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2026 Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl

JETAABC2026-01-27T18:14:33-08:00Nov 12th, 2025|Events, Initiatives, News, Volunteer|

JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the 9th Annual Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl! The Japan Bowl® is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students who are 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 […]

Kōdō: Incense Ceremony with Dōjin Arts

JETAABC2025-03-13T11:10:23-07:00Mar 11th, 2025|Events, News|

Enter the tranquil tea room at SaBi Tea Arts and take a moment to reawaken your senses with Kōdō, Japanese Incense Ceremony.
Join us to learn about this traditional art form whose roots stretch back over a millennium!

Dōjin Arts writes, “Set in a traditional tatami tea room, guests will be led to participate in kumikōー a form of incense appreciation exercise developed around the Muromachi period (1338–1573). Experience and compare several types of highly […]

JETAA Bento Workshop: Onigiri Edition Recap

JETAABC2024-08-18T07:32:57-07:00Feb 17th, 2024|Events, News|

Thank you to everyone who participated both virtually and in person at our fourth JETAA Bento Workshop: Onigiri Edition on Sunday, January 28th, 2024.

This was the first year that we hosted this event as a Hybrid event by offering in-person locations both in Canada and the US and remotely over Zoom. We had 15 participants in Vancouver, BC; 16 in Anchorage, AK; and 12 who attended virtually. All 43 of us gathered, eager to learn and make onigiris.

2024 Annual General Meeting

JETAABC2023-12-08T15:20:41-08:00Dec 8th, 2023|Events, JET, News|

あけましておめでとうございます！ Akemashite omedetou 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 […]

Recap: Edomae in Summer

JETAABC2023-08-04T13:49:52-07:00Aug 5th, 2023|Events, JET|

We are grateful to Hikita-san, Watabe-san, and all attendees who joined us this past Sunday, July 30th for Edomae in Summer. This series of educational events is co-hosted by JETAABC and the Japan-Canada Chamber of Commerce.

We not only learned that thawing sashimi in the fridge is the worst method, but also took a deep dive into the world of kelp!

A big shoutout to Azuma Tei who donated goody bags to all attendees. […]

Recap: Asian Heritage Month Celebration on May 27, 2023

JETAABC2023-08-04T13:39:47-07:00Aug 4th, 2023|Events, JET|

On May 27th, 2023, 7 JET alumni and 2 community members gathered at BCIT in downtown Vancouver to celebrate Asian Heritage Month. They enjoyed a sushi lunch and time to learn about Asian Canadian history, share stories and experiences, and enjoy some fun games and karaoke. This was a great opportunity to engage, connect, educate, and raise awareness in our community.

2023 Powell Street Festival Lottery Tickets

JETAABC2023-07-03T18:23:53-07:00Jul 3rd, 2023|Events|

The Powell Street Festival returns this summer with their classic charity lottery. Prizes include a trip for two to Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, a staycation at The Listel Hotel, festival passes, gift cards, and much more.

Purchase tickets online anytime up to July 31st; please use the seller code jet so our organization benefits from some of the proceeds.

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3rd Annual JETAA Bento Workshop: Theme Reveal

JETAABC2023-02-04T18:34:37-08:00Feb 1st, 2023|Events, JET|

Did you guess our theme yet?

Our Bento Workshop this time will be Valentine’s Day Themed! Gifting a special someone chocolate may be the standard, but how about trying something new by giving a cute valentine themed Kyara-ben? This year, Amanda is excited to show you tips that will give that extra heart in your bento presentation.

Wait! What’s Kyara-ben? Quick reminder: Kyara-ben is short for Character Bento, the art of making cute, detailed box lunches that look like popular characters.

Everyone is […]

3rd Annual JETAA Bento Workshop: Save the Date

JETAABC2023-01-07T17:33:59-08:00Jan 8th, 2023|JET|

JETAA Portland, with JETAABC, is excited to present a third Bento Workshop led by Amanda Oumiya from K&L Bentos on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at 11:00 am over Zoom. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join and learn! Amanda has been our trusted Bento Workshop leader the past couple times and it has been such a great success.

We will be dropping hints on our social media for the next couple weeks. Can you guess what theme our Bento Workshop […]

Call for JETAA Canada Country Representative Platforms

JETAABC2022-12-22T19:11:57-08:00Dec 22nd, 2022|Initiatives, JET, Volunteer|

The call for platforms for the JETAA Canada’s Country Representative has begun and we’re looking for interested candidates!

The Canada country representative (CR) is the primary point of contact to Canada’s various chapters, and represents our country at the JETAA-International level, as required. See this PDF for further details on the Canada Rep’s responsibilities.

Candidates are asked to submit a platform that states the following:

Experience with JETAA
Vision for future of JETAA chapters in Canada
Action plan for year ahead […]

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