This month we will read Genji Keita's "Mr English." Take a snippet into the salaryman's life back in 1950s/60s Japan through the eyes of "Mr English." Click here to join us on Tuesday, February 27th at 7pm over Zoom. If you wish to get monthly news and updates about our yomikai outside of our JETAABC newsletter, please sign up here to join JETAABC Yomikai.
JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl.The Japan Bowl® is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students studying Japanese. The Japan-America Society of Washington DC organized and hosted the first Japan Bowl in 1992. The competition has since been expanding overseas and is now held in Poland, England, Italy, Mexico, Serbia, Bulgaria, France, etc. The inaugural Canadian Japan Bowl® was held in Vancouver in 2018. For […]
This month we will read Takashi Atoda's "Dried Fish and an Electrical Leak." Follow the main character, Mrs Sugita, as she tries to get to the bottom of the mysteries of her fridge and electrical bill. Click here to join us on Tuesday, March 26th at 7pm PDT over Zoom. If you wish to get monthly news and updates about our yomikai outside of our JETAABC newsletter, please sign up here to join JETAABC Yomikai.
Join us for this special online event hosted by JETAA BC and JETAA Ottawa where we get a chance to talk to author Clara Kumagai. Kumagai has feet in Canada, Japan, and Ireland and has written a number of short stories for the Banshee Press and Stinging Fly. In 2023, she published her first YA novel, Catfish Rolling. We will dive into what inspired her to explore space and time through Sora. Click here to listen to Clara's quick summary of […]
JETAABC Yomi-kai invited Terry Watada to discuss his writing and inspiration and all his work in documenting and sharing the Japanese Canadian story. Zoom link will be shared automatically when you register here.
This month we will read Shuhei Fujisawa's "A Passing Shower." A burglar takes shelter from the rain in a temple while casing the storehouse he intends to break into. His efforts are thwarted by the assorted people who also come to take shelter. Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Click here if you would like to only join us for our September meeting. (Sep 24 at 7pm over Zoom) If you wish to […]
Our annual Imoni-Kai is a treasured tradition from Yamagata Prefecture. Enjoy hearty taro root stew in Central Park, Burnaby from 10am, Saturday, October 5, 2024, with friends old and new! Please RSVP here by Wednesday, October 3rd, 2024.
This month we will read Shiga Naoya's "Seibei and his Gourd." A story about young Seibei and his obsession with gourds. Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Click here if you would like to only join us for our November meeting. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have read in the past!
This month we will read "Men Without Women" by Haruki Murakami. The story follows the anguish that comes upon an unnamed narrator who receives a phone call in the middle of the night telling him that his former lover has passed away from an unexpected informant. Registrants will get access to the short story to read before the meeting! Sign up via the Zoom link here. Check out our Yomi-kai initiative page to see what other short stories we have […]
