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JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Feb 10, 2015
Sophia symposium on how to flourish as a global citizen
Sophia University's Center for Global Discovery will host a symposium Feb. 28 offering advice for people of all ages on how to boost their skills for the global market.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Nov 19, 2014
British Council symposium to discuss university reform
The British Council, the United Kingdom's international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities, will hold a symposium Dec. 9 about university reform and innovation in Japan and Britain.
Events / BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 27, 2014
Requiem booklet to remember audience's loved ones
Musica Poetica, a Tokyo-based music group specializing in the Protestant music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) and Heinrich Schuetz (1585-1672), will present a requiem concert Nov. 14 in Mitaka, Tokyo, for which members of the audience can have the names of their deceased loved ones printed free of charge in a program booklet.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 20, 2014
Free legal consultations in Tokyo for non-Japanese
The Asian People's Friendship Society (APFS), a nongovernmental organization that supports foreigners in Japan, will hold a free legal consultation session at its office in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, on Oct. 31.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Jun 23, 2014
Fulbright offering seminar for prospective English teachers
Fulbright Japan, administered by the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission, will host a seminar for in-service and prospective English teachers on scholarship programs in the U.S..
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Jun 2, 2014
Kobe fire department launches simultaneous translation
The Kobe Municipal Fire Department has introduced a simultaneous translation service in five foreign languages so that non-Japanese callers can dial 119 and get their needs understood immediately.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Feb 19, 2014
Tokyo University to host symposiums on Fukushima crisis
The University of Tokyo will hold symposiums on March 9 and 11 on its Hongo campus to mark the third anniversary of the triple meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Jan 6, 2014
Tokyo job fair to help students from Southeast Asia
A job fair for students from Southeast Asian countries seeking employment in Japan will be held Sunday in Tokyo. Recruiters from various industries, such as manufacturing, travel, transportation and retail, will be in attendance.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 9, 2013
Special concert to remember deceased loved ones
A requiem concert will be held Nov. 4 in Tokorozawa Shimin Bunka Center Muse in Saitama Prefecture to offer audience members a special opportunity to remember their loved ones who have died — with the names of the deceased printed in the program.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 3, 2013
Free consultation event to be held in Shinagawa, Tokyo
Shinagawa-ku International Friendship Association (SIFA) will hold free professional consultations for foreigners residing in Japan on Oct. 26.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Jul 4, 2013
Tokyo American Club offering reduced fees to sign up
The Tokyo American Club, a membership organization made up of foreign residents in Japan, has lowered its new-member fees to ¥1.2 million from ¥3 million to bring in fresh recruits from the American and international communities.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Apr 26, 2013
U.S. Embassy sponsoring women's leadership program
The U.S. Embassy is accepting applications to participate in the new Tomodachi Women's Leadership Program for highly motivated college students.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Nov 18, 2012
Learn about Nishimachi International School scholarships
Nishimachi International School is holding an event to provide information about the institution and its scholarship program Wednesday at the school in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Nov 4, 2012
St. Mary's Cathedral to stage annual requiem concert
An annual requiem concert will be held on the evening of Nov. 16 in St. Mary's Cathedral in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, featuring the music of Johan Sebastian Bach and pieces believed to have been composed by Georg Melchior Hoffmann and Gottfried Heinrich Stoelzel.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
May 18, 2012
Fulbright orientation sessions for students heading to U.S.
Fulbright Japan will host two sessions in Tokyo in June for people who will enter undergraduate or graduate programs at U.S. universities this fall.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Sep 29, 2005
International House plans essay contest to fete reopening
The International House of Japan will hold an essay competition in celebration of its reopening.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Aug 5, 2005
September junior yacht regatta accepting applications
The Japan Junior Yacht Club Union is accepting registrations for its 15th International Goodwill Junior Yacht Regatta on Sept. 4 at Wakasu Yacht Kunren Center in Wakasa Kaihin Park in Tokyo's Koto Ward.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Jun 28, 2005
Citizen participation in international cooperation
A public symposium on how ordinary people can assist international cooperation activities based on the experiences of the European Union and Japan will be held July 14 in Yokohama.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Jun 27, 2005
Tickets to Live8 concert now available through lottery
A lottery is now open for tickets to the Japan performance of the Live8 series of rock concerts aimed at getting world leaders to help Africa.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Apr 24, 2005
15 Japan Times readers can take 'Little Edo' tour for free
15 Japan Times readers can take 'Little Edo' tour for free A tour bus operator in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, will invite 15 readers of The Japan Times as monitors for its "Nostalgic Little Edo Tour" on May 14 free of charge.

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