Film Showing: Seppuku (a.k.a. Harakiri)

Saturday 30 September 2006 at 09:01 am The Japanese Club will be showing Seppuku (切腹), directed by Masaki Kobayashi, tonight, at 7 p.m., in the Education Center, Room 118.

Japanese Club Mailing List

Friday 29 September 2006 at 11:37 pm The Japanese Club now has a mailing list. For more information, visit here.

Film Showing: Grave of the Fireflies

Monday 25 September 2006 at 09:26 am It's an excellent film that depicts wartime experiences of children in Japan. I highly recommend it.

Film Series - Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓)
Wednesday, Sept 27
BRING THEM HOME film series
Wednesday, Sept 27, 7:00PM, CofC Maybank 100
Film: Grave of the Fireflies
Location: Maybank Hall
Time: 7:00 PM
Audience: Public
Fee: None
Sponsor: Special Events

JET(Japan Exchange & Teaching) Program Info Session

Friday 22 September 2006 at 1:23 pm From the Career Services Office:

The JET program is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education and seeks Liberal Arts graduates-any major-to teach in Japanese schools for one year. We have had a number of graduates participate in this program. The program also provides
free airfare to/from Japan and assists in finding housing.

A representative of the program will be on campus to give an overview of the program and the application process on Monday, Sept. 25, 2006 from 7:00 - 8:00 PM in ECTR 116.

The deadline to apply for next year's program is Dec. 1, 2006. The website to look at is: www.jetprogramme.org

Lecture - Women Photographers from Japan

Monday 18 September 2006 at 6:22 pm The Halsey Institute at the College of Charleston's School of the Arts will host a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. by noted Japanese curator, Noriko Fuku entitled "An Incomplete History: Women Photographers from Japan (1864-1997)." This lecture, to be held in the Recital Hall of the Simons Center for the Arts, will focus on the often-overlooked contributions of these women artists. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Art History, the Halsey Institute, and the Quattlebaum Endowment.

For more information visit: Lecture - Women Photographers from Japan.

Film Showing: Kagemusha

Friday 15 September 2006 at 11:13 pm The Japanese Club will be showing the film Kagemusha (影武者), directed by Akira Kurosawa, tomorrow (Saturday), at 7 p.m., in the Education Center, Room 118.

Japanese Club Meetings

Friday 15 September 2006 at 11:06 pm The Japanese Club holds weekly meetings on Fridays, at 5:00 p.m., outside the library by the fountain this semester.

Film Showing: Sonatine

Saturday 02 September 2006 at 07:24 am The Japanese Club will be showing the film Sonatine (ソナチネ), directed by Takeshi Kitano, on Saturday (today!), at 7 p.m., in the Education Center, Room 118.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome!