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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.
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
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
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A series of exhibitions, displays and events to celebrate UK Japan 150 and Scotland's key role in this
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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