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Voting is now open! The direct address is http://ajet.net/2009Elections/
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There are two people from Gunma running.
I am running for Chair
and Andrew Heffernan is running for Block 3 Rep.
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Please vote. You will need your JET number, but you can find that on your answer sheets of each JET Programme Japanese Language Course materials. There are other methods for obtaining your JET number, so just let me know.

If you are moving to Tokyo or want to live there and are looking for work the company
INTERAC is looking for able body people to teach English in Tokyo. They are recruiting
until March so act fast! For more information contact tokyo2ht3@gmail.com. Ask for Checko.

Only once a year, the newest of Gunma’s famed modern kokeshi dolls are gathered in a single place. Production kokeshi, new-style kokeshi, wood carving tools, and more will be on display at this exhibition. Non-exhibition display kokeshi dolls will be available for purchase as well. The event happens on Friday February 6th to Tuesday February 10th from 9am to 6pm at the prefectural offices in Maebashi’s Ōte-machi. Please note however, the event will close early on the 10th, at 5pm. For more information, please contact the Tourism & Local Products Division of the prefectural offices at 027-226-3386.

 

The prefectural library will be selling some 4000 books and magazines that have recently been removed from shelves. These consist of novels, children’s books, travel guides, etc., and will be sold at 100 yen each. Please note however that there is a maximum of 10 books per person. Thursday, January 29th is the day, and the sale will run from 9am to noon. Also note that book borrowing will be suspended on this day, and parking lot congestion is expected so please make best use of public transportation. For more information, please contact the Prefectural Library in Maebashi’s Hiyoshi-chō at 027-231-3008.

 

An "Education Reform" symposium is going to be held on November 11 at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. The event is being hosted by the Netherlands Embassy and they have invited education specialists from Japan and the Netherlands to speak. Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese &　English will be available so please pass this information on to interested JTEs and other teachers.

 

Event Registration Deadline:

Please fax the attached registration form to the Press and Cultural Affairs Department of the Netherlands Embassy @ 03-5776-5535 by October 31st.

 

Event Speakers:

Ms. Naoko Richters (Japanese expert on education residing in the Netherlands)

     The education system in the Netherlands and the Dutch approach to 'inclusive' education.

 

Professor Junichi Furusho (Aoyama Gakuin)

     Report on Quality of Life survey among Dutch and Japanese children.

     -- a clinical point of view

 

Professor Luc Stevens (Prof. Em. Utrecht University/Director NIVOZ)

     Special Needs education in Dutch schools and inclusion.

     -- problems and success stories

 

Professor Micha de Winter (Utrecht University)

     The current situation concerning citizenship education in the Netherlands.

     -- aims and background

 

Panel Discussion (Participants)

     Mrs. Naoko Richters [moderator]

     Professor Naoki Ogi [commentator]

     Professor Junichi Furusho

     Professor Luc Stevens

     Professor Micha de Winter

 

Gunma International Association (GIA)is hosting a Photo and Video competition for all foreign nationals as a way to promote tourism in Gunma.

Locations should be tourist spots in Gunma. Videos should be 10 minutes in length. Winners will be given hotel vouchers of up to 100,000 yen

Deadline is October 15th.

Show off your creativity and win a place to stay!
Good luck!

National AJET Elections go live March 3-13.
Please vote!
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Two of your very own Gunma-JETs are on the ballot (Vice Chair and Block 3 Representative).
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All you need is your JET number, which is on each answer sheet of the CLAIR language tests. You can also get that number from your supervisor or from CLAIR at 03-3591-5489.
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Vote at http://www.ajet.net/elections/
If the page is in Japanese, and you can't read Japanese, click the link on the left that says "English."

I'm gathering that most of you will be in Haruna sleeping off a hangover, but if anyone's going to be around this Saturday morning, there's going to be a workshop where foreigners can make their own calligraphy work of art with a brush, carve a personal name seal out of stone and participate in a Japanese tea ceremony. It's at Tetsugakudo which is a 5 min walk from W side of Takasaki station, very close to Minami Shogakko and calligraphy costs 500 yen, tea ceremony 300 yen.

To sign up, please call my office or send an email to me and I will add you to the list. CHEERS.

On the 15th of every month, the city will promote following the traffic safety rules and guidelines bicycle riders regarding pedestrian safety.
In other words, there'll be police officers watching for traffic offenders. I don't know if anyone's been ticketed before but it's just something to keep in mind. In Japan, bicycles are legally considered motor vehicles.