FREE Japanese film showing in July 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. ALL WELCOME! Date: Thursday 19 July 2018 Time: 7pm Place: L.G.03 Free Admission No booking required English Subtitles Nobody to Watch Over Me (c)2009 FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, NIHON EIGA SATELLITE BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TOHO Director : Rhoichi Kimizuka Cast: Koichi Sato, Mirai Shida, Ryuhei Matsuda 2009 | 118mins […]

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FREE Japanese film showing in June 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. ALL WELCOME! Date: Thursday 21 June 2018 Time: 7pm Place: L.G.03 Free Admission No booking required English Subtitles MAMESHIBA (c) 2009 “MAMESHIBA” PRODUCTION COMMITTEE Director : Toru Kamei Cast: Jiro Sato, Yumi Adachi, Tetsu Watanabe 2009 | 106mins Parental Guidance Recommended for Young Viewers A touching Story […]

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オープン・デー2018 Open Day 2018

今週の金曜日[きんようび]、ワイカト大学では、オープン・デーがあります。日本の大学ではよくオープンキャンパスと言いますね、あれです。ワイカト大学でどんな勉強[べんきょう]ができるか、どんな経験[けいけん]ができるか知るチャンスです。ぜひ来てください。詳[くわ]しい情報[じょうほう](= detailed information)はここで:https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day-2018 We, the University of Waikato, will hold the Open day this Friday! This is a great opportunity for you to find out what you can study/experience at the University of Waikato. Please come along! You can find the details here: https://events.waikato.ac.nz/events/open-day-2018

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FREE Japanese film showing in May 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. ALL WELCOME! Date: Thursday 10 May 2018 Time: 7pm Place: L.G.03 Free Admission No booking required English Subtitles A Tale of Samurai Cooking © 2013 “A Tale of Samurai Cooking” Film Partners Director : Yuzo Asahara Cast: Aya Ueto, Kengo Kora, Kimiko Yo, Riko Narumi 2013 | […]

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豆腐はすてき Tofu is not boring!

「豆腐[とうふ]は味[あじ]がない」「つまらない」とよく聞きます。 I have heard many times people saying ‘tofu is tasteless’ ‘tofu is boring’. 美味[おい]しい豆腐[とうふ]は本当に美味しくて、そのままで食べられます。でも、ほんとうに美味しい豆腐は、なかなか見つからないかもしれません。 普通[ふつう]の豆腐でも上手に料理すると、ほんとうに美味しくなります。先日美味しい豆腐団子[だんご](= tofu ball)に出会いました。ハミルトンにあるお店です。 Delicious tofu is absolutely delicious and you can enjoy it on its own. However, it is not so easy to find truly delicious tofu. If you add extra flavour and cook it well, you can enjoy beautiful […]

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FREE Japanese film showing in April 2018

We will show another Japanese film this Thursday. This is an absolutely hilariously funny film! Please come along!! FREE Japanese film showing in April 2016 Date      Thursday 12 April 2018 Time      7pm – 9pm Where L.G.03 Contact                Athena Chambers Contact email    athena.chambers@waikato.ac.nz Website               www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL Welcome. Thermae Romae ©2012 “THERMAE ROMAE” Film Partners Director : Hideki […]

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ニュージーランドのスポーツ Sports in New Zealand

韓国[かんこく]の冬季[とうき](= winter)オリンピックが終[お]わりました。ニュージーランドは2個[こ]、日本は13個メダルをとりました。 オリンピックはとても大きな行事[ぎょうじ](= event)です。しかし、日本のメディアではニュージーランドの季節[きせつ]のスポーツのニュースをよく見るような気がします。今、ニュージーランドはクリケットの季節です!(下の写真は、ハミルトンのクリケット場です) The 2018 Winter Olympics just finished. New Zealand got two medals and Japan got 13 medals. The Olympics is indeed a big deal, but it seems that seasonal sports are picked up so much more often by media in New Zealand. It is indeed in the middle of cricket season in […]

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Free Japanese film showing in October 2017

FREE Japanese film showing in October 2017 Date: Thursday 12 October 2017 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:50 PM Location: L3 Contact: athena.chambers@waikato.ac.nz Website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/fass/about/school-of-arts/languages/japanese-film-showings Studio Ghibli Animation Film! Free Admission! No booking required! English Subtitles! ALL WELCOME. ‘When Marnie was there' Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Voice: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima 2014 | 103min. | […]

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春!3 Spring!3

今朝[けさ](= this morning)の写真[しゃしん]です。キャンパスの桜[さくら](= cherry)が満開[まんかい](= full bloom)です。日本は、この週末[しゅうまつ]、とても大きな台風[たいふう](= typhoon)が来ました。いろいろなところに被害[ひがい](= damage)が出たそうです。一日も早く、みなさんがふつうの生活[せいかつ]に戻[もど]れますように。 The photo was taken this morning. The cherries on our campus have come into full bloom now. By the way, Japan experienced a huge typhoon this weekend and it has caused all sorts of damage. We hope people will get back to their normal life soon.

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