COMING EVENTS !

Meetings of the Council

The Council meets on the first Monday of the month in 2008/9 to plan events and deal with the Society's business, if you wish to bring any matters to its attention please contact us by email, letter or phone.

Council Meeting Dates

Members Meeting Dates and other events The Council met on Monday July 14th to plan next year's programme of events. Listed below is a tentative programme which will be confirmed in due course.

Membership Renewal We sent out membership renewal letters in late August and repositioned the start of the Society Year from September.

DRAFT PROGRAMME FOR 2008- 2009
December 18th Memorial Service for James Howat There will be a memorial service to celebrate the life of our late Honorary Patron James Howat ( Order of the Rising Sun ). This will take place at 12.00 noon at Cairns Church near Milngarvie Station.
Japan UK 150 - September 1st 2008 - December 31st 2009
Japan-UK 150, a series of events in the UK organised to celebrate 150 years of friendship between our two countries, will run from autumn 2008 until the end of 2009. It will feature a wide range of activities designed to encourage exchange in such fields as culture, the arts, sport, education and science. For new supporters to Japan and old friends alike, this is your opportunity to gain fascinating insights into both the traditional and contemporary aspects of Japan. Why not join us for Japan-UK 150 ? http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/japanuk150/index.html
Japanese Film and Language
Keith Brown MA MSc Dip IS and Saeko Yazaki BA MSc - Mondays from 19 January 2009 (6 Weeks)
Weeks 1, 3 & 5 - Screenings: 6:00pm - 8.30pm, Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road;
Weeks 2, 4 & 6 - Language sessions: 6:30pm - 8:30pm, 21 Hill Place
£43.00/£29.00 conc.
This is an opportunity for students of Japanese (JLPT 2 & 3) to further their knowledge of Japanese language and culture through the medium of cinema. Students will view three Japanese films with English subtitles: Nora Inu / Stray Dog (1949), Akira Kurosawa; Tonari no Totoro / My Neighbour Totoro (1988), Hayao Miyazaki; Kikujiro no natsu / Kikujiro (1999), Takeshi Kitano.
The course will alternate between screenings at the Filmhouse and language sessions at 21 Hill Place. Post-screening discussions will be in English.
For further detail, go to www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/cpe/opens/courses/info?Course=C1979&Year=2008
Religion in Japan
Saeko Yazaki BA MSc - Thursdays from 16 April 2009 (6 Weeks) 6:30pm - 8:30pm
£43.00/ £29.00 conc.
How do the Japanese people view religion? What is Shinto? Is Buddhism a religion or a philosophy? Where did Japanese traditions come from? What is the current situation? This course provides a bird's eye view of the dynamics of Japanese religious manifestations including everyday rituals and ceremonies, Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Yin-yang theory, Christianity and new religions.
For further detail, go to www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/cpe/opens/courses/info?Course=C1908&Year=2008
Information and Enrolments: Office of Lifelong Learning, The University of Edinburgh, 11 Buccleuch Place, EH8 9LW
Tel: 0131-650-4400 Email: OLL@ed.ac.uk
OLL Website: www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/
Open Studies 2008-9: www.ed.ac.uk/studying/short-courses/open-studies/programme
PLEASE ENROL EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
January 12th - 7th 2009 Japanese Week in Holyrood
A series of exhibitions, displays and events to celebrate UK Japan 150 and Scotland's key role in this
January 14th 2009 - Japanese Business Seminar in the Holyrood Parliament Details to follow
February 2009 - Glasgow based meal and talk Details to follow
March 2009 - Possible Society visit to Japan Details to follow
Possibly a 10 day trip to Japan, starting Glasgow to Nagoya.
May 2nd 2009 - Japan Day at Lauriston Castle Details to follow
May 2009 Japan Day - Glasgow Details to follow
Jume 8th 2009 - AGM Details to follow

The Glasgow University Japan Society also have a programme of events. For any further information you may need, please contact them at: glasgow_jsoc@hotmail.com

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