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SUMMARY:Healthy Hakko: Part 2 Talk with Dr. Lyman and Dr. Lee
DESCRIPTION:From soy sauce to miso to sake to shochu\, these iconic Japanese foods and drinks are all made possible with the help of a mighty microorganism commonly known as “koji.” What exactly is koji and how did koji come to play such an important role in Japanese fermentation? In this second part of our Healthy Hakko series\, we talk to Dr. Stephen Lyman (shochu ambassador) and Dr. Victoria Lee (historian\, Ohio University) about the history of fermented Japanese drinks\, the tireless little worker that is koji\, on-going scientific endeavours to identify and categorize different kinds of fermentation microbes\, and much more. \n\nThis talk is a pre-recorded event. Register below to receive a private link to view the talk during the event dates.\n\n\nDr. Stephen Lyman is a clinical epidemiologist affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City\, but in some circles\, he is better known as the first shochu and awamori ambassador officially recognized by the Japanese government. A leading American expert on shochu\, Dr. Lyman has spent time working in both sake breweries and shochu distilleries. Aside from being a medical educator and entrepreneur\, Dr. Lyman is also an author. His book\,  The Complete Guide to Japanese Drinks\, was nominated for the 2020 James Beard Award. Today\, Dr. Lyman resides in Fukuoka\, Japan. \n\nDr. Victoria Lee received her Ph.D and MA in History from Princeton University\, and her M.Sc. in History of Science from the University of London. Dr. Lee was a Japan Foundation Fellow from 2010-2011\, after which time she carried out research as a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. She has taught at Rutgers University and is an assistant professor of History at Ohio University. She is currently a Fellow at the the Institut d’études avancées de Paris. Dr. Lee is the author of The Arts of the Microbial World: Fermentation Science in Twentieth-Century Japan\, forthcoming from the University of Chicago Press in fall 2021. \n\nHEALTHY HAKKO Talks and Discussions \nJan. 15-17 > Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture) and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural heritage and food) \nJan. 22-24 > Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science in modern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman (Epidemiologist and Shochu expert) \nJan. 22-24 > Kaori Ishii (director of the film The Genealogy of Sake) and Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai\, Sake sommelier) \nJan. 29-31 > Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist\, author and educator) and Shiori Kajiwara (koji specialist\, Koji Flowers\, Hidamari) \nHEALTHY HAKKO Documentary Films \nJan. 15-17 > Dashi\, Essence of Japan & Shoyu\, the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine Directed by Shohei Shibata \nJan. 22-24 > The Genealogy of Sake Directed by Kaori Ishii \nJan. 29-31 > Katsuo-Bushi Directed by Yu Nakajima \nJan. 29-31 > Fermented Directed by Jonathan Cianfrani
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/lyman_and_lee/
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CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210122T090000
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SUMMARY:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 2 FILM - GENEALOGY OF SAKE
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 2 FILM\nThe Genealogy of Sake \nFrom the award-winning director of “A Handful of Salt” comes a documentary about sake brewers of the Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. \n\nThis documentary will be screened online in Canada only. Register below to receive a private link to view the films during the event dates.\n\n\n   \nThe Genealogy of Sake\nDirected by Kaori Ishii and Narrated by Tomoe Shinohara\n2015\, 105 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nDocumentary \nA glass of Japanese sake (sah-keh) is filled with the spirit of the Japanese sake brewers\, or toji. The history of Japanese sake goes back to 2000 years ago\, and its brewing process is extremely detailed and complex. This documentary film follows the lives of artisans who shed their lives to pass on the heritage\, to brew the perfect drop of sake. \nThe beautiful film was filmed in the bio-geographically diverse Noto peninsula\, Ishikawa prefecture. The agricultural system of this region is certified as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System\, and people live together sustainably with nature. To take a deeper look into Japanese sake brewing\, the documentary follows the intense six month period of sake production and focuses on the lives and artistry of the Noto Peninsula toji\, and the close connection they have with their environment\, the past and their future. \n(c) Ikkon Film Partners \nThe genealogy of the four sake kings of Noto: \n \n  \nDon’t miss the talk with director of The Genealogy of Sake\, Kaori Ishii and Sake Samurai\, Michael Tremblay \nTrailer > \n \nAbout Director and Producer Kaori Ishii \nA graduate of Sacred Heart University\, Kaori Ishii worked at the Ministry of Education\, Culture\, Science\, Sports and Technology (MEXT) while simultaneously studying at the Film School of Tokyo after work. \nHer first documentary film\, Sorry Grandma (2005) won the first prize at the Osaka Abeno Human Documentary Film Festival. Her next one\, Chain of Life – The Artistry of Mokuhanzome Kimono (2006)\, depicted Japan’s oldest dyeing technique and was screened in many festivals around the world. She also worked as an assistant to Sumiko Haneda\, who is one of the most famous documentary filmmakers in Japan. She went on to direct for television before producing her next film\, A Handful of Salt (2011) which received the Best Cinematography prize at Cebu International Documentary Film Festival. \nHer latest film is The Genealogy of sake (2015) about sake brewers of the Noto peninsula. \n\nFeb 15 + 22\, 2021 > JAPANESE SAKE: UMAMI AND ITS DIALOGUE WITH FOOD – Join this sake & food pairing webinar tailored to Liquor Licensees and Liquor Industry Trade Professionals\, presented by JETRO and Sake Institute of Ontario.  This webinar will be lead by Sake Samurai Michael Tremblay and explores Sake’s versatility\, tricks for creating perfect food matches with a particular focus on Sake’s secret weapon\, umami. Details here > \n\nHEALTHY HAKKO Talks and Discussions \nJan. 15-17 > Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture) and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural heritage and food) \nJan. 22-24 > Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science in modern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman (Epidemiologist and Shochu expert) \nJan. 22-24 > Kaori Ishii (director of the film The Genealogy of Sake) and Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai\, Sake sommelier) \nJan. 29-31 > Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist\, author and educator) and Shiori Kajiwara (koji specialist\, Koji Flowers\, Hidamari) \nHEALTHY HAKKO Documentary Films \nJan. 15-17 > Dashi\, Essence of Japan & Shoyu\, the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine Directed by Shohei Shibata \nJan. 22-24 > The Genealogy of Sake Directed by Kaori Ishii \nJan. 29-31 > Katsuo-Bushi Directed by Yu Nakajima \nJan. 29-31 > Fermented Directed by Jonathan Cianfrani
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/genealogy-of-sake/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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SUMMARY:JFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers (26)
DESCRIPTION:JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会のお知らせ\nJFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会は、オンライン授業で実践したことを小グループで共有し合う実践共有会です。これからしてみたいと思っているアイデアや、ちょっと行き詰まっているなと感じていることなどでもかまいません。普段なかなか会えないカナダ各地の先生方とお話してみませんか。 \nカナダ国内からでしたら、どなたにもご参加いただけますので、ご興味のある方は本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n第26回JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会\n日時：2021年1月20日（水） 6:00 pm ～ 6:40 pm（東部時間）\n　　　Zoom入室開始：5:30 pm\n　　　＊開始2時間前にMeeting IDを送付しますので、それまでにお申し込みください。\nトピック：○○先生の体験談～モントリオール日本語センター（継承語としての日本語教育での年少者に対するオンライン授業）木下先生～ \n第25回JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会\n日時：2021年1月6日（水） 6:00 pm ～ 6:40 pm（東部時間）\nトピック：本年もどうぞよろしくお願いします。\nお申し込み：https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai25/ \n対象者：カナダ在住の日本語教師、および、日本語教育に興味のある方々 \n使用言語：日本語 \nJFTスタッフ：呉屋　由郁子、齋藤　典子 \nお問い合わせ先：齋藤　典子　nsaito@jftor.org \n\nJFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers\nThe JFT Online ‘Sawaki’ for Japanese Teachers is a place where teachers can share with others how their online classes are going. All topics are welcome\, including if you have any ideas you would like to try out\, anything you feel a little stuck on\, etc. Why not take the opportunity to talk with other teachers from across Canada? \nEveryone within Canada is welcome so please feel free to register using the form below. \n26th Online ‘Sawakai’:\nDate and time: Wednesday\, January 20\, 2021   6:00 pm – 6:40 pm (Eastern Time)\n　　　Zoom meeting accessible from 5:30 pm\n　　　＊The Zoom Meeting ID will be sent to participants 2 hours before the event starts\, so please make sure to register before then.\nTopic: Sharing Teaching Experiences – Ms. Kinoshita (Montreal Japanese Language Centre) \n25th Online ‘Sawakai’:\nDate and time: Wednesday\, January 6\, 2021   6:00 pm – 6:40 pm (Eastern Time)\nTopic: Happy New Year!\nRegistration: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai25/ \nParticipants: Japanese language teachers residing in Canada or residents of Canada who are interested in language education are also welcome to attend. \nLanguage: These gatherings will be conducted in Japanese \nJFT staff: Yuiko Goya\, Noriko Saito \nInquiries: Noriko Saito　nsaito@jftor.org
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai26/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210115T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210117T210000
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SUMMARY:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 1 - DASHI & SHOYU
DESCRIPTION:Healthy Hakko: The Fermented Culinary Arts of Japan\, Part 1 FILM\nDashi\, Essence of Japan  \nShoyu and the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine \nWhat are the foundations of Japanese cuisine? What are the underlying flavours that you can find in virtually all the recipes – from mom’s home cooking to the Michelin star restaurant in Fukuoka? Find out their sources and the key role fermentation has in many of these flavours\, including an examination on a microscopic level and discover the synergy when they are combined. \n\nThis documentary will be screened online in Canada only. The two films will be shown consecutively as one. Register below to receive a private link to view the films during the event dates.\n\n\n \nDashi\, Essence of Japan\nDirected by Shohei Shibata\n2014\, 49 minutes\nDocumentary \nFor centuries\, the Japanese have learned to draw from the treasures of nature; their cuisine distills the very best from the country’s oceans\, mountains and forests. ‘Dashi’ is the bedrock of Japanese cuisine. Deceptively simple\, master chefs have jealously guarded its secrets for centuries. Its development came about as a result of a historical event that triggered a “food revolution”: Buddhism arrived in Japan 1500 years ago\, prohibiting the consumption of meat. The Japanese quickly sought other sources of ‘umami’ taste and found it in Dashi. \nPlease note: The two documentaries will be shown consecutively as one. \nShoyu and the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine\nDirected by Shohei Shibata\n2014\, 49 minutes\nDocumentary \nThe Japanese discovered that a humble mould spore could transform soya beans into ‘Shoyu’\, the soy sauce that is a pillar of Japanese cuisine. Sprinkle it on rice and the rice changes into sake… This mould is a tiny organism called ‘Aspergillus oryzae’ and mysteriously\, it exists only in Japan! We travel to the imperial city of Kyoto\, where the ancient craft of brewing Shoyu is preserved. This delicate process begins in spring and requires a whole year to mature the soy sauce. The Shoyu brewer knows it is all a question of balance and harmony… \n©NHK-Asia documentary Productions-Point du Jour-2014 \nWe love to hear your impressions of the films! Please give us feed back here > Feedback\nTrailer > \n \nABOUT THE DIRECTOR \nShohei Shibata is an independent film maker who graduated from graduated from University of Tokyo and joined NHK in 1988. After an initial three-year assignment as a TV director at the NHK Okinawa Station\, he was transferred to the News Department at the NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo. From 1992 to 1995\, he worked for the Center for Ethnological Visual Documentation. He then became an independent TV director. In 1997\, he established ASIA Documentary Productions Company in Tokyo\, serving as its president and as a TV producer and director. in Japan. He primarily makes documentary films mainly for NHK golden time slot\, feature length documentary for theaters\, and recently making international co-operation for worldwide channels. \n  \n\nHEALTHY HAKKO Talks and Discussions \nJan. 15-17 > Dr. Eric Rath (premodern dietary culture) and Dr. Greg de St. Maurice (cultural heritage and food) \nJan. 22-24 > Dr. Victoria Lee (fermentation science in modern Japan) and Dr. Stephen Lyman (Epidemiologist and Shochu expert) \nJan. 22-24 > Kaori Ishii (director of the film The Genealogy of Sake) and Michael Tremblay (Sake Samurai\, Sake sommelier) \nJan. 29-31 > Sandor Katz (fermentation revivalist\, author and educator) and Shiori Kajiwara (koji specialist\, Koji Flowers\, Hidamari) \n  \nHEALTHY HAKKO Documentary Films \nJan. 15-17 > Dashi\, Essence of Japan & Shoyu\, the Secrets of Japanese Cuisine Directed by Shohei Shibata \nJan. 22-24 > The Genealogy of Sake Directed by Kaori Ishii \nJan. 29-31 > Katsuo-Bushi Directed by Yu Nakajima \nJan. 29-31 > Fermented Directed by Jonathan Cianfrani
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dashi-and-shoyu/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210113T200000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
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SUMMARY:Online Nihongo Salon for Japanese-Language Teachers (4)
DESCRIPTION:THE JAPAN FOUNDATION\, TORONTO\nONLINE NIHONGO SALON FOR JAPANESE-LANGUAGE TEACHERS\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is launching a Nihongo Salon for Japanese language teachers with the aim of providing a place where Japanese language teachers in Canada who would like to maintain Japanese language proficiency can speak Japanese regularly. \nThese gatherings will be organized for Japanese language teachers in Canada who mainly have participated in previous language brush up workshops\, and we hope they can be an opportunity for teachers to regularly speak Japanese and to network with other Japanese teachers in Canada. \nFourth Online Nihongo Salon  \nTopic: Let’s make haiku! \nDate and time: Wednesday\, January 13\, 2021   7:00pm – 8:00pm (Eastern Time)\nZoom meeting accessible from 6:30 pm \nExpected Participants: Japanese language teachers in Canada who would like to maintain Japanese language proficiency\, and who did not complete their compulsory education (elementary and junior high school\, 9 years) in Japan \nLanguage: Japanese \n【Contact】 Noriko Saito nsaito@jftor.org
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/nihongo-salon04/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210112T203000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
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SUMMARY:Online Workshop: Trying out Free Online Resources: “Hirogaru: Get more of Japan and Japanese”!
DESCRIPTION:国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター\nオンライン日本語教師研修2\n無料で使えるリソースを使ってみよう！\n『ひろがる　もっといろんな日本と日本語』編\n現在、各教育機関でオンライン授業が続く中、オンラインで無料で利用できるリソース『ひろがる　もっといろんな日本と日本語』を使った研修会を行います。同リソースを利用して、日本文化・日本事情をどのように授業で扱うかを考える研修です。 \nご参加をご希望の方は本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n日時：2021年1月12日（火）、19日（火）、26日（火）、2月2日（火）\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm（東部時間）　Zoom入室開始：6:30 pm \n研修スケジュール： \n1. オンラインリソース『ひろがる　もっといろんな日本と日本語』について\n2. トピックを題材に全員で授業活動を作成\n3. トピックごとの授業案作成のグループワーク\n4. グループ発表とまとめ\n＊各研修ご参加の前に事前課題があります。 \n対象者：カナダ在住の日本語教師（先着25名まで） \n使用言語：日本語 \n参加要件： \n・カナダ在住の日本語教師の方\n・原則4回すべて受講できる人\n・事前課題ができる人\n・毎回グループワークにカメラオンで作業に参加できる人（聴講不可） \n　＊『ひろがる　もっといろんな日本と日本語』はA1、A2レベルの日本語力でも理解できるため、高校、大学、一般向け日本語学校の初級レベルにおすすめです。年少者を対象としたクラスの場合、年齢によってトピックの内容が理解できないかもしれません。参加お申し込みの前に以下のウェブサイトをご確認願います。\n『ひろがる　もっといろんな日本と日本語』：https://hirogaru-nihongo.jp/ \n講師：吉川　景子（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お問い合わせ先：齋藤典子　nsaito@jftor.org \n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto\nOnline Workshop for Japanese Language Teachers 2\nTrying out Free Online Resources:\n“Hirogaru: Get more of Japan and Japanese”!