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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk V
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n\n(c) Shochiku Pictures \nKabuki Talk V\nFriday\, February 27\, 6:30 pm\nContemporary Writer Hideki Noda’s Contributions to Kabuki Theatre \nThe late Kanzaburo’s close friend Hideki Noda has been at the forefront of Japanese contemporary theatre since the 1980s. Fast pacing\, lengthy dialogue and social satire were all new to Kabuki actors in their first collaboration\, The Revenge on Togitatsu. But through the theatricality\, both traditional and contemporary creative forces combine to produce high entertainment. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2015-kabuki-talk-series-talk-v/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150225T183000
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk IV
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n \n\nKabuki Talk IV\nWednesday\, February 25\, 6:30 pm\nDance Comedies in Kabuki \nIn the early 20th century\, a group of Kabuki dances were created based on Kyogen comedies. Premiering in 1910\, The Zen Substitute is one of the best examples of this genre. The simple\, domestic plot rises to the level of a romantic fairy tale through music and ingenious choreography. Mitsugoro and the late Kanzaburo teamed up to fill the stage with the joy of life.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2015-kabuki-talk-series-talk-iv/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150223T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150223T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk III
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n\nKabuki Talk II\nFriday\, February 20\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Female Characters \nKabuki Talk III\nMonday\, February 23\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Male Characters \nA number of Kabuki pieces called Shishi-mono form one of the major parts of the dance repertoire. A woman\, such as a princess or courtesan\, is transformed by the sacred animal\, and becomes a heroic\, ferocious figure. But sometimes male figures dominate the pieces\, focusing attention on father-son relationships. The two talks are about the excitement and diversity of Lion Dances.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2015-kabuki-talk-series-talk-iii/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150221T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150221T173000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:Ottawa Japanese Language Teachers' Networking Meeting and Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Ottawa Japanese Language Teachers’ Networking Meeting and Workshop \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n  \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT) will be holding a networking meeting and workshop in the National Capital Region for Japanese language teachers. \nFor this workshop we are aiming for a more casual meeting where participants can introduce to each other their Japanese programmes. As well as the introduction of the Japanese programmes in Ottawa\, we will also have a presentation on Japanese learning in Ottawa by JFT staff Jessica Carman\, an introduction of JFT’s Japanese language education support programmes\, and a session on the new JF Standard based textbook Marugoto. \nNot only teachers but also those interested in Japanese language education are welcome. Please join us! \n  \nDate：Saturday\, February 21\, 2015　2:00PM – 5:30PM (Doors Open 1:30PM) \nPlace：Carleton University　　Room：SP303 (St. Patrick’s Building 3rd floor\, on the left after exiting the stairwell）\nCampus Map:　http://carleton.ca/campus/map/\nParking Information:　http://carleton.ca/parking/visitors/\nThe closest parking spaces are 6A and 6B on the parking map. \nCost：Free (Participants are responsible for making their own way to the workshop) \nPlease scroll to the bottom for registration. The registration deadline is February 15th (Sunday) \n  \nProgram \n\n\n\n13:30~14:00\nRegistration\n\n\n14:00\nOpening\n\n\n14:00~14:20\nIntroduction to JFT’s Japanese language education programmes (Kaori Tanaka\, JFT)\n\n\n14:25~15:25\nIntroduction to Ottawa Japanese Language Programmes (Ottawa Japanese language institutions)\n\n\n15:30~15:50\nExperiences continuing learning Japanese in Ottawa (Jessica Carman\, JFT)\n\n\n15:50~16:00\nBreak\n\n\n16:00~17:20\nJF Standard based textbook Marugoto\, and JFT’s Marugoto course\n(Kaori Tanaka and Ikuko Kurasawa\, JFT)\n\n\n17:20~17:30\nRecap and questionnaire\n\n\n17:30\nClosing\n\n\n\n  \nFor Inquiries：The Japan Foundation\, Toronto　Kaori Tanaka　ktanaka@jftor.org \n  \n\n  \nオタワ日本語教師教師研修会 \nジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント \n  \nジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント（以下、JFT）では、オタワ周辺地域の日本語教師の方々を対象に情報交換会及び研修会を開催することになりました。 \n今回は同地域の日本語教育機関のプログラムについて紹介し合うことを目的としたカジュアルな情報交換会です。オタワ周辺の各日本語教育機関のプログラムについてご紹介いただく他、オタワで日本語学習を続けてきた学習者の経験談としてJFT職員のジェシカ・カルマンの発表、JFTの日本語教育支援活動の紹介、JF日本語教育スタンダードに準拠した新しい教材『まるごと』についてのセッションを予定しています。 \n日本語教師の方々だけでなく、日本語教育にご興味のある方々にもご参加いただけましたら幸いです。ぜひ足をお運びください。 \n  \n日時：2015年2月21日（土）　午後2時00分～午後5時30分（開場：午後1時30分） \n会場：カールトン大学　　教室：SP303（St. Patrick’s Building 3階）階段を上がってすぐ左の教室です。\nカールトン大学キャンパスマップ　http://carleton.ca/campus/map/\n駐車場に関する情報　http://carleton.ca/parking/visitors/\n会場に最も近い駐車場は「Parking map」の6Aと6Bです。 \n参加費：無料（現地までの交通費、駐車料金等は各自ご手配ください。） \n  \n参加ご希望の方は、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。（締切：2015年2月15日） \n  \nプログラム \n\n\n\n13:30~14:00\n開場　受付\n\n\n14:00\n開会\n\n\n14:00~14:20\nJFTの日本語教育関連事業のご紹介（JFT　田中香織）\n\n\n14:25~15:25\nオタワ地区における日本語教育機関のプログラム紹介（各機関より）\n\n\n15:30~15:50\nオタワでの日本語学習継続の経験（JFT　ジェシカ・カルマン）\n\n\n15:50~16:00\n休憩\n\n\n16:00~17:20\nJF日本語教育スタンダード準拠日本語コースブック『まるごと』及びJFTのまるごと講座\n（JFT　田中香織　倉沢郁子）\n\n\n17:20~17:30\nまとめ　アンケートの記入\n\n\n17:30\n閉会\n\n\n\n  \nお問い合わせ：ジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント　田中香織　ktanaka@jftor.org \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ottawa_network_2015/
LOCATION:Carleton University\, 1125 Colonel By Drive\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 5B6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk II
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \n\nKabuki Talk II\nFriday\, February 20\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Female Characters \nKabuki Talk III\nMonday\, February 23\, 6:30 pm\nLion Dance by Male Characters \nA number of Kabuki pieces called Shishi-mono form one of the major parts of the dance repertoire. A woman\, such as a princess or courtesan\, is transformed by the sacred animal\, and becomes a heroic\, ferocious figure. But sometimes male figures dominate the pieces\, focusing attention on father-son relationships. The two talks are about the excitement and diversity of Lion Dances. \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kabuki-talk-series-2015-talk-ii/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150218T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150218T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:2015 Kabuki Talk Series: Talk I
