BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Japan Foundation, Toronto - ECPv6.6.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Japan Foundation, Toronto REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181117T160000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180913T143037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T205234Z UID:34325-1542463200-1542470400@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:An Afternoon with Bam and Kero DESCRIPTION:  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAn Afternoon with Bam and Kero\nJoin us for an exciting afternoon with Yuka Shimada\, the author and illustrator of the beloved Bam and Kero children’s book series. Enjoy three Bam and Kero books through storytelling and singing! Yuka Shimada’s books will be available for purchase before and after the reading. Mitsuyo Miyake from Warabe Uta and Jennifer Graham from Toronto Public Library will perform the reading and singing. \n2:00 – 3:00 Reading and Singing! (RSVP required) \n“Bam and Kero’s Sunday” [bilingual]\n“Bam and Kero Go Flying” [Japanese]\n“Bam and Kero’s Frosty Morning” [bilingual]\n3:00 – 3:45 Book Sales & Signing  (open to everyone)\n*Book signing is for books purchased during the event only.* \nThe JFT Library will be open 11:00 – 4:00. \n  \nYuka Shimada\nYuka Shimada graduated in graphic design from the Tokyo Design Academy. She worked as a package designer before becoming an author/ illustrator of children’s books in 1994. Her debut work\, Bam to Kero no Nichiyoubi\, was turned into a series\, with five books published so far. Total sales for this series and the two books in the sequel series\, the Galago series\, have reached approximately five million (as of 2014)\, and they remain popular today after long being loved by readers in Japan. Bam and Kero’s Frosty Morning is the English translation of Bam to Kero no Samui Asa\, which was published in 1996\, and it is the third book in the Bam and Kero series. An English translation of  Bam and Kero’s Sunday\, Bam and Kero Go Flying\, and Bam and Kero’s Frosty Morning are available. Yuka Shimada currently resides in Ontario.\n(All the above books are published by Bunkeido Co.\, Ltd. Japan)\nhttp://www.bamkero.com/ URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/bamandkero/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Library ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181113T203000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20181030T204343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181101T160223Z UID:35251-1542133800-1542141000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:KORE-EDA + KIKI: Like Father Like Son DESCRIPTION:KORE-EDA + KIKI \nThis series celebrates the accomplishments of master filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda and also the prolific actress Kirin Kiki who sadly passed away in September. We will be screening three films by Kore-eda – two of which includes Kirin Kiki in the cast. Kiki was a frequent collaborator in his films\, including Shoplifters\, her last film\, which won Kore-eda the prestigious Palme D’Or at Cannes earlier this year. \n \nLIKE FATHER LIKE SONそして父になる\nNovember 13\, 2018 6:30 PM \n(Second screening on December 14\, 2018) \nDirected by Hirokazu Kore-eda [2013] 120 min. \nSuccessful architect Ryota learns that his biological son was switched at birth with the boy he has raised as his own. As two very different families are mashed together\, the two couples are faced with an excruciating dilemma and must make a life impacting decision between the two sons. \nThis thought provoking drama is a story of personal redemption that unveils the essence of what family truly means in contemporary Japan. \n  \nAwards + Nominations: \n2013 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or \n2013 Cannes Film Festival – Winner of Jury Prize\, commendation from the Ecumenical Jury \n2013 Toronto International Film Festival – Won the Rogers People’s Choice Award \n2013 Vancouver International Film Festival – Peoples Choice Award \n2013 San Sebastián International Film Festival – Wuaki.TV Audience Award \n2013 Japan Academy Awards – Nominated picture and director of the year\, winner of outstanding performance by actor and actress in supporting role \n  \nFilms in the series: \nNovember 13 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 4 – OUR LITTLE SISTER \nDecember 14 – LIKE FATHER LIKE SON \nDecember 18 – AFTER LIFE \n  \nABOUT Director Hirokazu Kore-eda \nABOUT Actress Kirin Kiki URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/koreeda-kiki-like-father-like-son-1/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181106T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181106T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20181016T201450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181016T205158Z UID:35006-1541529000-1541534400@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: TIDAL WAVE DESCRIPTION:Tidal Wave 日本沈没\nTuesday November 6\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shiro Moritani\, 1975\n86 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles and English dubs\nGet spooked with these 70’s and 80’s films that explores some dark\, apocalyptic and mysterious themes coming from Japan during the ‘occult film’ boom that was all the rage during that time in Japan. The films are in conjunction with a special lecture by Japanese film scholar Professor Alex Zahlten in November. Prof. Zahlten will discuss some basic shifts in the relationship to media / the media environment that transpired in Japan during this shifting bubble era. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nA huge earthquake in the Pacific ocean sends a gigantic tidal wave rushing towards Japan. Panic ensues as the desperate civilians flee the coastal areas. Volcanic eruptions and and firestorms burn cities to the ground. A weather research group discovers that Japan is moving towards the Japanese trench\, which would bring the entire country under the ocean. What will they do to avert the collision course? \nDirected by Shiro Moritani\, with additional sequences directed by Andrew Meyer. Cast includes Keiju Kobayashi and Lorne Greene. Writer Shinobu Hashimoto\, based on the novel by Japanese Science Fiction writer Sakyo Komatsu. \nThe version we are screening is the re-released version by New World Pictures with additional edits and sequences by Andrew Meyer. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE\, TETSUO THE IRON MAN\, VITAL URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-tidal-wave/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181101T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181101T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20181004T210353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181031T162250Z UID:34894-1541097000-1541102400@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: Tetsuo The Iron Man DESCRIPTION:Tetsuo The Iron Man\nThursday November 1\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto\, 1989\, RATED R\n67 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nGet chilled to the bones with this film series that explores dark and macabre themes as well as the mysterious occult. The first part of the series features three films by cult favorite Shinya Tsukamoto\, who was in Toronto earlier last month for the premier of his film KILLING. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nThis cult favourite is the first feature directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. The cyberpunk horror follows the transformation of flesh into machine. After a brief encounter with a metal fetishist\, a salary man begins sprouting pieces of metal from his body and having horrific and bizarre fantasies. There will be a short discussion about the film post-screening. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > \n  URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-tetsuo/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181030T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181030T203000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20181004T210328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T211150Z UID:34891-1540924200-1540931400@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: Nightmare Detective DESCRIPTION:Nightmare Detective\nTuesday October 30\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto\, 2006\, RATED R\n106 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nGet chilled to the bones with this film series that explores dark and macabre themes as well as the mysterious occult. The first part of the series features three films by cult favorite Shinya Tsukamoto\, who was in Toronto earlier last month for the premier of his film KILLING. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nAn action thriller with distinctive artistic beauty\, portraying a nightmare detective who unravels the mystery of murder cases with his special ability to enter into other people’s dreams.\nGhastly\, locked-room murders happen one after another. Victims are all would-be suicides who have died as a result of blood loss from cutting their own bodies. They all seem to have been killed while being troubled with a nightmare after talking to a man called “Zero” on the phone. Detective Keiko Kirishima (Hitomi) suspects the incidents are somehow linked with the nightmare. She requests the cooperation of the nightmare detective Kyoichi (Matsuda Ryuhei). Frustrated with his adamant refusal to cooperate\, Detective Wakamiya (ANDO Masanobu) makes contact with Zero\, who has the ability to go into other people’s dreams and kill them. Danger befalls the Detective. Kyoichi finally makes a move to save Wakamiya\, but is unable to save him from being murdered. Deploring her colleague’s death\, Kirishima also decides to confront Zero. She narrowly escapes death thanks to Kyoichi\, and they succeed in tracking down the murderer.