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Welcome!

We're JETAA Canberra, and we've been providing advice, guidance, support and friendship for past and present participants in the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program since 1993.

We're involved in a range of formal and social activities for members, such as our famous o-hanami on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin in Spring. We work closely with the Embassy of Japan in Canberra to select participants for the JET Program, and run a number of orientation activities for newly-selected JETs.

An important aim of JETAA Canberra is to promote closer friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and Australia. Our members participate in many events involving the Australian-Japanese community here in Canberra, and share their JET Program experience with prospective new JETs and other members of the community.

If you are a current JET, returning/returned JET to the Canberra region or would just like to join or know more about JETAA Canberra, please contact the President.

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O-Shaberikai - change of dates and JALT event

As decided at the AGM , the date for the O-Shaberiaki will be changed back to the FIRST Wednesday of each month.

Thus, the next O-Shaberikai will be held on Wednesday, 1 July 2009 at the Holy Grail in Civic from 5.30pm onwards. This will be a special O-Shaberiaki as it will be the JETAA welcome to the 2009-10 JALTs.

Please do come along if you can.

For those who don't know, the O-Shaberikai is a very informal monthly get-together where Japanese people staying in Canberra can meet Australians who have some interest in Japan. As it is informal, you're not bound by time constraints so turning up late or leaving early is not a problem at all.

Candle festival Liaison Officer needed

JETAA seeks an enthusiastic member to lead the organisation of this years Canberra Nara Candle Festival on 26 September. The role is not exhaustive due to the great team of volunteers (who will sign up in due course) but it requires you to do a number of things such as (or to delegate):

  • attend the pre-event meetings which are held once a month from 5pm in Canberra Nara House in the City
  • arrange the ordering of food, drink and equipment supplies
  • prepare pre-event paperwork such as registration and liquor licence
  • enlist the volunteers and write the roster for the day
  • act as the contact person for the organisers (the ACT Chief Minister's Department).

If you would like further information on what is involved, please do not hesitate to contact Vanessa Hegarty on vanessa.hegarty@ausaid.gov.au (until 3 July 2009 ).

The Candle Festival will take place on Saturday, 26 September 2009.

JETAA Movie night

JETAA will be screening Itami Juzo's classic film "Tampopo" (with English Subtitles)

Where: Narrabundah
When: 7pm on Friday 31 July 2009

Notes: JETAA will provide the pizzas and popcorn

As places are limited please RSVP your attendance to Megan at meganv11@hotmail.com

Bleach: Memories of Nobody - one screening only

Too much Japanese film is just barely enough. Fans of animated violence may be interested to know that Dendy Canberra will be screening the Noriyuki Abe anime gBleach: Memories of Nobodyh on Sunday, 28 June 2009 .

Dendy plan to screen this film only once.

Contact Canberra Dendy ph 6221 8900 or on the internet at www.dendy.com.au for more information.

Japanese Film Noir

Much too much Japanese film just gets us over the line. The Ark Cinema at the National Film and Sound Archive be screening Japanese Film Noir series from 16 July to 13 August.

All tickets will be $10 fill / $8 concession / $70 for a 10-ticket pass.

Arc Cinema National Film and Sound Archive
McCoy Circuit, Acton

For more information, please see: NFSA website

SBS downgrades the frequency Japanese news

The SBS World News Channel (SBS 2) now shows movies during the evenings. As a result, the amount of Japanese news on this channel has been reduced dramatically. If you are displeased by this development, you may want to send SBS an email to: comments@sbs. com.au

News from Japan

Japanese engineer snares world record for longest flight by a paper aeroplane: Telegraph UK website

Have a good week

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