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SUMMARY:Japanese Language Teacher Training: Introductory / 日本語教師養成講座：初級
DESCRIPTION:※日本語教育に関わってみたい方、日本や日本文化が好きな人たちとつながりたい方を対象としています。※日本語を教えるにあたり、英語で文法や語彙を説明できる英語力が必要となります。英語を使って日本語を教える方、もしくは、現在は十分なレベルに達していない場合でも、今後、英語力を向上させるために積極的に努力する意思がある方が対象となります。※本講座は、授業内容を日本語で理解できるレベルの方のみお申し込みいただけます。※本講座の受講が、修了後のクラス担当を保証するものではありません。※日本語教員試験（国家試験）や養成課程修了などとは異なり、資格取得を目的とした講座ではありません。※This course is only open to applicants who have sufficient Japanese proficiency to understand the course content taught in Japanese \n秋クラス｜初級日本語の教え方　(9/4/2026 スタート)：現在受付中！『げんき Vol. I』を使用し、初級文法の教え方を学びます。 \n日本語を初めて教える人のためのコースです。日本語の文字・音声・文法の基礎について、自ら考えながら学びます。普段何気なく使っている日本語のルールを分析し、自分なりに発見・理解する力を養います。また、コースデザインやレッスンプランの作成にも取り組みます。最終的には、初級レベルの日本語文法を教えられるようになることを目指します。 \n各クラス全12回・1回2時間『げんき』初級を修了された方には、秋学期のグループクラスにおいて、授業見学や簡単なアシスタント業務を含むシャドーイングにご参加いただける場合があります。ただし、受け入れの可否は各クラスの状況によって異なります。また、十分な日本語指導スキルと指導経験をお持ちの方には、プライベートレッスンをご担当いただく可能性があります。ただし、本講座の受講が、修了後のクラス担当を保証するものではありませんので、あらかじめご了承ください。 \n到達目標\n日本語の文字と音の特徴がわかるようになる\n日本語の文法の基礎がわかるようになる\nコースデザインが作れるようになる\n教案が作れるようになる\n簡単な文法が教えられるようになる \n 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/japanese-language-teacher-training-introductory-fall-2026/
LOCATION:Hero City\, 55 E 3rd Ave\, San Mateo\, CA\, 94401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Language
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260909T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261111T200000
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SUMMARY:Intermediate Speaking Workshop – Level up your 日本語
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a solid foundation of essential Japanese? Have you completed your JLPT N4 test and are studying for JLPT N3? Let’s help you level up your pre-intermediate Japanese skills! \nWe are now accepting students for a 10-week workshop on intermediate conversations. Under the steady guidance of Ikunaga sensei\, 6 students will have the opportunity to flex their Japanese capabilities over Zoom for 2 hours at a time. In this intimate group setting\, Ikunaga-sensei will be able to gauge the needs of each student and adjust the subject matter to these needs. This is a great way to grow comfortable using Japanese in unscripted and genuine conversations and help take your Japanese speaking to the next level! \nExamples of topics that will be covered. \n\nConversational Grammar\nEssential JLPT Kanji\nOnomatopoeia\nAnd More!\n\n*This workshop is meant for those who already have a foundation in Japanese\, preferably having completed the JSNC’s Pre-Intermediate 3-4 OR passed JLPT level N3 or N4. \n*Workshops with low enrollment may be canceled.
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/intermediate-speaking-workshop-level-up-your-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e-sept-2026/
CATEGORIES:Language
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LOCATION:https://www.usajapan.org/event/intermediate-speaking-workshop-level-up-your-%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e8%aa%9e-sept-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260910T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261203T193000
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SUMMARY:Conversation Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:This course is designed for those who passed JLPT Level N3 or equivalent. In this class\, listening comprehension and conversation practice will be the focus\, as well as reviewing grammatical items and structures for the intermediate level.  Through drill exercises\, discussion and speech\, the goal of this class is to develop your conversation skills and fluency. With minimal kanji and vocabulary practice\, this class will be lively and fun.  \nWe are now accepting students for a 12-week workshop on advanced conversations. Under the steady guidance of Matsui sensei\, 6 students will have the opportunity to flex their Japanese capabilities over Zoom for 2 hours at a time. This is a great way to get comfortable using Japanese in unscripted\, genuine conversations and take your Japanese speaking to the next level!  \nExamples of sample topics covered in the past.  \n\n「昨年一年を漢字一字で表すとなんですか」 \n\n\n「日本にしかないと思われる慣習を一つ探してください」   \n\n___  \n*This workshop is meant for those who already have a foundation in Japanese\, preferably having completed the JSNC’s Intermediate 1-3 OR passed JLPT level N3.  \n*Workshops with low enrollment may be canceled. 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/conversation-bootcamp-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Language
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SUMMARY:The Cinema of Masaki Kobayashi: Midcareer Masterworks at BAMPFA