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto presents five Talk + DVD presentations by Program Officer Toshi Aoyagi to enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming Cinema Kabuki screenings\, Feb. 28 & March 1 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. \nKabuki Talk I\nWednesday\, February 18\, 6:30 pm\nIntroduction to Kabuki Theatre: Through the repertoire\, set in the Pleasure Quarters \nSince its birth in the 17th century\, Kabuki Theatre has been strongly associated with the pleasure quarters. As an introduction to the Kabuki world\, the basic concepts of Onnagata (male actors performing female roles) and Koroshi-ba (murder scenes) will be revealed
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kabuki-talk-series-2015-talk-1/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:The World of Beer: Brewed in Japan\, Brewed in Canada
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Dr. Jeffrey Alexander and Nicholas Pashley\nThe popularity of beer transcends borders\, languages and culture. But how have beer industries developed in Japan and here at home in Canada? Dr. Jeffrey Alexander and Nicholas Pashley will examine this question as we look deeper into the world of beer. \nNicholas Pashley\, the author of Cheers: An Intemperate History of Beer in Canada will discuss the development of brewing in Canada from the early days of European settlement to the present. He will discuss four main periods: the growth of brewing (as well as taverns and inns) up to the Prohibition era; the dismal impact of Prohibition; the aftermath of Prohibition and the consolidation of the brewing industry into three\, then two\, major national – and subsequently multinational – breweries by the 1970s; and the welcome appearance of a fledgling craft brewing movement that began in the 1980s and is thriving today. \nDr. Alexander reveals how Japanese consumers adopted and domesticated beer in just a few generations\, despite its entirely foreign origins. His book\, Brewed in Japan\, spans the earliest attempts at beer brewing in the 1870s to the recent popularity of local craft brews\, charting beer’s steady rise to become the “beverage of the masses.” The fortunes and fumbles of Japan’s major brewers shed light on a variety of issues\, including technology\, modernization\, women\, war\, consumer preferences\, and popular culture. This presentation will further illustrate how post-war marketing campaigns and shifting consumer preferences made beer Japan’s leading alcoholic beverage by the 1960s. Dr. Alexander will also discuss his ongoing project on Japan’s postwar whisky trade. \n————————————————————— \nAbout the Speakers \nNicholas Pashley is the author of Notes on a Beermat: Drinking and Why It’s Necessary and Cheers: An Intemperate History of Beer in Canada and writes a regular column on drinking for Men’s Fashion magazine. He is a founding board member of Toronto Beer Week and CASK! Toronto\, an organization bent on promoting cask-conditioned ale. Pashley lives in Toronto and can be found in fine pubs everywhere. He is stalked by a handful of cognoscenti on Twitter at @NotesOnABeermat. 2015 will mark the 50th anniversary of his first visit to a tavern. \nDr. Jeffrey Alexander is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin at Parkside. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of British Columbia in 2005\, and he researches Japan’s industrial and commercial progress\, as well as shifting patterns of consumption since 1870. Jeffrey is also the author of Japan’s Motorcycle Wars: An Industry History\, and has given invited lectures at Harvard University\, Stanford University\, and the International House of Japan in Tokyo. Last year\, he delivered the 2014 Mitsui Distinguished Lecture at John Carroll University in Ohio. Further information and excerpts are available at: www.brewedinjapan.com \n \nThis event is presented in cooperation with the Japan Studies Association of Canada and with support from UBC Press and Sleeman Breweries Ltd.\, a member of Sapporo Group.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/world-of-beer/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150214T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:BC Japanese Language Teachers' Workshop
DESCRIPTION:BC Japanese Language Teachers’ Workshop \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n  \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto holds a number of teacher’s workshops designed to strengthen the network of Japanese language teachers. \nThis time\, we are holding a workshop where teachers will be able to learn about each other’s Japanese language programmes at the high school and university levels. Akemi Takisawa (Killarney Secondary School) and Margaret Ritchie (Sentinel Secondary & West Vancouver Secondary) from BC’s Japanese Language Teacher’s Association (Nihongo BC)\, and Professor Rebecca Chau (University of British Columbia) will introduce what kinds of Japanese language education takes place in their institutions We hope that through this information teachers will be able to learn more about where their students come from and where they can go afterwards\, further helping students to continue learning Japanese. \nWe will also have a presentation from the Japan Foundation\, Toronto on Japanese language education at the secondary level while looking at examples from other countries. \nNot only teachers but also those interested in Japanese language education are welcome. Please join us! \n  \nDate: Saturday February 14\, 2015　9:30AM-3:00PM (Doors open at 9:00AM)\n \nPlace：University of British Columbia　 C.K. Choi Building Rm 120 \, 1855 West Mall\, Vancouver\, BC \nhttp://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y\,n\,n\,n\,n\,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=478&locat2=#showMapCampus \n＊Please take note that the location has changed\nCost: Free (You are responsible for arranging your own travel) \n  \nFor those interested please register below. (The registration deadline has been extended) \nPlease scroll to the bottom for registration \n  \nProgram \n\n\n\n9:30~10:00\nRegistration\n\n\n10:00~10:30\nPurpose of this workshop and introduction to Toronto’s “Continuing Learning Japanese”: Noriko Saito (The Japan Foundation\, Toronto)\n\n\n10:30~11:30\nJapanese Language Education at High School: Akemi Takisawa (Killarney Secondary School)、Margaret Ritchie (Sentinel Secondary & West Vancouver Secondary)\n\n\n11:30~13:00\nMixer　　　　Light refreshments will be provided\n\n\n13:00~14:00\nJapanese Language Education at University:　Prof. Rebecca Chau (University of British Columbia)\n\n\n14:00~15:00\nSecondary School Japanese Language Education – While looking at other countries – Kaori Tanaka (The Japan Foundation\, Toronto)\n\n\n\n  \nFor Inquiries：Noriko Saito (The Japan Foundation\, Toronto) E-mail: nsaito@jftor.org \n  \n\n  \nBC州日本語教師研修会 \nジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント \n  \nジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロントは、日本語教師の方々を対象として、ネットワーク強化を目的とした研修会を実施いたします。 \n今回は、BC州の高校や大学で実際に行われているプログラムなどについてお互いに学びあうことを目的とした研修会です。BC州日本語教師会Nihongo BCの滝澤明美先生（Killarney Secondary School）、Margaret Ritchie先生（Sentinel Secondary & West Vancouver Secondary）、からはBC州の高校で、またRebecca Chau先生（University of British Columbia）からは大学で、実際にどのような日本語教育が行われているのかをご紹介いただきます。このような情報交換を通じ、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ること、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につながることを期待しております。 \nまた、ジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロントからも、「中等教育での日本語教育－他国の実践を見ながらー」をテーマにお話させていただきます。 \n日本語教師の方々だけでなく、日本語教育にご興味のある方々にもご参加いただけましたら幸いです。ぜひ足をお運びください。 \n  \n日時：2015年2月14日（土）　午前9時30分～午後3時00分（開場：午前9時）\n \n会場： University of British Columbia　 C.K. Choi Building Rm 120 \, 1855 West Mall\, Vancouver\, BC \nhttp://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y\,n\,n\,n\,n\,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=478&locat2=#showMapCampus \n＊会場を変更いたしましたので、ご留意願います。 \n\n参加費：無料（現地までの交通費は各位ご自身でご手配ください。） \n  \nご参加をご希望の方はこちらよりお申込みください。（締め切りを延長いたしました） \n参加ご希望の方は、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n  \nプログラム \n\n\n\n9:30~10:00\n受付\n\n\n10:00~10:30\n本会合の趣旨、及び、トロントでの「日本語学習を継続させる」勉強会の紹介：齋藤典子（The Japan Foundation\, Toronto）\n\n\n10:30~11:30\n高校からの発表：高校での日本語教育　滝澤明美先生（Killarney Secondary School）、Margaret Ritchie先生（Sentinel Secondary & West Vancouver Secondary）\n\n\n11:00~13:00\n懇親会　　　　軽食と飲み物を用意します。\n\n\n13:00~14:00\n大学からの発表：大学での日本語教育　Rebecca Chau先生(University of British Columbia)\n\n\n14:00~15:00\n中等教育での日本語教育－他国の実践を見ながらー：田中香織（The Japan Foundation\, Toronto）\n\n\n\n  \nお問い合わせ：ジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント　齋藤典子 E-mail: nsaito@jftor.org \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/bc_workshop_2015/
LOCATION:UBC C.K. Choi Building\, 1855 West Mall\, Vancouver\, British Colombia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150207T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150207T173000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:Continuing Learning Japanese 18: Following-up on Teaching Materials
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \nContinuing Learning Japanese XVIII \nCanadian Association for Japanese Language Education (Ontario Chapter)\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 Ontario Chapter (CAJLE) and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto have been co-organizing events to build a good foundation for the articulation of Japanese language education. \nFor the 18th event of this series\, we will be following on from the topic of the 16th session. In groups of two to three we looked at the textbooks widely used in Toronto and the surrounding areas and examined things such as their composition\, contents\, order of contents\, and used this to build a frame to compare texts. This time we will take this further and look at differences in focal points\, differences in targeted students\, and use in class; then through discussion we will further our understanding of the resources and at the same time learn the know how required to look at these resources from different angles. The participants will present their findings at the end of the session and these may be posted online later. The textbooks which we will be looking at include GENKI\, Nakama\, Minna no Nihongo\, Mirai\, Japanese for Busy People\, and other textbooks in the Japan Foundation\, Toronto’s collection. \nNot only teachers but also those interested in Japanese language education are welcome. Please join us! \nDate: Saturday\, February 7\, 2015\nPlace: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto 2nd Floor\, 131 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\nTime: 2:30pm to 5:30pm (The doors open at 2:00pm) \nPlease scroll to the bottom for registration \nFor Inquiries: \nNoriko Saito (Program Officer\, Japan Foundation Toronto)\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org Web site: http://www.jftor.org\nIkuko Komuro-Lee (CAJLE Ontario Chapter)\nE-mail: cajle.ontario@gmail.com Web site: http://www.cajle.info/ \n  \n\n \n \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n日本語学習を継続させる18 \nカナダ日本語教育振興会（オンタリオ部会）\nジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント \n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。CAJLEオンタリオ部会とジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロントでは、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さて、第18回目の今回は、第16回目で行った教材研究を続けて行います。第16回目では、トロント近郊の学校で多く使われている初級教材を、参加者が2，3名のグループになって、教材の構成や内容、提出順序の違い等フレームをまとめ互いに学びました。今回はさらに分析を続け、各教材による焦点の当て方の差、教材に適切な学習者層や教室活動等について検討・ディスカッションを行いながら、教材への理解を深め、同時に教材を様々な角度から眺めるノウハウを学び合う場となればと思っています。成果物をその場で発表し、その後、ウェブサイト等でも公開します。使用教材は、「GENKI」、「文化初級日本語」、「みんなの日本語」、「Mirai」、「Japanese for Busy People」等、当センター所蔵のものを使用する予定です。 \n日本語教師の方々だけでなく、日本語教育にご興味のある方々にもご参加いただけましたら幸いです。ぜひ足をお運びください。 \n日時：2015年2月7日（土）　午後2時30分～5時30分（開場：2時） \n会場：The Japan Foundation\, Toronto 2nd Floor\, 131 Bloor Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario \n参加ご希望の方は、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \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ジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント　齋藤典子\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org Web site: www.jftor.org\nCAJLEオンタリオ部会　小室リー郁子（Ikuko Komuro-Lee）\nE-mail: cajle.ontario@gmail.com Web site: http://www.cajle.info/
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/keizoku18/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150206
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SUMMARY:Byobu Screen Exhibition by Alejandro Bertolo
DESCRIPTION:Alejandro Bertolo\, who signs his works “Bokuma (Ink Horse)\,” started his training in Japanese painting at the age of 19. He learned sumi-e and nihonga painting with the Japanese artists Tazuko NIIMURA\, Sho FUNAKI and Hiroshi YAMAMOTO. He studied Japanese calligraphy with Master Calligrapher Masako INKYO. \nBertolo was introduced to the Japanese techniques of backing and stretching his paintings\, as well as the making of Japanese folding screens (byobu) in 1998 by Akihiro KATO\, Conservator of the Japanese Art Collection of the Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington D.C. On the semi-three-dimensional surface of accordion-folded screens\, his depictions of wildlife and mythical creatures come to life. He is a member of the group “Artists for Conservation\,” pledging his support to the protection of natural habitats and endangered species. He has also explored the intricacies of Buddhist painting. \nBertolo has shown his work in Canada\, UK\, US and Argentina. He currently resides in Montreal. 15 screens by Bertolo\, as well as work by Hiroshi YAMAMOTO\, Bertolo’s friend and former teacher\, will be on display in this exhibition. \nByobu Exhibition Hours\n\n\n\n\n	Monday11:30 am - 7:00 pm EXTENDED HOURS\n\n\n	Tuesday11:30 am - 4:30 pm\n\n\n	Wednesday11:30 am - 4:30 pm\n\n\n	Thursday11:30 am - 7:00 pm EXTENDED HOURS\n\n\n	Friday11:30 am - 4:30 pm\n\n\n	Select Saturdaysnoon - 5:00 pmFebruary 7\, 21\nMarch 7\, 21\nApril 11\, 25\n\n\n	CLOSEDOther Saturdays\, Sundays\nFebruary 16 (Family Day)\nApril 3-6 (Easter)
