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Australia Japan Society - Qld Inc
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Enewsletter- October 2026
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Event - An Evening in a Japanese Garden
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On Saturday 31 October the AJS-QLD will host its very popular annual ‘Evening in a Japanese Garden’ event in the beautiful Japanese Garden at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens.
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Join us from 5:30pm and enjoy warm spring breezes through the trees and the soothing sound of water running over stones as you take a twilight stroll through the …
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Report - Queensland Japan Sports Diplomacy Initiative
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On 16 September the AJS (Queensland) hosted its third Queensland Japan Sports Diplomacy event.
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The event featured talks from Kate Blumke (Director, Legacy Implementation, Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games), Katsutoshi Ishikawa (Consul-General of Japan in …
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Member Profile - Chieko Klerkx
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Chieko Klerkx is a practitioner, teacher, and demonstrator of the art of Sogetsu Ikebana.
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As a child in Tokyo, she sampled many artistic pursuits (Ikebana, ballet, etc) before deciding that she could best express herself through Ikebana.
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The school of Ikebana that attracted her was Sogetsu Ikebana, founded by Sofu Teshigahara who …
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Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme 2027
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Do you want to live and work in Japan in 2027?
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The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme might be for you.
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The JET Programme is a government-sponsored initiative that invites university graduates from around the world to live and work in Japan, teaching English in public schools as an ALT or working in local government offices as a CIR. …
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Japanese Film Festival - Brisbane
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12th November – 20th December 2026
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Brisbane The Japanese Film Festival Australia returns for its landmark 30th year.
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Since its inception in 1997, the festival has introduced Australian audiences to the dynamic voices shaping Japanese cinema, and is now one of the largest celebrations of Japanese films in the world.
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From 12th November – 20th December 2026, the …
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Elysha Rei - Paper Echoes Exhibition
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23 October - 21 November 2026
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Local artist and AJSQ member, Elysha Rei, has a new exhibition in South Brisbane.
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Paper Echoes sees Rei Returning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, thirty-eight years after being born in Tabuk. Here, she revisits a landscape previously known to her only through photographs, documents, family stories and archival footage. Renowned for her meticulous …
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Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) - December
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6th December 2026 ( Gold Coast)
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The Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is largest-scale Japanese language test in the world.
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Since 1984, the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services have continued to offer the JLPT as a reliable means of evaluating the Japanese proficiency of non-native speakers.
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The JLPT is widely recognised across corporate and government sectors as a …
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New Committee members announced
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On 24th September AJS-QLD held it's 54th Annual General Meeting.
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The following persons were appointed as Executive Members of the Management Committee.
President - David Shield
Vice President - Lawson Dibb
Vice President - Kohei Tamura
Honorary Secretary - Chris Rees
Treasurer - Steve Abbott
Immediate Past President - Margaret Rackemann
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Do you have something you'd like to share with AJS members?
Perhaps a travel story, article, Japan-related book or movie review, recipe or photograph. We always welcome any suggestions from members. Please send your contributions to Go-Nichi to the following email address: newsletter@austjpnsoc.asn.au
The AJS e-newsletter is sent to members each month.
GPO Box 2036 | Brisbane | Qld | 4001
execsec@austjpnsoc.asn.au
Chancellor: Her Excellency, The Governor of Queensland
Patron: The Consul-General of Japan, Queensland
Committee
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Immediate Past President - Margaret Rackemann
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Vice President – Lawson Dibb
Vice President – Kohei Tamura
Honorary Secretary – Chris Rees
Treasurer – Steve Abbott
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Andrew Hay (Past President)
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Ross McConachie (Past President)
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Ross Humphreys (Past President)
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