, Toronto)\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org　　Web site: www.jftor.org \nIkuko Komuro-Lee (CAJLE)\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca　　Web site: http://www.cajle.info/ \n* JFT Teachers’ workshop: “How can we raise students’ speaking ability in class?” is also scheduled on Saturday\, February 4. Please feel free to join this workshop\, too!\nhttps://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2017_workshop01/
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/keizoku23/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Travel Japanese
DESCRIPTION:This class is now full\, but due to popular demand we have opened up a second session on Thursday\, March 9th!\nPlease click here for details!\nLooking to travel to Japan but worried about what to say when you get there? The Japan Foundation\, Toronto’s “Travel Japanese” class is designed to help you navigate your way through Japan\, with content matching the ever-changing landscape of the country! \nIn this class\, we will go over some essential words and phrases you need to know before departing for Japan\, as well as some tips and tricks to make your journey smoother. \n※ This class is designed for people who have little to no experience studying Japanese/visiting Japan.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/travel-japanese-feb2017/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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SUMMARY:Cinema Kabuki in Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:CINEMA KABUKI \nIn high definition on the big screen\, direct from Japan\nSubtitled in English \nKabuki Theatre\, with origins dating back to the 1600s\, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating itself. Live productions\, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars\, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel sound. \n________________________________________ \npresented by The Japan Foundation in association with the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver \nCINEMA KABUKI\nSunday\, February 19\, 2017 \n11:55 am Kumagai’s Camp \n2:30 pm Three Thieves Named Kichisa   \nAdvance tickets available through Eventbrite. For Kumagai tickets click here\,  Three Thieves tickets here\nTickets also available on the day of the screening at the theatre. \n  \nKUMAGAI’s CAMP (a samurai tragedy)\nKumagai Jin’ya 熊谷陣屋 : 一谷嫩軍記 いちのたに ふたば ぐんき \n\n \nPremiered in 1751 as a puppet theatre play\nWritten by Namiki Sosuke\nRecorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre\, Tokyo\, 2010 \n104 min.\nSubtitled in English \nFor trailer please click here: For synopsis and more background click here. \nA samurai hero struggles on the battlefield. But on his day of triumph\, Kumagai\, one of the commanding officers\, suffers in agony trying to fulfill his duty and devotion to his lord Yoshitsune. This play was originally written for the puppet theatre and through its formal structure achieves the passion and solemnity of classic drama. A powerful warrior is transformed from a statuesque figure to a pure victim of the inhumanity of war. The decisions which will be made will change lives. This character development is depicted stylistically through the sung narration of Gidayu music. Three Living National Treasures—Kichiemon\, Tomijuro\, and Tojuro—create a splendid tableau of historical grandeur. \n  \nTHREE THIEVES NAMES KICHISA (an urban outlaw story)\nSan’nin Kichisa 三人吉三 : 三人吉三廓初買 さんにんきちさくるわのはつかい \n\n \nPremiered in 1860\nWritten by Kawatake Mokuami\nDirected for the stage and Cinema Kabuki by Kushida Kazuyoshi\nRecorded live at Theater Cocoon\, Shibuya\, Tokyo\, 2014 \n136 min.\nSubtitled in English \nFor trailer please click here: For synopsis and more background click here. \nEarly 19th-century Edo (the former name of Tokyo) had juvenile delinquents and outlaws everywhere. Urban culture was overripe. Three thieves happen to meet on a dark New Year’s night. They feel compassion for each other instantly and vow brotherhood. But they do not know that this encounter is only one milestone of their fate. Long before the three meet\, their lives have already been entangled. An intricate web of destiny eventually drives them to their deaths. Kankuro\, Shichinosuke\, and Matsuya are three of the most promising young Kabuki actors. This classic play is given new life by these young talents in an unconventional production by Kushida at a contemporary venue\, Theater Cocoon\, located in the Shibuya district of Tokyo\, known as the Street of Youth.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/cinema-kabuki-in-vancouver/
LOCATION:Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas\, 88 West Pender Street\, 3rd Floor\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6N9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Rakugo—Japanese Traditional Storytelling Performance
DESCRIPTION:co-presented by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto\nsubtitled in English\nGet ready to laugh this February! The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre will host a “Rakugo-kai” with veteran Rakugo star Yanagiya Sankyo. \nHe became an apprentice to Yanagiya Kosan V and received the high shin’uchi rank in 1981. A gifted performer\, he is famous for his ability to portray the subtlest emotions of a character during a performance. \nIn rakugo\, a lone storyteller in traditional garb sits on stage. Using only a paper fan (sensu) and a small cloth (tenugui) as props\, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position\, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical story. The story always involves the dialogue of two or more characters\, the difference between the characters depicted only through change in pitch\, tone\, and a slight turn of the head.  Absolutely fascinating and guaranteed to leave you laughing. \n江戸時代から続く日本の伝統芸能の一つである落語。来年2017年 2月12日（日）に柳家さん喬師匠とお弟子さんの柳家喬之助さんを お招きして落語会が開催されます。さん喬師匠は近年より落語を通 して外国人に日本語と日本文化を紹介する活動を続けられていま す。まだまだ、寒さが続く2月、その寒さを笑いで吹き飛ばしましょう。 \nTickets: (416) 441-2345
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/rakugo-2017/
LOCATION:JCCC (Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre)\, 6 Garamond Ct.\, Toronto\, ON\, M3C 1Z5 \, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Performance
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies in Hamilton: A Tale of Samurai Cooking