\nDirected by Tsukamoto Shinya of A Snake of June (Rokugatsu no Hebi). Officially entered into the Pusan International Film Festival in 2007 and the Rome International Film Festival in 2007. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > VITAL\, TETSUO THE IRON MAN URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-nightmare-detective/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181026T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181026T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180925T192241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T184902Z UID:34781-1540578600-1540584000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:What is Normal? : In Conversation with Author Sayaka Murata DESCRIPTION:Sayaka Murata has a very important question that she asks in all of her work: What is normal? And how does normal become normal? Her first novel to appear in English\, Convenience Store Woman\, is no exception to this line of thematic inquiry. In this conversation\, her first appearance in North America\, Murata will discuss with Jocelyne Allen how her questions about social norms inform her work\, from her writing process and early influences\, the treatment of women in Japanese society\, to her own years of working in convenience stores. Murata will also read from her award-winning novel and talk about the convenience store in Japan\, its place in Japanese society\, and how it differs from convenience stores in Canada. \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto and TIFA (Toronto International Festival of Authors) look forward to hosting award-winning author Sayaka Murata. \nFor books by Sayaka Murata available in the Japan Foundation\, Toronto library\, click here. \n\nSayaka Murata was born and raised in Chiba\, Japan (just east of Tokyo)\, and then attended Tamagawa University on the western edge of Tokyo. She is known for exploring nonconformity in society for men and women\, particularly with regard to gender roles\, parenthood\, and sex. Throughout her writing career Murata has worked as a part-time convenience store clerk in Tokyo and draws much of her inspiration from her observations of everyday life in there. \nMurata received the Gunzo Prize for New Writers for her first novel\, Jyunyū (Breastfeeding) in 2003\, the Mishima Yukio Prize for Shiro-iro no machi no\, sono hone no taion no (Of Bones\, Of Body Heat\, of Whitening City) in 2013\, the Noma Literary New Face Prize for Gin-iro no Uta (Silver Song) in 2009\, and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 2016 for Konbini ningen (Convenience Store Woman) which became her first book to be translated into English in 2018. \nJocelyne Allen is a Japanese translator\, interpreter\, and writer based out of Toronto\, Canada\, after a decade in Japan. During her time in the Land of the Rising Sun\, she worked as a magazine columnist\, interpreted for foreign correspondents\, and toured with a Japanese drum group. During her career as a professional translator of creative and pop culture works\, she has translated a large number of short stories\, novels\, and manga\, including the Eisner Award winning Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. As an interpreter\, she has worked with many of Japan’s most celebrated manga artists and authors\, including Taiyo Matsumoto\, Aya Kanno\, and Hideo Furukawa. She is also the author of the novel You and the Pirates. \n\nMs. Murata will also be part of the Festival Pop-up at Union Station between 12:00pm and 2:00pm on Saturday\, October 27\, as well as participating in a panel at Harbourfront Centre on Saturday\, October 27 at 4:00pm. \nAfter her appearances in Toronto\, Ms. Murata will head to the United States for events in Iowa and New York. Her full North American schedule can be found here. URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/sayaka-murata/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Library ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181023T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181023T203000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20181004T210343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181004T211558Z UID:34885-1540319400-1540326600@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:DARK & OCCULT Films From Japan: Vital DESCRIPTION:Vital\nTuesday October 23\, 2018 6:30 PM\nDirected by Shinya Tsukamoto\, 2004\, RATED R\n86 minutes\, Japanese with English subtitles\nGet chilled to the bones with the upcoming film series that explores dark and macabre themes as well as the mysterious occult. The first part of the series features three films by cult favorite Shinya Tsukamoto\, who was in Toronto earlier last month for the premier of his film KILLING. Some viewers may find the films disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. \nHiroshi (Asano Tadanobu) is involved in a car accident that causes him to lose his memory\, and develops an obsessive interest in medical books. He subsequently enrolls in medical school and in a dissection class\, his group is assigned the body of a young woman. Hiroshi becomes immersed in anatomizing her\, and begins to see otherworldly dreams that are inhabited by a woman named Ryoko (Tsukamoto Nami). A fellow classmate\, Ikumi (KIKI)\, is drawn to his intense ways and she pursues him with fevered fascination. Eventually\, Hiroshi asks his teacher (Kishibe Ittoku) to let him examine the cadaver on his own and as he pays loving attention to every millimeter of flesh\, the distinction between real and hallucinatory worlds becomes increasingly blurred. Then he discovers a tattoo on the corpse’s arm and recognizes it as belonging to the woman from his dreams who is actually the girlfriend he lost in the accident. He gradually regains his grasp on reality\, completes the dissection and carefully lays her body to rest.\nThis corporeal love story from virtuoso filmmaker Tsukamoto Shinya (Tetsuo The Iron Man\, A Snake of June) was given a 10-minute standing ovation at the Berlin International Film Festival. \nTo learn about other DARK & OCCULT films in the series\, click here > NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE\, TETSUO THE IRON MAN URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dark-occult-vital/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181020T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181020T153000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180926T134540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181022T161446Z UID:34750-1540044000-1540049400@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Let's Learn Hiragana! DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning Japanese but not sure where to begin? Join us this fall for our popular Let’s Learn Hiragana class! \nIn this class we will learn ひらがな (hiragana)\, one of the basic components of written Japanese. Together we will learn how to read and write basic greetings\, as well as other vocabulary in Japanese. \nThis is a three week class running on the following Saturday afternoons: \n（あ）October 20: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm\n（い）October 27: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm\n（う）November 3: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm \n* As each class builds on the one before it\, we ask that you attend all classes. \nRegistration is now closed. We thank everyone for their interest. URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/hiragana2018/2018-10-20/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Language Class ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181017 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180913T160211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200120T220427Z UID:34358-1539648000-1539734399@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Noriko Maeda: Foundations DESCRIPTION:Calligraphy Exhibition\nNoriko Maeda: Foundations\nThe art of Japanese calligraphy unfolds itself in time and weaves itself through language and visual form. Although highly regarded outside of Japan\, the inner pulse of this art form is often perceived as an unfathomable mystery. \nFor years\, Noriko Maeda’s exhibitions and classes have introduced Canadian audiences to the heartbeat of calligraphy. Her speeches and works have nurtured a vocabulary for expounding the essence of her art. Noriko Maeda Foundations is the culmination of a three-year project to capture the mature form of this vocabulary in the pages of a single book. \nThis exhibition displays the collection of original works prepared for the publication and explores the broad spectrum of expressive powers harnessed by the calligrapher. In an odyssey through sight\, language\, and time\, the exhibition mirrors the structure of the book\, reveals the inner workings of Noriko’s art\, and frames a calligrapher’s view on the foundations of Japanese calligraphy. \n  \nOctober 16\, 2018– January 11\, 2019 \nShow GALLERY HOURS \nMon 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nTues 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nWed 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nThurs 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nFri 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \n  \nSaturday openings: \n11:00 am – 4:00 pm \nOctober 20\, November 3\, 17\, December 1\, 15\, January 5\, 2019 \nClosed: Other Saturdays and Sundays \nChristmas & New Year’s closing December 22\, 2018 – January 3\, 2019 \n \n  \nADMISSION: FREE \n  \nShow The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East \nHudson’s Bay Centre\, 3rd floor \nAbove Royal Bank of Canada \nwww.jftor.org 416.966.1600 x229 URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/noriko-maeda-foundations/2018-10-16/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Exhibition ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180925T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180925T203000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180809T205410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180913T204955Z UID:34033-1537900200-1537907400@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Transcending Borders: Yoko Tawada and the Fluidity of Language DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Yoko Tawada\nTranscending Borders: Yoko Tawada and the Fluidity of Language \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n*Registration for this event is now closed. Rush seating may be available 30 minutes before the event. Unclaimed seats will be released 10 minutes before the event\, if possible.