\nAs classes continue to be held online at many educational institutions\, we will hold a series of workshops where teachers can try out the free online resource “Hirogaru: Get more of Japan and Japanese.” Through using Hirogaru’s educational materials\, teachers will have the opportunity to think about how to handle Japanese culture and circumstances in their own lessons\, how the materials can be arranged\, how it can fit the goals of their class\, etc. \nIf you are interested\, please feel free to register using the form below. \nDates and Time: January 12th\, 19th\, 26th\, and February 2nd  (Tuesdays)\n7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (EST) Zoom accessible from 6:30 pm    \nWorkshop schedule: \n1. About the online resource “Hirogaru: Get more of Japan and Japanese”\n2. Create class activities based the resource\n3. Group work on creating lesson plans using “Hirogaru”\n4. Group presentations and summary\n* There are preparatory tasks to be completed before each workshop. \nTarget participants: Japanese teachers living in Canada (maximum 25 participants) \nLanguage: Japanese \nParticipation requirements: \n・Japanese teachers residing in Canada\n・Those who can participate in all workshops\n・Those who can complete the preparatory tasks\n・Those who can participate in group work with the camera on (cannot observe only) \n* “Hirogaru: Get more of Japan and Japanese” can be understandable even with A1/A2 level Japanese students\, so it is recommended for beginner level students of high schools\, universities\, and Japanese language school for adult students. It may be difficult for younger students to understand the topics depending on their age. Please check the following website before applying:\nHirogaru: Get more of Japan and Japanese: https://hirogaru-nihongo.jp/ \nInstructor: Keiko Yoshikawa\, Japanese-Language Education Advisor\, Alberta Education (sponsored by the Japan Foundation) \nFor inquiries: Noriko Saito  nsaito@jftor.org
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/workshop210112/
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CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210107T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210107T200000
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SUMMARY:Cultivating the Next Generation of STEAM Thinkers
DESCRIPTION:What is STEAM education? How is it different from STEM education? In this talk\, Dr. Rie Kijima (University of Toronto and SKY Labo) and Dr. Mariko Yang-Yoshihara (Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education & SKY Labo) will discuss key concepts related to STEAM learning in the 21st century. Discussion will include the gender gap in STEM\, what it takes to reverse this trend\, and the importance of key mindsets\, such as failing forward and thinking out of the box. The talk will centre around an innovative education program offered for female youths in Japan that utilizes design thinking to cultivate the next generation of STEAM thinkers. \n\nThis is an exclusively online event to begin at 6:30 PM EST on Thursday\, January 7. Registration is required. A link to the talk will be sent to the registered email address 24 hours prior to the start of the event. There will be Q+A session immediately following the event.\n\n\nRie Kijima is an assistant professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy\, University of Toronto. Her research addresses topics such as international assessments\, education reforms\, gender and STEAM learning. Previously\, she was a Lecturer and Interim Director in the International Comparative Education/International Education Policy Analysis Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Education. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in International Comparative Education from Stanford University and her B.A. from International Christian University in Tokyo\, Japan. She has previously worked at the World Bank as an education consultant specializing in monitoring and evaluation and traveled frequently to Morocco\, Tunisia\, Vietnam\, and Laos. She has been affiliated with the Stanford Program in International and Cross-Cultural Education\, Keio Graduate School of Media Design\, Japan International Cooperation Agency\, Silicon Valley Japan Platform\, and the United States Japan Council. She is the Scott M. Johnson Fellow of the United States Japan Leadership Program. In 2016\, she co-founded SKY Labo\, an education non-profit organization to promote inquiry-based approaches to STEAM learning. She co-authored a book on Design Thinking and STEAM Education which was published by Asahi Shinbun Press in January 2019 (Japanese only). She was featured as one of 100 women entrepreneurs around the world by Forbes Japan in March 2019. \n\n \nMariko Yang-Yoshihara is an instructor at the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) and an affiliate professor at Ritsumeikan University. She utilizes design thinking and inquiry-based pedagogies to design\, develop\, and facilitate online and in-person courses that explore topics including entrepreneurship\, global citizenship\, and research methods targeted from high school to graduate students. As a researcher\, Mariko is currently investigating the aptitudes\, motivations and career trajectory of individuals who do innovative work in science and technology. Her academic works can be found in the volumes published by the MIT Press (1999)\, the Tokyo University Press (2016)\, and Hakuto Shobo (2019)\, as well as in the Journal of Science Policy and Research Management (2014). In 2016\, Mariko co-organized the Stanford-Silicon Valley U.S.-Japan Dialogue: Womenomics\, the Workplace\, and Women and published the final report. That same year\, she co-founded SKY Labo\, a Japanese non-profit organization to empower girls with “STEM + arts/humanities” (STEAM) education. Her co-authored book on STEAM education and Design Thinking (Asahi Shinbun Press\, 2019) has sold over 8000 copies in Japan. Mariko received Ph.D. and M.A in Political Science from Stanford University\, B.A. in Political Science from the University of California\, Irvine\, and B.A. in Literature from the University of the Sacred Heart in Japan.
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kijima-and-yang-yoshihara/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210106T184000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20201117T220140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T165626Z
UID:49541-1609956000-1609958400@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:JFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers (25)
DESCRIPTION:JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会のお知らせ\nJFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会は、オンライン授業で実践したことを小グループで共有し合う実践共有会です。これからしてみたいと思っているアイデアや、ちょっと行き詰まっているなと感じていることなどでもかまいません。普段なかなか会えないカナダ各地の先生方とお話してみませんか。 \nカナダ国内からでしたら、どなたにもご参加いただけますので、ご興味のある方は本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n第25回JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会\n日時：2021年1月6日（水） 6:00 pm ～ 6:40 pm（東部時間）\n　　　Zoom入室開始：5:30 pm\n　　　＊開始2時間前にMeeting IDを送付しますので、それまでにお申し込みください。\nトピック：本年もどうぞよろしくお願いします。 \n第26回JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会\n日時：2021年1月20日（水） 6:00 pm ～ 6:40 pm（東部時間）\nトピック：○○先生の体験談～モントリオール日本語センター（継承語としての日本語教育での年少者に対するオンライン授業）木下先生～\nお申し込み：https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai26/ \n対象者：カナダ在住の日本語教師、および、日本語教育に興味のある方々 \n使用言語：日本語 \nJFTスタッフ：呉屋　由郁子、齋藤　典子 \nお問い合わせ先：齋藤　典子　nsaito@jftor.org \n\nJFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers\nThe JFT Online ‘Sawaki’ for Japanese Teachers is a place where teachers can share with others how their online classes are going. All topics are welcome\, including if you have any ideas you would like to try out\, anything you feel a little stuck on\, etc. Why not take the opportunity to talk with other teachers from across Canada? \nEveryone within Canada is welcome so please feel free to register using the form below. \n25th Online ‘Sawakai’:\nDate and time: Wednesday\, January 6\, 2021   6:00 pm – 6:40 pm (Eastern Time)\n　　　Zoom meeting accessible from 5:30 pm\n　　　＊The Zoom Meeting ID will be sent to participants 2 hours before the event starts\, so please make sure to register before then.\nTopic: Happy New Year! \n26th Online ‘Sawakai’:\nDate and time: Wednesday\, January 20\, 2021   6:00 pm – 6:40 pm (Eastern Time)\nTopic: Sharing Teaching Experiences – Ms. Kinoshita (Montreal Japanese Language Centre)\nRegistration: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai26/ \nParticipants: Japanese language teachers residing in Canada or residents of Canada who are interested in language education are also welcome to attend. \nLanguage: These gatherings will be conducted in Japanese \nJFT staff: Yuiko Goya\, Noriko Saito \nInquiries: Noriko Saito　nsaito@jftor.org
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai25/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201217T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20201125T213745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T172226Z
UID:49580-1608231600-1608238800@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:Online Network for Heritage Language Education 4: Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba\, Montreal Japanese Language Center\, The Japanese School of Toronto Shokokai Inc.
