Message from the Board
Greetings
to all our members as NSW cautiously emerges from the COVID-19 health
lockdown. Again we are pleased to send you this newsletter to keep in
touch. We do have some important information about membership renewals
and other news that may be of interest. See below.
While we still have not scheduled any events in our usual format, we are looking forward to meeting you again - when the time is right! Hopefully that will be sooner rather than later.
Events in the pipeline include: - Student Awards celebration
- Event
to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Australia Japan Working
Holiday Visa Program with John Menadue and the first Australian
recipient, and
- Former Ambassador John Langtry speaking on "The Australia Japan relationship - A Perspective from North East Asia"
- Ever popular Shaberanaito (Japanese-speaking night)
In the meantime, best wishes and take care. Membership This
is the time of the year when we usually send out AJS-NSW membership
renewals. This year however, the Board has decided to defer sending
membership renewals for 2020/21 until October 2020. The Board has also
decided to leave fees unchanged from last year and that consideration
will be made for members impacted by the pandemic. While AJS-NSW
currently enjoys a healthy financial position, our primary source of
funds is from annual memberships. We look forward to your ongoing
support. Not a member but would like to join? Download and fill in the form. Your membership will be valid until July 1st 2021.
Cowra Japanese Garden Appeal As
flagged in the May newsletter, the Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural
Centre was closed due to the pandemic and lost its only source of
funding, from visitors. It launched an appeal via GoFundMe (still open here).
The Board of AJS-NSW supported the appeal by a donation of $1000.
With intrastate travel restrictions loosened, the Garden recently reopened on a limited schedule (9-2 Mon to Thurs, 9-5 Fri-Sun). The
Garden managers and the Cowra community have thanked AJS for the
donation and say that they look forward to welcoming members back to the
Garden, hopefully with the Sakura Matsuri on the 26th September. Commentary on Australia vs Japan's COVID response
AJS-NSW member Professor Luke Nottage (University of Sydney Law School) has contributed his thoughts in two articles: https://japaneselaw.sydney.edu.au/2020/05/comparing-australias-response-to-covid-19-against-whom-what-why-and-how-submission-to-a-senate-inquiry/ Incorporating an earlier article: https://sbi.sydney.edu.au/covid-19-in-asia-and-beyond-we-are-story-characters-living-in-a-new-story-world/ National Library of Australia cuts to Japanese collectionWe
have recently been made aware of the National Library's changed
Japanese materials collection strategy and related closure of the Asian
Collections Reading Room (at NLA Canberra). This will impact the ability
of Japan scholars to conduct research in Australia.
The information is well summarized on the Japan Foundation website. Further information has been provided by Ms. Shinozaki, a former Japanese Unit Senior Librarian, here. There is also a petition at the link here.
Exploring Japan & Japanese culture
(Selected repeat information) Suggestions from our Board members on how to get your Japan culture fix. Watch Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections Film for FreeAsian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections, a film co-created by three acclaimed directors from Asia, is still streaming for free until June 30. Co-produced
by The Japan Foundation Asia Centre and Tokyo International Film
Festival, Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections centres around the
theme "Living Together in Asia.” Crew and cast joined forces across
national borders to reflect on the lives of characters who journey
between Japan and Cambodia, the Philippines and Malaysia. [link: https://jfac.jp/en/culture/news/n-asian-three-fold-mirror-streaming/] JF Japanese E-Learning MinatoLearn Japanese anytime, anywhere with a number of free online courses from Japan by The Japan Foundation. [link: https://minato-jf.jp/] Learn Japanese While Watching Netflix Learn Japanese through
your favourite shows with a free Google Chrome extension. You can add
subtitles with furigana or romaji, click on any word to get
the definition and pronunciation, and add an English translation. [link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-learning-with-ne/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm] Stay Home Feel Kyoto This month Kyoto chefs teach you some Kyoto inspired dishes. Matcha souffle pancakes, anyone?
[link: https://kyoto.travel/en/blog/2020/stay-home-feel-kyoto.html] COVID-19 Information in JapaneseCOVID Safe
豪政府のコロナウィルス感染追跡アプリ コヴィッドセイフについての説明Youtube video on how to download and use the app, with subtitles including in Japanese. Latest Japanese language news from SBS about COVID https://www.sbs.com.au/language/japanese/coronavirus-updates?mc_cid=7952d780c1&mc_eid=017fdf5047
If members have any information to share with us and fellow members, please get in touch: info@ajsnsw.org.au
[linkhttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-learning-with-ne/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm
[link:ebinar] Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and Meat & Livestock Australia: Japan Market update]
Japan Local Government Centre CLAIR Sydney Newsletter
[link: http://www.jlgc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Newsletter-No.146.pdf]
Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections, a film co-created by three acclaimed directors from Asia, is streaming for free worldwide until June 30.
Co-produced by The Japan Foundation Asia Centre and Tokyo International Film Festival, Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections centres around the theme "Living Together in Asia.” Crew and cast joined forces across national borders to reflect on the lives of characters who journey between Japan and Cambodia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
[link: https://jfac.jp/en/culture/news/n-asian-three-fold-mirror-streaming/]
The Japanese Film Festival has teamed up with MOOIC LAB for JFF Online, a free online streaming service available worldwide. Explore the lineup of 12 indie films available to watch now, including Japanese Film Festival Australia titles from 2019, Rent a Friend and Moonless Dawn.
[link: https://www.japanesefilmfest.org/streaming]
Calling all NSW residents interested in getting a taste of Japanese language. Applications are now open for the May-July Taster course! You'll learn basic conversational Japanese skills in a fun, interactive online classroom.
[link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/jpf-sydney-online-japanese-taster-course-registration-94090977647 ]
Learn Japanese through your favourite shows with a free Google Chrome extension. You can add subtitles with furigana or romaji, click on any word to get the definition and pronunciation, and add an English translation.
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Aspiring translators of contemporary Japanese literature are welcome to apply. Translation from Japanese to English or German of two texts. Submission by end July.
[link: https://www.jlpp.go.jp/en/competition5/competition5en.html]
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June 2020 Newsletter