* \nJoin us for a reading and conversation with the internationally-acclaimed writer Yoko Tawada as we discuss language\, literature and crossing borders. The event will be moderated by Dr. Ted Goossen and PhD candidate\, Yasmin Aly. The two will interview Yoko Tawada and explore her creative writing process\, translation in literature and how meaning can change within a language\, and how it can be used to transcend borders. \nYoko Tawada was born in Tokyo and currently resides in Berlin. She writes in Japanese and German and has won numerous literary awards. Many of her works have been translated into English and other languages. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. \nPanelist Bios: \nYoko Tawada\n \nYoko Tawada was born in Tokyo in 1960\, moved to Hamburg when she was twenty-two\, and then to Berlin in 2006. She writes in both Japanese and German\, and has published several books—stories\, novels\, poems\, plays\, essays—in both languages. She has received numerous awards for her writing including the Akutagawa Prize\, the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize\, the Tanizaki Prize\, the Kleist Prize\, and the Goethe Medal. New Directions publishes her story collections Where Europe Begins (with a Preface by Wim Wenders) and Facing the Bridge\, as well her novels The Naked Eye\, The Bridegroom Was a Dog\, Memoirs of a Polar Bear\, and The Emissary.                                                                                                                                                      [Author photo © Heike Steinweg]\n  \nTed Goossen \nTed Goossen (b. 1948) teaches Japanese literature and film at York University in Toronto. He is coeditor of Monkey Business International and the general editor of The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories\, and has published translations of stories and essays by Hiromi Kawakami\, Haruki Murakami\, Yōko Ogawa\, Sachiko Kishimoto and Naoya Shiga\, among others. \nYasmin Aly \nYasmin Aly is a researcher\, artist\, and educator invested in seeing international and local artists contribute to Toronto’s cultural landscape through critical and contextualized art that speaks to the condition of a racialized cultural existence. Born in Cairo and drawing on lived and labored experiences in Germany and Egypt\, she moved to Toronto to complete her PhD and further explore concepts of coloniality\, representation\, feminist activism\, and art. She is currently a doctoral student at the University of Toronto completing research Arab and Muslim representations in contemporary German film and literature. Aly teaches courses on German language and culture at the University of Toronto and at the Goethe-Institut. \n  \nThe titles below by Yoko Tawada will be available for purchase at the event. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCo-presented by the Goethe Institut URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/yoko_tawada/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Library ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180919T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180919T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180809T231942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T213337Z UID:34056-1537381800-1537387200@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:SPIRIT OF JAPAN: SHINTO & GAGAKU DESCRIPTION:SPIRIT OF JAPAN: SHINTO & GAGAKU\nJapanese Traditional Religion and Music\n(Introduction of Shinto and Gagaku performance) \nYou may think Japan is the country of Buddhism. In fact\, there are various Buddhist temples in Kyoto\, Nara and everywhere in Japan\, and the concept of “Zen” is also familiar. On the other hand\, quite many Japanese enjoy Christmas and Halloween\, and visit Shinto shrines from time to time. \nShinto is Japanese indigenous religion\, which does not have a founder\, dogmas and a holy scripture. However\, it has been kept as a part of Japanese life (custom) for more than a few thousand years\, and for example\, millions of people visit Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine in Tokyo for the New Year’s first shrine visit to make prayers. \n \nShinto priests of this Meiji Jingu will come to The Japan Foundation\, Toronto this September\, and have an introductory talk about Shinto\, the concept of the relation with nature as you can see the forest (picture) surrounding Meiji Jingu\, and the connection with the life of Japanese people. \nGagaku –traditional music- has an important role at Shinto ritual ceremonies. Slow and mellow music will lead you to feel Japanese culture rooted into the ancient times of the country. In this event\, some music will be performed by three musical instruments (Sho\, Hichiriki\, Ryuteki). Furthermore\, performers (Shinto priests) will give you instructions if you want to challenge/try to play it! \n  \n【日本語】 \n日本は仏教の国というイメージをお持ちの方も多いのではないかと思います。京都や奈良、日本全国には様々な寺院があり、禅という概念にも親しみがあります。一方で、クリスマスやハロウィンを楽しみ、正月には神社に参拝をします。 \n神道は日本古来の信仰で、創始者や教義・経典を持っていません。しかし、今日もなお日本人の生活の一部として残っており、例えば、東京にある明治神宮は正月の一週間で数百万人の参拝者で賑わいます。この明治神宮からやってきた神職が、神道について、そして広大な森に象徴される神道と自然との関わり、生活との関わりについて解説します。 \n  \n神道のお祭りには雅楽が欠かせません。ゆったりとした曲調は、遥か遠い昔に根付いている日本の文化を感じさせてくれます。このイベントの中では、三管（笙・篳篥・笛）という小編成で、数曲演奏される予定です。また、参加者の中から希望者には、この雅楽器に挑戦してもらう時間も設けられます。 \n  \nBio: \nMember: Moriyasu Ito\, Atsuki Katayama\, Takanaga Tsutsumi \nMoriyasu Ito graduated from Kyoto University and earned Bachelor of Law. He entered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993 and studied at Trent University in Canada as a trainee\, and was posted to Karachi in Pakistan as a cultural attache and vice consul for three years. Back to Tokyo in 1999\, he left the ministry in 2003 and entered Meiji Jingu and became a Shinto priest after studying at Kokugakuin University. He is a Chief of the International relation division at Meiji Jingu Intercultural Research Institute. He plays the Sho (Japanese wind instrument assembling panpipes). \nAtsuki Katayama graduated from Kokugakuin University in 2003\, and entered Meiji Jingu in the same year. His father is serving at Hitomaro Jinja (Shinto shrine)\, dedicated to the spirit of a poetry Kakinomoto-no Hitomaro (A.D. 660-724)\, in Yamaguchi prefecture.  He became a Shinto priest in 2008 after serving as a trainee for 5 years at Meiji Jingu. Currently he belongs to the Ritual division. He plays Ryuteki (dragon flute). \nTakanaga Tsutsumi lives in the life close to Shinto\, since his mother was born in the family serving at Kumano-hongu Taisha (Shinto shrine) in Wakayama prefecture. After he studied low at Tokai University\, he decided to be a Shinto priest\, and entered Kokugakuin University to take one year intensive course for the qualification to be a priest. He has been serving at Meiji Jingu for three years as a trainee\, now. He plays the Hichiriki (small double-reed instrument). URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/shinto-gagaku/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Performance ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180913T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180913T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180730T163124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180730T163151Z UID:33837-1536863400-1536868800@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Harmony Between Morality and Business: The Philosophy of Shibusawa Eiichi DESCRIPTION:Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931) is regarded as the father of Japanese capitalism. He founded nearly 500 enterprises and economic organizations\, most of which operate to this day. Equally dedicated to social and public welfare\, he launched 600 philanthropic programs in many areas\, including social welfare\, education\, and international exchange. His basic philosophy in the management of businesses was the harmony between morality and business. In recent years his thought has drawn increasing international attention for its ethical vision of capitalism as an alternative to the untrammeled profit-seeking and capital accumulation characteristic of contemporary market economies. His most famous work\, The Analects and the Abacus\, has been translated into Chinese nine times. This lecture will offer an overview of Shibusawa Eiichi’s thought\, its roots in Confucian ethics\, and its implications for 21st-century economic systems. \n\nAtsushi Moriya is a writer and a researcher. He is an expert in ancient Chinese thought and the thought of Shibusawa Eiichi\, and has translated Shibusawa Eiichi’s books into modern Japanese. His translation of Shibusawa’s The Analects and the Abacus has sold over 130\,000 copies. \nCo-Sponsored by: URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/atsushi-moriya/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Lecture GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180912T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180912T130000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180829T164137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190307T231830Z UID:34203-1536753600-1536757200@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:"Bring your own Bento" - Drop-in Lunchtime Language Lessons DESCRIPTION:Have you been thinking about learning a new language but haven’t been able to find the time?