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive for a screening series of The Cinema of Masaki Kobayashi: Midcareer Masterworks. \n“All of my pictures . . . are concerned with resisting entrenched power. . . . I suppose I’ve always challenged authority. This has been true of my own life\, including my life in the military.” —Masaki Kobayashi \nThe Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi (1916–1996) is best known for his antiwar masterpiece The Human Condition\, an engrossing three-part epic about Japan’s brutal exploitation of Manchuria during World War II\, which became a worldwide sensation upon its release in 1959–61. However\, Kobayashi had begun his rise to prominence as a young filmmaker decades before: after studying philosophy and art history at Waseda University\, he landed work right out of school as an assistant director at Shochiku Studios in 1941. His trajectory was interrupted by the escalation of war\, but following his service in the armed forces between 1942 and 1945\, Kobayashi returned to filmmaking and was mentored by Keisuke Kinoshita. By the early 1950s\, he began to direct his own films and soon gained recognition for his sensitive portrayal of social issues. About a decade later\, his approach shifted from realism to an interest in exploring the stylized beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics in several of his most acclaimed works—Harakiri (1962)\, Kwaidan (1964)\, and Samurai Rebellion (1967)\, all featuring scores by the famed composer Toru Takemitsu. Timed with a new 4K restoration of the Director’s Cut of Kwaidan\, this series focuses on the middle part of Kobayashi’s career and offers a rare chance to see 35mm prints of the works that established his place in film history. \n—Susan Oxtoby\, Director of Film and Senior Film Curator \nScreenings:\n*Please see the BAMPFA website for the most up-to-date listings and screentimes \nSaturday\, October 31st @ 6:30 PM | Kwaidan\nFriday\, November 6th @ 7:00 PM | Harakiri\nSaturday\, November 7th @ 2:30 PM | Kwaidan\nSunday\, November 8th @ 1:30 PM | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love\nWednesday\, November 11th @ 7:00 PM | Samurai Rebellion\nFriday\, November 13th @ 7:30 PM | The Inheritance\nSunday\, November 15th @ 1:30 PM | The Human Condition II: The Road to Eternity\nFriday\, November 20th @ 4:00 PM | Harakiri\nSaturday\, November 21st @ 3:30 PM | Samurai Rebellion\nSunday\, November 22nd @ 1:30 PM | The Human Condition III: The Road to Eternity
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/the-cinema-of-masaki-kobayashi-midcareer-masterworks-at-bampfa/
LOCATION:Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive\, 2155 Center St\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261113T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261115T210000
DTSTAMP:20260804T192117Z
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SUMMARY:Sayaka Shoji\, Violin with the San Francisco Symphony
DESCRIPTION:Arts from Japan spotlights acclaimed violinist Sayaka Shoji as she joins the San Francisco Symphony for a program of enormous expressive power. Shoji brings her renowned artistry to Respighi’s spellbinding Concerto gregoriano\, summoning the full grandeur of its medieval plainsong reimagined with 20th-century pizzazz. French conductor Marie Jacquot makes her debut leading the orchestra\, opening with the first SF Symphony performances of Augusta Holmès’s Wagnerian-scaled symphonic poem Andromède\, and closing with Prokofiev’s savage\, sensual Romeo and Juliet\, a score as ambiguous and passionate as the Shakespeare tragedy that inspired it. \nNovember 13–15\, 2026 — don’t miss this rare Bay Area appearance. \nProgram\nAndromède\nAugusta Holmès \nConcerto gregoriano\nOttorino Respighi \nSelections from Romeo and Juliet\nSergei Prokofiev \nThis is a co-promotional event in our inaugural Arts from Japan Season\, presented by our partner\, the San Francisco Symphony. For this co-promotional performance we’ve secured a limited block of premium tickets reserved for our members and friends for the November 13th performance\, so we can experience this concert together. \nThese tickets are offered for sale first to our Arts from Japan Founding Donors\, then to our Leadership Circle\, and then to our broader membership as availability allows. Once our allotment is purchased\, we’re happy to connect our members directly to our partner’s box office\, where a member discount rate is available for all sections except for Premier Orchestra\, Loge\, Side Box\, and Center Terrace. 
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/sayaka-shoji-violin-with-the-san-francisco-symphony-2026/
LOCATION:Davies Symphony Hall\, 201 Van Ness Avenue\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture,Arts from Japan
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20261116T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20261116T173000
DTSTAMP:20260918T175926Z
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SUMMARY:2026 U.S. – Japan Healthcare Connection Tokyo Executive Symposium
DESCRIPTION:US-Japan Healthcare Innovation Conference – Tokyo Executive Symposium | Nihonbashi Life Science Hub in Tokyo
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/2026-us-japan-healthcare-connection-tokyo-executive-symposium/
LOCATION:Nihonbashi Life Science Hub\, 8F Muromachi Chibagin Mitsui Building\, 1-5-5\, Nihonbashi Muromachi\, Chuo-ku\, Tokyo\, 103-0022\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Healthcare,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20261119T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Tokyo:20261119T173000
DTSTAMP:20260918T175758Z
CREATED:20260826T214618Z
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SUMMARY:2026 U.S. – Japan Healthcare Connection Kyoto Healthcare Conference
DESCRIPTION:US-Japan Healthcare Innovation Conference – Kyoto Healthcare Conference | Kyoto Research Park in Kyoto
URL:https://www.usajapan.org/event/2026-us-japan-healthcare-connection-kyoto-conference/
LOCATION:Kyoto Research Park\, 4th Floor\, Building #1\, 134 Chudoji Minami-machi\, Shimogyo-ku\, Kyoto City\, Kyoto\, 600-8813\, Japan
CATEGORIES:Healthcare,Special Events
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