DESCRIPTION:継承語オンラインネットワーク\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カナダ各地で継承語としての日本語教育に関わっていらっしゃる先生方、保護者の方々は数多くいらっしゃいますが、それぞれの学校がかなり遠隔であるため、情報交換やネットワークが難しい状況です。また、地域によっては、少人数で学校を運営をせざるを得ない環境であったり、一から学校を作り上げていかなければならなかったり等と、経験のある方々との意見交換も困難です。そこで、各地で尽力されている方々が相談したり、他の事例を学べる機会となることを目指し、オンラインでのネットワークの会を企画しました。 \nカナダ在住でご興味のある方はどなたでも参加可能です。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日時：2020年12月17日（木）　午後7時～ 9時　（東部時間） \nZoom入室開始：午後6時30\nお住まいの地域での時刻はこちらでご確認ください。 \n対象者：カナダ在住で、継承語としての日本語教育に関わっていらっしゃる先生方、保護者の方々 \nスケジュール： \n１．各地から実践報告 \na．「マニトバ州ウィニペグの実践」根本摩利　Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba\nb．「オンライン運動会」木下直子　モントリオール日本語センター\nc．「学校運営からみたオンライン授業移行の課題とトラブル事例紹介」伊東義員　トロント補習授業校 \n２．グループディスカッション \n１）オンラインで使えるツール、２）オンライン授業でできる活動、３）オンライン授業の家庭学習のサポート方法、４）家庭でできる日本語学習の継続、などのテーマに分かれて、ディスカッションを行います。参加申し込みフォームにディスカッションしたいテーマをお書きください。 \n３．全体で共有 \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 \nカナダ日本語教育振興会　伊東義員\nE-mail: yoshikazuito@rogers.com        Web site: http://www.cajle.info/
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/keishogo4/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201216T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201216T184000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20201117T220142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201209T165642Z
UID:49540-1608141600-1608144000@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:JFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers (24)
DESCRIPTION:JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会のお知らせ\nJFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会は、オンライン授業で実践したことを小グループで共有し合う実践共有会です。これからしてみたいと思っているアイデアや、ちょっと行き詰まっているなと感じていることなどでもかまいません。普段なかなか会えないカナダ各地の先生方とお話してみませんか。 \nカナダ国内からでしたら、どなたにもご参加いただけますので、ご興味のある方は本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n第24回JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会\n日時：2020年12月16日（水） 6:00 pm ～ 6:40 pm（東部時間）\n　　　Zoom入室開始：5:30 pm\n　　　＊開始2時間前にMeeting IDを送付しますので、それまでにお申し込みください。\nトピック：今年も本当にお疲れさまでした！ \n第25回JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会\n日時：2021年1月6日（水） 6:00 pm ～ 6:40 pm（東部時間）\nトピック：本年もどうぞよろしくお願いします。\nお申し込み：https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai25/ \n第26回JFT日本語教師オンライン茶話会\n日時：2021年1月20日（水） 6:00 pm ～ 6:40 pm（東部時間）\nトピック：○○先生の体験談～モントリオール日本語センター（継承語としての日本語教育での年少者に対するオンライン授業）木下先生～\nお申し込み：https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai26/ \n対象者：カナダ在住の日本語教師、および、日本語教育に興味のある方々 \n使用言語：日本語 \nJFTスタッフ：呉屋　由郁子、齋藤　典子 \nお問い合わせ先：齋藤　典子　nsaito@jftor.org \n\nJFT Online ‘Sawakai’ for Japanese Teachers\nThe JFT Online ‘Sawaki’ for Japanese Teachers is a place where teachers can share with others how their online classes are going. All topics are welcome\, including if you have any ideas you would like to try out\, anything you feel a little stuck on\, etc. Why not take the opportunity to talk with other teachers from across Canada? \nEveryone within Canada is welcome so please feel free to register using the form below. \n24th Online ‘Sawakai’:\nDate and time: Wednesday\, December 16\, 2020   6:00 pm – 6:40 pm (Eastern Time)\n　　　Zoom meeting accessible from 5:30 pm\n　　　＊The Zoom Meeting ID will be sent to participants 2 hours before the event starts\, so please make sure to register before then.\nTopic: Thank you very much for your hard work this year! \n25th Online ‘Sawakai’:\nDate and time: Wednesday\, January 6\, 2021   6:00 pm – 6:40 pm (Eastern Time)\nTopic: Happy New Year!\nRegistration: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai25/ \n26th Online ‘Sawakai’:\nDate and time: Wednesday\, January 20\, 2021   6:00 pm – 6:40 pm (Eastern Time)\nTopic: Sharing Teaching Experiences – Ms. Kinoshita (Montreal Japanese Language Centre)\nRegistration: https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai26/ \nParticipants: Japanese language teachers residing in Canada or residents of Canada who are interested in language education are also welcome to attend. \nLanguage: These gatherings will be conducted in Japanese \nJFT staff: Yuiko Goya\, Noriko Saito \nInquiries: Noriko Saito　nsaito@jftor.org
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sawakai24/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20201126T180242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201202T173326Z
UID:49583-1607778000-1607781600@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:KATSUSHIKA Oei: A Woman Artist in the Floating World
DESCRIPTION:KATSUSHIKA Oei (Ōi) is not a household name. Her father\, however\, is renowned as one of the greatest masters of art — Hokusai. Brought up assisting Hokusai with his trade\, Oei learned all the techniques of painting ukiyo-e\, had access to the inner circle of artists in Edo\, and had opportunities to showcase her skills time and time again\, particularly in the portrayal of women. \nOver time\, Oei’s biology and her relationship with her father obscured her immense talent\, and she has remained in the shadows of history. In this joint presentation hosted by the Japan Foundation\, Toronto and The Japan Society Canada\, novelist Ms. Katherine Govier and art historian Dr. Rosina Buckland (the British Museum) will discuss Oei’s skills\, her contributions to Hokusai’s lifework\, and why she deserves to be celebrated as an artist in her own right. \nThe discussion will be followed by a live Q+A moderated by Ms. Deanna Horton\, Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. \n\nThis is an exclusively online event to begin at 1:00 PM EST on Saturday\, December 12. Registration is required. A link to the talk will be sent to the registered email address 24 hours prior to the start of the event.\n\n\n\nKatherine Govier’s most recent novel is The Three Sisters Bar & Hotel. Her previous novel\, The Ghost Brush\, about the daughter of the Japanese printmaker Hokusai\, was published in Japan and worldwide. An earlier novel\, Creation\, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She has won the Toronto Book Award and Canada’s Findley-Engel Award for a mid-career writer (1997). In 2018 she was honoured for Excellence in the Arts by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. In 2019 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada. \nActive in her profession\, and always committed to raising the voices of marginalized women\, Katherine has been President of PEN Canada and Chair of The Writers’ Trust. She co-founded the national schools writing program Writers in Electronic Residence and more recently founded\, directed and is Board Chair of The Shoe Project\, a writing and public speaking workshops for immigrant and refugee women. \nKatherine was born in Edmonton\, Alberta and attended The University of Alberta and York University. She has two adult children\, Robin and Emily\, and two grandchildren. With her partner Nick Rundall\, a retired publisher\, she divides her time between Toronto and Canmore\, Alberta\, in the Rocky Mountains. Her upcoming novel again features Katsushika Oei\, woman artist of the floating world\, who rises from her unknown grave to discover what happened to her art during the Meiji era. \n\nPhotograph by Phil Wilkinson\, National Museums Scotland \nRosina Buckland is Curator of the Japanese Collections at the British Museum. She read Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge and after graduating worked in Japan as a translator. She received a PhD in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts\, New York University and worked at the British Museum for several years before moving to the National Museum of Scotland\, and later the Royal Ontario Museum\, Toronto\, Canada. Her primary research area is pictorial art of the nineteenth century\, with a focus on Chinese-inspired culture. Her publications include Shunga: Erotic Art in Japan (2010) and Painting Nature for the Nation: Taki Katei and the Challenges to Sinophile Culture in Meiji Japan (2013). During 2019 she guest-curated a special exhibition of drawings by Taki Katei at the World Museum\, Liverpool. She is currently writing a book on Meiji-era art. \n\nDeanna Horton’s foreign service career in Asia spanned a total of twelve years in Japan\, including as Deputy Head of Mission at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo\, and also as Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. As a Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy\, she has led a digital mapping project on Canada’s footprint in Asia  and related research on technology multinationals. Ms. Horton is a Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and a Canadian Global Affairs Institute Fellow\, writing on economic and trade policy issues with a focus on Asia. She is on the executive of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Bishop White Committee in support of the ROM’s Asian collections. Deanna Horton received a Diploma in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Bologna Center\, a M.A. (International Affairs) from Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and a B.A. (Hons) from McGill University. She also spent two years studying the Japanese language and Japan at the U.S. State Department Foreign Service Institute in Yokohama\, Japan. \n\nCo-Presented by: \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/govier-and-buckland/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201213
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20201126T223548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201208T230705Z
UID:49618-1607558400-1607817599@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:38th JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL - Koshien: Japan's Field of Dreams