\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is happy to offer a monthly drop-in starter Japanese-language lesson series over the lunch hour! In these lessons\, we will introduce helpful words and expressions to get you started on the path to communicating in Japanese! \nSo if you are in the Yonge/Bloor area\, why not stop by and sample the Japan Foundation’s approach to teaching the Japanese language? And these lessons are B.Y.O.B. (“bring your own bento“)\, so please feel free to bring your lunch with you! \nLessons are held the second Wednesday of every month at 12:15 pm\, and run for approximately 30 minutes. \nUpcoming Schedule: (subject to change) \n\nJanuary 9: Winter in Japan ❄\nFebruary 13: Japanese for Valentines\nMarch 13: “Let’s go see the cherry blossoms!”\nApril 10: Topic TBD\n\n… with more to come! \nRegistration is not required\, but space is limited so please feel free to let us know you will be joining us using the form below! \nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at koza@jftor.org! URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/byob-2018/2018-09-12/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Language Class ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180830T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180830T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180730T151226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180830T141940Z UID:33822-1535653800-1535659200@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Studio Ghibli & Kenji Miyazawa: Viewing Hayao Miyazaki's animated films through the works of Kenji Miyazawa DESCRIPTION:This event will relate two Studio Ghibli films\, “My Neighbor Totoro” and “From Up On Poppy Hill”\, to the works of Kenji Miyazawa\, a well-known Japanese children’s literature writer. “My Neighbor Totoro” has been described as “one of the most beloved of all family films without ever having been much promoted or advertised” by film critic\, Roger Ebert. However\, it is not well known that this movie depicts environmental issues. On the other hand\, “From Up On Poppy Hill\,” written by Hayao Miyazaki\, is generally accepted as a romantic movie\, but actually it is considered to support pacifism. This event will show how Hayao Miyazaki’s movies deal with issues that are shared globally while depicting Japanese culture and society. \nRegistration is now closed. We thank everyone for their interest. Rush seating MAY be available on the day of the event. \n\nMiyuki Yonemura is a professor in the School of Letters at Senshu University\, in the Department of Japanese Literature and Culture\, a vice chairperson of the Japan Society for Animation Studies (JSAS)\, and a director of the Japan Society for Children’s Literature. Her major fields of study are the culture of animation and Japanese modern literature. \n  \n  \nKoji Okuda was born in Hiroshima\, Japan in 1959. He completed his PhD at the University of Nagoya in 2014 and is now a professor in the Faculty of Education at Aichi University of Education. His current research project is on the acceptance of Japanese culture in the colonial era for which he received a Grant-in Aid for Scientific Research. \n  \n  \nIn conjunction with these two lectures\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto is co-presenting with The Revue Cinema the two anime films featured in the talks. Both films will be screening at The Revue Cinema theatre\, as part of the ongoing Anime! At the Revue series sponsored by The Beguiling. \nMore details about the August 25th\, 4:00 PM screening of My Neighbor Totoro here > \nMore details about the August 26th 4:00 PM screening of From Up on Poppy Hill here > URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/yonemura-okuda/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180824T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180824T193000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180814T224651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T144103Z UID:34079-1535135400-1535139000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Dento Geino Traditional Performing Arts Screening Series DESCRIPTION:Dentō Geinō Traditional Performing Arts Screening Series 2018\nFrom the collection in the archive of The Japan Foundation\, Toronto twelve short cultural documentary films will be screened in conjunction with Noh Masks Onstage: An Exhibition of Photographs by Yoshiaki Kanda. \nAll screenings start at 6:30 p.m. \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor St. E. Suite 300 \n3rd floor of Hudson’s Bay Centre\, above Royal Bank \nAdmission free \nReservation required www.jftor.org/event/dento-geino/ \n  \ntel: 416.966.1600 ext. 229 \n \nFriday\, August 24\, 2018 \n6:30 P.M. The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nDentō Geinō Traditional Performing Arts Screening Series I \n\nThe Taiko: Drums of Japan\, 20 minutes\n\nWide range and variety of the tradition of taiko drums. \n\nMaking of Giant Taiko Drum\, 26 minutes\n\nAsano Taiko Studio of Ishikawa prefecture produces a giant drum. \n  \n \nWednesday\, August 29\, 2018 \n6:30 P.M.  The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nDentō Geinō Traditional Performing Arts Screening Series II \n\nIntroduction to Kyōgen\, Part I Masks and Costumes\, 30 minutes\nIntroduction to Kyōgen\, Part II Utai Chant & Mai Dance \, 30 minutes\n\nKyōgen comedy is introduced in a program series in two parts. \n\nKyōgen Master Nomura Mansaku\, His  Last “Fox” \, 26 minutes\n\nPhysically and spiritually the most challenging piece of Kyōgen is Tsurigitsune (Fox Trapping).  One of the most respected masters of our generation prepares for his last performance of the “Fox” in his career. \n  \n \nTuesday\, September 4\, 20186:30 P.M. The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nDentō Geinō Traditional Performing Arts Screening Series III \n\nNoh Masks: Lady Aoi \, 26 minutes\n\nA masterpiece of Noh theatre is introduced from the viewpoint of masks in the performance by Kurōemon Katayama. \n\nNomura Manzō VII\, Kyōgen Master\, 50 minutes\n\nDocumentary about the living national treasure performer. \n  \nFriday\, September 21\, 2018 \n6:30 P.M. The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nDentō Geinō Traditional Performing Arts Screening Series IV \n\nKōken\, 44 minutes\n\nStage assistants on the Kabuki stage. \n\nThe Man in Black in Super Kabuki\, 27 minutes\n\nJuen Ichikawa’s devoted collaboration with Ennosuke III in Super Kabuki. \n  \n \nThursday\, September 27\, 2018 \n6:30 P.M. . The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nDentō Geinō Traditional Performing Arts Screening Series V \n\nThe First Dōjōji\, 47 minutes\n\nDōjōji is the initiation piece for Noh actors to be accepted as a true professional. \n\nNoh Masks: Izutsu\, 30 minutes\n\nA masterpiece of Noh theatre is introduced from the viewpoint of the mask recreated by Yasuemon Hori. URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/dento-geino/2018-08-24/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180820T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180820T203000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180802T215025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180816T183522Z UID:33981-1534789800-1534797000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Noh Theatre Lecture by Masayuki Nakamura DESCRIPTION:Noh Theatre Lecture by Masayuki Nakamura\nIn conjunction with with the current exhibition Masks Onstage: Noh Theatre Photography by Yoshiaki Kanda\, the Japan Foundation\, Toronto will be hosting a lecture by the director of the Yokohama Noh Theatre Masayuki Nakamura. \nReservations are now closed. We thank you all for your interest. \nExhibition details here > URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/noh-theatre-lecture/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180817T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180817T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180719T140544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T233743Z UID:33713-1534528800-1534536000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Japanese Study Fair ・ 日本語学習フェア DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in studying Japanese but don’t know where to begin?\nDo you understand some Japanese but are looking to put your skills to the test? \nCome to the Japan Foundation\, Toronto for our Japanese Study Fair! \nJapanese language schools from all around the GTA will be there to share information about their programs\, including booths and presentations. \nThis year we will also feature a talk by J-rock North Promotions Inc.!\nEstablished in 2005\, J-rock North Promotions Inc. (JNP) is a booking and promotions company based in Toronto that specializes in bringing Japanese talent to Canada. \nCheck out their J-Music Festival Music and Talent Showcase at the JCCC on August 10-12th! \nFor a full schedule and list of participating organizations\, CLICK HERE.\n*The schedule and presenters are subject to change without notice. \n \nRSVP for the event using the form below.\n(Drop-ins are also welcome!)