DESCRIPTION:Presented in cooperation with the Hamilton Central Public Library \nDirected by Yûzô Asahara\n2013\, 122 minutes\nStarring Aya Ueto\, Kengo Kôra\, Kimiko Yo\nHistorical comedy/drama \nHaru has an excellent sense of taste and great talent as a chef\, but her “spirited character” was too much for her first husband\, who divorced her after only one year of marriage. When a famous samurai chef from Kaga observes Haru’s culinary abilities\, he has a brilliant idea. The Funaki family\, who have served the Lord of Kaga for generations\, are known as “kitchen samurai” for their innovative dishes. However\, the heir to the family business\, Yasunobu\, shows little aptitude for or interest in cuisine. In order to save the Funaki family name and their reputation as kitchen samurai\, Haru agrees to marry Yasunobu and teach him the art of cooking. But will he be a willing student of this independent and opinionated new sensei? \nKAGA CUISINE \nThis story was inspired by a real-life family in Kaga that survived countless historical upheavals with its cuisine. Kaga Cuisine is famous for wide variety of luxurious dishes served on colorful lacquer ware and Kutani porcelain\, ranging from ordinary home cooking to Chinese-influenced haute cuisine rivalling even that of Kyoto.\nImage © 2013 A Tale of Samurai Cooking Film Partners
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/samurai-cooking-hamilton/
LOCATION:Hamilton Central Public Library\, 55 York Boulevard\, Hamilton Room\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 4E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Japanese for Laughs: Japanese RAKUGO Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto for the opportunity to learn about the ins and outs of traditional Japanese comedy! \nIn this three-part event\, veteran rakugo (Japanese comedic story-telling) performer\, Yanagiya Sankyo\, will give a special demonstration about how Japanese comedy is performed\, and then local students studying Japanese who received special training from Yanagiya Sankyo will try their hand at making you laugh. To top it all off\, Yanagiya Sankyo and his apprentice\, Yanagiya Kyonosuke\, will also give you a taste of authentic rakugo with a bonus performance! \nNo Japanese ability required – English subtitles will be provided!\n\nWhat is Rakugo?\nRakugo is a traditional comedic storytelling performance. The performer sits on a cushion on the stage and tells a story which may involve several characters. He may stand up on his knees but never on his feet. His only props are a fan and a tenugui (Japanese towel). \nPerformer Profiles\nYanagiya Sankyo \nYanagiya Sankyo\nBorn in 1948\, he became an apprentice to Yanagiya Kosan V in 1967 and received a shin’uchi rank in 1981. He is a veteran rakugo performer who can portray the subtle emotions of a character during a performance. He is currently a board member of the Association of Rakugo Performers. \nYanagiya Kyonosuke\nYanagiya Kyonosuke was born in 1971 and became an apprentice of Yanagiya Sankyo in 1993. He also received a shin’uchi rank in 2007. Like his teacher\, Sankyo\, Kyonosuke concentrates on classical stories (Koten) and has an orthodox performance style. \n\nWant an extra dose of rakugo?\nThere will be a rakugo performance by Yanagiya Sankyo and Yanagiya Kyonosuke co-presented by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) the following day on Sunday\, February 12th! \nFor details please visit: http://jccc.on.ca/event/rakugo-traditional-comic-story-telling/
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/rakugo/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop: "How can we raise students’ speaking ability in class?"
DESCRIPTION:国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター\n日本語教師研修のお知らせ\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター（以下JFT）では、トロント近郊の日本語の先生方が日本語の教え方について学び合うことのできる場の提供を目指し、日本語教師研修を実施します。今回は下記の通り、話す力を育てることに関するワークショップを実施いたします。日本語教育にご興味をお持ちの方なら、どなたにもご参加いただける内容ですので、皆さま奮ってご参加ください。 \nご参加をご希望の方は以下よりお申込みください。 \n記 \nテーマ：授業の中で話す力を育てるにはどうしたらいいのか？\n学習者のニーズは多様ですが、多くの人が日本語で話せるようになりたいと思っているのではないでしょうか。「会話ができるようになりたい」という学習者の力を伸ばすにはどうしたらいいのでしょうか。今回のワークショップでは、授業を通じて話す力を育てるにはどうしたらいいかをテーマに、まず現状や悩みを共有し、改善方法について意見交換をします。その後、話す力を育てる授業のやり方を考えて、実際に練習してみましょう。 \n日時：2017年2月4日（土）\n午後2:30　~　午後5:30（開場：午後2:00）\n会場：The Japan Foundation\, Toronto Seminar Room\n2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\n参加費：無料\n講師：田中香織（国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　日本語教育コンサルタント）\n講師紹介：\n2013年9月より、国際交流基金トロント日本文化センターにて教師研修等を担当。台南・台中YMCA同盟日本語講師、稲江高校（在台北）専任講師、群馬大学国際教育・研究センター非常勤講師、ポーランド国立ヤギェロン大学日本学科講師（ジャパンファウンデーション派遣日本語専門家）等、様々な現場での日本語教育経験の他、教師研修の経験も多数。 \n本研修に関するお問い合わせ先：齋藤典子　nsaito@jftor.org  416‐966‐1600 ext. 224 \n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT)\nWorkshop for Japanese Language Teachers\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT) will hold a workshop that provides a place for teachers to learn together about teaching the Japanese language. As detailed below\, this workshop will be a session on raising speaking ability. Those working in the field of Japanese language education as well as those with an interest in Japanese language education are welcome to attend. \nFor registration (required)\, please see below. \nTheme: How can we raise students’ speaking ability in class?\nLearners have various reasons for studying Japanese\, but for many\, oral communication in Japanese is a high priority. How can we help those who say: “I want to be able to speak”? In this workshop\, participants will share their current situations and related issues\, and discuss how we can improve on our classrooms as a place to raise students’ speaking ability. Then\, we will prepare a short practice lesson and perform it! \nDate and Time: Saturday\, February 4th\, 2017\n2:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Doors open at 2:00 pm)\nLocation: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto  Seminar Room\n2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\nRegistration Fee: Free\nInstructor: Kaori Tanaka  (Education Consultant\, the Japan Foundation)\nInstructor’s Introduction:\nKaori Tanaka has been the Japanese Language Education Consultant at The Japan Foundation\, Toronto since September 2013. She has extensive experience teaching Japanese in Taiwan at Tainan YMCA\, Taichung YMCA\, and Dao Jiang Senior High School (Taipei)\, and Gunma University in Japan\, as well as Jagiellonian University in Krakow\, Poland. Throughout her career\, Ms. Tanaka has conducted numerous Japanese Teacher Training Programs and Teaching Seminars. \nFor inquiries about this workshop: Noriko Saito  nsaito@jftor.org or 416-966-1600 ext. 224
