Japanese Cultural Events Information – News Letter October 2017-
Free Monthly Japanese Film Screening
The University of Auckland October Thu 26 October Time 19:00 Venue 109-B10 General Library Building
When Marnie was there October
Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi Voice Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima In Japanese w/ English subtitles Parental Guidance Recommended for Younger Viewers ©2014 Studio Ghibli – NDHDMTK Promise we’ll remain a secret, forever.
Twelve-year-old Anna believes she sits outside the invisible magic circle to which most people belong, and shuts herself off from everyone around her. Concerned for her health, Anna’s foster mother decides to send her to rural Hokkaido to stay in a sleepy town by the sea. As she dreams her days away amongst the marshes, Anna finds herself strangely…Based on the beloved novel by Joan G. Robinson, WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE is the latest film from Studio Ghibli, and the second feature film by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the director of ARRIETTY.
ARMAGEDON 2017 *The Entertainment EXPO*
SPECIAL LECTURE Handcrafted Form: Traditions and Techniques
Presented by The Japan Foundation
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme The JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme was established by the Japanese Government in 1987. The programme aims to encourage international exchange through fostering ties between Japanese and foreign youth. The JET programme offers New Zealand citizens who hold a university degree or teaching qualification opportunities to serve in local government organizations as a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) or teach at primary, junior high and senior high schools as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT).
For further JET information, please click here.
Applications for the 2018 JET Programme are now open.
Deadline for applications is Monday 27 November.
please see the Embassy of Japan in New Zealand website for details.