\n\nInquiries:\nMs. Noriko Saito　email: nsaito@jftor.org　tel: 416-966-1600 x 224 URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/studyfair2018/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Language Class ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180801 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180703T200629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T200903Z UID:33540-1532995200-1533081599@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:“Japanese Together” Information Sessions DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in learning more about our year-long “Japanese Together” language courses? \nThis summer\, we will be hosting drop-in information sessions for the three levels that will be available in the 2018-2019 school year: \n・Starter Course: Japanese Together 1\n・Elementary Course: Japanese Together 2\n・Intermediate Course: Japanese Together 5 \nIf you would like to know more about how our classes are run\, or are not quite sure which level is right for you\, please join us for one or more of these information sessions! Each one will contain a general overview of our classes\, as well as sample activities to let you know what level of Japanese will be covered and what will be expected of students. \n* Please note that these information sessions are not language classes. \nInformation Sessions Schedule\nSessions will be held at the same time as the courses we are offering in September\, with the same content repeated when a level has multiple sessions. (For example\, both “Japanese Together 1” sessions will cover the same information and sample activities.) \nIn particular\, as some of our courses can be of a seemingly similar level\, if you are not sure which level is right for you\, or if you find the level of the information session you attended was too easy or too difficult\, we invite you to try out the other levels as well! \n\n\n\n\nStarter Course:\nJapanese Together 1\n\nSession 1: Thursday\, August 23rd\n1:30 pm – 2:30 pm\nSession 2: Thursday\, August 23rd\n6:30 pm – 7:30 pm\n\n\n\nElementary Course:\nJapanese Together 2\n\nSession 1: Tuesday\, July 31st\n1:30 pm – 2:30 pm\nSession 2: Tuesday\, July 31st\n6:30 pm – 7:30 pm\n\n\n\nIntermediate Course:\nJapanese Together 5\n\nSession 1: Wednesday\, August 1st\n6:00 pm – 7:00 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n* Each session is held on the same day and time as the corresponding course starting in September\, and will run for approximately 1 hour. \nWhat is “Japanese Together?”\nAt the Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, we offer term-based Japanese Together language courses using the textbook series Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture\, which was developed by the Japan Foundation. Marugoto is a textbook based on the Japan Foundation Standard for Japanese Language Education (or “JF Standard” – for more information\, please click here). Through studying with us in our Japanese Together language courses\, you will learn to complete various “Can-do” in Japanese! \nWe offer courses for everyone from complete beginners (Japanese Together 1) to intermediate speakers(Japanese Together 5). \nNot sure which level is right for you?\nClick here for an online level checker which will guide you to see which “Japanese Together” course might be suitable for your current level. \n  \nInquiries\nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at koza@jftor.org! URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/info-sessions2018/2018-07-31/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Language Class ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180727 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180627T143015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200616T233643Z UID:33305-1532563200-1532649599@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Marugoto Summer Sampler 2018 DESCRIPTION:This summer\, the Japan Foundation\, Toronto (JFT) once again has a mini-course for anyone who wants to take Japanese for a test-run: Marugoto Summer Sampler! \nOver 3 classes students will gain the knowledge and skills to start talking about themselves and their world in Japanese\, as well as be given the resources to continue their study of the Japanese language long after the course ends. \n☀ Course Content & Schedule\nThis course runs for 3 Thursdays in the summer (July 26th and August 2nd and 9th)\, with 2 sessions for you to choose from: \n・Session 1: Thursday afternoons: 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm\n・Session 2: Thursday evenings: 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm  \nIn each class\, not only will we look at the Japanese language\, but also showcase Japanese culture and various Japanese resources available at the JFT! \nJoin us this summer to learn how to talk about FOOD!\nIn this course we will cover:\n\n\n\nJuly 26th: \n・Japanese writing systems\n・Structure of the Japanese language\n・Introduction to study resources\nAugust 2nd & 9th: \n・Talking about your favourite food\n・Reading a menu in Japanese\n・Ordering at a restaurant\n\n\n\n… and more!\n\n\n\n☀ A new learning approach: Marugoto\nThis course will cover content from Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture (Starter A1 Katsudoo Coursebook for communicative language activities & Starter A1 Rikai Coursebook for communicative language competences) – textbooks designed by the Japan Foundation specifically for adult learners. Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture invites learners to learn not only Japanese\, but also Japanese culture alongside the language. \nAnd if you find you enjoy learning with Marugoto\, why not join us in the fall for our year-long Japanese Together language courses? \n  \n* Please note that this course is only for adult learners. You must be 18 years or older to register. URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/summer-sampler-2018/2018-07-26/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Language Class ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180723T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180723T150000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180704T221318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180719T201231Z UID:33624-1532350800-1532358000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:SUMMER Films: A Letter to Momo DESCRIPTION:A Letter to Momo ももへの手紙\nDirected by Hiroyuki Okiura (2012) 120 minutes \n  \nA heartwarming animated fantasy from Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade director Hiroyuki Okiura that was seven years in the making. With the assistance of key animation supervisor Ando Masashi (Spirited Away)\, Okiura presents a richly expressive depiction of the beautiful scenery of Japan’s Seto Inland Sea region. Winner of the New York International Children’s Film Festival’s Best Feature Film Grand Prize. An 11-year-old girl named Momo (voice: Miyama Karen) moves to a tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea. She continues to cling to the memory of her late father who left her an unfinished letter\, and finds herself unable to adjust to her new lifestyle or make friends. Then one day\, she is visited by three bizarre creatures. \nAwards\nJapan Media Arts Festival 2011 Animation Division Excellence Prize\nNew York Int’l Children’s Film Festival 2012 Best Feature Film Grand Prize\nFuture Film Festival 2012 Platinum Grand Prize\nAniFest 2012 Best Feature Film Prize\nFantasia Film Festival 2012 Best Animated Feature Film Public Prize URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/summer-films-a-letter-to-momo/2018-07-23/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180721T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180721T163000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180622T160244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T201828Z UID:33417-1532179800-1532190600@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Continuing Learning Japanese 27: Japanese as a Heritage Language Education in Ontario DESCRIPTION:日本語教師情報交換会：日本語学習を継続させる 27\nカナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター \nトロント及びトロント近郊ではさまざまな年齢とレベルの学習者を対象に日本語教育が行われていますが、実際に教えている教師たちはほかの教育機関で行われていること、時には同じプログラム内であっても、自分以外の先生がしていることをあまりよく知らないのが現状だと思います。今、自分の目の前にいる学習者がどのような環境で何を学んできたのかを知り、そして今後彼らが日本語学習を継続するにあたりどのような選択肢があるのかを知ることは、教師にとって大変意味のあることだと考えます。また、教師間のネットワークを活性化させることにより、さまざまなレベルでの意見交換が頻繁に行われることにもなるでしょう。カナダ日本語教育振興会（CAJLE）と国際交流基金トロント日本文化センターでは、2009年12月より、日本語教育機関やプログラム間の“アーティキュレーション（連携、継続性）”のための素地を築くことを目指した集まりを企画してまいりました。 \n第27回目となる今回はオンタリオ州各地での「継承語としての日本語教育」への取り組みのご紹介を予定しております。それぞれの学校における新しい教材や独自の活動について、実際の生徒達の成果物なども紹介しながらご案内する予定です。 \nまた、今回の情報交換会は、直接会場にお見えになれない方のためにオンラインでの参加を可能にいたしました。オンライン参加をご希望の方は以下の参加方法をご確認ください。 \n参加ご希望の方は、会場、または、オンラインでの参加に関わらず、本ページ下段よりお申し込みください。 \n日時：2018年7月21日（土）　午後1時30分～ 4時30分　（開場：午後1時）（東部時間）\n会場：国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario \nスケジュール： \n\n\n\n1:00 pm\n開場\n\n\n1:30 pm\n開会\n\n\n1:40 pm\n複文化・複言語主義に基づいた継承語としての日本語教育の可能性\n田中香織　国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター\n\n\n2:10 pm\n学校紹介 \n1．キングストン日本語教室（オンタリオ州キングストン市）：青木恵子先生\n2．さくら日本語学校（オンタリオ州ウォータールー市）：内田道世先生、国実久美子先生\n3．森のまち日本語学校（オンタリオ州ロンドン市）：マケボイ真紀子先生（幼稚部担当）、内原卓海先生（小学生高学年２組担当）\n\n\n3:55 pm\nネットワーキング\n\n\n4:30 pm\n閉会\n＊発表者の方々とお話されたい参加者の方のために、会場は5時ごろまで開けておきます。\n\n\n\nオンラインでの参加方法： \n● 今回はZoomというオンライン会議システムを利用いたします。\n● 発表者によるプレゼンの間、参加者はチャットボックスを使って質問をすることができますが、会場での質問が多い場合はオンラインからの質問には対応できない場合もあります。\n● 本情報交換会の録画は行いません。終了後に録画を視聴する機会はございませんので、あらかじめご理解ください。 \n必要な機材： \n● インターネット接続\n● マイクとカメラ （パソコンに内蔵されているもので大丈夫です。）\n● イヤホン（ハウリングを防ぐのに必要です。）\n● スマホやタブレットの方は専用のアプリが必要です。（Zoomのアカウントは必要ありません。） \nZoomの利用方法： \n● 参加登録確認の際に「Meeting ID」が送付されますので、そのリンクを開いてください。プログラムがダウンロードされ、自動的に接続されます。場合によっては5分ほどかかる場合もありますので、初めて利用される場合は5分ほど前にはリンクを開いてください。\n● スマートフォンやタブレットの場合は、 予め ZOOM Cloud Meeting というアプリをダウンロードしてください。アプリを開いてから、参加登録確認の際送付される「Meeting ID」を入力するとご参加になれます。 \niTunes　https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307\nAndroid　https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings \n ＊ご質問等ございましたら、担当者までご連絡願います。 \n担当：\n国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター　齋藤典子\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org　　Web site: www.jftor.org \nCAJLE　小室リー郁子\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca　　Web site: http://www.cajle.info/ \n  \nInformation Exchange Meeting for Japanese Language Teachers:\nContinuing Learning Japanese 27\nCanadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nJapanese is taught at several secondary schools in Toronto and its surrounding areas. Yet\, it appears that teachers do not know much about the other institutions\, courses or programmes. This lack of understanding can sometimes be found even within the same institution. We believe that it is very important and necessary for teachers to know what their current students have previously studied and in what type of environment that education took place. Similarly\, it is important to be informed of the available learning opportunities for students who wish to continue studying Japanese.  We believe it is essential for teachers to build a strong and active network that enables them to communicate with one another. Since December 2009\, the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE) and the Japan Foundation\, Toronto have been co-organizing events to build a good foundation for the articulation of Japanese language education. \nFor the 27th event of the series\, we will introduce initiatives in “Japanese as a heritage language education” in various places in Ontario. The education institutions will introduce their programs while showcasing new teaching materials and unique activities along with actual samples of students’ school work. \nFor those who cannot come to JFT\, online participation will also be available. Please confirm the details of how to participate online below. \nWe ask that those who participate both in person and online please register using the form below. \nDate: Saturday\, July 21st\, 2018\nTime: 1:30 pm EDT to 5:00 pm EDT (Doors open at 1pm EDT)\nPlace: The Japan Foundation\, Toronto    　　　2 Bloor Street East\, Suite 300\, Toronto\, Ontario \nSchedule: \n\n\n\n1:00 pm\nDoors open\n\n\n1:30 pm\nIntroduction\n\n\n1:40 pm\nPresentation: The Potential of Japanese as a Heritage Language Education Based on the Concept of Pluriculturalism / Plurilingualism\nKaori Tanaka\, The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\n\n\n2:10 pm\nSchool Presentations: \n1．Kingston Japanese Language School\, Kingston ON: (Keiko Aoki)\n2．Sakura Japanese Language School\, Waterloo\, ON: (Michiyo Uchida\, Kumiko Kunizane)\n3．Forest City Japanese School\, London ON: Makiko McEvoy (Kindergarten)\, Takumi Uchihara (Elementary School)\n\n\n3:55 pm\nNetworking\n\n\n4:30 pm\nClosing\n* The venue will remain open until around 5pm for those who wish to remain a bit longer.\n\n\n\nHow to participate online: \n● The system we use for the workshop is “Zoom”\n● During the workshop\, online participants can ask the presenter questions using the chat box. However\, the lecturer may not be able to answer all online questions depending on the situation.\n● This information exchange meeting will not be recorded. We appreciate your understanding that there will be no opportunity to watch the event online after the fact. \nRequired gadgets: \n● Internet connection\n● Mic & Camera\n● Earphones or head set\n● Goggle account (if you would like to ask questions using the chat box) \nHow to use Zoom: \n● The link or “Meeting ID” will be sent to those who register in the workshop. The program is downloaded automatically and you can connect the site automatically. It may take more than 5 minutes especially for the first time\, please open the link more than 5 minutes ago for those who use the system first time.\n● For those who will use smart phones and tablets\, please download the application called “ZOOM Cloud Meeting” before the event. After opening the application\, input the “Meeting ID”. \niTunes　https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307\nAndroid　https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings \nFor Inquiries:\nNoriko Saito (The Japan Foundation\, Toronto)\nE-mail: nsaito@jftor.org　　Web site: www.jftor.org \nIkuko Komuro-Lee (CAJLE)\nE-mail: ikuko.komuro.lee@utoronto.ca　　Web site: http://www.cajle.info/ URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/keizoku27/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180720T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180720T203000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180531T195149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200617T191447Z UID:33003-1532111400-1532118600@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:PRIDE Films > Kakera: A Piece of our life DESCRIPTION:  \n\nKakera: A Piece of our life カケラ\n\nJuly 20\, 2018 6:30 PM\n\nDirected by Momoko Ando [2009] 107 min.\n\n\n\n\nCelebrate Pride with us this summer by watching four films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan. \nA film adaptation of the comic “Love Vibes” by popular manga artist\, Erika Sakurazawa\, Kakera stars Hikari Mitsushima\, from the multi-award winning film Love Exposure (Ai no mukidashi)\, in the lead. The film was released at the same time in Tokyo and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London\, making a simultaneous premiere in Japan and England. Music is by James Iha. \nCollege student Haru (Hikari Mitsushima) is stuck in an unfulfilling relationship with a boyfriend that’s just not right for her. One day\, Rico (Eriko Nakamura)\, a “medical artist” who makes prosthetic body parts\, strikes up a conversation with her. Rico believes that gender has nothing to do with love. The two quickly become intimately involved… \nThis is the first film directed by Momoko Ando\, who is the daughter of actor-turned-director Eiji Okuda and actress Kaz Ando. Her younger sister\, Sakura Ando also collaborated on her next film\, the critically acclaimed “0.5 mm” (2010)\, which we screened at JFT in the Japanese Women Directors film series during International Women’s Month in March 2018. \n\n\nPremiere\nWorld Premiere: Raindance Film Festival 2009 \nFilm Festivals\, Awards\nKinotayo-FESTIVAL DU FILM JAPONAIS CONTEMPORAIN 2009 Prix Nikon de la Belle image\nStockholm International Film Festival Official Entry 2009\nShinsedai Cinema Festival 2010\nJapanese Film Festival Nippon Connection 2010\nGlasgow Film Festival 2010 \n\n\n\n\n\nPride Film Series: \n\n\n\nTABOO Directed by Nagisa Oshima\n\n\n\nHUSH! Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi\n\n\n\nLILY FESTIVAL Directed by Sachi Hamano\n\n\n\nKAKERA Directed by Momoko Ando URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pride-films-kakera/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180719 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181006 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180705T195302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191223T221547Z UID:33656-1531958400-1538783999@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Masks Onstage: Noh Theatre Photography Exhibition DESCRIPTION:  \nMasks Onstage: \nNoh Theatre Photography Exhibition\nPresented by The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \nIn association with the Yokohama Noh Theatre \nPhotography Yoshiaki Kanda \n能面舞台写真展\n主催: 国際交流基金トロント日本文化センター\n協力: 横浜能楽堂\n写真撮影: 神田佳明\nMasks are one of the most characteristic elements of Noh Theatre. Designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO\, commonly called World Heritage\, in 2001\, Noh Theatre has been developing and maintaining an elaborate theatre form since its establishment in the 14th century. The unique use of masks in Noh results not only in physical changes in the facial appearance of the actor\, but also an actual change in the reality of the whole fiction\, which can be much larger than life and profoundly spiritual. \n \nIn far more than half of the Noh plays the main characters are ghosts. Gods and goddesses are conjured on stage not as deus ex machina\, but as the main characters. Spirits of plants and animals can be the leads. A large portion of the stories is based on the great classic literature\, such as The Tale of Genji and The Tale of Ise\, and epic legends of warlord samurai. The Noh masks connect us to the mythical world and we can embrace the reality of the magic and grandeur of these god-like characters. \nThe masks are surprisingly small\, not completely covering the actors’ faces. The masks are placed high on the actor’s face\, towards the forehead\, like a symbol of the character. The performer’s view through the eyeholes is so limited that actors can only mark their own positions by viewing the four pillars at the corners of the stage. These facts can make the Noh masks seem dysfunctional\, but these are all a result of the mask’s function being to build a myth for whole theatre rather than only assisting the wearer to be in character. \nAt a first quick look\, the masks seem motionless: However\, on stage subtle changes in the angle of the mask can suggest a range of emotions\, such as anger\, joy\, and sadness. In this exhibition\, the stage photo and the close-up of the mask are paired. Photographer Yoshiaki Kanda (1937–) specializes in Noh Theatre and has been following performances at the Yokohama Noh Theatre since its inaugural opening in 1996. \nWe invite you to the universe of Noh Theatre through the images of masks in action and in details. \n  \nShow GALLERY HOURS \nMon 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nTues 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nWed 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \nThurs 11:30 am – 