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/byobu/2015-02-05/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150129T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150129T213000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20141215T183048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150126T144807Z
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SUMMARY:January Movies: Seven Weeks
DESCRIPTION:Seven Weeks\n野のなななのか\nReservations are now closed. Thank you for your interest. \nDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi\, 2014\, 171 min.\nIn Japanese with English subtitles\nThe latest from veteran director Obayashi (Hausu) merges drama and fantasy in a 3-hour experimental opus that delves into themes of life and death\, family and friendship\, war and peace.  \nRelatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo (Shinagawa Toru). A mysterious woman named Nobuko (Tokiwa Takako) suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo’s unknown past. Building on his previous film Casting Blossoms to the Sky\, Obayashi focuses on the border between life and death and brings to light an untold war story that was hidden within a family. \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/january-movies-seven-weeks/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150126T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150126T203000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20150109T221443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T195330Z
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SUMMARY:ビジネスの日本語 Japanese for Business
DESCRIPTION:Comfortable using Japanese in your everyday life and looking for a new challenge? Or hoping to put your language skills to use by working in Japan? Take advantage of the new year to work on アップing your Japanese abilities! This 4 week course will cover Japanese business manners and customs as well as going over Japanese words and phrases necessary to survive in a business environment. \n  \n  \n  \nThe class meets on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30pm\, and the schedule is as follows:\nWeek 1: January 26\nWeek 2: February 2\nWeek 3: February 9\nWeek 4: No class\, work on your final presentation\nWeek 5: February 23 \nThere will be a $20 materials fee payable in cash due on the first class
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japanese_business/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150124T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20150107T173718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T195300Z
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SUMMARY:Let's Learn Kanji
DESCRIPTION:Finally got comfortable with hiragana and katakana\, and looking to continue studying Japanese? Worried that kanji look complicated? Or think they look cool and can’t wait to start studying? Join us to learn the fun side of kanji characters in this two part course! We’ll cover the basics of what they are and why they have different readings\, and finish off by learning a couple basic characters! \nThis is a two week class running on the following Saturdays. As the second class builds on the first class’s contents\, we ask that you attend both sessions.\nJanuary 24: 2:30pm-4:00pm\nJanuary 31: 2:30pm-4:00pm \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/lets_kanji/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150124T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150124T123000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20150108T224811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T184054Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrate! Japanese New Year
DESCRIPTION:One of the most important Japanese holidays is the New Year period from January 1st to 3rd. At the end of January we will be having a special New Year’s Japanese class where students can learn about the New Year’s customs as well as actually partake in some new years games and food*. We will also cover some basic Japanese used around the New Year. \n*Will contain red beans\, Japanese arrowroot\, and starch. If you have allergies\, please notify us when you register.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/new_year/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150122T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20141215T181822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150109T231041Z
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SUMMARY:Epicure's Revue: The God of Ramen
DESCRIPTION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue\n Co-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and The Revue Cinema\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is delighted to partner with the Revue Cinema for their long-running food and film series\, Epicure’s Revue. This month’s screening will feature a free screening of The God of Ramen\, a documentary about a beloved ramen chef and his ramen shop in Ikebukuro\, Tokyo. \nAdmission: FREE\nFood sample ticket: For a pay-what-you-can donation*\,  you may purchase an optional food sample ticket\, which will allow you to try ramen and other Japan-inspired food samples from local restaurants and shops. \n*All proceeds go to The Revue Cinema\, a not-for-profit organization with a mandate to promote community\, diversity and education through film. \nReservations: No reservations required; admission is on a first-come\, first-served basis.\nQuestions: kscullin@jftor.org or info@revuecinema.ca \nThe God of Ramen\nDir. Takashi Innami\, 2013\, 90 min.\nIn Japanese with English subtitles\nPeople wait in line for over two hours for just one bowl of ramen at the legendary ramen shop “East Ikebukuro Taishoken.” The proprietor\, Kazuo Yamagishi\, has tended this shop for 50 years. \nWhat makes his ramen so special? Why is Taishoken beloved by so many? The story is not only about his pursuit of the perfect blend of flavors. It’s about his life\, love and the strong bond he shares with the people he believes in. \nCompiled from over ten years of documentary footage\, the film incorporates beautiful scenery from Yamagishi’s hometown in Nagano and is enhanced by the “savory” narration of noted ramen lover Shosuke Tanihara\, and the beautiful ending theme song written by Joe Hisaishi. It captures both the light and dark sides of the life of the celebrated ramen chef Kazuo Yamagishi to reveal a uniquely moving story. \nThe Revue Cinema\nThe Revue Cinema has operated almost continuously for 102 years in historic Roncesvalles Village\, and in 2007 began operating as a not-for-profit community centre and theatre with a mandate to promote cultural enrichment through film and educational events. In 2013\, The Revue underwent a complete upgrade to digital film projection while retaining the ability to screen 35mm prints\, thanks to a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. This fall\, The Revue was awarded a second Trillium grant for aesthetic improvements and repairs\, and recently completed a renovation of the theatre’s interior. \nAccess
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/epicure/