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2017_workshop01/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170203T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170203T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
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SUMMARY:Views of Vengeance: Hana
DESCRIPTION:in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints\nHana\nDirected by Hirokazu Kore-eda\n2006\, 120 min\nJapanese with English subtitles \n[Reservations are now closed. Thank you for your interest. We will have a rush line starting 30 minutes before the event\, and will start to release unclaimed seats 10 minutes before the event. Unfortunately\, we cannot guarantee a seat.] \nDespite being set in the same location and time period of the Ako incident\, Hana is a samurai revenge movie in which not much happens. If you’re expecting dramatic battle scenes and bloviating about honour\, you’ll definitely be disappointed. However\, if you approach it from the humanist perspective of master director’s Hirokazu Kore-eda’s best films\, you’ll find a neat slice of life in the Edo slums that tears down the machismo of the jidai-geki genre with spirited populism (and a surprising amount of toilet humour). \nIn Hana’s Edo\, unemployed peasants do a lot of hanging out\, entertaining themselves with games\, sparring and gossip. Their main “job” is producing manure\, which their landlord sells to farmers. Soza is an unemployed samurai looking to avenge his father’s death\, but he’s not highly motivated to do so. He’s basically a peaceful guy who enjoys taking baths\, playing with songbirds and teaching math and writing to the neighbourhood kids. Anyway\, everyone agrees that revenge is sort of “out of fashion.” In the absence of actual war\, there is an annual “vengeance play” put on by the villagers; meanwhile\, the legendary 47 ronin lurk in the background\, grumbling and biding their time…
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/views-of-vengeance-hana/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170125T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170125T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
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SUMMARY:Views of Vengeance: Kuroneko
DESCRIPTION:in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints\nKuroneko\nDirected by Kaneto Shindo\n1968\, 99 min\nJapanese with English subtitles \nYone and Shige live alone in a modest house in a bamboo forest; their son/husband has gone off to battle. After the two women are raped and murdered by marauding samurai\, they are reborn through black cat magic and permitted to live on earth so long as they carry out a mandate to murder all samurai who pass through. Revenge is satisfying until their son/husband makes an unexpected return\, now a newly minted samurai whom they are obliged to kill to fulfil their pact with the demons of hell…
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/vengeance-kuroneko/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170118T164241Z
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SUMMARY:Views of Vengeance: The Bad Sleep Well
DESCRIPTION:in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints\nThe Bad Sleep Well\nDirected by Akira Kurosawa\n1960\, 150 min\nJapanese with English subtitles \nRevenge is served cold (with a menacing appetizer of wedding cake\, the highlight of a stunning opening scene) in this masterpiece from Akira Kurosawa. Although star Toshiro Mifune is best known for his roles in Kurosawa’s historical dramas\, such as The Seven Samurai and Rashomon\, he equally powerful playing a businessman bent on avenging the death of the father he never knew by marrying daughter of the man responsible and infiltrating his company.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/views-of-vengeance-the-bad-sleep-well/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170116T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170116T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
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LAST-MODIFIED:20161208T170057Z
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SUMMARY:Legendary Loyalty Talk Series 2017
DESCRIPTION:A talk series by JFT Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi\, held in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints\nSee the characters in the prints played on stage by Kabuki actors! \nMonday\, January 16\, 2017\, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm\nKabuki “Treasury of Legendary Loyalty”: Act 3 & 4 Video Talk \nThe 47 Ronin story is one of the few plays you can see both in Ukiyoe prints from historical productions and on the contemporary stage. In order to provide context for the exhibited prints\, we will give a presentation of scenes from current Kabuki theatre. This time\, Act 3\, in the Grand Corridor of Pine and Act 4\, Lord Hangan’s seppuku. \n  \n  \n\nThursday\, January 26\, 2017\, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm \nKabuki “Treasury of Legendary Loyalty”: Act 5 & 6 Video Talk \nThe scenes described in Ukiyoe prints are traced through video images from contemporary Kabuki theatre and Bunraku puppet theatre. This time\, the scenes of a romantic couple\, Okaru and Kampei: Act 5\, Yamazaki Road and Act 6\, Kampei’s seppuku. \n\nWednesday\, February 22\, 2017\, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm\nKabuki “Treasury of Legendary Loyalty”: Act 7 Video Talk \nOkaru works as a courtesan in Kyoto\, not knowing of the tragic death of her husband Kampei. Ōishi Kuranosuke\, Chief retainer of the Enya clan\, spends night after night at parties\, hiding his secret mission of vendetta. Conspiracy and suspicion intersect in the radiant red light district. Act 7\, Tea House I in Kyoto. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/legendary-loyalty-talk-series-2017/2017-01-16/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170115T153000
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema: A Tale of Samurai Cooking
