Dr. Naoko Tosa (Ph.D.), a Japan Cultural Envoy 2016 appointed by the Government of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, is an international artist whose early artworks have been collected by the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Currently, she is a professor at Kyoto University and has been focusing on the intersection between ZEN culture and media arts.
In 2012, she exhibited her digital artwork on a giant LED screen at Yeosu Expo in Korea.
She was a fellow at MIT’s Centre for Advanced Visual Studies which was established by Gyorgy Kepes of Bauhaus.
（Her recent works→　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LLdnxE0Xzc）

Art Exhibition by Naoko Tosa (Japan Cultural Envoy 2016)
Scrolls (dedicated to Kenninji Zen Temple / 4K Video / Photography

Lecture:December 16 6:30pm- 7:30pm

Admission:Free　* Photo ID required
RSVP: FULL Name Registeration is necessary at [email protected]

(Deadline 12/14/2016)  Limited 50 people

Japan Information Center Gallery, Consulate General of Japan in New York
299 Park Avenue, 18th Floor, NYC

As a part of our CSR activities, we will conduct the 30th Pasona International Exchange Program, a summer internship program that started in 1988 in which students from U.S.A., China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam come to Japan during their summer vacation and intern at Japanese companies. We aim to cultivate personnel who can work in the global arena with an open mind by offering a place to experience Japanese business and culture to those who otherwise may not have an opportunity to come to Japan.

About the Pasona International Exchange Program

The Pasona International Exchange Program began when Pasona Group CEO Yasuyuki Nambu met American students who wished to gain experience at Japanese companies that lead the business world. At the time, Japan was about to reach the peak of the “economic bubble”. It was a time when management at Japanese companies was gathering attention and respect throughout the world under the phrase “Japan as number one”. However, at the same time economic friction between Japan and the United States was rising, and so-called “Japan bashing” was spreading.

With the goal of promoting mutual understanding between the two countries at the personal level and true globalization, we became the first to introduce the widely-practiced Western internship system to Japan for Harvard University graduate students.

Afterwards, we opened the program to include university students from all over the United States, and when the program reached its 20th anniversary in 2007, we opened the door to students from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. From 2013, the program was expanded to include students from Indonesia and Vietnam. Overall, 446 interns and about 130 host companies have participated in the program. After graduation, the interns utilize their experiences to step into the global field, working at both Japanese companies and places such as international governmental and academic institutions.

Dates for the 2017 Program

Program Duration

Monday, July 3, 2017 through Friday, August 25, 2017 (Tentative)
※Students arrive in Japan Wednesday, June 28 and return on Saturday, August 26

Contact Us / Apply to the Program

Please go to Pasona International Exchange Program for further information

# All the information is based on http://pasonagroup.co.jp/english/csr/international_e.html

Copyright(C)2016 Pasona Group Inc. All Rights Reserved

Japan Day @ Central Park 2017
Accepting submissions/applications for
☆ Japan Day Art Contest ☆
☆ Stage Performers ☆
☆ Activity & Food Tent Organizers ☆

<6th Annual Japan Day Art Contest>

Japan Day @ Central Park is now preparing for Japan Day 2017, to be held at Central Park in May 2017.

Today we are thrilled to announce our 6th Annual “Japan Day Art Contest.” The winning artwork will become the official image of Japan Day @ Central Park 2017 and will be used for our official poster, program, flyer and T-shirts. The grand prize winner will also receive a pair of round-trip Economy Class tickets to Japan, provided by ANA.

In addition, several artists will receive honorable mentions.

The grand prize winner and all honorable mention winners will each receive a digital camera provided by Nikon Inc. Moreover, their artwork will be displayed at an exhibition space on the 18th floor of the Consulate General of Japan in New York.

SPECIAL JUROR, SEBASTIAN MASUDA

This year, we are welcoming Mr. Sebastian Masuda as one of our jurors!! Sebastian has been active as an artist and art director,                   

been active as an artist and art director, contextualizing Harajuku and “kawaii” culture into his work. He will select a piece from the submitted work as the special “Sebastian Masuda Award”!!

All winners will be honored at an award ceremony on the day of the event. Please see next page for contest details. We look forward to your submission!!

DEADLINE
Sunday, January 15th, 2017  11:00PM (EST)

ANNOUNCEMENT
All winners will be announced in late March/early April, 2017. 

AWARDS

Grand Prize winner < Japan Day Official Artist 2017 >
・A pair of round-trip Economy Class tickets to Japan provided by ANA*
・Digital camera provided by Nikon Inc.

Special Juror: Sebastian Masuda Award
・Special goods signed by Sebastian
・Digital camera provided by Nikon Inc.

Honorable Mention winners
・Digital camera provided by Nikon Inc.

In addition to above, all winners’ artwork will be displayed at an exhibition space on the 18th floor of the Consulate General of Japan in New York.

*A pair of round-trip economy class tickets to Japan (JFK – Tokyo/Narita), exclusive of any applicable taxes and fees as well as travel expenses in Japan such as accommodations.

Click “SUBMIT” below for more information about Japan Day Art Contest!

<Stage Performers & Tent Organizers>

Japan Day is currently seeking volunteers interested in participating in the event for the following categories. All the stage programs and food/activity tents are expected to be held at the Bandshell area in Central Park. Please note that not all applicants can be selected due to the space limitations of the venue, the event budget and the park regulations. Please see below for the details.

We very much look forward to receiving many applications and celebrating this 11th annual event together!

Click “STAGE PERFORMER” or “TENT ORGANIZER” below for more information.

DEADLINE
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 11:00PM (EST)

ANNOUNCEMENT
Selected Performers and Tent Organizers will be announced by late March/early April, 2017.

