Japan Day @ Central Park 2016 is entering its tenth season. The annual event is a celebration and showcase of Japanese culture and cuisine.

The organization is now accepting submissions for the Japan Day Art Contest and applications for stage performers and food tent and activity tent volunteers. The event is expected to be held at Central Park in May 2016.

The winning artwork from the 5th Annual Japan Day Art Contest will become the official image of Japan Day @ Central Park 2016 and will be used for the organization’s 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. The grand-prize winner and all honorable mention winners will receive a digital camera provided by Nikon Americas Inc. Their artwork will be displayed at an exhibition space at the Consulate General of Japan in New York.

To apply, please visit Japan Day’s website. The deadline to enter the Japan Day Art Contest is Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 11:00 p.m. All winners will be announced in late March to early April 2016.

Japan Day is also currently seeking volunteers interested in hosting a food or activity tent. Activity tents include a variety of family-friendly Japanese activities, while food tents offer free samples of mouth-watering Japanese cuisine. If you are a performer of traditional or contemporary Japanese music or dance, you may consider applying for the Japan Day stage program. The deadline to apply is Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 11:00 p.m.

Humanity in Action Fellowships

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The European Programs

In 2016, the Humanity in Action Fellowship programs will take place in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw. 

Intensive and demanding, the Humanity in Action Fellowship brings together international groups of college students and recent graduates to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance—including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and racism—as they affect different minority groups today.

The American Program

Last year, Humanity in Action and The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc., launched the John Lewis Fellowship in Atlanta, Georgia. The John Lewis Fellowship honors U.S. Representative John Lewis, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement. The program explores the history of the Civil Rights Movement, diversity and minority rights in the United States, with a particular focus on Atlanta. Key areas of inquiry include race and racism, immigration, national identity, Native American issues and the relationship between civil rights and human rights. The Fellowship will also discuss contemporary racial and diversity issues.

Program Details:  Humanity in Action covers the costs of participation and accommodation during the fellowship programs. However, all Fellows of the European Programs will be responsible for financing the cost of round-trip airfare from the United States to their program city.  Also, all fellows of the American Program will be responsible for financing the cost of round-trip airfare to and from Atlanta, Georgia.  Humanity in Action will cover this cost for Fellows with documented need.

Eligibility: Applicants to Humanity in Action Fellowships must be currently enrolled undergraduate students (sophomores, juniors and seniors) or recent graduates.  Applicants of minority backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.  Non-U.S. citizens studying at a university in the United States are eligible to apply to the Humanity in Action Fellowship through the U.S. office.

More information and instructions on how to apply is available at: http://www.humanityinaction.org/pages/91-call-for-applications

Applications will be due January 7, 2016.  Candidates can be considered for BOTH the European and the American Programs.

For guidance and application advice please contact Baruch’s Fellowships Advisor, Valeria Hymas at [email protected]

Regards,

Valeria L. Hymas

Deputy Director, National and Prestigious Fellowships Advising

Baruch College

137 East 25^th Street

New York, NY 10010

City University of New York

Phone: 646-312-2126

Office: 1027

Email:  [email protected]

https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/fellowships/

Those who wish to take courses offered in the Japanese Program, but the all the sections in the course you are interested in are closed, please  go to the website below and add your name to the list.
http://goo.gl/forms/H5UG852L9n

FELLOWSHIP: Nippon Foundation Fellows Program for Japanese language study

Application Deadline: December 11, 2015

The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC), administered by Stanford University, is pleased to announce a call for applications to the Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the IUC for the academic year 2016-17. This program aims to provide the most promising students with the deep linguistic and cultural knowledge needed to become leaders in their fields, and to foster strong collegial bonds and intellectual exchange among them and with their IUC senpai.

Fellows will receive a full tuition scholarship plus a modest living stipend to attend the 10-month immersion program in advanced Japanese at the IUC in Yokohama from September 2016 to June 2017.

Over the last half century the IUC has trained more than 2,000 students. Alumni of the school have gone on to teach about Japan at more than 225 universities around the world, and many IUC graduates have distinguished themselves in non-academic careers in which knowledge about Japan has been vital.

