Kids get a kick out of Japanese culture at Olympic Fanzone
The Olympic Games saw the Cloud on Auckland’s waterfront come alive with the sound of excited sport fans of all ages cheering on New Zealand Olympians and learning a little Japanese culture.
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Rugby World Cup Japan
Resources for students to learn about Japan in the lead up to the RWC in 2019.
Business/News
Intern discovers railway
company about more
than trains
Foundation business intern Eva Laurenson discovered Kyushu Railway Company extended well beyond just operating a train network during her six-week internship in Japan.
Arts/News
Artist divines connections in Japan and Taiwan
Visiting fortune tellers and spiritual readers for an upcoming project gave artist Jen Alexandra a glimpse into a significant side of Japanese and Taiwanese societies that often go overlooked.
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IN TOUCH Arts Commission: Yoru no Torii
Allan Xia's motion comic Yoru no Torri recounts his visit to Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine, Kyoto, where a chance encounter with an old man revealed to him another side of the sacred site.
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IN TOUCH - Half-Life
Fiona Amundsen and Hiroshi Nakatsuji's work Half-Life explores the impact of the dropping of nuclear bombs on the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
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Bold move pays off for Tokyo intern
Air New Zealand intern James Bowen describes leaving the comforts of Gisborne for the hustle and bustle of Tokyo.
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Intern learns the subtleties of Japanese business culture
After initially struggling with nerves during his six weeks interning with Kyushu Railway Company (also known as JR Kyushu), Benjamin Watson soon got into the flow of work and life in Japan.
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Japanese Language Week
With upcoming sports events to be held in Japan, it's a great time to promote the learning of Japanese in your school.
The Sasakawa Fellowship Fund for Japanese Language Education have produced this
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Curators tour Japan and China
Three kiwi curators visited leading art museums, galleries and artist spaces in Japan and China. The trip was to build their networks and explore future collaborations and artist exchanges.
Education/News
Kiwi kids making online connections with Asia
Kiwi kids are connecting with their cohorts in Japan and South Korea and learning to become global citizens thanks to an online programme co-founded by Leadership Network member Brittany Teei.
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Mindfulness - creating a miniature Japanese rock garden
This Y4-8 arts mini-unit has been developed for students to practice mindfulness while designing and creating their own miniature Japanese rock garden.