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Yûzô Asahara\n2013\, 122 minutes\, PG\nStarring Aya Ueto\, Kengo Kôra\, Kimiko Yo\nHistorical comedy/drama\n\nHaru has an excellent sense of taste and great talent as a chef\, but her “spirited character” was too much for her first husband\, who divorced her after only one year of marriage. When a famous samurai chef from Kaga observes Haru’s culinary abilities\, he has a brilliant idea. The Funaki family\, who have served the Lord of Kaga for generations\, are known as “kitchen samurai” for their innovative dishes. However\, the heir to the family business\, Yasunobu\, shows little aptitude for or interest in cuisine. In order to save the Funaki family name and their reputation as kitchen samurai\, Haru agrees to marry Yasunobu and teach him the art of cooking. But will he be a willing student of this independent and opinionated new sensei? \nKAGA CUISINE \nThis story was inspired by a real-life family in Kaga that survived countless historical upheavals with its cuisine. Kaga Cuisine is famous for wide variety of luxurious dishes served on colorful lacquer ware and Kutani porcelain\, ranging from ordinary home cooking to Chinese-influenced haute cuisine rivalling even that of Kyoto. \nPresented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto \nCommunity Partner: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre \n \n  \n  \n© 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tale-of-samurai-cooking/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170112T200000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
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SUMMARY:Japanese Through Films: ”A Tale of Samurai Cooking”
DESCRIPTION:(c) 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners \nDo you like Japanese? Do you like films? Why not join us at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto for “Japanese through Films”! \nIn this class\, focusing on conversation\, students will first gather at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto to buff up their knowledge before going to a screening of “A Tale of Samurai Cooking.” There will then be a follow-up class held after everyone has seen the film\, where students can share their thoughts as well as try their own hand at transposing scenes to a modern setting – all in Japanese! \n※ Please note that this is an intermediate-level (JFS B1/JLPT N3) language class\, designed for students who already have a fair knowledge of the Japanese language. If you are not sure if this class is the right level for you\, please feel free to contact us! \nClass Content & Schedule:\nThis class runs for two Thursdays in January\, with a Sunday film screening in between! \n・　Day 1: Thursday\, January 12 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm): Learn about the history of the movie and the language used\n・　Day 2: Sunday\, January 15 (1:00 pm – 3:30 pm): Attend the screening of “A Tale of Samurai Cooking”\n・　Day 3: Thursday\, January 19 (6:00 pm – 8:00 pm): Discuss the movie and put your own personal twist on favourite scenes \nThis class is now full. We thank you for your interest. \n\nFilm Introduction:\nGreat cook Haru has married into the legendary “Kitchen Samurai” family. But her husband who is the successor of the family can’t cook at all. Haru makes a vow to make him a superb samurai chef\, and starts teaching her new husband how to cook. Directed by Yuzo Asahara\, known for “Free and Easy” series\, the film stars Aya Ueto “Oshin” (2013) as Haru\, along with Kengo Kora “A Story of Yonosuke” (2012) as her husband Yasunobu\, supported by the veteran actors Kimiko Yo “Departures” (2008)\, Toshiyuki Nishida “Outrage Beyond” (2012)\, and aromas and flavors of Kaga cuisine. \nAlso feel free to check out the other films in our series happening the week before the class\, on January 8th: “Neko Samurai” and “Sue\, Mai and Sawa“!
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/samurai-cooking/2017-01-12/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170108T151500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170108T164500
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T150459Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema: Sue\, Mai and Sawa
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Osamu Minorikawa\n2013\, 106 minutes\, PG\nStarring  Ko Shibasaki\, Yôko Maki\, Shinobu Terajima\nComedy/drama\n\nSue\, Mai and Sawa documents the enduring friendship of three single women in their thirties as they confront the challenges\, indignities and rewards of work\, love and family.  Sue-chan is an inventive cook at a chic bistro who is struggling to adjust to a new leadership role. Mai-chan works in sales\, but spends a lot of time covering for her incompetent boss. And Sawa-san (a few years older\, hence the more formal honorific –san) is a freelance illustrator caring for her bedridden grandmother.  Beautifully filmed and superbly cast\, with a soft\, aspirational gloss that belies the harder truths at its core\, this is a sharply observant film that refuses to be dismissed as a simple chick flick. \nPresented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto \nCommunity partner: Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival \n \n  \n  \n  \n© 2012 “Sue\, Mai & Sawa” Production Committee\, 2013
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sue-mai-and-sawa/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170108T144500
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161214T160613Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170105T150449Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema: Neko Samurai
DESCRIPTION:Directed by Yoshitaka Yamaguchi\n2014\, 100 minutes\, PG\nStarring Kazuki Kitamura\, Misako Renbutsu\, Yasufumi Terawaki\, Kanji Tsuda\, Shigeyuki Totsugi\nHistorical comedy/drama\n\nIt’s feline fanciers versus dog devotees in this comic tale of rivalry\, revenge and redemption through the love of a good cat. Kyutaro is a masterless samurai and formidable swordsman who now lives alone\, far from his family\, after losing his position and fortune. Desperate for money\, the taciturn ronin accepts a job offer from a clan of dog-loving samurai: assassinate Tamanojo\, their rival clan’s beloved pet cat\, to prevent her from becoming the cat bride of another powerful clan’s cat groom and creating a fearsome cat power couple! However\, once he is face-to-face with his cuddly quarry\, Kyutaro is unable to complete the mission\, so he fakes the murder and catnaps Tamanojo. Now he must conceal his new companion from both clans… \nPresented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto \nCommunity partner: Toronto Japanese Language School \n \n\n\n\n\n© 2014 “Neko Samurai” Production Committee
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/neko-samurai/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170105
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
