「日本でもほとんど知られていない江戸時代以前の武術」
Organizers: The Japan Foundation, Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, and N-dimensional Japan

Special Guest Lecturers from Japan:
甲野善紀(Yoshinori Kono) and 甲野陽紀(Harunori Kono)
(Japanese Martial Arts Masters/Body Technique Researchers)
http://www.shouseikan.com/index.html
http://web.me.com/taberunori/HKHP/Home.html

Date: Monday, May 28, 2012
14:00-16:30: Lecture and Demonstration
Location: Room 100, Ralph Rapson Hall, U of Minnesota
17:30-19:30: Workshop
Location: To be announced
Japanese Sweets and Green Tea Will be Served!

Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
18:00-20:30: Lecture and Demonstration
Location: Room 100, Ralph Rapson Hall, U of Minnesota
Sushi from Sushi Do Minneapolis Will be Served!

Event Official Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ndjumn/home/kono-yoshinori
(N-dimensional Japanのメインページ：http://www.tc.umn.edu/~ndj/)

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Event Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/278373645587065/

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The May Kanna Club will be held on Tuesday, May 15th, at Fujiya Restaurant in uptown Minneapolis. This is the JASM Networking event for all JASM Members and friends.

The doors will open at 5:30 pm, and the program will run from 6-8 pm. For this Kanna Club, there will be games!

Please RSVP right now to sign up this from→Registration Form

We look forward to welcoming you on the 15th!

The secret question for bonus points on your Kanna Club card is…

” What does ‘Tsuremote Ikora’ mean in Wakayama? ” ex. Tsuremote Ikora to school. 

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Kanna Club Registration

JASM member$10.00 USD Non-member$12.00 USD

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What is Kanna Club?
http://mn-japan.org/programs/kanna-club/

JASM Website
http://mn-japan.org/

JASM Twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/MNJAPAN

When: Tuesday, May 15th
Where: Fujiya Japanese Restaurant http://www.fujiyasushi.com/
600 West Lake Street  Minneapolis, MN 55408
Doors Open: 5:30 pm, Program 6 pm – 8 pm
Price: $10 members, $12 non-members

Everyone is invited to come out and witness the planting of the sakura trees on Saturday, June 9th from 9:00-10:30am at Como Ordway Park. The event will include performances by the Sansei Yonsei Kai dancers, shakuhachi musician Leo Hansen, and opportunities for everyone to partake in the festivities. The Mayor of St. Paul and other Minnesota leaders will join a delegation from the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago for the event.

‘The Sakura Centennial is a collaborative effort between JASM, the St. Paul Nagasaki Sister City Committee, and Marja P. Hanson, Honorary Consul General of Japan.

’6月9日土曜日にコモ･オードウェイ･パークにて桜の木を植えることとなりました。当日は、3世4世会のダンスとレオ・ハンセンによる尺八の演奏も行われます。このイベントのために在シカゴ日本国総領事館からの視察団とともにセイントポール市長やミネソタ中の有識者の方々にもお集まりいただく予定です。
桜100年祭はミネソタ日米協会、セイントポール長崎姉妹都市協会そして在ミネソタ日本国名誉総領事ミリヤ・ハンソン氏の協力の下おこなわれます。

Join us as we enjoy the Cherry Tree Blossoms

Eat Japanese Sweets and Drink Lemonade 

Play Games 

And have the Ceremonial Ringing of the 

Bell of Two Friends

and best of all it is FREE!

Sunday, May 13th at 2p.m.

at Nicollet Island Park by the Cherry Trees

and the “Bell of Two Friends”

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The Harukaze Festival by Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA)  will welcome hundreds of visitors to a day-long community open house with hands-on participation activities for youth and adults.