LOCATION:The Revue Cinema\, 400 Roncesvalles Avenue
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150228
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20150113T204944Z
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SUMMARY:Library Display: IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION:IBBY Collection on Display at the Japan Foundation Toronto Library \nThe Japan Foundation Toronto Library is proud to share a new exhibit in conjunction with the North York Central Branch of the Toronto Public Library. A selection of items in Japanese from the IBBY Collection for Young People with Disabilities comes to us on loan from January 19 through February 27 from the TPL’s North York Central Library. \nThe mission of IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) is to promote international understanding through children’s books\, and to give children everywhere the opportunity to have access to books with high literary and artistic standards. The collection housed by the TPL includes colourful cloth books\, braille items\, and interactive materials – some of which match titles currently offered at the Japan Foundation Toronto Library. It also includes quality books written for\, by\, and about children and teens with physical\, developmental\, intellectual and language disabilities. \nEvery two years the IBBY Documentation Centre selects approximately 50 titles from around the world as part of the “Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities” showcase. All of the Japanese-language items from North York Central Library’s collection that have Outstanding status are part of the temporary exhibition at JFT. In total\, we will be showcasing 40 Japanese-language IBBY items in the library for a period of six weeks. Please see the Library Displays section of our website for more details on visiting and viewing this very special collection! \n\nIBBY Collection at North York Central Library \nInternational Board on Books for Young People \nIBBY Canada \nJBBY Japanese Section of IBBY
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ibby/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20150118T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20150118T170000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at the Hamilton Public Library
DESCRIPTION:Please join us  for two Sundays of Japanese film presented The Japan Foundation and the Hamilton Public Library\, in cooperation with the Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto. \nThese films\, selected for international screening by the Japan Foundation\, Tokyo\, reflect life in contemporary Japan through a variety of genres and styles. Kids Police\, a satire of the hardboiled cop film genre\, finds veteran police detectives fighting crime while attending grade school after a poison gas turns them into children. The documentary The God of Ramen shows one man’s commitment to his art and community through his tireless work in his ramen shop. The drama ‘Til the Break of Dawn\, shows the power of human connection through the eyes of a young man with the ability to communicate with the deceased. \nLanguage: Japanese with English subtitles\nFormat: blu-ray\nDoors open: 30 minutes before film\nAdmission: free\, no reservation or ticket required (seats are available on a first come\, first served basis) \n  \n  \nSunday\, January 18\n1:30 pm: Kids Police (comedy)\n3:30 pm: The God of Ramen (documentary) \nSunday\, January 25\n1:30 pm: ‘Til the Break of Dawn (drama) \n\n \nKids Police\nDir. Yuichi Fukuda\, 2013\, 100 min.\nThe elite detectives of the Special Investigations Division (SID) of the Kanagawa Police Department have fallen into a trap set by notorious crime broker Red Venus and inhaled a special gas which turned them all into… kids. In spite of their peculiar condition\, the chief of SID (Fuku Suzuki) and his team continue investigating and trying to indict Red Venus. SID learns of Red Venus’ plan to assassinate the President of Kazokistan on his upcoming visit to Japan\, but head office relegates them to the sidelines. \nWill the detectives of SID be able to defuse Red Venus’ presidential assassination attempt and arrest them? And will they ever be turned back into adults?! \n  \n  \n\n \nThe God of Ramen\nDir. Takashi Innami\, 2013 \, 90 min.\nPeople wait in line for over two hours for just one bowl of ramen at the legendary ramen shop “East Ikebukuro Taishoken.” The proprietor\, Kazuo Yamagishi\, has tended this shop for 50 years. \nWhy makes his ramen so special? Why is Taishoken beloved by so many? The story is not only about his pursuit of the perfect blend of flavors. It’s about his life\, love and the strong bond he shares with the people he believes in. \nCompiled from over ten years of documentary footage\, the film incorporates beautiful scenery from Yamagishi’s hometown in Nagano and is enhanced by the “savory” narration of noted ramen lover Shosuke Tanihara\, and the beautiful ending theme song written by Joe Hisaishi. It captures both the light and dark sides of the life of the celebrated ramen chef Kazuo Yamagishi to reveal a uniquely moving story. \n  \n\n \n‘Til the Break of Dawn\nDir. Yuichiro Hirakawa\, 2012\, 129 min.\nAn urban legend tells of the existence of a human\, the Connector\, who has the ability to arrange meetings between the living and the dead. \nHatada\, a cynical middle-aged man\, wishes to see his mother. Schoolgirl Arashi has a question she wants to ask her best friend\, with whom she had a falling out. Businessman Tsuchiya continues to wait for his girlfriend\, who disappeared right after he proposed to her. \nThe Connector in this story is an ordinary high school student\, Ayumi\, who is being trained as an apprentice by his grandmother\, also a Connector. As Ayumi arranges their meetings\, he begins to question himself. His doubts are soon directed towards the mysterious deaths of his own parents. Is it self-serving  to want to meet with the deceased? Do the living really benefit from such meetings? Will it change their lives? And as for the deceased…… \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/japanese-movies-at-the-hamilton-public-library/2015-01-18/
LOCATION:Hamilton Central Public Library\, 55 York Boulevard\, Hamilton Room\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, L8N 4E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141218T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141218T190000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20141212T191511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141212T205851Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Celebration at the Library
DESCRIPTION:Come check out some books and movies to enjoy over the long winter break\, and celebrate the year-end with Paro! \n\nPurikura with Paro: Have your photo taken with Paro\, the robot baby seal\, and then decorate your portrait for the holidays using Japanese purikura (print club) software! We will email your photo to you\, and give you a paper printout as a souvenir!\nJapanese holiday music\nLight refreshments\nDrop in; no rsvp required\n\nSee what’s new at the library! \nNew and event-related materials lists