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SUMMARY:Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints
DESCRIPTION:Legendary Loyalty\nThe 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints \nco-presented by Stuart Jackson Gallery and The Japan Foundation\nNovember 15\, 2016 – March 4\, 2017 \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, with the Stuart Jackson Gallery\, Toronto\, is proud to co-present original 18th – 19th century woodblock print illustrations of theatrical performances of the story of Chushingura\, and artistic depictions of the actual ronin (masterless samurai). \nThree centuries ago\, a series of events culminating on the snowy night of the 14th day of the 12th month\, 1702 (January 30\, 1703\, in today’s calendar) would shake and alter Japan and the world’s perception of that country. \nThe story of the 47 ronin and their vendetta is one of the most popular Japanese stories of “legendary loyalty” and revenge. It all began in 1701 when Lord Asano of Ako attempted to kill Lord Kira\, a senior official at the Shogun’s palace. His motive is unknown – in theatrical versions it is because Kira has insulted Asano.  Kira was only wounded\, but as it was such a serious offence\, Asano’s execution was ordered and he committed seppuku (ritual suicide).  Asano’s properties were confiscated and his retainers became ronin. \nThese 47 ronin\, under the leadership of Oishi Kuranosuke\, planned revenge against Lord Kira.  A year later\, they attacked his mansion and engaged in a fierce battle against his retainers. The ronin captured and killed Kira\, laying his severed head in front of Lord Asano’s grave at Sengakuji Temple.  They surrendered to the authorities\, were condemned to death\, and were allowed to perform seppuku. Their graves are by their master’s. \nThe story immediately captivated the Japanese public at the time. Within days of the deaths of the ronin\, a kabuki play based on the story was performed. The play was closed down after three days because stories about current events were prohibited. Other plays based on the ronin’s story kept reappearing until 1748 when a fictionalized drama\, Kanadehon Chushingura\, was successfully performed at the puppet theatre and later at the kabuki. Chushingura as it is now better known\, has become one of the most popular kabuki plays ever written\, and is performed every December.  Enthusiasm for the 47 ronin saga has endured through the years and the story has reappeared countless times in theater\, film\, literature\, and television. \n*Japanese proper names are listed with the family name first\, given name second. \nGALLERY HOURS \nMon 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS\nTues 11:30 am – 4:30 pm\nWed 11:30 am – 4:30 pm\nThurs 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS\nFri 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nSaturday openings: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm \nNovember 19\, December 3\, 17\nJanuary 7\, 21\, February 4\, 18\, March 4 \nClosed: Other Saturdays and Sundays\nClosed for Christmas and New Year: December 18 to January 3\nFebruary 20 (Family Day) \nADMISSION: FREE
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/legendary-loyalty-the-47-ronin-in-japanese-prints/2017-01-04/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161217T153000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161208T215423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180504T203426Z
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SUMMARY:Nengajo and Holiday Origami Workshops
DESCRIPTION:JFT Library\n\nNo reservation required\, however space is limited so please come early.\n\n\n\n\nJoin us during the last Saturday opening of 2016\, for Nengajo and Holiday Origami Workshops.\n\nEnjoy writing 年賀状 nengajo– Japanese New Year postcards\, while learning some Japanese New Year phrases. You can also try folding some simple holiday origami patterns.Please note: reservations are not required but spaces are limited. For inquiries: library@jftor.org \n\n  \n\n\n\n1:00 – 2:00 pm \nNengajo and Holiday Origami\n\n\n\nWriting Japanese New Year postcards\nMaking origami stockings\n\n\n2:30 – 3:30 pm\nNengajo and Holiday Origami\n\n\n\nWriting Japanese New Year postcards\nMaking origami Santas
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/nengajo-and-holiday-origami-workshops/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Library
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161217T150000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161125T161246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T172712Z
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Docs: Outsider Art in Japan
DESCRIPTION:JFT Seminar Room\n\nFree Admission/No RSVP required\n\n\nDrop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like!\n\n\nThis edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan\, which introduces artists with cognitive\, behavioral and developmental disabilities who create works of astonishing creativity\, beauty and mystery with the support of Japanese social service organizations and art therapy programs. Each volume focuses on a visual theme\, and features segments on three to five different artists around Japan.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:00 pm \nVolume 9: Figures of Solitude (46″)\n\n\n\nNorikazu Usui\, Gifu\nOsamu Nadoyama\, Okinawa\nYoshito Matsuo\, Tochigi\n\n\n2:00 pm\nVolume 10: Metamorphosis (44″)\n\n\n\nKaoru Kudo\, Tokyo\nTakahiro Shimoda\, Iwate\nEijiro Miyama\, Kanagawa
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/drop-in-docs-outsider-art-in-japan-3/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161214T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161214T200000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161125T164434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T223713Z
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SUMMARY:Ukiyo-e talk and slide presentation by Carol Dorman