DESCRIPTION:The 38th Annual Japan Film Festival \nCo-presented by the Canadian Film Institute\, Embassy of Japan in Canada and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nThursday\, December 10\, 2020 to Saturday\, December 12\, 2020 \n@ONLINE\, admission free\, registration required \nOne of the Canadian Film Institute’s longest-running annual festivals\, the Japan Film Festival\, has showcased the best in contemporary filmmaking from Japan. Despite the pandemic\, this cinematic tradition continues online to film lovers all across Canada. Presented with the generous support of and in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails > \n\n \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams  \nDirected by YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan \n2019 | 94 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nMizutani Kantoku’s (head coach) whole life has been in preparation for the historic 100th Koshien\, the wildly popular High School baseball tournament that defines the Japanese summer. A stubborn but passionate man\, his martial brand of baseball in Yokohama maintains all that is beautiful\, if extreme\, in the uniquely Japanese form of the sport — rigorous year- round training\, shaved heads\, and self-sacrifice. The players believe in his message that their primary goal is to grow as human beings\, so cleaning the grounds and keeping impeccable manners are as important as honing their skills. \nHowever\, beyond the company line\, Mizutani boils with desire to validate his career by reaching the sacred grounds of Koshien. Having always prioritized his work over family responsibilities\, he has never seen his 15 year-old son\, Kosho\, play baseball. Rather than take him onto his own team\, calling on his well-earned web of connections\, he sends Kosho away to be raised by a disciple Kantoku in the remote prefecture of Iwate. Sasaki Kantoku\, though\, has outgrown the ways of his mentor. After having raised Major Leaguers OHTANI Shohei and KIKUCHI Yusei\, he has a progressive vision that proposes a new direction for the sport. Sasaki takes inspiration from bonsai — although wires are needed to guide young branches\, those wires must be taken off at the right time. So too does modern baseball require a delicate balance between enforcement and autonomy for players. \nAcross Japan\, four thousand schools begin knockout competition\, with only one winner from each prefecture able to advance to Koshien. Will all of Mizutani’s good deeds add up to a miracle\, or will he prove to be a relic of a bygone era? Can Sasaki\, with Kosho in tow\, challenge the system in a culture where the nail that sticks up is liable to be hammered down? In the crucible of the Japanese summer\, the scoreboard will be their report card\, and a referendum on their values. \nThe screening includes an interview between CFI Executive Director\, Tom McSorley\, and the film’s director\, YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan. \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams trailer below > \n \n\n \nThe Long Goodbye 長いお別れ \nDirected by NAKANO Ryota \n2019 | 127 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nShohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies\, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei’s memory gradually deteriorates\, the family learns about an unexpected “recollection” that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father\, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives. \nA Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko’s same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater\, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching\, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia. \nThe screening includes a discussion about dementia with Kiyoshi Dembo of the Momiji Health Care Society (Toronto) with CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley and Program Officer at The Japan Foundation\, Nobi Nakamura. \n(c) 2019 “A Long Goodbye” Film Partners \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nA Long Goodbye trailer below > \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koshien-japans-field-of-dreams/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201213
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20201126T223133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201211T152312Z
UID:49611-1607558400-1607817599@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:38th JAPAN FILM FESTIVAL - A Long Goodbye
DESCRIPTION:The 38th Annual Japan Film Festival \nCo-presented by the Canadian Film Institute\, Embassy of Japan in Canada and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nThursday\, December 10\, 2020 to Saturday\, December 12\, 2020 \n@ONLINE\, admission free\, registration required \nOne of the Canadian Film Institute’s longest-running annual festivals\, the Japan Film Festival\, has showcased the best in contemporary filmmaking from Japan. Despite the pandemic\, this cinematic tradition continues online to film lovers all across Canada. Presented with the generous support of and in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and The Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails > \n\n \nThe Long Goodbye 長いお別れ \nDirected by NAKANO Ryota \n2019 | 127 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nShohei is a retired school principal dealing with dementia whose escapades wreak havoc on his family. Despite their own individual agonies\, his two daughters Mari and Fumi return home to take care of their father together with their mother Yoko as he faces Alzheimer’s disease. As Shohei’s memory gradually deteriorates\, the family learns about an unexpected “recollection” that lives within him. In a long goodbye to their father\, fond memories and forgotten hopes flow back into their lives. \nA Long Goodbye is the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author NAKAJIMA Kyoko’s same-named novel with NAKANO Ryota (Her Love Boils Bathwater\, 2016) serving as director and screenplay writer. The film delivers a touching\, and humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father diagnosed with dementia. \nThe screening includes a discussion about dementia with Kiyoshi Dembo of the Momiji Health Care Society (Toronto) with CFI Executive Director Tom McSorley and Program Officer at The Japan Foundation\, Nobi Nakamura. \n(c) 2019 “A Long Goodbye” Film Partners \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nLinks: Momiji Health Care Society\, Alzheimer’s Canada\, Japanese Medical Support Network Canada \nA Long Goodbye trailer below > \n \n\n \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams  \nDirected by YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan \n2019 | 94 min. | Japanese with English Subtitles \nClick here to watch movie > \nMizutani Kantoku’s (head coach) whole life has been in preparation for the historic 100th Koshien\, the wildly popular High School baseball tournament that defines the Japanese summer. A stubborn but passionate man\, his martial brand of baseball in Yokohama maintains all that is beautiful\, if extreme\, in the uniquely Japanese form of the sport — rigorous year- round training\, shaved heads\, and self-sacrifice. The players believe in his message that their primary goal is to grow as human beings\, so cleaning the grounds and keeping impeccable manners are as important as honing their skills. \nHowever\, beyond the company line\, Mizutani boils with desire to validate his career by reaching the sacred grounds of Koshien. Having always prioritized his work over family responsibilities\, he has never seen his 15 year-old son\, Kosho\, play baseball. Rather than take him onto his own team\, calling on his well-earned web of connections\, he sends Kosho away to be raised by a disciple Kantoku in the remote prefecture of Iwate. Sasaki Kantoku\, though\, has outgrown the ways of his mentor. After having raised Major Leaguers OHTANI Shohei and KIKUCHI Yusei\, he has a progressive vision that proposes a new direction for the sport. Sasaki takes inspiration from bonsai — although wires are needed to guide young branches\, those wires must be taken off at the right time. So too does modern baseball require a delicate balance between enforcement and autonomy for players. \nAcross Japan\, four thousand schools begin knockout competition\, with only one winner from each prefecture able to advance to Koshien. Will all of Mizutani’s good deeds add up to a miracle\, or will he prove to be a relic of a bygone era? Can Sasaki\, with Kosho in tow\, challenge the system in a culture where the nail that sticks up is liable to be hammered down? In the crucible of the Japanese summer\, the scoreboard will be their report card\, and a referendum on their values. \nThe screening includes an interview between CFI Executive Director\, Tom McSorley\, and the film’s director\, YAMAZAKI Ema Ryan. \nClick here to watch movie > \nLet us know how you liked the film! \nKoshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams trailer below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/a-long-goodbye/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201105T160000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200902T162239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201201T201756Z
UID:48565-1604588400-1604592000@tr.jpf.go.jp
SUMMARY:The JFT Library Book Club Online - Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our last book club for this year! \nWe will discuss “Breasts and Eggs (夏物語)” written by Mieko Kawakami\,\none of the featured guest authors for Toronto International Festival of Authors 2020. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThursday\, November 5\, 2020 [3:00 pm – 4:00 pm] \nThe JFT Library Book Club will be conducted through Zoom. Please call at 416-966-2935 or email the library at library@jftor.org to reserve your seat. \nPrior to the meeting\, an email will be sent to you with a website link and log-in password to enter the online Zoom meeting.\nPlease be aware that space may be limited. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, please don’t hesitate to contact us via email. \nThank you for participating! \n\nMieko Kawamaki’s first novel to be published in English\, “Breasts and Eggs” paints a portrait of contemporary womanhood in Japan and recounts the intimate journeys of three women as they confront oppressive mores and their own uncertainties on the road to finding peace and futures they can truly call their own. \nIt tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old Natsu\, her older sister\, Makiko\, and Makiko’s daughter\, Midoriko. Makiko has traveled to Tokyo in search of an affordable breast enhancement procedure. She is accompanied by Midoriko\, who has recently grown silent\, finding herself unable to voice the vague yet overwhelming pressures associated with growing up. Her silence proves a catalyst for each woman to confront her fears and frustrations. \nOn another hot summer’s day ten years later\, Natsu\, on a journey back to her native city\, struggles with her own indeterminate identity as she confronts anxieties about growing old alone and childless. (book description from Amazon.ca) \nJFT Library’s copy of the book is available for circulation. Please contact the library to place a hold for pickup.\nRenewal not permitted until November 5\, 2020. \n\nToronto International Festival of Authors\nOctober 22 – November 1\, 2020\n  \nThis year award-winning author Mieko Kawakami is participating from Japan. She will be appearing with her first English novel\, Breasts and Eggs\, in an interview on October 24 at 7pm. There will be also a reading of a short piece she wrote responding to the theme of Skin Hunger\, on October 29 at 12pm. \nFor more information > https://festivalofauthors.ca/book-author/mieko-kawakami/ \n\nPrevious Book Clubs\n\nJFT Book Club Online: Travel Japan – August 20\, 2020 \n\nJFT Book Club Online – June 11\, 2020 \n\n\nMemoirs of a Polar Bear – February 20\, 2020 \n\nThe Little House – December 12\, 2019 \n\nMystery Book Club – October 10\, 2019 \n\nMovies and Books – August 8\, 2019 \n\n\nBooks and Tea – June 6\, 2019