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/holiday-library/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Library
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141213T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141213T173000
DTSTAMP:20260928T170220
CREATED:20141125T194705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180418T203937Z
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SUMMARY:Teacher Workshop: "Digital Contents: Making them Work in your Classroom"
DESCRIPTION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT)\n  Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers \nIn 2014\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT) will hold four workshops which aim to provide a place for teachers to learn together about teaching Japanese language. As detailed below\, the third workshop in this series 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.\nPlease scroll to the bottom for registration.\nRegistration Deadline: Tuesday December 9\, 2014. (Please understand catering cannot be guaranteed for applications received after this deadline) \nTheme：Digital Contents: Making them Work in your Classroom\nWhether you use one sometimes or all the time\, computers are used for things such as class preparations and in class activities. In this session we will focus on bringing the computer to life in your classroom\, looking at a computer’s standard features and programmes\, as well as resources available over the internet. We will share our experiences to date with digital contents\, and we will separate into groups and use digital contents to think on how we can effectively use them in the classroom. \nDate and Time：Saturday\, December 13th 2014\nWorkshop: 2:30pm – 5:30pm (Doors open at 2:00pm)\nMixer: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (A light meal will be served)\nLocation：The Japan Foundation\, Toronto Event Hall\n131 Bloor Street West\, 2nd Floor of the Colonnade\, Toronto\, Ontario\nRegistration Fee：Free\nInstructor：Mami Saito\nJapanese-Language Education Advisor\, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation) \nInstructor’s Introduction:\nMami 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 \nジャパン ファウンデーション トロント（JFT）\n 日本語教師研修のお知らせ \nジャパン ファウンデーション トロント（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、2014年度、全4回の日本語教師研修を実施します。第3回目は、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、研修会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。参加ご希望の方は、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。\n申込締め切り：2014年12月9日（火）（ケータリング手配の都合により、締め切り厳守でお願いいたします。） \n記 \nテーマ：授業で活用！デジタルコンテンツ\n皆さんも授業の準備や授業中の活動にパソコンを利用する機会が増えてきているのではないでしょうか。今回は実際に授業や課題に有効活用できるよう、パソコンの中の基本的なアプリケーションからインターネット上のリソースまで、様々なデジタルコンテンツについて学びます。これまでどのような形でデジタルコンテンツを利用してきたか情報をシェアしたり、実際にコンテンツを触りながらグループで活用方法を考えたりします。 \n日時：2014年12月13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 　　Event Hall\n 131 Bloor Street West\, 2nd Floor of the Colonnade\, 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：\n2014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
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2014_workshop_digital/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at the Bloor: Akko-chan: The Movie
DESCRIPTION:Akko-chan: The Movie\nDir. Yasuhiro Kawamura\, 2012\, 120 min.\nAkko-chan: The Movie is based on Fujio Akatsuka’s classic “magical girl” manga Himitsu no Akko-chan\, which has been broadcast as an animated TV series three times in the past. To mark the comic’s 50th anniversary\, has been adapted into a live-action movie for the first time. \nBy gazing into an enchanted compact\, given to her by the Spirit of Mirrors\, and chanting the magic words tekumakumayakon\, ten-year-old Akko  can transform into anything she wants. The live-action movie gives the story a modern twist\, while allowing the spirit of the original work to shine through. \nWhen Akko transforms into her 22-year-old self\, a chance meeting with Naoto\, a manager at a cosmetics company\, lands her a part-time job. Naoto’s section is about to be shut down\, so Akko earnestly  does her very best to help him\, coming up with childlike ideas and making the most of her magical transforming ability. Lead actress Haruka Ayase vibrantly inhabits this difficult role\, creating a relatable heroine by peppering the film with schoolgirl-like expressions and reactions. \nLively images\, fun action scenes colored with excitement and slapstick\, and a novel viewpoint that refreshingly satirizes corporate tactics are blended into a movie bursting with fashionable and chic taste\, sweeping us away into a feel-good world that “could have been done before but never had.” \nTrailer (Japanese only):
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/akko-chan/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141208T201500
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at the Bloor: Kids Police
DESCRIPTION:Kids Police\nDir. Yuichi Fukuda\, 2013\, 100 min.\nThe elite detectives of the Special Investigations Division (SID) of the Kanagawa Police Department have fallen into a trap set by notorious crime broker Red Venus and inhaled a special gas which turned them all into… kids. \nIn spite of their peculiar condition\, the chief of SID (Fuku Suzuki) and his team continue investigating and trying to indict Red Venus. SID learns of Red Venus’ plan to assassinate the President of Kazokistan on his upcoming visit to Japan\, but head office relegates them to the sidelines. Will the detectives of SID be able to defuse Red Venus’ presidential assassination attempt and arrest them? And will they ever be turned back into adults?! \nTrailer (Japanese only):
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kids-police/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141207T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141207T202000
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SUMMARY:Japanese Movies at the Bloor Cinema: 'Til the Break of Dawn
DESCRIPTION:‘Til the Break of Dawn\nDir. Yuichiro Hirakawa\, 2012\, 129 min.\nAn urban legend tells of the existence of a human\, the Connector\, who has the ability to arrange meetings between the living and the dead. \nHatada\, a cynical middle-aged man\, wishes to see his mother. Schoolgirl Arashi has a question she wants to ask her best friend\, with whom she had a falling out. Businessman Tsuchiya continues to wait for his girlfriend\, who disappeared right after he proposed to her. \nThe Connector in this story is an ordinary high school student\, Ayumi\, who is being trained as an apprentice by his grandmother\, also a Connector. As Ayumi arranges their meetings\, he begins to question himself. His doubts are soon directed towards the mysterious deaths of his own parents. Is it self-serving  to want to meet with the deceased? Do the living really benefit from such meetings? Will it change their lives? And as for the deceased…… \nTrailer (Japanese only):
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tsunagu/