DESCRIPTION:Talk and slide presentation\nby Carol Dorman\nAssociate\, Stuart Jackson Gallery\, Toronto \nin conjunction with “Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints” exhibition \nThe 47 Ronin in Ukiyo-e Prints \nCarol Dorman became interested in Japanese art while pursuing graduate studies at the University of Toronto.  She has been a collector of Japanese Ukiyo-e prints for over 30 years and for the past 20 years has been associated with the Stuart Jackson Gallery\, Toronto\, specializing in antique Japanese prints.  Ms. Dorman has spoken about ukiyo-e on television and given lectures to various groups in Ontario and Quebec and most recently at Gargi College\, University of Delhi\, in India.  She has curated and been involved in print exhibitions at the Japan Foundation\, the Gardiner Museum\, and the Stuart Jackson Gallery\, and co-authored a publication on prints of the Tokaido Road. \nRSVP: online or 416-966-1600 x229 \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/carol-dorman-ukiyo-e/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161211T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161211T180000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161121T161619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161121T161619Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Revue presents Dragnet Girl: Ozu's Tokyo Gangster Masterpiece
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Silent Revue in partnership with The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nTICKETS \nBreak out your hip flask and bulletproof vest\, because the third installment of Silent Revue’s series “Deadly Dames” takes you to 1930s Tokyo\, with its underground syndicate of Yazuka and their armed and dangerous mob molls! With a rare chance to see a silent Japanese gangster flick from a master filmmaker\, we know you won’t want to miss this one. \nBefore he was universally acknowledged as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time\, Yasujirô Ozu was a Hollywood-obsessed director for Tokyo’s legendary Shochiku Studios. Producing silent films well into the 1930s (Japan converted to sound much later than the West)\, Ozu produced unique masterpieces that reflected the artistic sensibilities of his country. With DRAGNET GIRL\, however\, Ozu went full Hollywood\, evoking the best of Warner Brothers gangster epics like THE PUBLIC ENEMY\, LITTLE CAESAR\, and SCARFACE. Conflicted gangster Joji (Jôji Oka) seeks redemption in innocent shop girl Kazuko (Sumiko Mizokubo)\, the sister of one his hoodlums. Things don’t go his way when his jealous girlfriend\, the vampy\, complicated Tokiko—played by Japan’s greatest actress and December’s Deadly Dame Kinuyo Tanaka—utilizes her mob connections to seek revenge! \nWhile influenced by von Sternberg and Warner Brothers\, what Ozu achieves\, with the film’s brooding tone and film noir style\, is a uniquely his. We can’t wait to share this one with you! \nSilent Revue is sponsored by Hollywood Suite \nSilent Revue is curated by Alicia Fletcher \nLive accompaniment by Jordan Klapman \nSpecial Event Pricing $15\, Members $12
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/silent-revue-presents-dragnet-girl-ozus-tokyo-gangster-masterpiece/
LOCATION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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GEO:43.6511122;-79.4509358
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161210T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161121T205739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180418T180227Z
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SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop: "When and How: A Hands-on Look at IT Tools and Resources"
DESCRIPTION:国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター\n 日本語教師研修のお知らせ\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター（The Japan Foundation\, Toronto 以下、JFT）では、トロント近郊の日本語の先生方が日本語の教え方について学び合うことのできる場の提供を目指し、日本語教師研修を実施します。今回は下記の通り、国際交流基金の日本語上級専門家としてアルバータ州教育省に派遣されている齊藤真美(さいとう まみ)によるデジタルコンテンツの活用に関するワークショップを実施いたします。日本語教育にご興味をお持ちの方なら、どなたにもご参加いただける内容ですので、皆さま奮ってご参加ください。 \nなお、今回は研修終了後に懇親会を予定しております。ぜひ多くの方にご参加いただければ幸いです。ご参加をご希望の方は以下よりお申込みください。 \n申込締め切り：2016年12月4日（日）（締め切り厳守）＊受付終了しました。 \n記 \nテーマ：いつ使う？どう使う？ITツール・リソースの活用（実践編）\nみなさんが実際に利用している教材、インターネットリソース、さまざまなデバイス、どれも一見バラバラなように見えますが共通点を見出し、うまくつなげることで、学習活動の可能性は無限に広がります。 \n今回の研修では、数あるインターネットリソースと利用教材をどうやってつなげていくかを皆さんと考えます。過去の研修で利用したリソースのリストもご紹介し、自分にとって使いやすい分類方法についても考えていただきます。また、リストから選んだリソースを実際の教科書の内容と照らし合わせてその活用方法について検討します。 \n※当日は各自PC\,タブレット等のデバイスをお持ちください。 \n日時：2016年12月10日（土）\n研修会：午後2:30～午後5:30（開場：午後2:00）\n懇親会：午後6:00～午後8:00（軽食をご用意しております。）\n会場：The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, Seminar Room\n2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\n参加費：無料 \n講師：齊藤真美（国際交流基金派遣日本語上級専門家、アルバータ州教育省日本語教育アドバイザー） \n講師紹介：2014年5月より、ジャパン ファウンデーションの派遣日本語上級専門家としてアルバータ州教育省に勤務。同省の日本語教育アドバイザーとして活動する他、ジャパン ファウンデーションの教師研修他、全カナダにおける日本語教育支援にも携わっている。日本国内の地域日本語教室、日本語学校、大学、そしてインドネシアの中等教育機関と幅広い教育現場での日本語教育経験に加え、豊富な教師研修の実績を持つ。 \n本研修に関するお問い合わせ先：齋藤典子　nsaito@jftor.org　416‐966‐1600 ext. 224 \n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT)\nWorkshop for Japanese Language Teachers\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT) will hold a workshop which aims to provide a place for teachers to learn together about teaching the Japanese language. As detailed below\, this workshop will be a session on digital contents hosted by Mami Saito\, Japanese language Advisor for Alberta Education\, dispatched by the Japan Foundation. Those working in the field of Japanese language education as well as those with an interest in Japanese language education are welcome to attend. \nAfter the workshop\, there will be a mixer and we hope that many people will be able to attend. \nFor registration\, please see below. \nRegistration Deadline: Sunday\, December 4\, 2016 (Please heed the deadline) *Registration is now closed. \nTheme: When and How: A Hands-on Look at IT Tools and Resources\nIn this workshop we will look at bringing together all the different teaching materials materials\, online resources\, and devices that we use to see how they overlap and how we can bring them together to create infinite possibilities for language learning. In particular\, we will look at various internet resources and teaching materials and think as a group about how they can connect. We will go through resources previously introduced at past workshops\, and categorize them based on their use. We will also chose resources from the list to compare their contents with textbooks and think about utilizing them in our own classrooms. \n※Please bring your own laptop/tablet/etc. to the workshop. \nDate and Time: Saturday\, December 10th 2016\nWorkshop: 2:30pm – 5:30pm (Doors open at 2:00pm)\nMixer: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Refreshments will be served)\nLocation: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, Seminar Room\n2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario\nRegistration Fee: Free \nInstructor: Mami Saito\, Japanese-Language Education Advisor\, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation) \nInstructor’s Introduction: Mami Saito has been the Japanese-Language Advisor in Alberta Education sponsored by the Japan Foundation since May 2014 and has extensive experience teaching Japanese and conducting teachers training programs in Indonesia and Japan. Her teaching experience covers a wide range of levels from language schools to high school and university. In addition to her role as an advisor with Alberta Education\, she is also involved in Japanese language education support across Canada. \nFor inquiries about this workshop: Noriko Saito  nsaito@jftor.org or 416-966-1600 ext. 224