*Please be aware that not all applicants can be selected due to the space limitations of the venue, the event budget and the park regulations.

If you have any questions, please contact the Japan Day Project Liaison Office.

Email:  [email protected]
Telephone:  212-398-7145 / Fax: 212-398-7146
Address:  1650 Broadway, Suite 1210, New York, NY 10019
Website:  www.japandaynyc.org

a group of faculty in Weissman and SPA are holding an immigration teach-in this Thursday in the VC multipurpose room on the first floor during club hours.  We’ll be serving pizza and drinks, too.

We’re going to have a variety of speakers, including a lawyer from CUNY Immigration Now, a representative from the New York Office for New Americans, some of the CUNY Dreamers, two of the deans, etc. Our aim is mostly to allow students to air their concerns and to get information about the situation for immigrants after the election.

This is information about the next upcoming Career Forums for Baruch students with Japanese and English language abilities (ie. students from Japan, students studying Japanese, etc.).

Baruch students with some degree of both Japanese and English language abilities are invited to come speak and interview with hiring companies for full-time and internship positions at the upcoming Career Forums in the U.S. and Japan. Many companies make offers of employment or internship by the end of the event.

Career Forum registration and attendance are entirely free.

Tokyo Winter Career Forum 2016
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December 17 & 18 (Sat. & Sun.), 2016
http://www.careerforum.net/event/tkw/?ref=112216a&lang=E
* Currently 70 hiring companies

San Francisco Career Forum 2017
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February 11 & 12 (Sat. & Sun.), 2017
http://www.careerforum.net/event/sf/?ref=112216a&lang=E
* Travel scholarships available for students of any major
* Attendance bonuses for students of select IT and Engineering majors

U.S. Career Forum 2017 (in New York)
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March 25 (Sat.), 2017
http://www.careerforum.net/event/us/?ref=112216a&lang=E
* All positions in the U.S. using Japanese
* All students with legal U.S. work permission welcome (including OPT candidates graduating by December 2017)

If you have questions about any of the Career Forums, please contact us at [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,

CareerForum.Net
[email protected]

Anderer on Kurosawa’s Rashomon

Paul Anderer (Mack Professor of Humanities, Professor of Japanese Literature, Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University)

Friday, December 2nd, 6 PM, Kent Hall, Room 300, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We invite you to join us in celebrating the publication of Professor Paul Anderer’s recent book: Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, A Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films.

 
Anderer on Kurosawa’s Rashomon
Friday 2 December, 6 PM, 300 Kent Hall, C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
Address: 1140 Amsterdam Avenue (on W116th Street)
Followed by a reception {2 IDs to drink} RSVP requested by Nov. 22nd: [email protected]

This event celebrates the publication of Paul Anderer’s recent book: Kurosawa’s Rashomon: A Vanished City, A Lost Brother, and the Voice Inside His Iconic Films (Pegasus Books, October 2016). A filmmaker of international renown, Kurosawa and the story of his formative years remain as enigmatic as his own most famous film. Anderer investigates the driving forces that shaped and forged Kurosawa’s artistic vision: the Great Earthquake of 1923 and the dynamic energy that surged through Tokyo in its wake; the destruction of the city again in the fire-bombings of 1945, and finally, the specter and the voice of a gifted and troubled older brother—himself a star in the silent film industry—who took Kurosawa to see his first films, and who led a rebellious life until his desperate end. Anderer’s book, like this talk, addresses how a film like Rashomon came to be, and why it endures to illuminate the shadows and the challenges of our present.

Participants:

Haruo Shirane, Shincho Professor of Japanese Literature and Culture and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

David Lurie, Associate Professor of Japanese History and Literature and Director of the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture

Geoffrey O’Brien, Editor in Chief of the Library of America and author of The Phantom Empire

Paul Anderer, Mack Professor of Humanities and Professor of Japanese Literature

Co-sponsored by the Orient Finance Co. Endowment for the Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture, the University Seminar on Japanese Culture, the Heyman Center for the Humanities, the Society of Fellows in the Humanities, and the Deans of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

All events are free and open to the public.

Please visit our website, www.keenecenter.org, for the latest information on our events.

Copyright © 2016 Donald Keene Center, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website.

Our mailing address is:
Donald Keene Center
507 Kent Hall, MC 3920
Columbia University, 1140 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

the world’s largest job fair for students with at least conversational Japanese and English language abilities, being held Friday through Sunday at the Hynes Convention Center.

Career Forums are an excellent (and free) way for your students to learn about opportunities to use their Japanese studies in their careers.
For juniors and seniors in particular they are great events for interviewing with hiring companies and finding internships or full-time employment.

If you have a moment to come and see the Boston Career Forum for yourself, please see the times below that I will be available to show you around.
Please send me a message by Friday, November 18 indicating what time you might like to come.

BOSTON CAREER FORUM 2016 (Hynes Convention Center)
Friday 11/18
11:00am – 12:00pm
or
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Saturday 11/19
11:00am – 12:00pm
or
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Sunday 11/20
11:00am – 12:00pm

For more information about the Boston Career Forum: http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/?lang=E

I hope to see you in Boston!

Warm regards,
Catherine Rackley

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Catherine Rackley | [email protected]
DISCO International, Inc. | www.discointer.com
15 W 44th St. 5th Fl. New York, NY 10036 USA
Tel: 212-403-6844 Fax: 212-382-2390
Website: http://www.careerforum.net
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Kajiki’s Entertainment Show, the show of Flower &Art is hold on 11/21/2016, Monday 7PM(Open at 6:30PM) in Off-Broadway Signature Theatre

Free tickets are limited to offered. Please check the details below

http://flowerartistshow.crystalflower.jp