On the minute news & events from jpf.org.uk http://www.jpf.org.uk/ Japan Foundation / BAJS Post-Graduate Workshop Thursday 12th January saw us hosting a Post-Graduate Workshop in collaboration with the British Association of Japanese Studies. Prof Akihiro Kitada of the University of Tokyo, currently visiting the University of Leipzig, gave a keynote presentation on the topic of 'Globalisation and the Galapagos Effect of Knowledge?'. This was then followed by more practical training sessions by Prof Chris Hughes, President of BAJS, on the topic of journal publishing, and then Dr Thomas McAuley and Ms Luli Ishikawa-van der Does from the University of Sheffield gave an interactive presentation on how to present papers in Japanese. The day finished with presentations by Dr Brigitte Steger, representing the European Association of Japanese Studies, Jason James, Director-General of the Daiwa Anglo-Ja... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=213 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=213 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:21:45 UTC 'Light Up Nippon' project documentary film to be broadcast this Friday 16th December The Japan Foundation has produced a documentary film about the ‘Light Up Nippon’ project – a series of firework displays that were held on August 11th this year by young Japanese volunteers as a requiem prayer for those who lost their lives in the devastated Tohoku region due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. Featuring music by Ryuichi Sakomoto, the film follows the process of the project and sends a message about Japanese people’s strong wish to recover from the disaster. For more information about the film please visit http://lightupnippon.jp/en. The film will be broadcast in approximately 120 countries around the world via cable TV stations and satellite broadcasting networks, and will also be broadcast on the Internet. For viewers here in the UK, the film will be shown at the following tim... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=212 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=212 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:27:38 UTC Japanese Taster for Schools (JTS) Programme Training Day November 2011 On November 25th 2011, 23 people attended our Training Day for volunteers of our Japanese Taster for Schools (JTS) Programme (formerly “StepOutNet”), in which native and fluent Japanese speakers conduct free Japanese taster sessions in UK schools. As well as providing new members with basic information about the programme, this month’s  JTS programme featured reports from two volunteers who had visited schools, as well as workshops by Hiroko Tanaka (Japanese Language Advisor and co-ordinator of JTS at the Japan Foundation) introducing ways to introduce Japanese writing into schools using games and the “Hiragana rap!” Finally, volunteers explored ways of incorporating seasonal themes into Japanese language tasters, such as making Japanese Christmas cards featuring an origami Father Chri... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=211 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=211 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:58:26 UTC Talking Contemporary Japan: Cross Cultural Communication Japanese speakers from all walks of life enjoyed learning how to better understand and communicate with one another on both a cultural and individual level during November’s Talking Contemporary Japan, the Japan Foundation’s seminar series for advanced Japanese learners. Spanning four weeks from October 31st – November 22nd, participants used their Japanese skills to explore the communication barriers that arise due to cultural difference, and how to overcome them. Hiroko Tanaka, Japanese Language Advisor at the Japan Foundation, lead the course and guided participants using role-play, quizzes and 頭を柔らかくする (“Mind-broadening”) puzzles. Naturally, the course focused largely on Japanese culture, giving participants to deepen their understanding of Japanese customs ... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=210 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=210 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:56:10 UTC Japan Foundation at the 2011 Language Show Live A big thank you to everyone who visited the Japan Foundation’s stand at the Language Show Live on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd October. Held once a year, the Language Show is the UK's biggest event for language learners, teachers, linguists and anyone with a passion for languages.  This year’s show, held in Olympia, was attended by over 9,000 people across the three days.  The Japan Foundation’s stand gave visitors a chance to experience Japanese language and culture, including writing their name in Japanese, trying Japanese alphabet jigsaw, and making an origami samurai hat! Our Japanese Language Taster sessions, held by Japan Foundation’s Japanese Language Advisor, Hiroko Tanaka, was attended by a huge crowd of enthusiastic language learners of all ages, We would also like t... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=209 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=209 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:51:25 UTC Seminar - Language Education Policies and the National Curriculum On Saturday October 29th 2011, the Japan Foundation and BATJ (the British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Second Language) co-hosted a seminar about Language Education policies at the Japan Foundation, London. Over 40 people attended including teachers of Japanese from universities and schools around the UK. The seminar started with an overview of the National Curriculum and its history by Seiji Fukushima, the Chief Japanese Language Advisor at the Japan Foundation London. Next was a section by Lydia Morey, Chair of the ALL Japanese Language Committee and teacher of Japanese, who explained the variety of styles of Japanese language education within secondary schools. This was followed by the main speaker, Stephen Fawkes who is a Trustee and Membership Officer at the Association for Language Learning, with a long history in language education. Stephen describe... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=208 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=208 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:35:07 UTC Lingu@net Worldwide to include Japanese resources Lingu@net is a multilingual website for teachers and learners of languages – in fact for anyone interested in languages. It has been developed by an international consortium of experts – major organisations working in languages, technology and information science. Lingu@net World Wide has received support from the European Commission and has been recognised as a leader in its field, winning two prestigious prizes for its work, in 2007 it was awarded the MERLOT prize for being ‘exemplary online learning material for all disciplines’ (www.merlot.org) and in 2008 Lingu@net was awarded the European Commission’s Gold prize in the ‘European Lifelong Learning Awards for quality in mobility’. Lingu@net World Wide provides teachers, trainers and curriculum writers with access to quality assured online resources for teaching and learning... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=207 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=207 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:36:16 UTC Japan Conference for Schools, 2011 On 14th October 2011, over 50 teachers and local authority advisors attended the Japan Conference for Schools, held at the Embassy of Japan in London. Co-organised by the Embassy of Japan, the Japan Foundation and the Japan Society, the event was a fantastic chance for attendees to network and share practical ideas about projects for introducing Japanese into their schools or to enhance their existing Japan-related activities.Participants were welcomed to the Embassy by Minister Hiroshi Suzuki, the director of the Japan Information and Culture Centre. This was followed by a poignant talk by Lynne Parmenter from Manchester Metropolitan University’s Institute of Education about the ‘Voices from Fukushima’ project. This project, funded by the Japan Foundation London, aims to develop and pilot a resource pack for teaching about Japan at Key Stage 2. It is a c... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=206 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=206 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:15:19 UTC JLPT Information Sessions These sessions aimed to give candidates and teachers information about the new Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Over 90 people attended in London on September 14th, and around 40 came to the session in Edinburgh on September 21st 2011. Participants were given the chance to try sample questions and ask about the exam. The event included: A General overview about the new JLPT exam Information about the differences to the old-style JLPT Introduction of example questions Introduction of possible study resources Current statistics about the JLPT in the UK and across the world based on official JLPT data. Guidance for applicants who plan to take the JLPT in the UK Q&A One participant commented that they were ‘really pleased that none of the items were hurried and it was... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=205 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=205 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:09:28 UTC Leaving message from Director-General Takashi Ishida The Director-General of the Japan Foundation London office, Takashi Ishida, will shortly be leaving to take up a new position as Executive Director of our Toronto office. Please open the attachment below to read a farewell message from Ishida-san. The Japan Foundation welcomes his successor, Mr Tsuyoshi Takahashi.... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=204 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=204 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:39:28 UTC Japan Foundation / Links Japan Corporate Social Responsibility Seminar Series II: Shining the Light on Corporate Behaviour - codifying and measuring Business Ethics Thursday 29th September saw the second event in our Corporate Social Responsibility Seminar Series, with the title 'Shining the Light on Corporate Behaviour - codifying and measuring Business Ethics'. Our first speaker was Simon Webley, Research Director at the Institute of Business Ethics, who gave a broad introduction to the application of ethical values to business behaviour. He was followed by Arisa Kishigami, Executive in Responsible Investment at FTSE, who talked about the various indexes she is involved with which try to provide a basis for measuring the ethical behaviour of companies.You can download Simon Webley's Powerpoint Presentation below, and please click the following links for more information about the FTSE4Good Ind... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=202 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=202 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:01:19 UTC Atsuko Tanaka Retrospective at Ikon Gallery and Curator Talks ... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=201 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=201 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:59:07 UTC New Name for StepOutNet Programme revealed at Training Day: Japanese Taster for Schools The Japan Foundat... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=200 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=200 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:46:08 UTC 2011 Japanese Refresher Course for Teachers ... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=199 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=199 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:15:33 UTC Launch of Japan Foundation / Links Japan Corporate Social Responsibility Seminar Series On Tuesday 19th J... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=198 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=198 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:24:50 UTC Japan-UK student science workshops at Cambridge University for pupils from Miyagi, Fukushima and Ibaraki The Japan Foundat... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=197 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=197 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:56:52 UTC Charity Event Listings Please see below ... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=183 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=183 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:30:01 UTC Nihongo Cup 2011 On June 18th the ... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=194 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=194 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:52:43 UTC Reports from CEFR-JF Standard for Japanese Language Education Seminar from the Japan Cultural Institute in Paris The Japan Cultura... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=193 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=193 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:29:28 UTC Tabaimo to represent Japan at the Japan Pavillion as part of the 54th International Art Exhbition – la Biennale di Venezia. 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There are more pe... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=157 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=157 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:14:21 UTC Japanese Study Seminar - Meiji II: Call for participation Centre Europeen d... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=150 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=150 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:40:47 UTC Japan Foundation Cultural Individual Invitation Programme: Lecture by London Office invitee John Holden in Tokyo Under our Cultura... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=147 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=147 Mon, 24 May 2010 12:08:58 UTC Annual Grant Programme Results Announced ... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=144 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=144 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:40:19 UTC Japan Foundation Prize to fund new Stockwin Scholarship in Modern Japanese Studies We are delighted ... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=143 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=143 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:04:45 UTC Request for Proposals for Intellectual Exchange Conferences The Japan Foundat... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=130 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=130 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:43:41 UTC 2010-11 Annual Grant Programme Guidelines and Application Forms Available The new programme gu... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=129 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=129 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:26:03 UTC Professor Arthur Stockwin to receive Japan Foundation Award for Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange The Japan Foundat... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=128 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=128 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:10:26 UTC 2009 Japan Foundation Group Study Tour to Japan for Secondary School Teachers and Administrators – Inviting Applications The Japan Foundation... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=119 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=119 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:06:24 UTC 2009/10 Annual Grant Programme Results announced The results of our A... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=115 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=115 Thu, 14 May 2009 15:29:13 UTC Launch of JF news UK e-bulletin The Japan Foundation... http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=44 http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=44 Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 UTC