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2016jftworkshop1/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161205T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161128T164524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161129T223653Z
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SUMMARY:The 47 Ronin (Genroku Chushingura) by Kenji Mizoguchi
DESCRIPTION:DVD screenings in conjunction with Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints \nPart I:  Monday\, December 5\, 6:30 pm\nPart II: Thursday\, December 8\, 6:30 pm \nFollowing the surpassing popularity and tradition of the classic Kabuki play The Treasury of Loyal Retainers\, (Kanadehon Chūshingura)\, a modern Japanese playwright\, Seika Mayama (1878-1948)\, wrote a series of eleven plays titled Genroku Chūshingura between 1934 and 1941 on the same theme. Based on these plays\, master film director Kenji Mizoguchi created an epic piece by the same title in two parts: Part I (1941) and Part II (1942). In spite of the pressure and limits of wartime circumstances\, Mizoguchi’s noble images reveal the grandeur of the Genroku period and the philosophical depth of Seika’s literary world. \nReservation Required: online or 416-966-1600 x229
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/mizoguchi-47-ronin/2016-12-05/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161203T153000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161125T160842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161125T160842Z
UID:13559-1480770000-1480779000@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Drop-in Docs: Outsider Art in Japan
DESCRIPTION:JFT Seminar Room\n\nFree Admission/No RSVP required\n\n\nDrop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like!\n\n\nThis edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan\, which introduces artists with cognitive\, behavioral and developmental disabilities who create works of astonishing creativity\, beauty and mystery with the support of Japanese social service organizations and art therapy programs. Each volume focuses on a visual theme\, and features segments on three to five different artists around Japan.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:00 pm \nVolume 7: Déformer (58″)\n\n\n\nShinichi Adachi\, Tottori\nKenshi Itou\, Tokyo\nKazuhiko Takahashi\, Iwate\nHideaki Yoshikawa\, Shiga\n\n\n2:15 pm\nVolume 8: The Realms of the Unreal (64″)\n\n\n\nMasaomi Kitajima\, Nagano\nShigemi Takahashi\, Iwate\nMasahiko Tsuchiya\, Chiba\nKenichi Yamazaki\, Niigata
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/drop-in-docs-outsider-art-in-japan-2/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161119T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161025T141956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161031T193509Z
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SUMMARY:Drop-in Docs: Outsider Art in Japan
DESCRIPTION:JFT Seminar Room\n\nFree Admission/No RSVP required\n\n\nDrop in for a documentary during our Saturday openings and stay as long as you like!\n\n\nThis edition of Drop-in Docs will feature the 10-part series Outsider Art in Japan\, which introduces artists with cognitive\, behavioral and developmental disabilities who create works of astonishing creativity\, beauty and mystery with the support of Japanese social service organizations and art therapy programs. Each volume focuses on a visual theme\, and features segments on three to five different artists around Japan.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:00 pm \nVolume 4: Passion for Toys (47″)\n\n\n\nKeisuke Ishino\, Kagoshima\nMasatoshi Nishimoto\, Hokkaido\nAtsushi Yokoyama\, Hokkaido\n\n\n2:00 pm\nVolume 5: Odd Shapes (49″)\n\n\n\nAkane Kimura\, Shiga\nTakashi Shuji\, Hyogo\nMachiko Nishimura\, Shiga\nHirotaka Hatana\, Shiga\nM-K\, Shiga\n\n\n3:00 pm\nVolume 6: Imaginary Worlds (50″)\n\n\n\nShiho Ueda\, Iwate\nShinichi Sawada\, Shiga\nSatoshi Nishikawa\, Shiga
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/drop-in-docs-outsider-art-in-japan-2016-11-19/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161117T200000
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20161019T140117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T153644Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Through Food: Okonomiyaki
DESCRIPTION:Are you studying Japanese and want to start expanding your skills beyond the classroom? \nJoin the Japan Foundation\, Toronto for our new intermediate-level (JF Standard B1) Japanese language class\, Japanese Through Food: Okonomiyaki! \nPerhaps best known for being popular in the Kansai region\, okonomiyaki can be considered Japanese “comfort food.” In this 3-week class focusing on conversation\, students will first learn about and discuss how to make okonomiyaki\, and then take what they’ve learned to share how to make their own comfort food with everyone. \n※ Note: This is not a cooking class\, but we will visit a nearby restaurant to see how it is made and try it out for ourselves! \nCourse Content & Schedule:\nThis course runs Thursday nights for three weeks in November/December: \n・　November 17: Talking about okonomiyaki / recipes in Japanese\n・　November 24: Review/preparation / trip to an okonomiyaki restaurant*\n・　December 1: Discussing your own “comfort food” / recipe sharing \n* The cost of dinner is not included in the class. Students will be expected to order and pay for their own meals on November 24th (approx. $10-20 with tax/tip). \nThis class is now full. We thank you for your interest.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/okonomiyaki/2016-11-17/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161116
DTSTAMP:20260928T101025
CREATED:20160929T153105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170120T174117Z
