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JET Alumni Interview Greeters Wanted!

Consulate Communications, JET Alumni, JET Programme

Miami’s JET Interviews will be from January 28-February 5 (no weekends). We need at least one person each day to be a greeter, talk with the interviewees in the lobby, and answer questions about JET while they wait. Our office will provide lunch and a parking validation for our building’s garage. Please PM me if interested!!!

January 18, 2019/by admin

Outside Inside – A Century of East Asian Landscapes 1900s-2000s

Consulate Communications, Florida Events, Japan Connections
Date: Open until December 1, 2019
Location: Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida
3259 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
David A. Cofrin Asian Art Wing, North Gallery
Description: For millennia, the subject of landscape has occupied a special place in East Asian artistic traditions. This exhibition will highlight the transition to modernity, and how urbanization affects and/or complements the natural world. With objects from China, Japan, and Korea, this exhibition reflects on how artists viewed their respective nations’ relationship with the natural landscape and the rise of urban centers. Themes include real and imagined landscapes, the body as landscape, cityscapes, seasons of change, and political histories centered around geography and place.
Exhibition description by The Consulate-General of Japan in Miami 
January 13, 2019/by admin

Japanese Pottery Artist Presents History Of Kogei

Consulate Communications, Education, Florida Events, Japan Connections

Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Presentation Topic: The Consulate-General of Japan in Miami presents a series of lectures by renowned Japanese pottery artist Ohi Toshio Chozaemon XI on Wednesday, January 23.

Mr. Ohi will host “The Spirit of Japanese Craftsmanship (Kogei) and Tea Ceremony” at 10 a.m. at Florida International University, located in the College of Business room CBC R233 at 11200 S.W. 8th Street in Miami, and at 3:30 p.m. at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, located at 4000 Morikami Park Road in Delray Beach. Admission to the lecture at FIU is free. The lecture at Morikami is free with paid museum admission.

Born in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Mr. Ohi is the 11th generation in a family of potters known for “Ohi Yaki” pottery, a traditional style of Raku ware dating back more than 350 years. Raku is a type of pottery customarily used in Japanese tea ceremonies. Therefore, most “Ohi Yaki” consists of tea utensils and bowls.

The Ohi method of pottery-making involves using soft clay soil, shaping the piece by hand, coating with a ceramic glaze and firing in a kiln at low temperatures. The pieces are often removed from the kiln while still glowing hot and then allowed to cool in the open air, resulting in fairly porous vessels. The final distinctive glaze is meant to contrast with the powdered green tea used in tea ceremonies.

In conjunction with “The Spirit of Japanese Craftsmanship (Kogei) and Tea Ceremony” at FIU and Morikami, Mr. Ohi will lead two full-day, hands-on pottery workshops at the Ceramic League of Miami on January 21 and 22. Both workshops are sold out.

Mr. Ohi is a proponent of Kogei, a highly-regarded Japanese art form that combines form and function, bringing beauty to everyday objects such as ceramics, lacquer designs, silk fabrics and more. Ohi transcends the physical and cultural boundaries of Kogei by promoting its discourse beyond Japan through his partnerships with universities, cultural organizations and ceramic programs around the world.

Presentation description by the Consulate-General of Japan in Miami

January 13, 2019/by admin

Japanese comic storytelling – Rakugo Performance by Yanagiya Tozaburo III – January 14, 2019

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January 11, 2019/by admin

Morikami Film Series 2018-2019 – Tickets available to FL-JETAA Members

Consulate Communications, Florida Events, Japan Connections, JET Alumni

This upcoming year, with the kind funding of Japan Foundation, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is able to debut the Morikami Film Series this October. The first film of the season is the classic Japanese movie, “Tokyo Story“.

Tokyo Story – A film by Yasujirō Ozu (136 min., 1953)
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018
Cocktail reception: 6:00 pm
Film Showing: 7:00 pm
Price: $7 (members $5)
(In Japanese, subtitled in English)
RSVP 561-233-1367 or lniven@pbcgov.org by Oct. 19, 2018

20 Complimentary tickets are provided to the first FL-JETAA members that RSVP. It will be an interesting event for JETAA members to network with the community interested in Japan and Asia. When you RSVP, you must mention that you are a member of FL-JETAA. Deadline for RSVP is Oct. 19, 2018.

For this debut film, special guests from the film series sponsor, the Japan Foundation, and the Consulate General of Japan in Miami will be in attendance.

 

A profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak, Tokyo Story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled Yasujirō Ozu. The film, which follows an aging couple’s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar Tokyo, surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director’s customary delicacy and incisive perspective on social mores. Featuring lovely performances from Ozu regulars Chishu Ryu and Setsuko Hara, Tokyo Story plumbs and deepens the director’s recurring theme of generational conflict, creating what is without question one of cinema’s mightiest masterpieces. – Criterion Collection

To download the event flyer, click here. For more information about the Morikami Film Series, please visit here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2018/by admin

Volunteers Needed for JET Info Sessions

Consulate Communications, Florida Events, JET Alumni, JET Programme

The JET office needs volunteers to conduct info sessions on the JET Program in mid-September/early-October! Currently looking for presenters in the following areas: Pensacola, Tampa, Sarasota, Ft. Myers, St. Augustine.

The JET recruitment team will take care of coordinating with the schools, and provide all necessary materials (updated presentations, brochures, etc.) If interested, please email Lauren Sorondo, Miami JET Coordinator, at JET@mi.mofa.go.jp !

August 22, 2018/by admin

9.8 | Career Development Workshop | Register Today!

Consulate Communications, Education, Florida Events, JET Alumni, JET Programme

 

Register Here!

You are invited to the Career Development Workshop presented by FL JETAA! Space is limited, sign up today!

WHAT:  An opportunity to learn about the current Job Market with an emphasis on Florida trends, and sessions on maximizing networking and marketing your skills for any job.

WHEN:  Saturday, September 8, 2018
Workshop –  2:00-5:00 PM
Consulate Reception – 5:30-7:00 PM

WHERE: Rosen School of Hospitality, University of Central Florida
(9907 Universal Boulevard, Orlando, FL)

FOR WHO: JET Alumni registered with JETAA-FL. ALL career backgrounds welcome!

COST: FREE! Thanks to our co-sponsors, we are able to provide this event free of charge.

SPEAKERS

Bahia Simons-Lane,
Executive Director of US-JETAA
and Former JETAA-FL President

 

 

Emily Kikue Frank,
Career Counselor and
Coach at Denver Career Catalyst

 

 


Matias Ramirez,
Director for Content & Learning,
Wolters Kluwer

 


Victoria Mathews,
Business Development
& Global Travel Consultant,
Gardner-Mathews Travel Concierge

 

Leslie Wier,
Health Coach, Noom Inc.

 

 

 

Co-SPONSORED BY

 

August 16, 2018/by admin

2018 Pre-departure Orientation

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JET Farewell Reception 8-3-2018, Official Residence, Miami

On Friday, August 3, several of our Florida alumni joined the outgoing group of JETs for Pre-Departure Orientation.  Wendy Lo, Allan Mordetsky, and Bryan Barber gave presentations to the group, preparing the 52 new JETs leaving from Miami to Japan the following day. Also in attendance at the Consulate’s reception was Lauren Sorondo (JETAA-FL President & JET Coordinator) and Kyle Litow (JETAA-FL Secretary), as well as many other alumni.

From September 2017, when the JET application process began, to the Pre-departure Orientation, JET Coordinator Lauren Sorondo played a major part in guiding these individuals to their new roles of cultural exchange. With the support of the Consulate General of Japan in Miami, they were well prepared to represent Florida on the JET Program.

Wendy Lo giving cultural etiquette tips to the outgoing JETs.
Lauren (JETAA-FL President & JET Coordinator) discussing expectations for the first few weeks in Japan.
Bryan Barber giving a brief history of US-Japan Relations!

2018 Outgoing JET Group
Allan Mordetsky gave a special speech with a great takeaway about how you touch people’s lives on JET (sometimes, without knowing it!)
Farewell reception at the Official Residence, hosted by Consul General Okaniwa.

Farewell reception at the Official Residence, hosted by Consul General Okaniwa.
Farewell reception at the Official Residence, hosted by Consul General Okaniwa.
JETs, New and Old! — with Kyle Litow, Haras Daut, Miguel Angel Rischmaui, Shantel Acuña and Allan Mordetsky.

Florida Jetaa Presenters, board members, and Consul Zaima from the Consulate General of Japan in Miami.

 

August 11, 2018/by admin

9.5.18 | Way of the Ninja Performance

Consulate Communications, Florida Events, Japan Connections

Click Here to R.S.V.P. for the 3:30 pm show

PRESENTED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN IN MIAMI

“WAY OF THE NINJA”

“WAY OF THE NINJA” delivers an authentic NINJA performance with the use of actual weapons such as a shuriken, kusarigama, and Japanese swords. TOMONOSUKE, a descendant of the ancient IGA NINJA clan, has performed all over the world with the purpose of introducing the skills of the IGA style of NINJA arts. Audiences will also learn more about the background of NINJA in JAPAN in this exciting display. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime experience to meet a NINJA and see them in action!

ADMISSION IS FREE

 

MORNING SHOW

Co-sponsored by FIU Asian Studies Program

TIME: 10:45 am
LOCATION: The Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center
ADDRESS: FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 10910 SW 17th St. Miami, FL 33199
 
AFTERNOON SHOW

Co-sponsored by Broward Center for the Performing Arts

TIME: 3:30pm
LOCATION: Abdo New River Room, Broward Center for the Performing Arts
ADDRESS:  201 201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
 
EVENING SHOW

At capacity and no longer available

 

August 11, 2018/by admin

A Visit with the First Lady of Japan!

Consulate Communications, Florida JETAA News, Japan Connections, JET Alumni

Some representatives of Florida Jetaa in West Palm Beach were invited to have tea with the First Lady of Japan, Mrs. Akie Abe! Thank you very much for dedicating time to sit with us during Prime Minister Abe’s visit with President Trump.

Thank you, also, to Mrs. Sugiyama (Wife of Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.), Consul General Ken Okaniwa (Consulate General of Japan in Miami), and Ms. Tanaka (Executive Assistant to Mrs. Abe). We thoroughly enjoyed discussing the impact that JET has had on our careers and our views of Japan, and how the JET Alumni network can further contribute to mutual, cultural understanding and foreign relations.

【Photos Copyright: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan】

May 3, 2018/by admin
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