May 19 – July15, 2012  Shin Jidai: Contemporary Japanese Book and Paper Art

April 4 – July 15, 2012  The Bridge: East Asian Brush Painting

May 19 – July 29, 2012  Wishes for the sky

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“Andersen Windows—Responds to Economic Challenges with Initiatives in Japan”

Enhance your understanding of the Japanese market with the Japan America Society of Minnesota Corporate Roundtable, a program featuring speakers from the Board of Directors, corporate member companies and their colleagues from Japan

How has the Japanese construction industry fared during these times of economic challenges?  The Corporate Roundtable for May 2012 will focus on the work of Andersen Corporation and their role in the housing market in Japan. Michael Brown, Director of International Sales and Marketing of Andersen Corporation, will discuss the work of Andersen Windows and Doors in Japan. His company was also able to serve in the recovery effort in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Michael Brown will talk about his recent trip to Tohoku and show photos of Onagawa where in one specific area of the town 2,400 souls lost their lives to the tsunami. Andersen Corporation helped to sponsor some of the relief housing in the areas affected in Tohoku.

Michael Brown serves as the Director of International Sales and Marketing for Andersen Windows. In addition to large corporate customers, he is responsible for all direct sales projects in Australia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, India and the Philippines. Mr. Brown began his career with Andersen Corporation in 1994 and started his work in the International Division at its inception in 1997. He graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a major in International Management. and received his MBA degree from the University of St. Thomas. Michael also served on the JASM Board of Directors, 2005-2006.

Please RSVP by Monday, May 14th

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Ticket

JASM Member $15.00 USD Non-member $20.00 USD Student $7.00 USD

Date:  Wednesday, May 16,  2012

Time:  7:30 a.m. Registration, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Program

Light refreshments will be provided

Location: Gray Plant Mooty Mooty & Bennett, P.A.

IDS Center, 80 S 8th St. Minneapolis, MN 55402

Validated parking is provided

Cost:  $15 JASM Members, $20 non-members and guests, $7 students

For more information, please contact the JASM office at 612-627-9357 or email to jasm@us-japan.org

We would like to thank Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. for hosting this event

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40th Anniversary Concert

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of JASM, we are pleased to present a concert of classical music and jazz at Sundin Hall at Hamline University on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012.

The program will feature both Western and Japanese music by musicians of Ladyslipper, a St. Paul based baroque ensemble featuring soprano, Sahar Hassan, violinist, Margaret Humphrey, and composer and harpsichordist, Asako Hirabayashi. They will be joined by other musicians, both Japanese and American, in a program that spans classical and contemporary themes and will appeal to a wide and diverse audience. We believe that it is a special opportunity for us to offer this unique musical concert to the Japan related community of Minnesota.   The concert is free and a reception will precede the performance.  Reception to begin at 3:30pm.

When:  Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

Time:  Reception begins @ 3:30pm, Concert @ 4:30pm

Where:  Sundin Hall – Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Avenue , Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284

Featured artist: Ladyslipper

Price:  Free! And open to the public!

Japan Satoru Sugita 30 Nar 2011
Japanese with English subtitles
Showtimes:
04/28/12  5:00 PM
05/03/12  2:15 PM Kiyumi says that for her, writing poems is like placing fallen leaves on withered branches. Every time Kiyumi writes a poem, her friend Sayuru embroiders one leaf on a book cover that she will use for Kiyumi’s book of poetry.

Rent-a-Cat

Japan Naoko Ogigami 110 Nar 2012
Japanese with English subtitles
Showtimes:
04/27/12  7:30 PM
04/29/12  9:20 PM
Rent-a-Cat tells the quirky story of a lonely woman who rents cats to others who are in temporary need of an emotional lift.  Sayoko walks up and down the city streets with a cart full of cats and a megaphone shouting “Cats for rent!”  While Sayoko’s able to help her customers fill that emotional void, she still longs for a more meaningful relationship than the one she has with her hoard of cats, filling all the empty space in her apartment.  The cute, sweet Sayoko and the film’s unconventional sense of humor are the highlights of this Japanese comedy.

Naoko Ogigami has directed five films prior to Rent-a-Cat, including 2007’s Glasses, which screened at both the Berlin International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival.  Rent-a-Cat premiered at the Berlin Film Festival.
Other Asian Films:

April 15th @ 9:45pm
April 18th @ 9:45pm

Guilt Trip (A Short Narrative)

April 28th @ 5:00pm
May 3rd @ 2:15

Yojimbo

May 1st @ 4:30pm

Prices Vary.

Follow the link for theater location and ticket purchasing:

Check  mspfilmfest.org for showtimes and updates!

http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2012/countryregion/japan