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<![CDATA[Melbourne University Japanese Club - Past Events]]>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:10:29 +1000Weebly<![CDATA[MUJC @ February O-Week 2012! Thanks for coming!]]>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:50:45 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2012/02/mujc-february-o-week-2012-thanks-for-coming.html

Hello!

Another new year, new semester is beginning at the University of Melbourne. The MU Japanese Club would like to invite all new students interested in the Japanese culture to come sign up with us!

The first 50 new sign-up's of the year will receive a goodie bag filled with wonderful freebies :)

Thank you so much for signing up with the MUJC for 2012! :) We are proud to announce that we have about 200 new members, hopefully this will increase as the year continues!

Looking forward to seeing you all! :)

]]><![CDATA[Japanese Web-Magazine: Volunteer English Translators Needed!!]]>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:55:01 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/10/japanese-web-magazine-volunteer-english-translators-needed.html

source: Google Images

The web-magazine is the brainchild of Ryo Yamauchi, a current student studying at RMIT from Japan. Although still in its planning stages, the web-magazine has its roots firmly grounded in the personal experiences of both Ryo and her friends while living in Melbourne. It is a belief that shared perspectives will definitely bring people together and open doors to new experiences. Hence, the weekly web-magazine will regularly feature articles of interviewed Australian, International or Japanese students/workers talking about a wide-range of interesting topics.

With that in mind, the bi-lingual magazine seeks to establish itself as a platform for sharing inter-cultural experiences of, not only the Australian-residing Japanese community, but also of the Australian and wider multicultural community. In addition, the magazine will also serve as an informative resource to future Japanese or International students or travellers interested in coming to Australia for work, study or play.

Currently, the weekly web-magazine is looking for volunteers to help translate some articles for them. Check out the volunteer requirements below.

Volunteer Requirements and Q&A:

Able to read, understand and comprehend the Japanese language at an Advanced level. Kanji reading is a must. [Potentially JLPT N3 Level and above]
Q: What is the workload for the weekly web-magazine?
A: Half an A4 page of Japanese to English translations PER WEEK. [*Web-magazine is approximately one A4 in length]
Q: What kind of articles am I supposed to be translating?
A: The articles consist primarily of INTERVIEWS with either Japanese or Australian students/workers in Australia.
Q: What are the topics of these interviews?
A: The topics range from studying experiences, working experiences and career perspectives.

Please don't be afraid to try out despite these requirements!

If you're interested or need more info, please contact: Ryo Yamauchi at ryo.global@gmail.com

]]><![CDATA[Melbourne University Japanese Club Dinner 晩餐会]]>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:34:01 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/melbourne-university-japanese-club-dinner.html

Melbourne University Japanese Club invites you to come join us at our annual dinner outing :)

Date: Friday, 14th October 2011
Time: 7:30pm onwards
Venue: Tokyo Gardens, 360 LaTrobe Street (corner Queens St), CBD
Cost: $25 pp. [Flat Rate for Everyone]
Menu: Tokyo Gardens Banquet Course (click to view menu)*

Come make dinner plans with us, your MUJC Committee, and be prepared for an entertaining night of food and drinks! Tokyo Gardens has graciously allowed us to host our dinner at their premises.

There are FIFTY PLACES available for dinner, so please do come and bring your friends along :)

Tickets for the dinner will be sold during our regular Kaiwa sessions (Tuesday, 1-2pm) beginning next week, 4th October (Week 9).

Current members can pre-order tickets by emailing Josh at activities@mujc.org.au. Please provide your NAME, MEMBERSHIP NUMBER & EMAIL.

Sincerely,
MUJC Committee 2011/2012

]]><![CDATA[END OF SEMESTER NOMIKAI 飲み会]]>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:03:35 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/end-of-semester-nomikai.html

Its that time of the year again where we party for the last time before we hit the books for a month-long period of exams!!

Date: Friday, 28th October
Time: 8pm till Late
Venue: Queensberry Hotel, upstairs function room (corner Swanston St & Queensberry St.)
Cost: FREE!!!
Facebook Events Page: TBA

]]><![CDATA[22 September-Akira Isogawa & The Australian Ballet's 'Romeo & Juliet']]>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:56:31 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/22-september-akira-isogawa-the-australian-ballets-romeo-juliet.html

source: The Australian Ballet Company

If you're an aspiring fashion designer or a dance enthusiast curious about the dance world, here's a behind-the-scenes look at the The Australian Ballet's latest masterpiece, Romeo & Juliet.

As one of Australia's leading contemporary fashion designers, Akira Isogawa has decidedly been given the ultimate task of creating 300 stunning costumes/dresses for the new ballet production, Romeo & Juliet. Though not his first time working with choreographer, Graeme Murphy (who he's had the pleasure of working alongside for the past 13 odd years), it shall be his first collaboration with the The Australian Ballet.

To read the article, "Akira, Our Romeo":
http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/fashion/article/akira-our-romeo

Akira's Official Website : http://akira.com.au/

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]]><![CDATA[Calling All Performers, Craft Makers, Artist, Work-shoppers for Japanese Culture Fest!]]>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:49:32 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/calling-all-performers-craft-makers-artist-work-shoppers-for-japanese-culture-fest.html

If you want to show off your amazing skills or artistry, the 2nd Japan Culture Festival wants YOU!!
The Festival is currently looking for:
- Performers - dance, music, skit, choir, comedian, ninja etc. anything you can perform!
- Work shoppers - anything related to Japanese culture you can teach people
- Artists - display your artwork! (refer to application form below)
- Craft market merchants - do you want to show and sell what you make?
- Volunteers - help our events and have a memorable day together!

* If you are an interested "Artist", please download this file for more information: Japan Culture Festival Art Exhibition Application Form

*If you are interested in joining the "Volunteer" team, please attend meeting days on either 4th October (Tuesday, 7pm) OR 8th October (Sunday, 1pm) at JAPANEASY

*Come Join the Choir group, Sweet 10 Ants, and sing all things Japanese!! (40 people joined in 2010)
-First practice is Sep 17th Sat from 7pm, and every Saturday.(You do not have to come every week though) you can come for trial at any Saturday ♪♪♪

For more details please visit any of the links below:

Official Japan Culture Festival Blog: http://japancultureandartfestival.blogspot.com/
JAPANEASY website: http://www.japaneasy.com.au/index.html
JAPANEASY Facebook Page : Japaneasy Japanese Language School

]]><![CDATA[RUN FOR JAPAN : Running for the hopes of the Japanese Community]]>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:42:00 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/run-for-japan-running-for-the-hopes-of-the-japanese-community.html

RUN FOR JAPAN FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
(as part of the 'Melbourne Marathon)
Day: 9th October, Sunday
Time: 7am onwards
Marathon version: Bank Of Melbourne Marathon (42.195 km)
Starting location: Batman Avenue (150m north of Rod Laver Arena entrance); Melway Ref 2G A7

Helpful Links:

Donation Page: http://www.fundraiseonline.com.au/runforjapan_BMM2011/
Hands On Tokyo: http://www.handsontokyo.org/about_us/our_story

Melbourne Marathon Details:
http://www.melbournemarathon.com.au/customdata/index.cfm?fuseaction=CustomItem&ItemID=32881

Nearly half a year since the Japanese Tohoku Earthquake Disaster, Japan is still in need of donations to help support the many affected victims of the community.

Run For Japan is a Melbourne based fundraising project founded by Miki Greene & Keiko Millar, in efforts to provide continual support to the disaster affected Japanese community.
RFJ through the participation of the popular "Melbourne Marathon" managed to raise $16,000 in July 2011 for disaster relief in Japan. However, many major donation organizations outside of Japan, such as the Australian Red Cross, have closed their support window for Japan around July due to many other projects requiring their support as well.

After struggling for a period trying to find a means of sending donations to Japan, Miki & Keiko managed to partner up with HANDS ON TOKYO who has been providing tremendous monetary and physical support to Tohoku disaster victims. Subsequently, due to this partnership, RFJ has recently received official approval from Fundraise Online (Australian Fundraising site) to utilise their donation services, giving the Run For Japancampaign solid credibility and ensuring safe and easy online donation transactions.

On the 9th of October (Sunday), RUN FOR JAPAN will yet again be participating alongside other Melbourne Marathon participants and they want YOU to join them!

RFJ has approached our club, as they are looking for active students who are passionate about supporting Japan's recovery and who are also interested with working together with them to achieve some goals.

If you would like to help out/support RFJ, here's what you can do:

Recruit people who are participating in Melbourne Marathon and interested in fundraising for Japan with us (and other upcoming sporting events)
Brainstorm to come up with new ideas to raise funds (we don’t want to limit our activities to “running” literally, but are open to any ideas like selling hot dogs or origami animals at school events etc)
Create a website and other communication vehicles to help us reach out to more people and raise awareness of the situations of the Tohoku area.
Purchase or sell RUN FOR JAPAN T-shirts ($30 each including $8.40 that goes to donation) and 2012 Calendars (currently in production: $10 each)

Apart obviously from the benefit of being able to support the fundraising effort, many Japanese companies based locally are involved and so there would also potentially be opportunities to interact with Japanese expats, professionals and families in Melbourne.

We hope that you may consider joining in this fun and motivating campaign :)

]]><![CDATA[Career Opportunities! - Calling All Final Year Undergraduates!]]>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:02:20 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/career-opportunities-calling-all-final-year-undergraduates.html

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Recruiting Seminar

Date: October 13th (Thursday)
Time: 2:00pm ~ 3:00pm
Venue: The University of Melbourne, Alan Gilbert Building-120 (Theatre 3) [Student Map: M13]
Cost: FREE!!

MHI, the Japanese leading manufacturing company, will visit Melbourne to hold a recruiting seminar this fall.

Along with the expansion of its overseas business, MHI has been actively hiring students from abroad over the last few years. Every year, many international students join the company, and they are playing active roles in various fields within the company.

We look forward to seeing you!

Job Listings:

・Back-office: Sales, Planning, Legal, Human Resources, Accounting, Finance, Facility Maintenance etc

・Technical/Engineer: Research & Development, Designing, Production Engineer, Product Management, Quality Control, System Development, etc.

Seminar Contents:

Company information session by MHI human resource personnels, Q & A session

Who is eligible to apply?

・Japanese student(s) in their penultimate or final year of study

・Local/international students studying Japanese languages in their penultimate or final year

・Local/International students who can speak fluent Japanese in their penultimate or final year

*After the information session, individual interviews (1st and 2nd interviews) are scheduled to be held between 3:00pm ~ 5:30pm for those who are interested.

Please bring your Japanese resume if you would like to have an interview.

For more details, please check the links below.

For registration, please follow one of the followings:
(1) Website:
http://www.lighthouse-gl.com/CR/entryform/contact.html

(2) E-mail:
Please send an e-mail to Sawada at Lighthouse Global Inc. (sawada@lighthouse-gl.com)

Please ensure to include the following information in your e-mail:・Your name / University name / Department and Major / Expected graduation time (year/month) / Phone number (mobile) /E-mail address

*We will send further details to the registered students.

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]]><![CDATA[Japan Return Programme (JRP)-14th Nihongo Summit 2012]]>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:43:16 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/japan-return-programme-jrp-14th-nihongo-summit-2012.html

The Japan Return Programme (JRP), is a non-profit organization who has been organizing the Nihongo Summit since 1999. The programme selects and invites a panel of young foreign youths from around the world who have studied Japanese to attend the annual summit. During a 35 day stay in Japan, they will present their opinions in Japanese concerning what they can do for world peace through panel discussions at the Nihongo Summit, in addition to various programmes including interchanges with Japanese students, homestays, and experience of Japanese traditional culture.

The JRP has kindly contacted the Japanese Faculty in hopes that students may be interested in participating in their 14th Nihongo Summit. The theme of the discussion is “Peace - Kizuna for One
World". The summit is open to students aged 15 - 27 years of age.

If you would like more information please click: http://www.nihongo.or.jp/pdf/call_for_english.pdf
Or contact the organization at : jrp@bna.co.jp

Official Website: http://www.nihongo.or.jp/index.html

]]><![CDATA[WELCOME BACK BBQ!!]]>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:09:19 +1000http://www.mujc.org.au/1/post/2011/09/welcome-back-bbq.html

皆さんこんにちは!
冬休みはどうですか？元気?楽しい?

The MUJC will be having its semesterly Welcome Back BBQ again!! We hope that all our regular members and new members will come along for some free snags & good company!

心配ないでください! サインポストしております!

Date: Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Time: 12-2pm (During our usual Kaiwa Sessions- NO KAIWA!!)
Venue: Open BBQ area behind the Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Cost: FREE!!

P.S. Please bring your membership ID as proof of membership. Membership sign-ups are still open!

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