Semester 2 - Week 3 update!
Ashley Matthew Brito
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NEW WEBSITE!
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Please check our website regularly for up-to-date news and event
information
in either English or Japanese. You may change languages by clicking
'Nihongo'
or 'English' on the grey bar in the right-hand corner. If you have any
suggestions
or wish to report a problem with the website, please email me.
Japanese website:
http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/ja_index.html
English website:
http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/index.html
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WEEKLY CONVERSATION SESSIONS
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Join us in Room 120 to practice speaking Japanese/English in a friendly and
casual environment while enjoying some tasty snacks from Japan! Anyone with
an interest in Japanese language and culture is welcome to attend!
Every Thursday (beginning 2nd August)
Room 120 (first floor - go up the stairs in front of the elevators)
Sidney Myer Asia Centre
1pm-2.15pm
WEEKLY FREE EVENT!
Please note: There will be no conversation sessions during the non-teaching
period (20th and 27th of September).
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SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR A JAPANESE FILM
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Asuka, from the Victorian College of the Arts, is seeking a Japanese
girl in her
teens or early 20s and an elderly Japanese grandmother type for the
production
of a 5 minute film called "Obon no Yoru" (Night of Obon). The film will
be shot
on betacam with a film lens. The script is 3 pages, set in Japan, and
the dialogue
is in Japanese although the film itself will have English subtitles.
The props have been flown in from Japan and the film aims to be
authentic and as
true to Japanese culture as possible. Asuka will shoot the film on
Monday 27th and
Tuesday 28th August at a Japanese retreat in Hepburn Springs,
Dalesfield. Food and
transport will be provided and payment is differed on release of the
film. The film
will be submitted to various international festivals on completion and
if the film wins
any monetary prize, the Victorian College of the Arts will ensure that
all actresses are
paid out first.
You do not have to be a professional actress, however, Asuka is seeking
someone
who shows enthusiasm and would like to have the experience of being part
of the
film. If you are interested, please contact Asuka for more information:
asuka....@gmail.com
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SHODO JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY EXHIBITION
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You are invited to visit the SHODO Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition by
Yuseki
FUKUMITSU and Keisho FUKUMITSU!
Wednesday 1 August - Sunday 12 August 2007
Glen Eira City Council Gallery
Cnr Glen Eira & Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield
Gallery hours : Monday - Friday 10am to 5pm
Weekends and public holidays 1pm to 5pm
FREE entry!
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SHABEROKAI CONVERSATION NIGHTS
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Make friends, chat in Japanese and English, exchange culture and play
games in a friendly
atmosphere. If you’re an AJSV or JCV member, entry is free. Non-members
are requested
to pay a nominal donation of $3 to cover drinks & food. The venue is the
Ross House
Association 247 – 251 Flinders Lane (between Elizabeth and Swanston
Streets) in the city,
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Contact: Ken McArthur on kmc...@yahoo.com.au or Nicky Auster on
nicky...@yahoo.com.au
Upcoming shaberokai events:
Dinner in Chinatown, tea tasting, movies, karaoke – stay tuned for more
info. If you have any
more ideas, feel free to email either Ken or myself.
Next Shaberokais: August 16, September 6, September 20
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STRONG MAN EXHIBITION
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Tony Walton resided in Kobe from 1995 to 2003 and whilst there photographed
many aspects of Japan. His “Strong Man” photographic exhibition turns
the camera
eye towards a sumo tournament in Osaka, featuring characters such as
legendary
Hawaiian wrestlers Musashimaru and Akebono.
When: 11 July to 7 August 2007
Opening Night Wed 11 July 6.00pm
Where: Ume Nomiya, 197 Gertrude St Fitzroy
Cost: FREE
E mail iris5...@yahoo.com.au
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JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST 2007
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Test application period: July 15 to Sept 7 2007
Test date: Saturday, December 2 2007
Further information and application forms are available at the Japan
Seminar House Inc.
(TEL) 03-9690-1758, (Email) in...@japansh.jp, 39 Cobden St South
Melbourne, 3205
More details: http://momo.jpf.go.jp/jlpt/home.html
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JAPANESE MOVIES AT THE ASTOR THEATRE
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Corner Chapel Street and Dandenong Roads in St Kilda
Monday 24/9/07 at 7:30pm "Baraka"- During the Japanese part of this
movie about the
snow monkeys, there's also shakuhachi background music.
Friday 12/10/07 at 7:30pm "Tales from Earthsea" & "Spirited Away"
Saturday 13/10/07 at 7:30pm "Tales from Earthsea" & "Howl's Moving Castle"
For more info, phone 9510 1414 or visit the website www.astor-theatre.com
For more event information, check out our website:
http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/
or email us: mu...@netspace.net.au
Best wishes,
Ash
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Ashley Matthew Brito
2nd Year
Bachelor of Information Systems
Bachelor of Arts
Diploma of Modern Languages (Japanese)
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President
Melbourne University Japanese Club
C/- Asia Institute
The University of Melbourne 3010
Email: mu...@netspace.net.au
Web: http://mujc.customer.netspace.net.au/
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Staff-Student Liaisons Representative
Electronic Commerce
C/- Department of Information Systems
University of Melbourne 3010