LOCATION:Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema\, 506 Bloor St. W.\, ON
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141203T123000
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SUMMARY:Continuing Learning Japanese 17: A. Y. Jackson Secondary School Class Observation
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \nContinuing Learning Japanese XVII \nCanadian Association for Japanese Language Education (Ontario Chapter)\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 Ontario Chapter (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 seventeenth event of the series\, we will visit A. Y. Jackson Secondary School (introduced in Continuing Learning Japanese 15)\, and observe one of Mr. Takada’s Japanese classes. \nDate: Wednesday\, December 3\, 2014\n Place: A.Y. Jackson Secondary School (50 Francine Dr\, North York\, ON M2H 2G6)\n Time: 10:00 AM (Tentative)\n ★Participants will be notified of the meeting place and time via email.\n Schedule (Tentative): Japanese class observation: 10:20AM-11:35AM A discussion and Q&A will follow\, expected to end around 12:30 PM. \nPlease scroll to the bottom for registration\n* Due to the nature of the event\, the number of participants is limited. We may have to limit the number of participants from the same organization.\n* Feel free to contact the following if you have any questions. \nFor Inquiries: \nNoriko Saito (Program Officer\, Japan Foundation Toronto)\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org Web site: http://www.jftor.org\nTomoko Matsumoto (Ontario Chapter\, CAJLE)\nE-mail: cajle.ontario@gmail.com Web site: http://www.cajle.info/ \n  \n\n \n \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n日本語学習を継続させる17 \nカナダ日本語教育振興会（オンタリオ部会）\nジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント \n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。CAJLEオンタリオ部会とジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロントでは、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さて、第17回目となる今回は学校訪問を行います。本年6月14日に実施された第15回目で発表していただいたA.Y. Jackson 高校での高田達先生による日本語授業の見学です。参加ご希望の方は以下をご確認の上、ウェブサイトからお申し込みください。 \n  \n日本語教師の方々だけでなく、日本語教育にご興味のある方々にもご参加いただけましたら幸いです。ぜひ足をお運びください。 \n日時：2014年12月3日（水）\n 学校の所在地：A.Y. Jackson高校 (50 Francine Dr\, North York\, ON M2H 2G6)\n 集合時間：午前10時 (Tentative）\n ★参加を希望された方には、後ほどメールで現地での集合場所と最終的な集合時間をお知らせいたします。\n スケジュール（Tentative）：授業見学：午前10時20分-11時35分、その後、高田先生とのディスカッション\n午後12時30分ごろ終了予定\n\n 申込期日：2014年11月21日（金）または定員になり次第締め切り \n参加ご希望の方は、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n  \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ジャパン・ファウンデーション・トロント　齋藤典子\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org Web site: www.jftor.org\nCAJLE　松本朋子\nE-mail: cajle.ontario@gmail.com Web site: http://www.cajle.info/
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/keizoku17/
LOCATION:A.Y. Jackson Secondary School\, 50 Francine Dr\, North York\, Ontario\, M2H 2G6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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SUMMARY:Lecture and Screening: The Transpacific Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:A talk by Professor Sayuri Guthrie Shimizu (Rice University) & screening of Sleeping Tigers\n“Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.” This oft-quoted observation about baseball’s special place in American culture and society by Jacque Barzun applies to other regions of the world where baseball took hold in the 19th century and remained popular ever since\, such as Japan. This presentation illuminates baseball’s remarkable odyssey across the Pacific to become one of the most beloved ‘imported’ traditions in Japan and areas where it left its cultural footprints. \nWho brought baseball to Japan and why\, and how\, did the sport endear itself to the local people\, both as athletic practice and spectator sport? What does the story of baseball diffusion across the Pacific tell us about North America’s place in the world at the time? What is Canada’s place in the “Transpacific Field of Dreams”? How has the sport\, as a cultural import\, evolved in a new environment? These are some of the questions that will be explored in this braided story about baseball\, national identities\, and cultural diffusion. \nThis event will include a screening of the National Film Board documentary on the Vancouver Asahi\, Sleeping Tigers (50 minutes). \nProf. Guthrie Shimizu will also speak at Renison University College in Waterloo on Tuesday\, December 2\, 1:30 pm.\ndetails \nAbout the Speaker:\nSayuri Guthrie Shimizu is a historian of the United States’ relations with the wider world\, with a particular emphasis on US-East Asian relations since the mid-19th century. Her research interests\, cutting across historiographical and national boundaries\, include the history of U.S.-Japanese relations\, comparative colonialism\, the transpacific world\, sports in international relations\, and global governance. She is the author of Transpacific Field of Dreams: How Baseball Linked the United States and Japan in Peace and War (University of North Carolina Press\, 2012). Her current book project examines the rise and transformation of international ocean resource management regimes in the North Pacific in the first half of the 20th century. Professor Shimizu received her PhD in American History from Cornell University in 1992.\nAbout the Film:\nSleeping Tigers tells the story of the unbeatable Asahi baseball team in pre-World War II Vancouver. The team won the Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years. This remarkable story is told with a combination of archival footage\, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/baseball/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Fall Films: A Gentle Breeze in the Village
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita\, 2007\, 118 min.\nBased on the popular manga Tennen Kokekko\, A Gentle Breeze in the Village transports us to the world of a teenage girl growing up in a small country village. Soyo is the only eighth grader at her school. In fact\, her combined elementary and junior high school has only six students in all. When Hiromi arrives from Tokyo\, he becomes her first classmate. But can she learn to like this handsome but rude newcomer? \nDirector Nobuhiro Yamashita (Linda\, Linda\, Linda) again demonstrates a gift for understated\, observational filmmaking in this sweet but unsentimental coming-of-age story. \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/breeze/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141124T200000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: Collecting Japanese Ceramics for the British Museum\, 1753-2014