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SUMMARY:Legendary Loyalty: The 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints
DESCRIPTION:Legendary Loyalty\nThe 47 Ronin in Japanese Prints \nco-presented by Stuart Jackson Gallery and The Japan Foundation\nNovember 15\, 2016 – March 4\, 2017 \n  \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, with the Stuart Jackson Gallery\, Toronto\, is proud to co-present original 18th – 19th century woodblock print illustrations of theatrical performances of the story of Chushingura\, and artistic depictions of the actual ronin (masterless samurai). \nThree centuries ago\, a series of events culminating on the snowy night of the 14th day of the 12th month\, 1702 (January 30\, 1703\, in today’s calendar) would shake and alter Japan and the world’s perception of that country. \nThe story of the 47 ronin and their vendetta is one of the most popular Japanese stories of “legendary loyalty” and revenge. It all began in 1701 when Lord Asano of Ako attempted to kill Lord Kira\, a senior official at the Shogun’s palace. His motive is unknown – in theatrical versions it is because Kira has insulted Asano.  Kira was only wounded\, but as it was such a serious offence\, Asano’s execution was ordered and he committed seppuku (ritual suicide).  Asano’s properties were confiscated and his retainers became ronin. \nThese 47 ronin\, under the leadership of Oishi Kuranosuke\, planned revenge against Lord Kira.  A year later\, they attacked his mansion and engaged in a fierce battle against his retainers. The ronin captured and killed Kira\, laying his severed head in front of Lord Asano’s grave at Sengakuji Temple.  They surrendered to the authorities\, were condemned to death\, and were allowed to perform seppuku. Their graves are by their master’s. \nThe story immediately captivated the Japanese public at the time. Within days of the deaths of the ronin\, a kabuki play based on the story was performed. The play was closed down after three days because stories about current events were prohibited. Other plays based on the ronin’s story kept reappearing until 1748 when a fictionalized drama\, Kanadehon Chushingura\, was successfully performed at the puppet theatre and later at the kabuki. Chushingura as it is now better known\, has become one of the most popular kabuki plays ever written\, and is performed every December.  Enthusiasm for the 47 ronin saga has endured through the years and the story has reappeared countless times in theater\, film\, literature\, and television. \n*Japanese proper names are listed with the family name first\, given name second. \nGALLERY HOURS \nMon 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS\nTues 11:30 am – 4:30 pm\nWed 11:30 am – 4:30 pm\nThurs 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS\nFri 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nSaturday openings: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm \nNovember 19\, December 3\, 17\nJanuary 7\, 21\, February 4\, 18\, March 4 \nClosed: Other Saturdays and Sundays\nClosed for Christmas and New Year: December 18 to January 3\nFebruary 20 (Family Day) \nADMISSION: FREE \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/12623/2016-11-15/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Let's Learn Katakana!
DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning Japanese but not sure where to begin? Join us for Let’s Learn Katakana! In this class we will learn katakana\, one of the basic components of written Japanese often used for foreign loan words. Together we will learn how to read and write basic vocabulary in Japanese. \nThis is a three week class running on the following Thursdays. As each class builds on the one before it\, we ask that you attend all classes. Space is limited so make sure to register! \n※ November 10th: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm\n※ November 17th: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm\n※ November 24th: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm \nInterested in  learning another way of writing Japanese? Join us in October for Let’s Learn Hiragana! \nThis class is now full. We thank you for your interest.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/katakana2016/2016-11-10/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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SUMMARY:Visualize & Awaken: A Talk by Kenya Hara
DESCRIPTION:Talk and slide presentation in conjunction with Designthinkers 2016 \nDesigner\, Kenya Hara (b.1958) emphasizes the design of both objects and experiences. \nIn 2000\, he produced the exhibition RE-DESIGN–Daily Products of the 21st Century\, which successfully presented the fact that the resources of astonishing design are found in the context of the very ordinary and casual. In 2002\, Hara became a member of MUJI’s advisory board and began acting as its art director. In 2004\, he planned and directed the exhibition HAPTIC – Awakening the Senses revealing to the audience that great resources of design are dormant in the human senses. Much of his work\, including the programs for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Nagano Winter Olympic Games and Expo 2005 is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. In 2007 and 2009\, he produced two exhibitions titled TOKYO FIBER — SENSEWARE in Paris\, Milan and Tokyo\, and from 2008 through 2009\, the exhibition JAPAN CAR in Paris and at the Science Museum in London. Hara’s focus in these kinds of exhibitions is on visualizing and widely disseminating the potentiality of industry. The radius of his activity has been expanding to the rest of Asia as well\, including the traveling exhibition DESIGNING DESIGN Kenya Hara 2011 China Exhibition that starts in Beijing in 2011. Several books authored by Hara\, including Designing Design and White\, have been translated into a number of languages\, including other Asian languages. \nPresident\, the Nippon Design Center Inc.\nProfessor at Musashino Art University\nPresident\, Japan Design Committee Co.\, Ltd.\nVice President\, Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. \nPlease register below or by calling (416)966-1600 x103. \nFor more information about Japan Foundation\, Toronto event reservation and admittance policies please have a look at our Event FAQ page.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kenya-hara/
LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
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