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Special Lecture by Linda Ohama

Posted on November 11, 2013 by jodias

Speaker: Ms. Linda Ohama Topic: Obachan’s Garden & The Kids Quilt Project Location: Aoyama Campus, Room 17-610 Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Time: 1:20 PM to 2:50 PM (3rd period) Ms. Linda Ohama is an award-winning Japanese-Canadian filmmaker who produced … Continue reading →

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Special Lecture & Concert by Bluesman Steve Gardner

Posted on November 8, 2013 by jodias

Born in Mississippi in 1956, Steve Gardner is an accomplished blues musician and photographer, having studied photojournalism at the University of Southern Mississippi and blues from the “School of Hard Knocks.” After working as a photojournalist in the States, he … Continue reading →

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Conference on Language Teaching

Posted on November 1, 2013 by jodias

The Lifelong Language Learning SIG (special interest group) of JALT will hold its mini-conference for teachers on November 2nd and 3rd, 2013 at the Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages. It will be held with the cooperation of the West Tokyo … Continue reading →

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4th Annual “Gohan (Food) Film Festival”

Posted on October 14, 2013 by jodias

A unique food-focused film festival is back for the fourth time: the “4th Annual Gohan (Food) Film Festival.” It will be held at Omotesando Hills Space O and at Shibuya’s Image Forum Theatre, a stone’s throw from the Aoyama Gakuin … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Vegefood Festa 2013

Posted on August 30, 2013 by jodias

The Tokyo Vegefood Festa is a food court style event that takes place in Yoyogi Park every October. People from all over the world participate in this festival, as vendors and as customers. All the food offered by the 100 … Continue reading →

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8th UNHCR Refugee Film Festival

Posted on August 30, 2013 by jodias

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provides assistance and protection to the world’s refugees. According to the UNHCR, more than “45 million people have been forcibly displaced outside or inside their own country around the world.” One person … Continue reading →

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Global Festa 2013 — Learning about the World

Posted on August 29, 2013 by jodias

Something called “Global Festa Japan 2013” will be held during the first weekend of October in Tokyo at Hibiya Park. There will be films from the UNHCR 8th Annual Refugee Film Festival, a charity run, “talk shows” concerning various environmental … Continue reading →

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Saving lives

Posted on August 28, 2013 by jodias

On September 7, the Tokyo English Life Line–an English version of Inochi no Denwa–will mark World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). In a series of talks on that day you can learn how you can help confront the stigma associated with … Continue reading →

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Lecture on War & Peace

Posted on August 11, 2013 by jodias

EVENT: Lecture on the topic “Does Economic Interdependence Lead to Peace or War?” SPEAKER: Dr. Dale Copeland WHEN: August 17, 2013; 13:00 ~ 15:00 RSVP: By email to the International Research Center <[email protected]> LANGUAGE: Lecture is in English but Japanese … Continue reading →

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Stress, Trauma, and Job Burn-out

Posted on July 11, 2013 by jodias

Topics of this free seminar will include: Traumas (e.g., disasters, violence, accidents, illnesses, divorces, etc.)/ daily stress/ sleep disturbances/ depression/ fatigue/ diabetes/ heart disease/ addictions/ effective treatment of stress/ compassion fatigue and burn-out. The speaker, Joseph Naoshi Ozawa, Ph.D. is … Continue reading →

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