DESCRIPTION:co-presented by The Japan Foundation and the Gardiner Museum\nSpeaker: Professor Nicole Rousmaniere (University of East Anglia and Curator\, Department of Asia\, British Museum)\nNEW (Dec. 1): Lecture slides available for download \nThis talk will address the history of collecting Japanese ceramics for the British Museum. From the very foundation of the Museum in 1753\, ceramics from Japan were represented in the collections. Some of these initial holdings were collected in Japan by the German physician\, Engelbert Kaempfer (1651-1716) between 1690-1692 and then acquired by Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753)\, the founding donor of the British Museum. A more systematic approach to the collecting of Japanese ceramics began a century later through the efforts of the then Keeper\, Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks (1826-1897). The Japanese ceramic collections quickly grew not only through purchases in Europe but also were acquired directly from Japan\, particularly in the later 19th century. The British Museum continues its fine legacy of astute collecting focusing most recently on contemporary Japanese ceramics. \nAbout the Speaker: \nNicole Coolidge Rousmaniere is a Curator of the Japanese Collections in the Department of Asia\, British Museum. She is the founding Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures and Professor of Japanese Art and Culture at the University of East Anglia. She received her PhD from Harvard University in 1998. Her research interests include Jômon period to contemporary ceramics in East Asia and particularly Japan\, East Asian trade networks\, the history of archaeology and manga. She spent three years on secondment as a Visiting Professor in Cultural Resource Studies at Tokyo University (2006-2009). She is currently working on a book manuscript for the British Museum Press entitled Four Hundred Years of Japanese Porcelain. In 2012 she wrote Vessels of Influence: China and the Birth of Porcelain in Medieval and Early Modern Japan (Bloomsbury Academic). In addition to her work at the British Museum from Summer 2011\, she is the Research Director of the Sainsbury Institute. \nFrom the Gardiner Museum: A special offer for friends of the Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/collecting-japanese-ceramics/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Japanese Language and Culture Sampler: The End of the Year
DESCRIPTION:*This class is currently full. Thank you for your interest*  \nOur Japanese Language and Culture Sampler courses are a series of courses offering a window into both Japanese language and culture. Please come and sample various aspects of Japanese culture through the beautiful decorations in our center\, and try a simple\, basic and free Japanese lesson! \nThis month’s theme is Ichinen no Owari (一年の終わり the End of the Year). \nInterested in the Japanese Language and Culture Sampler Course\, but can’t attend on the day? Starting in January this series of classes will be live streamed online! Click the following link to watch: \nustre.am/Y6K7 \n*Please note that the broadcast will be available live between11AM and 12PM (EST). For a smooth viewing experience please ensure that both your preferred browser and Adobe Flash are up to date and that you have a stable internet connection.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/2014lcs_november/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20141121T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20141121T200000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: The Representation of Japan in the Republic of Letters
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Francesco Campagnola (Ghent University) with an introduction by Professor Thomas Keirstead (Chair\, Department of East Asian Studies\, University of Toronto)\nHow did seventeenth and eighteenth century European documents\, maps and journals represent Japan? How did the Republic of Letters – the self-proclaimed community of the scholars and the learned – imagine it well before the country was completely opened to the eyes of the foreigners? \nWith many unknown aspects – religion\, history\, geography\, etc. – Japan became one of the last places to be put on the map of early modern European knowledge. This talk will analyze this long process of discovery and the role Japan played as an object of curiosity in the shaping of new and more comprehensive representations of the world. We will see the place Japan took in the rhetoric and the imagination of that age. Finally\, we will examine how different actors and factions inside the community of the learned battled to include Japan in their theories and used the fragmented knowledge they had of it as a discursive tool against their adversaries. \nThis talk is co-presented with the Department of French at the University of Toronto and will be introduced by Professor Thomas Keirstead\, Department of East Asian Studies\, University of Toronto. \nAbout the Speakers: \nFrancesco Campagnola holds a PhD in history of philosophy from Sorbonne-Paris IV and Università del Salento in co-tutorship with Paris’ EPHE’. He has been awarded the University of Rome’s Grant for Studies Abroad\, and has been both a JSPS and a Japan Foundation post-doctoral fellow during his research stay at Kyoto University from 2009 to 2013. Since 2013 Francesco works at Ghent University (Belgium)\, Department of Languages and Cultures\, Institute of Japanese Studies\, where he teaches courses on Japanese politics and comparative political thought. \nHe currently works on the cultural representations and symbolic meaning of the Renaissance studies in modern Japan. On this topic he has published articles in different languages and the Treccani Italian National Encyclopedia entry on Machiavelli in Japan (special edition for the 500th anniversary of The Prince). \n  \nThomas Keirstead is the Chair of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/republic-of-letters/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Fall Films: Twenty Four Eyes
DESCRIPTION:Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita\, 1954\, 156 min.\n\nAn elegant\, emotional chronicle of a teacher’s unwavering commitment to her students\, her profession\, and her sense of morality. Set in a remote\, rural island community and spanning decades of Japanese history\, from 1928 through World War II and beyond\, Kinoshita’s film takes a simultaneously sober and sentimental look at the epic themes of aging\, war\, and death\, all from the lovingly intimate perspective of Hisako Oshi (Hideko Takamine)\, as she watches her pupils grow and deal with life’s harsh realities. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/eyes/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:Let's Try Kobanashi!
DESCRIPTION:Start the week right with Japanese jokes!\nWorried that the Japanese you’re learning isn’t funny enough? Come to the Japan Foundation and work on developing your sense of humour with kobanashi—Japanese one man stand up comedy. In this class we will learn kobanashi\, enjoy kobanashi\, and try kobanashi! \nDid you participate in last year’s Let’s Try Kobanashi\, or do you just really love kobanashi? Why not try writing your own short piece to present to the class! \nSpots are limited to be sure to register soon!!
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/a_bit_of_fun/
LOCATION:2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Language Class
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