The Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl® provides local high school students with the opportunity to dive deeper into the Japanese language and culture. 🇯🇵 If you’d like to join the fun of planning and hosting the event on Saturday, March 10th, 2024, please attend our volunteer info session on Friday, October 13th at 7pm on Zoom. Even if you can’t attend at that time, please register your interest in volunteering! Sign Up
Our annual Imoni-Kai is a treasured tradition from Yamagata Prefecture. Enjoy hearty taro root stew in Central Park, Burnaby from 11am, Sunday, October 14th, with friends old and new! Please RSVP here by Wednesday, October 11th.
This month we will read Edogawa Ranpo's spooky “The Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture.” The story is about a stranger with an uncannily live-looking rag-doll picture, telling a story to a fellow traveler of how his brother had sought out and fallen in love with a girl in the picture. Click here to join us on Tuesday, October 24th at 7pm over Zoom. Fun fact: Did you know that JETAABC Yomikai has been running monthly meetings for three years […]
JETAA Ottawa is collaborating with The Japan Foundation, Toronto to screen a FREE film online on Friday, November 3rd, 2:59 pm to Sunday, November 5th, 8:59pm (Pacific). This means that you register and get a pass to watch the movie between those times. Restaurant in the Sky is based in the rural inaka of Hokkaido, and chronicles one family’s joy in farming delicious food. See more details and register here!
Help us welcome back the new JET alumni in style with an izakaya dinner and karaoke nijikai! Date: Friday, November 10th Izakaya Dinner: 6pm, Guu Toramasa (757 Seymour Street, Vancouver) Karaoke Nijikai: 8:30pm, Fantacity (1133 Robson St, Vancouver) Please RSVP by Monday, November 6th!
This month we will take a step back to enjoy and read prose from Japan's Heian period (794-1192): excerpts from Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book. Click here to join us on Tuesday, November 21st at 7pm PST 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.
Come and celebrate the end of another year with JETAABC at our annual bonenkai! Enjoy a delicious izakaya dinner at Eat Bar & Patio Haraheri on Friday, December 8th, and share your memories of 2023. Seating is limited, so RSVP by Wednesday, December 6th. Sign Up
Get into the holiday spirit with fellow alumni and craft enthusiasts at our in-person Holiday themed Origami workshop. Unleash your inner artist, fold, and shape beautiful origami creations that will add a personal touch to your holiday cards and decorations. We have specially invited Aiko-san from Aiko's Family Origami and Craft to guide you through the art of origami in a simple and engaging way. Whether you're a seasoned origami expert or completely new to origami, this workshop is the perfect […]
This month we will read Satoshi Kitamura's “Igor Nocturnov.” It is a little quirky illustrated story about a very talented musician that could make anything into beautiful music. Click here to join us on Monday, December 11th 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.
あけましておめでとうございます！ Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu! It is time for our Annual General Meeting and Shinnenkai. This year’s event will be held at 1 Athletes Way in Vancouver (with the option to attend via Zoom), on Friday, January 26, 2024, 6:00 – 9:00pm. We will begin with a meet-and-greet before proceeding into our AGM and Board of Directors election. Your RSVP is kindly requested by Friday, January 19, 2024 at agm@jetaabc.ca or at this RSVP form. The AGM is your chance to […]