6:30 pm EXTENDED HOURS \nFri 11:30 am – 4:30 pm \n  \nSaturday openings: \n11:00 am – 4:00 pm \nJuly 21\, August 11\, 25\, September 8\, 22 \nClosed: Other Saturdays and Sundays \nAugust 6 (Civic Holiday)\, September 3 (Labour Day) \n \n  \nADMISSION: FREE \n  \nShow The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East \nHudson’s Bay Centre\, 3rd floor \nAbove Royal Bank of Canada \nwww.jftor.org 416.966.1600 x229 URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/noh-masks-onstage/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Exhibition ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180718T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180718T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180615T192412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180709T153229Z UID:33294-1531938600-1531944000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Coffee Life & Work in Japan DESCRIPTION:Coffee has been a beverage of significance in Japan since it was first brought to Japan by Portuguese and Dutch traders in the 17th century. It configured social and personal spaces from the late 19th century\, well before the current boom in specialty coffee. These cafes and kissaten witness social change and change in taste and culture; their histories reflect Japan’s own\, and global transformations as well. One such change is in the nature of work\, the work lives of customers as well as work in cafes and in coffee itself. \nThis talk also reflects on the writing of the book\, Coffee Life in Japan\, changes since it was written\, and the June 2018 publication of the Japanese language edition of the work. \nA coffee tasting\, courtesy of Hatch Coffee\, will take place before the event at 6:00pm. \n \nRegistration is now closed. We thank everyone for their interest. Rush seating MAY be available on the day of the event. \n\nMerry White received her A.B. in Anthropology\, A.M. in Comparative Literature\, and PhD in Sociology from Harvard University where she also taught and administered programs in education and East Asian Studies. In 1987 she began teaching at Boston University in the Department of Anthropology. She has also been a food professional and journalist. Her research areas include family and social policy\, education and food anthropology. Her books include studies of Japanese families\, of Japanese adolescents and of Japan’s schools. Helping to establish a coffee growing cooperative in Northeast Cambodia\, she also helped export beans to Japan\, and to create conduits for charitable giving related to this project. Recently\, she co-curated an exhibition of Japanese cooking utensils\, “Objects of Use and Beauty: Japanese Culinary Tools\,” at the Fuller Craft Museum near Boston. URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/merry-white/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Lecture ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180711T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180711T150000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180619T213711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180628T190817Z UID:33434-1531314000-1531321200@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Online EdCamp for Japanese Language Teachers DESCRIPTION:JFT Online EdCamp for Japanese Language Teachers\nThe JFT Online EdCamp for Japanese Language Teachers is a study group where the participants play leading roles. \nDiscussion topics are decided on by participants on the spot. Participants are welcome to suggest topics related to any problems they may have or something they want to hear others’ opinions on\, etc. The goal is not to listen success stories\, but for participants to work together to solve problems. \nExamples of topics currently requested are:\n● Efficient kanji teaching methods for Chinese students\n● What do you do if students cannot remember hiragana or katakana at all?\n● Recruitment and retention\n● Separating kanji-ken and non-kanji-ken students\n● Examples of the Communicative Approach\, etc. \nWhoever suggests the topic decides what language it will be discussed in. Please do not refrain from requesting whichever language you feel most comfortable using: English\, French\, or Japanese. \nEdCamp sessions will not be recorded\, so participants can feel free to share negative experiences\, etc. \nThe first 5 minutes will be an explanation of EdCamp and deciding on the topics\, and then participants will divide into small groups for two 50-minute discussions. \nIf you would like to learn more about EdCamp\, please check out the following videos:\nExplanation by Mr. Murakami in Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikn8Pp1y4as (10 min 15 sec)\neduawesome.com: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr7teMAk-hA (1 min 16 sec) \nTime & Date: Wednesday\, July 11\, 2018   1pm – 3pm EST\nTime in your local area (timeanddate.com): https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=EdCampJFT&iso=20180711T13&p1=250&ah=2\nLimit of Participants: 100 (Canadian participants have priority for the first 60 spots.)\nFee: Free\nLanguage: Although the moderator will use Japanese\, each session leader (the person who suggests the topic) will decide the language.\nParticipation: Online (You can participate at home) \nHow to participate online:\n● The system we use for the workshop is “Zoom”\n● If you have a topic you’d like to suggest\, please post it in the chat box. Topics will be chosen in the order they are posted; the first four topics will be the topics in the first session\, and the next four topics (fifth to eighth) will be topics of the second session.\n● The first session will start from around 1:05 pm EDT. Groups will be formed for each topic\, and participants will choose which discussion to enter. You can move freely from group to group during the session.\n● The second session will start from 2:00 pm EDT\n● The last 5 minutes is reserved for sharing feedback.\n● Please note: the schedule may change if there are more topics requested during the registration period. \nRequired gadgets: \n● Internet connection\n● Mic & Camera\n● Earphones or head set \nHow to use Zoom: \n● The link or “Meeting ID” will be sent to those who register in the workshop. The program is downloaded automatically and you can connect the site automatically. It may take more than 5 minutes especially for the first time\, please open the link more than 5 minutes ago for those who use the system first time.\n● For those who will use smart phones and tablets\, please download the application called “ZOOM Cloud Meeting” before the event. After opening the application\, input the “Meeting ID”. \niTunes　https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307\nAndroid　https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings \nWe are looking forward to everyone joining us!\nRegistration: Please register online at https://goo.gl/forms/TyOL5DiEOWZKptO33\nIf you have any questions\, please feel free to contact:\nNoriko Saito　nsaito@jftor.org　416‐966‐1600 ext. 224 \n\nJFT日本語教師オンラインEdCampのお知らせ\nJFT日本語教師オンラインEdCampは、参加者が主役の勉強会です。 \n最先端の成功事例を聞くのではなく、現場の問題を解決するのが目的です。 \n話し合うトピックはその場で皆さんから受け付けます。困っていることや、他の人の意見を聞きたい人はお気軽にトピックを提案してください。 \n現在応募があったトピック例は以下の通りです。\n● 中国語が母語の学生への効率的漢字教授法\n● ひらがなやカタカナを全く覚えない生徒がいる場合、どうしますか。\n● Recruitment and retention\n● Separating kanji-ken and non-kanji-ken students\n● Communicative approachの実例、等 \n何語で話し合うかはトピックを提案する人が決めます。日本語、英語、フランス語のいずれから選んでください。 \n録画はされませんので、失敗談の共有なども気軽にできます。 \n最初に5分の説明とトピックの受付があり、そのあと小グループに分かれたディスカッション（50分）2回を予定しています。 \nEdCampについてもっとよく知りたい方は、こちらのビデオをご覧ください。\n村上講師による日本語の解説：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikn8Pp1y4as （10分15秒)\neduawesome.com による英語の短いビデオ：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr7teMAk-hA（1分16秒） \n日時：7月11日（水）午後1時～3時（東部時間）\n各地での実施時間（時差の自動計算サイト）：https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=EdCampJFT&iso=20180711T13&p1=250&ah=2\n定員：100名（うち60名はカナダ在住者優先）\n受講費：無料（要申込）\n使用言語：モデレーターは簡単な日本語を話しますが、それぞれのセッションは日本語、英語、フランス語のうち、セッションリーダー（トピックを提案した人）が指定します。\n参加：オンライン（ご自宅から参加できます） \n参加方法：\n● Zoomというオンライン会議システムを利用いたします。\n● 最初にトピックを受け付けます。話し合ったり相談したいトピックがある人はチャットボックスに投稿してください。先着順です。最初の4名のトピックが第1セッションのトピックになります。5番目から8番目に受付たトピックが第2セッションのトピックになります。\n● その後グループに分かれてトピックについて話し合います。好きなグループに入ってください。途中で別のグループに移動してもいいです。\n● 2:00（東部時間）から同じように2回目のセッションを行います。\n● 最後に5分程度、全体で振り返りを行います。\n（申し込みのアンケートでトピックが多そうなときは時間配分の変更があるかもしれません） \n必要なもの： \n● インターネット接続\n● マイクとカメラ （パソコンに内蔵されているものでも大丈夫です。）\n● イヤホン（ハウリングを防ぐのに必要です）\n● スマホやタブレットの方は専用のアプリが必要です。\n（Zoomのアカウントは必要ありません） \nZoomの利用方法： \n● パソコンの場合は、お申し込みの後に主催者から送られるリンクを開いてください。小さなプログラムがダウンロードされ、自動的に接続されます。場合によっては5分ほどかかる場合もありますので、初めて利用される場合は5分ほど前にはリンクを開いてください。\n● スマートフォンやタブレットの場合は、 予め ZOOM Cloud Meeting のアプリをダウンロードしてください。アプリを開いてから、お申し込みの際に送付される「Meeting ID」 を入力すると、ご参加になれます。 \niTunes　https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307\nAndroid　https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings \n多くの皆様のご応募をお待ちしております！\nお申し込み：https://goo.gl/forms/TyOL5DiEOWZKptO33\n本研修に関し、ご不明な点やご質問などございましたら、以下の担当までご連絡ください。\n担当者：齋藤典子　nsaito@jftor.org　416‐966‐1600 ext. 224 URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/edcamp180711/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Teachers’ Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180707T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180707T171500 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180515T214433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180517T163000Z UID:32779-1530975600-1530983700@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Riding Metro Film Screening DESCRIPTION:Riding Metro『地下鉄(メトロ)に乗って』DVD screenings \nIn conjunction with \nthe TOKYO: Before/After photography exhibition \n  \nSaturday\,   July 7\, 3:00 P.M. \nMonday\,     July 9\, 6:30 P.M. \n  \nAt The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East\, above the Royal Bank \n  \nAdmission free \nReservations required: 416.966.1600 x229 \nBased on a novel by Jirō Asada \nDirected by Tetsuo Shinohara\, 2006 \nin Japanese with English subtitles\, 121 minutes \nIn the photography exhibition TOKYO Before/After\, photographs from the 1930s and 1940s are contrasted with works after 2010. World War II with its destructive air raids marks the boundary between these two groups of photographs. Tokyo has gone through so many pivotal incidents in its urban history. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 and the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 transformed the city from Edo to Tokyo. Post-war recovery and reconstruction were celebrated with the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. The even higher fever of the Bubble economy and its sudden burst transformed the city again at the tail end of the 20th century. What will the upcoming Olympic Games in 2020 do to the city? We all wonder. \nRiding Metro is a time-slipping story. Jiro\, a lingerie salesman\, steps out of a subway station\, finding himself in the neighbourhood of 1964\, which is the site of his older brother’s mysterious death by a yet-to-be traffic accident. The excitement of the Olympic Games fills the street\, and Jiro puts in hopeless efforts to prevent the accident. \nThe Metro also takes Jiro and his girlfriend to the post-war black market where Jiro’s father started his business from scratch. While the father is critically ill\, the subway takes Jiro to different time slots of the past to confront a young man who will eventually be Jiro’s father. Jiro discovers the inevitable destiny of his family\, both sad and cruel. The Metro is not only a time machine\, but also works as a tool of self-discovery by contrasting the Before/After of the pivotal social changes. URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/riding-metro/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180707T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180707T173000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180607T200712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180607T201038Z UID:33136-1530961200-1530984600@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Tanabata at the JFT Library DESCRIPTION:  \n \nTanabata at the JFT Library\nSat July 7\, 2018\nThe JFT Library will be open for extended hours: \n 11:00am – 5:30pm for Tanabata\, also known as the Star Festival. \nYou are welcome to participate in a variety of activities in the library: \n\nMatsuri games for children\nWrite wishes on tanzaku\nTry on yukata (summer kimono)\nEnjoy Kamishibai storytelling read by our special performer\, Toshiki Mori\n\nNo RSVP required\, all are welcome! URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tanabata-at-the-jft-library/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Library ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180629T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180629T204500 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180515T214136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180517T163129Z UID:32775-1530297000-1530305100@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Tokyo Biyori Film Screening DESCRIPTION:Tokyo Biyori『東京日和』DVD screenings \nIn conjunction with the TOKYO: Before/After photography exhibition \nThe 1st screening: Friday\, June 29\, 6:30 P.M. \nThe 2nd screening: Thursday\, July 5\, 6:30 P.M. \nAt The Japan Foundation\, Toronto \n2 Bloor Street East\, above the Royal Bank \n  \nAdmission free \nReservations required: 416.966.1600 x229 \n  \nBased on the book by Yōko and Nobuyoshi Araki \nDirected by Naoto Takenaka\, 1997 \nin Japanese with English subtitles\, 121 minutes \n  \nIn the photography exhibition TOKYO Before/After\, photographs from the 1930s and 1940s are contrasted with works after 2010. In the contemporary section of the exhibition\, two photographers\, Daidō Moriyama and Nobuyoshi Araki\, are featured as the leading giants of post-war photography in Japan. \nSentmental Journey in 1971 marked Nobuyoshi Araki’s first success in photographic publication\, which depicted his own honeymoon trip with his beloved Yōko. In 1990 Yōko passed away\, but she kept writing essays up to her death. These essays along with Araki’s photographic diary were published on the anniversary of her death in 1991 as Tokyo Biyori (Weather). \nIn the book Yōko and Araki walk around Tokyo in the fine weather and their affection and thoughts overlap the urban street scene images. Director/actor Naoto Takenaka read the entire book while standing in a bookstore\, and it caused him to weep deeply. On the spot Takenaka determined to make this book into a film. \nThe cityscape of Tokyo is one of the extra characters in the film. Even the apartment of the Arakis\, and its view from its terrace\, works as a profound background for this most romantic\, unique love relationship. \n  URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tokyo-biyori/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180627T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180627T200000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180523T142253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180523T142253Z UID:32616-1530122400-1530129600@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:Let’s Learn Keigo! DESCRIPTION:Anyone who has studied Japanese knows about keigo\, or formal Japanese. In Japan\, politeness comes in all shapes and sizes\, and is not limited to only the business world. Our 2-part class is designed to help learners know what to say in a variety of situations where keigo would be required. \nIf you’d like to learn a new level of the language or feel that you need a refresher\, join the Japan Foundation\, Toronto for our Let’s Learn Keigo class! \nDates: June 27th & July 4th\, 2018\n※ This is a two-week class\, not two separate sessions. \n※ Please note that this class is designed for learners at the intermediate-level (JFS B1/JLPT N3) and above. If you are not sure if this class is the right level for you\, please feel free to contact us or click here for an online level checker. URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/lets-learn-keigo-2018/2018-06-27/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Language Class ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180626T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180626T203000 DTSTAMP:20260917T000141 CREATED:20180531T194714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180614T205225Z UID:32997-1530037800-1530045000@tr.jpf.go.jp SUMMARY:PRIDE Films: Lily Festival DESCRIPTION:Lily Festival 百合祭\n\n\nJune 26\, 2018 6:30 PM  &  July 16\, 2018 1:00 PM\n\n\nDirected by Sachi Hamano\nJapanese with English subtitles [2001] 100 min.\n\n\n  \nCelebrate Pride with us this summer by watching four films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES that look at LGBTQ diversity in Japan. \n  \nDelightful romantic complications are stirred up with the arrival of a 75-year-old Casanova\, Mr. Miyoshi\, at a senior citizens’ apartment building. Mrs. Miyano and her five other apartment mates\, who range in age from 69 to 91\, find their lives forever transformed by his flattery and sexual attentions. Dauntlessly they break out of their shells\, reclaiming their own desires. Lily Festival is a humorous and subversive erotic fantasy in which Mrs. Miyano\, having found her desire\, is now confronting the possibilities of lesbian love for the first time. Lily Festival portrays the lively reawakening of older women who have been shackled by both oppression of women and discrimination against the elderly. These women are definitely not cute old ladies. \nDirector Sachi Hamano has released over 300 low-budget adult films portraying sexuality from women’s perspectives. Funding for Lily Festival was provided in part by donations from more than 12\,000 women from all over Japan who support Hamano’s filmmaking. High production values\, great acting and an engaging story make Lily Festival such a delight. If you are looking for granny-on-granny action\, be patient\, this romantic comedy unfolds in the most lovely and unexpected ways. Lily Festival celebrates golden girls who are bold and overflowing with energy and who find that there is sex after 60. [Programme notes from Inside Out film festival] \nThe film was an adaptation of the novel Yurisai (Lily Festival) written by Hoko Momotani about elderly sexuality. \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto would like to acknowledge the generous support for this film screening from TANTANSHA Co.\, Ltd. and director Sachi Hamano.  Thank you very much! \nCAST\nKazuko Yoshiyuki\nMickey Curtis\nKazuko Shirakawa\nUtae Shoji\nChisako Hara \nProduction Company\nTantansha CO.\,LTD\n  \nOther films in the PRIDE FILM SERIES: \nTABOO                   Directed by Nagisa Oshima\nHUSH!                   Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi\nLILY FESTIVAL     Directed by Sachi Hamano\nKAKERA                Directed by Momoko Ando URL:https://tr.jpf.go.jp/event/pride-films-lily-festival/2018-06-26/ LOCATION:The Japan Foundation\, Toronto\, 2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor\, Toronto\, ON\, M4W 1A8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Film Screening ORGANIZER;CN="The Japan Foundation%2C Toronto":MAILTO:info_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp GEO:43.6710659;-79.3857432 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The Japan Foundation Toronto 2 Bloor St. East 3rd Floor Toronto ON M4W 1A8 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2 Bloor St. East\, 3rd Floor:geo:-79.3857432,43.6710659 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR