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Australia Japan Society - Qld Inc
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Enewsletter- August 2022
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Webinar with Japan Holidays
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Celebrating the beauty of the Kumano Kodo Japan – our guest speaker Judy Luxton, Co-Founder of Japan Holidays shares the highlights of this magnificent, World-Heritage listed hiking trail with us!
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Judy’s husband, Anthony Luxton, formed and commenced Japan holidays in 2007, having been highly successful in inbound business bringing Japanese to Australia since the 1980’s. Japan Holidays …
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Japan Trivia Night
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Get all your nipponophile friends together for an evening of Japan trivia hosted by JETAAQLD
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Join JETAAQLD in-person or online at 6pm on Saturday August 6th to test your knowledge of Japan!
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$5/person to play with all proceedings going into the jackpot for the winning team (Kids 10 and under are free).
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Japanese internment in Australia during WWII
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Join us at Anzac Square Memorial Galleries with special guest Dr Yuriko Nagata - honorary senior research fellow with the School of Languages and Cultures at University of Queensland - as she discusses the internment of Australian Japanese people during WWII and its consequences.
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During World War II, many Japanese people were interned in Australia.
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AJS-QLD 50th Anniversary Business Forum
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Keynote addresses by: Mr ONO Masuo | Consul-General of Japan, Brisbane & Mr UYAMA Fumitake | Executive Director of Idemitsu Australia Pty Ltd , President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Brisbane (JCCIB)
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6:00pm - 8:00pm (6:15pm start)
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Clayton Utz | Level 28 Riparian Plaza | 71 Eagle Street, Brisbane
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Drinks and savouries to be …
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AJS-QLD 50th Anniversary ‘Evening in a Japanese Garden’
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Back by popular demand, as part of our 50th-anniversary events, the Australia Japan Society Queensland is delighted to host our evening in the Mt Cootha Japanese garden again.
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Bring your picnic and a blanket and get ready for a night of ethereal beauty that will make you think you're in Japan.
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Enjoy traditional artists from across Brisbane …
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Warm up with some ramen recipes
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Bone Daddies, The Cookbook, was jointly authored by a Queensland Chef, Ross Shonhan, and will enable you to enjoy this ultimate comfort food at home with 100 recipes.
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Alternatively, if that all seems too hard, it is a wonderful Coffee Table book which draws you into the warmth of ramen.
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Ross Shonhan was born in Mackay and educated in outback …
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Japanese Cultural Day Opening Ceremony - part of Japan Week 2022
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Celebrate Japan Week in Brisbane with traditional Japanese music, tea ceremony, calligraphy, ikebana, kimono dressing.
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Toko-ton will open the event at the bandstand with an impressive and energetic display of taiko drumming.
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Brisbane Botanic Gardens | Mt Coot-tha.
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Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition
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Sogetsu Ikebana Queensland Inc. annual exhibition of Ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging.
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Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha Auditorium,
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10am to 4pm | Admission $5
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Mr Ross McKinnon AM will open the exhibition on Saturday 27 August 2022 at 10:15am.
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Free Ikebana demonstration at 10:30am daily Guided tours of the …
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Matsuri Brisbane 2022 - a day in real Japan
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1日だけでも日本と繋がり、日本を感じられる日になりますように。
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Brisbane Japanese community group, Brisbane Seinendan Inc., is proud to announce the return of Japanese “matsuri” or festival spirit to Brisbane.
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The annual Matsuri is a place where the wider community can embrace the spirit of our Brisbane Japanese community and to be an event which demonstrates the vibrancy of our local Japanese community now and …
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Japan Festival - Sunshine Coast 2022
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A full day of Japan-related events and demonstrations, including Taiko Drumming, Martial arts demonstrations, Japanese Dancing, Anime cosplay contest, plus a range of Japanese food stalls.
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Presented by the Happy Community Network Inc. NPO
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$5.50 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | C.C.S.A. Hall, Nutley Street, Caloundra, QLD
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2022 NFAJS National Conference
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Tickets are now available for the 2022 Biennial Conference of the National Federation of Australia Japan Societies – to be held from the 16th-18 September 2022 in Adelaide, South Australia.
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The conference will focus around the rejuvenated North Terrace hub of culture, education and government in Adelaide with UniSA and the Playford Hotel being two of the key venues. The …
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Takashi Wakasugi | Stay Home Stay [Japanese Boy Stuck In Oz]
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![Takashi Wakasugi | Stay Home Stay [Japanese Boy Stuck In Oz]](https://austjpnsoc.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/takashi-1.jpg)
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Join Japan's favourite comedy export, Takashi Wakasugi, as he debuts his stand-up show at Good Chat Comedy Festival!
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This show is about a Japanese boy living with an Aussie family together in the time of Corona.
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He experienced so many unknown and unexpected things in Australian family life. He had some wonderful times and tough times. His …
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The Brisbane JSL Study Group
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The Brisbane Japanese Sign Language Study group was founded in November 2020.
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The purpose of the group is to facilitate sign language learning, promote deaf culture and act as a bridge for the deaf and disabled communities in the Australia-Japan partnership.
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Its current activities include: Online JSL lessons twice a week in a 4-term study framework. All lessons are conducted …
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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 at the end of the first week in every month.
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
Committee
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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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