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/the-jft-library-book-club-breasts-and-eggs-mieko-kawakami/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Library
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201026
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201028
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
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SUMMARY:Online Consultations For Japan Foundation Grants and Programs
DESCRIPTION:Online Consultations for Japan Foundation Programs and Grants\nDay One: Monday\, October 26\, 2020 10:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM (EDT)  \nDay Two: Tuesday\, October 27\, 2020 10:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM (EDT)  \n*Please note\, the consultations have no weight when evaluating submitted applications. \n  \nThank you for your interest in a one-on-one session with a Japan Foundation\, Toronto Program Officer and have your questions about the Japan Foundation grants and programs answered. \nIf you are unsure of which grant or program you wish to be consulted on\, please read through the grants and programs website. \nTo book a consultation\, please fill out the Consultation Event Application Form at the bottom of this page by noon\, Friday\, October 23. \n  \nPlease note: \n\nConsultation duration is 20 minutes\nUp to three desired time slots can be selected for your consultation appointment\nParticipants will be notified of their appointment time by Friday\, October 23.\nWe may not be able to accommodate your desired time slot\nIf you are unable to join on either of the session dates\, but would still like to have a consultation\, we will consider to have an online meeting separately
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/online-consultations-grant-programs/
LOCATION:Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200821T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200823T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200819T204733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200820T222053Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: FLY ME TO THE SAITAMA\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 21\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 23\, 9:00 PM\nFLY ME TO THE SAITAMA 翔んで埼玉\nDirected by TAKEUCHI Hideki (2019\, 107 min.)\n \n\nFrom the director of Thermae Romae and Color Me True comes a wild comic fantasy based on MAYA Mineo’s popular classic 1980’s manga. \nIn a luxurious\, kingdom-like Tokyo lives Momomi\, the son of the corrupt governor and the possessor of striking feminine beauty. He\, like all Tokyoites\, looks down on the unsophisticated neighboring prefectures\, especially Saitama. When mysterious student Rei transfers into the private academy\, the spark of attraction soon lights the fuse for a war between the prefectures. A lunatic satire of the universal tensions between urban and rural; overflowing with energy\, hilarity\, and over-the-top action. \nStarring\nFumi Nikaido\, Gackt\, Yusuke Iseya\, Kumiko Aso\, Ryo Narita\, Naoto Takenaka \n\n\n\n(c)2019 “Fly me to the Saitama” Film Partners \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, August 21 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-fly-me-to-saitama/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200814T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200816T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200810T174121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T174326Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: KEY OF LIFE
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: KEY OF LIFE\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 14\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 16\, 9:00 PM\nKEY OF LIFE 鍵泥棒のメソッド\nDirected by UCHIDA Kenji (2012\, 128 min.)\n \n\nKenji Uchida‘s screwball comedy about a failed actor who switches identities with a stranger in bath house accident — only to find himself filling the shoes of a ruthless underworld assassin. \nThe killer\, suffering amnesia from the encounter\, applies himself to learning the actor’s method. Touching\, brilliantly plotted and simply hilarious\, Key of Life was named one of the best 10 films of the year by The Japan Times and Kinema Jumpo\, winner of the best screenplay at the Shanghai International Film Festival. \nStarring: Masato Sakai\, Teruyuki Kagawa\, Ryoko Hirosu\n\n\n\n(c)2012″Key of Life” Film Partner \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live on Friday\, August 7 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-key-of-life/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200807T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200806T215753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200810T142327Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: SURVIVAL FAMILY
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: SURVIVAL FAMILY\n \nTickets and details here >\n \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year.\n \n \nFriday August 7\, 9:00 AM  – Sunday August 9\, 9:00 PM\nSURVIVAL FAMILY サバイバルファミリー\nDirected by YAGUCHI Shinobu* (2017\, 117 min.)\n \n\nWhen an extended global electrical blackout occurs\, the world grinds to a halt. Salaryman Yoshiyuki Suzuki decides to escape from Tokyo with his wife and two kids. \nTheir hilarious and heartfelt journey teaches them independence and cooperation as the kids grow up and the parents learn the error of their rigid paternalistic ways. They must also face and array of challenges including furious rainstorms\, rabid dogs and runaway poultry! This feel-good family-friendly\, disaster comedy – from the director of Dance with Me\, Wood Job!\, Swing Girls and Water Boys – is guaranteed to please. \n\n*The film will have a special pre-recorded message from the director YAGUCHI Shinobu for Canadian viewers so don’t miss it! \nStarring KOHINATA Fumiyo\,  FUKATSU Eri\, IZUMISAWA Yuki and WAKANA Aoi\n \n(c)2017 Fuji Television\, Toho\, Dentsu\, Altamira Pictures\n\n\nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live on Friday\, August 7 @ 9 AM \nWe love to hear how you liked the film\, please fill out the short questionnaire here > Feedback \n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \n\nTrailer >\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-toronto-japanese-film-festival-survival-family/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200724T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200726T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200717T220500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200717T221549Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: RENT-A-CAT
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: RENT-A-CAT\nTickets and details here >\n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year. Click here for a full  list of the films that will be available to watch online.\n\n \n\nJuly 24 – July 26\, 2020\nRENT-A-CATレンタネコ\nDirected by OGIGAMI Naoko (2011\, 110 min.)\n\n\n\nThis gentle\, whimsical comedy by director Naoko Ogigami (Kamome Shokudo\, Megane) celebrates self-discovery and explores the importance of finding companionship\, both human and otherwise. \nSayoko defies the stereotypical “cat lady.” Young\, single\, tallish and attractive\, she befriends any and all stray cats. In turn\, she rents out cats to lonely hearts of all kinds. Pushing her handcart of cats along the riverbank\, she announces from a megaphone\, “Cats for rent! If you’re lonely\, rent a cat!” And finding customers is not a problem: an old lady would like to buy a pet but fears that it will outlive her; a hen-pecked father; a rental company employee hoping a cat will ease her loneliness. But ever since her grandmother’s death\, Sayoko is lonely too. Until one day\, when a mysterious young man from her past appears on the riverbank… \n\n\nStarring\nMikako Ichikawa\, Reiko Kusamura\, Ken Mitsuishi\, Maho Yamada\, Kei Tanaka\n\n\n  \nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, July 24 @ 9am \nPlease let us know how you enjoyed the film so we can continue to offer films for free or for low fees by submitting Feedback \n\n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-the-toronto-japanese-film-festival-rent-a-cat/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200717T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200719T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200717T211112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200717T220111Z
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SUMMARY:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: LADY MAIKO
DESCRIPTION:Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival\nJuly 17 – August 23\, 2020\n \nBest of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival: LADY MAIKO\nTickets and details here >\n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to co-present the\, Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival. The special summer edition features great Japanese films that have graced the big screen during the past eight years of the festival that has been postponed until October later this year. Click here for a full  list of the films that will be available to watch online.\n\n \nJuly 17 –  July 19\, 2020\nLADY MAIKO 舞妓はレディ \n\nDirected by SUO Masayuki (2014\, 135 min.)\n\nA delightful geisha version of Audrey Hepburn’s My Fair Lady from the director of Shall We Dance. \nFor as long as she can remember\, Haruko has wanted to be a geisha. Approaching a teahouse in Kyoto’s famous geisha district to become an apprentice geisha\, or maiko\, she is rejected due to her country bumpkin dialect and uncultivated demeanor. By chance\, her accent catches the interest of Professor Kyono\, a linguistics specialist and regular patron at the teahouse. He strikes a deal with the teahouse proprietor\, promising to transform Haruko’s strong dialect into ladylike speech within 6 months… \n  \n\nStarring\nMone Kamishiraishi\, Hiroki Hasegawa\, Sumiko Fuji\, Eri Watanabe\, Tamiyo Kusakari\n\nENJOY THE SHOW \n*The link will go on live at Friday\, July 17 @ 9am \n  \nPlease let us know how you enjoyed the film so we can continue to offer films for free or for low fees by submitting Feedback \n\n\nAll films are in Japanese with English subtitles. \nTickets and details here > \nMore about Best of the Toronto Japanese Film Festival here > \n(c)2014 Fuji Television Network\, Toho\, Kansai Telecasting Corporation\, Dentsu\, The Kyoto Shimbun\, Kyoto Broadcasting System\, Altamira Pictures \n  \nTrailer here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/best-of-tjff-lady-maiko/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200710T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200712T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200630T200340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200713T191149Z
