The 42nd Japan New Zealand Business Council Conference was held in Tomakomai, Japan this year. Tomakomai is a city and port in Iburi Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan. It is the largest city in the Iburi Subprefecture and the fifth largest city in Hokkaido.
Dallas Nesbitt was able to attend the conference while she was in Japan. She took the opportunity to thank, in person, our generous sponsors, and to meet and talk with key people from both Japan and New Zealand.
The first prize winner in the 2015 JSANZ Tertiary Japanese Language Speech Contest will be awarded a return air ticket to Japan again this year.Two candidates from each tertiary institution in New Zealand can enter.Application opens in May so get prepared for the challenge.
Canterbury Japan Day will be held at Riccarton Park Raceway on 1 March 2015. Entry is free.
CPIT will run the calligraphy stall again this year. See photos of Japan Day last year.
We will be holding our third annual Sydney Career Forum next month, our
only regional event. It will bring together companies seeking Japanese-English
speakers and students with those language skills looking for internships
or full-time employment.
The event is entirely free for students to attend. We also offer
travel scholarships for qualified applicants.
We encourage JSANZ members to submit a chapter proposal for our first edited book.
Working title of the edited volume:
New Synergies for the Post-Methods Era: Approaches of Tertiary Japanese Programmes in New Zealand
Abstract Submission: the deadline for proposals is 31 March 2015.
Undergraduate Scholarships
The Fund offers five scholarships a year to students who are enrolling full-time in a first undergraduate degree in Japanese language. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage top students to continue with their Japanese study at tertiary level. Preference will be given to those studying a conjoint degree or a double major, but not at the exclusion of those who are studying a Japanese specific degree. The closing date for applications is the 1 April 2015.
The Consulate-General of Japan, in cooperation with Massey University, brought to Auckland the travelling exhibition “TOHOKU－Through the Eyes of Japanese Photographers” composed of 123 photos representing the different aspects of life in Tohoku from the past, present and future. The exhibition is showing at the Massey University Albany Campus library.
The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)
Scholarship Opportunity — advanced Japanese language training for graduate students with Japan-focused career goals in academia, business, diplomacy/government service, journalism, and law
The IUC is pleased to announce generous sponsorship from The Nippon Foundation of a 10-month fellowship program at the IUC. The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the IUC 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 themselves and with their IUC senpai.
Eligibility: PhD 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 business, diplomacy/government service, journalism and law currently enrolled or recently graduated from a North American university. Applicants must pass the IUC language exam.
Tuition: 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.
The Nippon Foundation Fellows will:
Meet with each other and the IUC Resident Director on a monthly basis to discuss their research interests and experiences in Japan,
Invite two IUC alumni to offer public lectures in Japanese in Tokyo, and
Deliver a presentation in Japanese at one of three Nippon Foundation Fellows conferences open to the public.
Inter-University Center
Encina Hall, Room C334
616 Serra Street
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
Email: iucjapan@stanford.edu
Visit the website at web.stanford.edu/dept/IUC
On 30-31st October, the Japanese Programme at the University of Canterbury hosted a very successful mini workshop titled, “Tohoku/Christchurch: Reflections on the Socio-cultural Impacts of the Quakes”, in conjunction with colleagues from Tohoku University and Kobe University.
Presenters came from a range of areas including Religious Studies, Folklore, Anthropology, Sociology, English & Digital Humanities, Japanese Studies, Political Science and Creative & Performing Arts. In addition, we were very fortunate to have presentations by Dr Ryan Reynolds from “Gap Filler” and Assoc-Prof Roy Starrs from Otago University.
The workshop provided an excellent opportunity for colleagues from both sides to share their work on the impact of the quakes on people’s lives, communities, cultural and religious practices and the like in Tohoku and Christchurch, and to exchange ideas. We thank and congratulate the presenters for their informative and inspiring talks. We thank also the participants from UC, CPIT, Lincoln and ECAN. All contributed to making this workshop a success.