Events Archive
Fall 2014
Sunday, Sept. 14
鈥擬ichigan Hiryu Daiko #2, Taiko performance and education, Harvest Festival, Scotts, 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. Free. Information: (269) 491-7071.
Monday, Sept. 22
Study abroad in Japan info session, 5-6:30 p.m., 3025 Brown Hall. Information: sakhi.vyas@wmich.edu.
Thursday, Sept. 25
Reading鈥擧iromi Ito, one of Japan's foremost writers, 4-5:30 p.m., 3025 Brown Hall. Flier.
Japanese Language Lessons for Teens
Beginner Japanese language lessons for teens are now available through the Soga Japan Center at 澳门六合彩官网直播.The program is open to middle school and high school students. The fee is $40 for four lessons, which will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on four consecutive Fridays, beginning September 26, in 2045 Brown Hall on 澳门六合彩官网直播's main campus.
English鈥揓apanese Language Partners
The English鈥揓apanese Language Partners program is for 澳门六合彩官网直播 students (native speakers of either language), offering an opportunity for them to practice Japanese and English outside of the classroom. Language partners meet in public at least once or twice a week for one hour of conversation. Partners are required to make time for speaking both languages at every meeting.
The Soga Japan Center facilitates this program and provides assistance, as needed. For more information, please contact Michiko Yoshimoto.
A research and outreach center of the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education.
Summer 2014
Monday, June 23
Japanese Language and Culture Course (through Friday, June 27)鈥攆or Academically Talented Youth program, 澳门六合彩官网直播's Lee Honors College, 1 to 4 p.m. Registration $100: michiko.yoshimoto@wmich.edu or (269) 387-5874.
Tuesday, June 24
Japanese Language and Culture Course (through Friday, June 27)鈥攆or Academically Talented Youth program, 澳门六合彩官网直播's Lee Honors College, 1 to 4 p.m. Registration $100: michiko.yoshimoto@wmich.edu or (269) 387-5874.
Wednesday, June 25
Japanese Language and Culture Course (through Friday, June 27)鈥攆or Academically Talented Youth program, 澳门六合彩官网直播's Lee Honors College, 1 to 4 p.m. Registration $100: michiko.yoshimoto@wmich.edu or (269) 387-5874.
Thursday, June 26
Japanese Language and Culture Course (through Friday, June 27)鈥攆or Academically Talented Youth program, 澳门六合彩官网直播's Lee Honors College, 1 to 4 p.m. Registration $100: michiko.yoshimoto@wmich.edu or (269) 387-5874.
Friday, June 27
Japanese Language and Culture Course (final day)鈥攆or Academically Talented Youth program, 澳门六合彩官网直播's Lee Honors College, 1 to 4 p.m. Registration $100: michiko.yoshimoto@wmich.edu or (269) 387-5874.
Spring 2014
Thursday, Feb. 13
Lecture鈥"Following in Haiku Footsteps: Taneda Sant艒ka and the Haiku Life in Translation," Emiko Miyashita, poet and director, JAL Foundation, 3025 Brown Hall, 4 to 5 p.m. Free. Event flier
Lecture鈥"Japanese Aesthetics since the Founding of the Tea Ceremony," Susumu Miyashita, expert in tea-related antiques, 3025 Brown Hall, 5 to 6 p.m. Free. Event flier
Friday, Feb. 21
Lecture鈥"Kabuki and Buddhism" by Kanji Tamura, Rissho University, 3301 Friedman Hall, 1 p.m. Free; information: s.covell@wmich.edu. Event flier
Monday, April 21
Prose and poetry reading鈥攂y Yoko Tawada, 3025 Brown Hall, 5 to 6:15 p.m. Free.
Fall 2013
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Bilingual poetry reading and discussion鈥"Crossing Centuries" featuring Mutsuo Takahashi and Hiromi It艒, 3025 Brown Hall, 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Event flier
Tuesday, Sept. 24
鈥攁ges 12 and up, drop in on any date, Parchment Community Library, 6 to 7 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 30
Information session鈥擩apan Exchange and Teaching Program, 3025 Brown Hall, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
鈥攁ges 12 and up, drop in on any date, Parchment Community Library, 6 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11
Film screening鈥"Kagura for the Wrathful Deities of Hiba" with director Dr. Koichi Matsuo, 2008 Richmond Center for Visual Arts, 6 to 8 p.m. Free.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
鈥攁ges 12 and up, drop in on any date, Parchment Community Library, 6 to 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Lecture鈥"Keeping Up Appearances: Gender and Theater in Premodern Japan," Dr. Maki Isaka, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2500 Knauss Hall, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Event flier
Tuesday, Nov. 5
鈥攁ges 12 and up, drop in on any date, Parchment Community Library, 6 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19
鈥攁ges 12 and up, drop in on any date, Parchment Community Library, 6 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 22
Discussion鈥"Tea-Time Discussion about ESL in Japan," hosted by CELCIS director and faculty, Bernhard Center Faculty Dining Room, 4 to 5 p.m. Free.