- Shinennkai – next week
- Let’s Gateball
- Oscar winning Japanese film at ARC
- O-Shaberikai starts again in February 2010
- News from Japan
Shinnenkai – next week
The JETAA Shinenkai will be held on Friday, 5 February 2010 at Coo Izakaya in Civic.
If you’d like to come along please let Andrea know at:
japandipandi
Places are limited
Let’s Gateball
All JETAA members and friends are invited to attend the annual Come-and-Try Gateball afternoon on Sunday, 31 January 2010 at the Canberra Croquet Club (Coronation Drive) from 3:30pm.
Gateball, which developed in Japan, is a team sport which is easy to learn and difficult to master. More information on Gateball is at www.gateball.com.au
The Canberra Gateball team is looking to recruit some more regular players who either want to play casually or competitively (2010 includes club events, state championships and the world championships in Shanghai).
Closed, flat soled shoes are preferable, all other equipment will be provided.
Oscar winning Japanese film at ARC
The National Film and Sound Archive will be presenting the 2009 Best Foreign Film Oscar winner, Departures (Okuribito). There will be four screening sessions only on Thursday 7pm 28/01/2010, Sunday 2pm 31/1/2010, Thursday 7pm 4/2/2010 and Sunday 2pm 7/2/2010.
For more information please see http://www.nfsa.gov.au/whats_on/arc/index.html
Enquiries: 02 6248 2000
DEPARTURES
(Okuribito) Dir: Yôjirô Takita, Japan, 2008, 130 mins, 35mm, (M)
Unemployed orchestral musician Daigo discovers he is the only candidate for a well-paid job as an ‘encoffiner’: one who ceremonially prepares the dead for cremation. In need of the money, but too embarrassed to tell his wife, he slowly learns the trade from aging boss Sasaki, and with time comes to find grace in his role in helping the living to say goodbye to the dead. The Japanese Six Feet Under and 2009 Best Foreign Film Oscar winner, in its Canberra-premiere season.
O-Shaberikai starts again in February 2010
The next O-Shaberikai will be held on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 at the Holy Grail in Civic from 5.30pm onwards. 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.
News from Japan
Political puppet master on trial:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/21/2797687.htm
Have a great week,
Murray
JETAA President
JETAA website – http://jetaacanberra.wordpress.com/
JETAA Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14590734021