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Australia Japan Society - Qld Inc
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AJS-Qld July Webinar - Japanese Swords and Sword Making - An Evening with Paul Martin, Legendary Sword Aficionado
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The Australia Japan Society - Queensland Inc. is delighted to host an evening with Paul Martin.
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Join us to learn more about Japanese swords and what is being done to preserve the craft of swordsmithing in Japan as well as the swords themselves.
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Paul Martin is a former curator from the British Museum in London. He is also a Masters graduate from UC Berkeley. He has lived in Japan since 2004 (apart from attending Berkeley).
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He is currently the first-ever recognised foreign specialist of Japanese swords by Japan Tourist Agency (MLIT), a trustee for the Public Foundation: the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Sword Culture (NBSK), a Samurai Spirit Tourism ambassador for Fukushima Prefecture, and advisor to the San’in Tourist Org (Shimane and Tottori Prefectures), and the founder of the Shin-Gobankaji Project.
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He has produced several leading books and DVDs, as well as translations for many major sword exhibitions in Japan.
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Registration required | Further event details will be sent upon registration.
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GPO Box 2036 | Brisbane | Qld | 4001
execsec@austjpnsoc.asn.au
Chancellor: Her Excellency, The Governor of Queensland
Co-Patrons :
The Hon. The Premier of Queensland,
The Consul-General of Japan, Queensland
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President - Margaret Rackemann
Immediate Past-President - Andrew Hay
Vice-President - David Shield
Honorary Secretary - Taeko Matsunaga
Treasurer - Stephen Abbott
Ross Humphreys - (Past President)
Ross McConachie - (Past President)
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Tomomi Iwasaki
Yuki Nishiyama
Kohei Tamura
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Nicole Patterson
Leonie Kawamoto
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