In order to make this program possible, JASM need your help to raise $10,000 to fund the competition,  and to send the winning students to Washington, D.C, April 12-14, 2012. Students and teachers value the trip as a unique incentive for students to study Japanese and for schools to continue offering courses in Japanese at the high school level.

Please help us with a donation! For more information, call the JASM office at 612-627-9357.

Winners of 2012

Level2 Edina high school in Minnesota

Level3 Shakopee high school in Minnesota

Level4 Memorial high school in Wisconsin

Also, we would like to thank  corporate sponsors which accepted to support this program :

Unfortunately, we canceled the February Kanna Club though we come back in March 20th at Kikugawa. More information will be given on this page next month also on the March JASM Newsletter!

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The Bonus question for the month is:  The Japan Soccer Association and Wakayama Kumano-Nachi Shrine contain a symbol of a bird. What is the name of this bird?

What is Kanna Club!?

Price: $10 members, $12 non-members 

**Special price of $6 for JASM member!!
For Immediate Release

Minneapolis, MN, January 17, 2012 – The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul presents Norwegian Wood, showing theatrically on Screen 3 at St. Anthony Main Theatre Fri, Jan 27 through Thu, Feb 2. The film is based on Haruki Murakami’s bestselling novel Norwegian Wood, published in 1987 and since translated into 33 languages.

ノルウェーの森：Norwegian Wood tells the story of a teen romantic triangle set in tumultuous 1960′s Tokyo. Beautifully directed by Tran Anh Hung (Academy Award nominee for The Scent Of Green Papaya and Golden Lion winner for Cyclo), the cast includes Japanese rising star Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City) and Oscar-nominee Rinko Kikuchi (Babel), alongside newcomer Kiko Mizuhara. Mark Lee Ping Bin (In The Mood For Love) provides the gorgeous cinematography; and the genius soundtrack for string quartet and orchestra was composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, known for his outstanding work on There Will Be Blood (2007).

Set in a time of global instability, Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood pulls three young people into an emotional story of loss and heartbreak. As students around the world unite to overthrow the establishment, Toru Watanabe’s personal life is similarly in tumult. At heart, he is deeply devoted to his first love, Naoko, a beautiful, intelligent and introspective young woman, whose angst lays the groundwork for Watanabe’s inner conflict. Their complex bond was forged by the tragic death of their best friend years before, and Watanabe lives with this memory and an influence of death everywhere. That is, until the outgoing, vivacious, supremely self-confident Midori marches into his life, and Watanabe must choose between his past and his future.

Norwegian Wood, Director Tran Anh Hung, 133 min, Japan, 2010,

In Japanese with English subtitles.

Showing – Fri, Jan 27 through Thurs, Feb 2

The Film Society of Minneapolis St. Paul presents the very best of national and international independent cinema on Screen 3 at St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414. www.mspfilmsociety.org 

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7:30 am – 7:55 am Registration
8:00 am – 8:30 am Opening Ceremony
8:40 am – 11:40 am Project & Preliminary & Culture Class
12:30 pm – 3:20 pm Final Round
3:20 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Ceremony & Award Presentation

The Final Rounds begin at 12:30! All are invited to watch the finals!
(If you are a parent, please ask your student which level they are in, and at what time their final round is!)

Where:
Normandale Community College
France Avenue South and 98th Street in Bloomington

Entrance
Please use the main entrance in the College Center.

-Karaoke Competition

We are going to have the Karaoke Competition as one of the Stage programs. There will be prizes for the winner of the competition! We will use the Karaoke from Youtube this year. Please check out Youtube for any songs you may wish to perform. If you would like to sign up for this competition, or if you can’t find your songs, please contact Kanna Sato, kanna09@us-japan.org.

Samples;
-SMAP 世界に１つだけの花/Sekai ni Hitotsudake no Hana  Japanese Sub
-嵐/Arashi Happiness Japanese Sub
-坂本九/Kyu Sakamoto上を向いて歩こう/Sukiyaki English Sub Japanese Sub
-レミオロメン Remioromen 粉雪 Konayuki Japanese Sub
-EXILE 二つの唇 Futatsu no kuchibiru Japanese Sub
-いきものがかり Ikimono gakari ブルーバード Blue Bird Japanese Sub
-テレサ・テン Teresa Ten 時の流れに身をまかせ Tokino nagare ni miwo makase Japanese Sub
-小林明子 Akiko Kobayashi 恋に落ちて Koi ni ochite Japanese Sub
-米米クラブ Kome Kome Club 君がいるだけで Kimi ga irudakede Japanese Sub
-Dreams Come True 未来予想図Ⅱ Mirai yosouzu Ⅱ Japanese Sub
-エヴァンゲリオン　Evangerion 残酷な天使のテーゼ　Zankoku na tenshi no Te-ze Japanese Sub
-セイラームーン Sailor Moon ムーンライト伝説 Moonlight Densetsu Japanese Sub
-GLAY Winter Again Japanese Sub
-宇多田ヒカル Hikaru Utada First Love Japanese Sub
-サザンオールスターズ Southern All Stars Tsunami Japanese Sub
-Do as infinity 深い森 Fukai mori English Sub
-葉っぱ隊 Happa tai Yatta Japanese Sub
-ゆず 栄光の架け橋 Japanese Sub

-The Stage Programs and Exhibitors information are coming soon! 

Please make your reservation now!
Reservations:

$10 - Adult, College Students, & Seniors  ($15 for Adult non-members)

$5  -  Children (6-17 Years)

Free - Children (5 & Under)

$20 - Family Package – 2 adults & 2 children in same household ($25 for non-members)

Please download, print out the 2012 Shinenkai Flyer, and send the Registration Form by mail to the JASM office.

This event will also be combined with December’s Kanna Club.  Kanna Club is a monthly event that is designed to help people who are interested in Japan network and meet people with the same interests.  We decided that as the event dates are very close on the calendar, it would be convenient and fun to combine the events for a night of excitement and entertainment.
 

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