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SUMMARY:Kampai! For the Love of Sake
DESCRIPTION:Kampai! For the Love of Sake カンパイ！世界が恋する日本酒\n2015 (95 min.) Screening July 10 – 12\, 2020 \nDirected by KONISHI Mirai \nCo-presented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre\, in conjunction with the Online Sake School with TAJIRI Mariko \nTickets $5.99 \nThis screening requires the purchase of a ticket on JCCC’s website. \nWatch film here > \nWe love to hear your feedback\, please click here for a short questionnaire > \nJapanese cuisine is now one of the most popular cuisines all over the globe. However\, there is one essential component that is often missing at the tables of international Japanese eateries – SAKE. Sake\, often called Japanese rice wine\, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice and has a wide range of variety. This special drink has a long\, deep history in Japanese culture\, but outside of Japan\, its still not well known and somewhat inaccessible\, which makes it very hard to enjoy sake if you’re trying it for the first time. \nFor the Love of Sake journeys from rice paddies in Japan to breweries around the globe as it chronicles three passionate exponents of the increasingly popular beverage: a British ex-pat who has become Japan’s first foreign master brewer\, an American journalist known as the ‘Sake Evangelist\,’ and a fifth-generation Japanese brewer determined to shake up the industry. Together\, their stories form a fascinating snapshot of how ancient traditions are adapting to the demands of a growing global market. \nFeaturing Kosuke Kuji\, Chizuru Doi\, John Gauntner\, Hiroshi Kuji \n  \n[ Film Festivals\, Awards ]\n2015 San Sebastian International Film Festival\, Culinary Cinema\n2015 Tokyo International Film Festival\, Panorama\n2015 Hawaii International Film Festival\, Eat.Drink.Film \n[About KONISHI Mirai\, director\, producer\, editor]\nMirai Konishi\, a journalist and filmmaker\, grew up in Japan and studied film at the University of Southern California (USC). Mirai’s short films have screened at numerous film festivals\, to be included at Short Shorts Film Festival for BLIND (1999) and Tokyo Fantastic Film Festival for CLOSE TO YOU (2003). His feature debut documentary\, KAMPAI! FOR THE LOVE OF SAKE (2015) premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival\, and went on to the Tokyo International Film Festival and Hawaii International Film Festival\, among others. Mirai is also a journalist specializing in cinema and contributes to the Japanese publications Roadshow and Cut. In 2012\, he was honored by an invitation to join the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. His most recent directing work is KAMPAI! SAKE SISTERS (2019). \n\nONLINE SAKE SCHOOL with TAJIRI Mariko\n \nJoin us for a fascinating look into the world of Japan’s national drink with international sake sommelier and educator TAJIRI Mariko.  Mariko will present three independent 90-minute seminars\, each addressing a different facet of sake and the culture around its creation and enjoyment. Co-presented by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto. \nDetails here > \nTrailer for Kampai! below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kampai-for-the-love-of-sake/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200625T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200625T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200624T180607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200630T204555Z
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SUMMARY:Online Sake School with TAJIRI Mariko
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE SAKE SCHOOL with TAJIRI Mariko\nJoin us for a fascinating look into the world of Japan’s national drink with international sake sommelier and educator TAJIRI Mariko. Starting June 25\, Mariko will present three independent 90-minute seminars\, each addressing a different facet of sake and the culture around its creation and enjoyment. Co-presented by the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto in conjunction with the online screening of the sake documentary Kampai! For the Love of Sake from July 10 – 12\, 2020. \nSeminars are conducted over ZOOM. Each is 90 minutes and the fee is $35 per seminar\, however connoisseurs taking all 3 seminars will be charged just $95. \nIf you want to savour as you study\, Sake Study Packs featuring three bottles can ordered for home deliver (in the GTA) for $92 through Sake School Kit \nWe love to hear your comments on the seminars! \nPlease click here to give us your feedback \nSeminar #1: SAKE 101 (SOLD OUT)\nLooks at the basics in terms of how sake is made\, the varying types and grades of sake and its history.\nDate: Thursday June 25 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm\nFee: $35 \n\nSeminar #2 SERVING SAKE\nLooks at how to enjoy sake. How should it be served? How it is best paired with food? How does one select the correct temperature and glassware by season and circumstance?\nDate: Thursday July 9 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm\nFee: $35\nRegister Now \n\nSeminar #3 REGIONALITY\nAs with wine\, region and terrior are essential to your sake knowledge. Learn about the important regions\, what characteristic you should look for from certain regions and who the best producers are.\nDate: Thursday July 23 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm\nFee:$35\nRegister Now \n\nFULL SEMINAR PASS (SOLD OUT)\nTake all three seminars listed above.\nFee:$95\nRegister Now \nIf you have any question regarding seminar\, please contact at jccc@jccc.on.ca. \n  \nAbout Mariko Tajiri \n \nMariko is an international sake educator and promoter working a National Brand Manager for That’s Life in Canada\, a wine and sake importer based in Vancouver and Toronto. She has been working with sake for over 12 years with a portfolio including producers such as Jikon\, Sharaku\, \nKuheiji\, Matsumoto\, Hououbiden and Tengumai. Mariko became an IWC (International Wine Challenge) sake judge in 2017. She has done amazing things in the sake world and has been instrumental in putting sake in a different context. \nShe now teaches with WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust)\, a wine school based in London\, UK and this curriculum has really brought sake education together. She also teaches in BC\, Alberta and Ontario. \n  \nThere is an excellent interview with TAJIRI Mariko here in NIKKEI VOICE >  \n\nJuly 10 – 12\, 2020 \n \nKampai! For the Love of Sake  \nWatch this documentary about the exploration of the traditional\, complex\, and secretive world of sake\, often called Japanese rice wine\, through the eyes of three distinctive outsiders who have devoted themselves to sake. Details here >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/online-sake-school/2020-06-25/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200619T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200621T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200604T195116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200619T150049Z
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SUMMARY:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: Like Father Like Son
DESCRIPTION:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective\nJune 5 ~ June 28\, 2020\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to present with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre a selection of films by master filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu. Kore-eda is widely considered Japan’s finest contemporary director and screenwriter. Internationally celebrated\, he won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father\, Like Son and the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters. \nOver the month of June the Virtual JCCC film series will feature four of his films\, all dealing with themes of family and its meaning. Film details here > \nAll screenings in Japanese with English subtitles\, and are $5.99 and can be accessed through www.jccc.on.ca \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLIKE FATHER LIKE SON そして父になる\n\n\n2013 (121 min.) Screening June 19 – 21\, 2020\n\n\n\n\n\nThis screening requires the purchase of a ticket on JCCC’s website.\n\n\n\nWatch film here > \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRyota has earned everything he has by his hard work\, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. Then one day\, he and his wife\, Midori\, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Their 6-year-old son\, Keita\, is not their son – the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision\, to choose between nature and nurture. Seeing Midori’s devotion to Keita even after learning his origin\, and communicating with the rough yet caring family that has raised his natural son for the last six years\, Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a ‘father’ all these years… The moving story of a man who finally faces himself when he encounters an unexpected wall for the first time in his life. \nStarring Masaharu Fukuyama\, Machiko Ono\, Yôko Maki\, Lily Franky. \n66th Cannes Film Festival\, Jury Prize\, Special Mention of Ecumenical Jury\nSan Sebastian International Film Festival\, Audience Award\nVancouver International Film Festival\, Audience Award\nSao Paulo International Film Festival\, Audience Award\nAbu Dhabi Film Festival\, Child Protection Award for Best Script \n\n\n\nImages (c)2013 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK\, INC./AMUSE INC./GAGA CORPORATION. All rights reserved. \n\nFilms of the Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective > \nTrailer below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kore-eda-retrospective-like-father-like-son/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200612T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200614T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200604T192205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200611T212313Z
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SUMMARY:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: After The Storm