Nippon Foundation Fellows participate fully in the program of instruction at the IUC, and in addition they:

Meet regularly with each other and the IUC Resident Director to discuss their research interests and experiences in Japan
Invite two IUC alumni to offer a lecture in Japanese in Tokyo
Deliver a presentation in Japanese at a Nippon Foundation Fellows conference open to the public
Eligibility: Ph.D. students in all fields of Japanese studies currently enrolled in universities from North America, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand; MA, MS, MBA, & JD students with Japan-focused career goals in academia, business, diplomacy/government service, journalism, translation, and law currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a North American university. Applicants must pass the IUC proficiency exam.

Application Deadline: December 11, 2015

Complete details and applications are available online.

web:  www.stanford.edu/dept/IUC                        email:  [email protected]

Saga University and Tokushima University are participating in the Kakehashi program in 2015 and they will visit New York in the third week of November 2015. We will host them at LaGuardia CC on the Thursday, November 19th. In this event, students/alumni from CUNY and Saga & Tokushima Universities students will have opportunities to get known each other and discuss various topics related to Japan and the U.S. See the attached flyer for more information. The event will take place from 10:00am to 5:00pm, but you can participate in only part of the day too.

In the afternoon of the Friday, November 20th, we are going join their sightseeing tour in Lower Manhattan. We will meet at 1:00pm-ish somewhere in Midtown and will give them a quick tour of Lower Manhattan until the evening.

If you are interested in participating in either the 19th or the 20th (or both), please sign up at http://bit.ly/lagccEventReg. This event is open to all CUNY students. If you know anyone who might be interested, please share the information with them.

Thank you and I’m looking forward to seeing you again there.

Tomonori
Tomonori Nagano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Coordinator of the Modern Languages and Literatures Program
LaGuardia Community College
31-10 Thomson Avenue (B-234FF)
Long Island City, NY 11101
Tel: 718-482-5484 / [email protected]
http://faculty.lagcc.cuny.edu/tnagano/

With the success of Los Angeles Career Forum 2015 (439 participants during the two-day event and 22 companies including Accenture, KPMG, Deloitte, LINE, and Sony Computer Entertainment participating), DISCO International has announced another Career Forum in Boston.

— BOSTON CAREER FORUM —
November 20 – 22 (Fri. – Sun.), 2015
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC)
http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/index.asp?ref=201522&lang=E
* Travel scholarships available! Apply by Nov. 5.

DISCO International invites you to the world’s largest job fair for
individuals with Japanese and English language abilities.

The Boston Career Forum is for anyone who:
– possesses a minimum of conversational ability in both Japanese and English
and
– is looking for a full-time or internship position
– is interested in working for one of the almost 200 companies expected
to participate such as:

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS / APPLE JAPAN / BARCLAYS / BLOOMBERG L.P. /
BMW GROUP JAPAN / EXPEDIA / FAST RETAILING (UNIQLO) / GOLDMAN SACHS /
HITACHI / JOHNSON & JOHNSON / KIRIN / MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS /
MORGAN STANLEY / PANASONIC / PwC JAPAN / SHISEIDO / SOFTBANK GROUP /
SONY / TWITTER JAPAN and more!

Unlike typical job fairs, companies from all different industries will
be holding several rounds of interviews during the Boston Career Forum.
Some will even make offers by the end of the three-day event. There is
no fee to register for and attend the Boston Career Forum.

For online registration and more info regarding the above, please go to:
http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/index.asp?ref=201522&lang=E

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at
[email protected].

We look forward to seeing you in Boston!

RESOBOX, a Japanese cultural space in New York is currently seeking a qualified candidate for a marketing and/or communications intern who is interested in both . You will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s digital marketing plans under our Marketing Director.

This internship will last a minimum of 3 months and is unpaid. Interns are required to volunteer and/or attend RESOBOX events 1-2 times per week. You don’t have to speak Japanese to apply.

Interested applicants can send an email with their resume to[email protected]. (Any questions about the position can be sent to[email protected].)