DESCRIPTION:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective\nJune 5 ~ June 28\, 2020\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to present with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre a selection of films by master filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu. Kore-eda is widely considered Japan’s finest contemporary director and screenwriter. Internationally celebrated\, he won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father\, Like Son and the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters. \nOver the month of June the Virtual JCCC film series will feature four of his films\, all dealing with themes of family and its meaning. Film details here > \nAll screenings in Japanese with English subtitles\, and are $5.99 and can be accessed through www.jccc.on.ca \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAFTER THE STORM 海よりもまだ深く\n2016 (117 min.) Screening June 12-14\, 2020\n\n\nThis screening requires the purchase of a ticket on JCCC’s website.\n\n\n\nWatch film here > \n\n\nWe love to hear your comments\, please share your feedback here >\n\n\n\nDwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author\, Ryota wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father\, his aging mother and beautiful ex-wife seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family\, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son – until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again. \n\n\nThe film was in the official selection Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival and Masters Program at Toronto International Film Festival. \nStarring Hiroshi Abe\, Yoko Maki\, Satomi Kobayashi\, Kirin Kikin\, Taiyo Yoshizawa. \n  \nImages (c)2016 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK/BANDAI VISUAL/AOI Pro. Inc./GAGA CORPORATION All rights reserved. \n\nFilms of the Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective > \nTrailer below >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kore-eda-retrospective-after-the-storm/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200605T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200607T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200604T173155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200609T174707Z
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SUMMARY:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective: Our Little Sister
DESCRIPTION:Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective\nJune 5 ~ June 28\, 2020\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is proud to present with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre a selection of films by master filmmaker KORE-EDA Hirokazu. Kore-eda is widely considered Japan’s finest contemporary director and screenwriter. Internationally celebrated\, he won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father\, Like Son and the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters. \nOver the month of June the Virtual JCCC film series will feature four of his films\, all dealing with themes of family and its meaning. Film details here > \nAll screenings in Japanese with English subtitles\, and are $5.99 and can be accessed through www.jccc.on.ca \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUR LITTLE SISTER 海街diary\n2015 (126 min.) Screening June 5-7\, 2020\n\n\nWatch film here >\n\n\nPlease share your comments and let us know how you liked the film here > \nThree sisters – Sachi\, Yoshino and Chika – live together in a large house in the city of Kamakura. When their father – absent from the family home for the last 15 years – dies\, they travel to the countryside for his funeral\, and meet their shy teenage half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu\, they invite her to live with them. Suzu eagerly agrees\, and a new life of joyful discovery begins for the four siblings… \n\n\nThe film is based on the manga series Umimachi Diary (海街diary) by YOSHIDA Akimi. It was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. \nStarring Haruka Ayase\, Masami Nagasawa\, Kaho\, Kirin Kiki\, Suzu Hirose. \n  \nImages © 2015 Akimi Yoshida\, SHOGAKUKAN\, FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK INC.\, SHOGAKUKAN INC.\, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. \n\nFilms in the Hirokazu Kore-eda Retrospective > \nTrailer below > \n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/kore-eda-retrospective-our-little-sister/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T133000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200527T161455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200602T190851Z
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SUMMARY:Live RAMEN Talk and Q+A
DESCRIPTION:Live RAMEN Talk and Q+A With Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\n \nLive RAMEN Talk and Q+A With Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\nSunday May 31\, 2020 @ 1:00 PM (EDT) \nAtlantic (ADT) 2:00 P.M.\nQuebec/Ottawa/Ontario (EDT) 1:00 P.M.\nManitoba (CDT) 12:00 P.M.\nAlberta (MDT) 11:00 A.M.\nBC (PDT) 10:00 A.M. \nIn conjunction with the online screening of RAMEN HEADS \nIf you missed it\, watch the live discussion here on the Japan Foundation\, Toronto youtube channel! \nJoin us for a lively talk and discussion about ramen between owner – Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu\, of RYUS Noodle Bar and food stylist – Chef Matt Kimura. Find out some of the secret ingredients and philosophy behind the ramen of one of Canada’s most celebrated ramen! \nThe live talk will be followed by a short Q+A. Please post your questions in the youtube chat. \nWatch the live discussion online here > \nWe’d love to hear your feedback! \n\n \nShow About Chef Ryuichiro Takahashi\, proprietor of Toronto’s RYUS Noodle Bar  \nCooking has always been a passion for Chef Takahashi — graduating with a business degree and working in a number of kitchens in Japan\, he always dreamed of opening his own place. \nChef Takahashi first arrived in Vancouver to study trade and marketing\, essential skills for his future path as owner chef of a ramen restaurant. Upon immigrating to Canada\, he then moved to Toronto where he realized his dream of striking out on his own. \nRamen is my favourite\, so that’s why I focused on that\,” he explained. \nLast year\, Takahashi was asked to open a stall at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum in Japan — the first Canadian to be recognized in those hallowed halls of ramen honour. Chef Takahashi was the first Canadian invitee to set up shop in New York City’s popular Ramen Lab — an exclusive boutique stand-up eatery featuring the world’s best examples of the ubiquitous dish\, and Japan’s favourite food. (Source: Bryan Passifiume\, Toronto SUN) \nRYUS Noodle Bar \n@RYUS_Noodle_bar \n \n \nShow About About Chef Matt Kimura  \nMatthew Kimura is a Food Stylist artist specializing in commercial broadcast\, print\, and online content. Beginning is passion for for working learning from his father in a family Japanese restaurant Ginko. Over the years Matthew worked in many different avenues with food from restaurants\, Food TV shows\, recipe development until he began to focus on Food Styling. \nhttps://instagram.com/p/tYEoDCpJzt/ \nPeople can follow him at:\nInstagram: kimura_sensei\nEmail: matthew@kimurafood.com\nWebsite: kimurafood.com \n \nPresented by:\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Embassy of Japan in Canada\, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver\, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto\, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary and the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal \n \nCommunity partner:\n \n 
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ramen-talk-and-q-a/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200529T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200531T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T042028
CREATED:20200522T214715Z
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SUMMARY:RAMEN HEADS
DESCRIPTION:RAMEN HEADSラーメンヘッズ\n \nWarm up to a tasty bowl of Ramen! Join us for a special co-presentation between The Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Embassy of Japan in Canada\, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver\, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto\, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary and the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal. Also thank you to our community partner Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. #StayHomeEatRamen \nMay 29\, 9:00 AM to May 31\, 9:00 PM (EDT)\nRAMEN HEADSラーメンヘッズ\nDirected by SHIGENO Koki 2017\, G\, 93 min. [Documentary]\nOnline\, admission free\, RSVP required > Link provided upon registration \n[Please refer to the guide here if you were sent a password or have issues watching the film.] \nIn Ramen Heads\, TOMITA Osamu  Japan’s reigning king of ramen\, takes us deep into his world\, revealing every single step of his obsessive approach to creating the perfect soup and noodles\, and his relentless search for the highest-quality ingredients.\nIn addition to Tomita’s story\, the film also profiles five other notable ramen shops\, each with its own philosophy and flavour\, which exemplify various different aspects the ramen world. Mixing in a brief rundown of ramen’s historical roots\, the film gives viewers an in-depth look at the culture surrounding this unique and beguiling dish. This is a documentary record of 15 months in the lives of Japan’s top ramen masters and their legions of devoted fans. \n(c) 2017 Netzgen \nThe link will be live from May 29\, 2020 9:00 AM (EST) ~ May 31\, 2020 9:00 PM (EST) \nTo watch film\, register below to receive link > \nWe’d love to hear your feedback!   \nLive RAMEN Talk and Q+A with Chef TAKAHASHI Ryu and Chef Matt Kimura\nMay 31\, 2020 1:00 PM (EDT) \nJoin us for a live Ramen presentation and Q+A featuring RYUS Noodle Bar owner/chef Takahashi Ryu and chef Matthew Kimura. \nEvent details here > \nWatch Live Ramen Talk and Q+A here > \nWe’d love to hear your feedback!  \n  \nPresented by:\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and the Embassy of Japan in Canada\, Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver\, Consulate General of Japan in Toronto\, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary and the Consulate General of Japan in Montreal \n \nCommunity partner:\n \n \n\nAlso this weekend\, our Community Partner JCCC will be screening a Detective Conan Adventure at the Virtual JCCC!\nCASE CLOSED: SUNFLOWERS OF INFERNO 名探偵コナン 業火の向日葵 \nSaturday May 30@ 9:00am to Sunday May 31 @ 9:00pm  Admission: $5.99 \nThis exciting installment in the wildly popular Case Closed animated film series finds high school detective Conan Edogawa in New York facing off against his arch nemesis\, magician-thief The Kaitou Kid. A spectacular Van Gogh exhibition in a unique museum is the target and so begins a thrilling adventure for Conan and his friends Ran\, Sonoko and Kogoro. Voiced by Nana Eikura and Kappei Yamaguchi. \nIn Japanese with English Subtitles MORE DETAILS HERE >
URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/ramen-heads/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
GEO:43.6710978;-79.386063
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