UFSA

Vol.14, Jan 2020

CONTENT
Global Corner-Indonesia
KUFSA Autumn Trip-Yayoi
KUFSA Cooking Festival
KUFSA Billard TournamentJapanese New Year & Mystery bag
KUFSA 2020-2021 Tunure Recruitment

Global Corner

INDONESIA
Have you ever visited Indonesia? Apart from Bali island,Indonesia tourism is often underrated compared to its neighbors such as Singapore, Thailand, or Vietnam. However, I
believe Indonesia is a country you must visit in the future!
Here are the reasons why.

Unique, diverse cultureWith more than 17,000 islands and a population of more than 264 million
people, Indonesian has a wide variety of cultures from each of their ethnic
groups. There are more than 1300 ethnic groups with 742 ethnic languages
spoken in Indonesia. You can experience different cultures, from Malay-influenced culture to ancient Buddhist & Hinduism-influenced culture, all in just one
country.

Beautiful natural wonders

For you who enjoys natural scenery, Indone-

sia is the right place to visit. Indonesia is giftedwith countless natural wonders that I guarantee
will take your breath away. From majestic
mountains, dazzling beaches, to marvelouscanyons, Indonesia has all of them. In addition, due to its unique geography, Indonesia
is also home for several exotic species of plants and animals, with titan arum, orangutan, and Komodo dragon being some of the most notable ones.

Delicious foods
This is the most important part! Thanks to its
wide variety of culture, Indonesian food also
differs in every part of the country. One of themost famous Indonesian foods is nasi goreng,which is Indonesian style fried rice which is cooked with kecap manis (sweetened aromaticsoy sauce). Other Indonesian foods you have to try are rendang (beef stew with spices andcoconut milk), bakso (meatball soup), ayam goreng (Indonesian fried chicken), and manyothers. If you like extreme foods, you can also try snake, crocodile, scorpion, or even goat’s
testicles in Indonesia. It is said that they are good for your health, too!

So, what are you waiting for? Let’s visit Indonesia!

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TRAVELKUFSA Trip

AUTUMN TRIP-YAYOIOn the 4th of November, KUFSA organized a one-day trip to thesouth-eastern region of Fukuoka prefecture with a total of 110 jovial
participants representing the multicultural community that is Kyushu
University. The trip was organized a month into the new semester
so naturally, we were glad to welcome all the new students starting
their journey at Kyudai and we wish them all the best.

First destination of the day was the Hiratsuka Kawazoe Archeological park.
This is a beautiful park located in Asakura City and according to the guides there,
relics dating back to the Yayoi period of 2000 years ago were discovered on thesite when the land was being surveyed for construction by a big company in1994 and the reconstructed village is to this day regarded as an important
heritage site. They gave us a tour of the site explaining all the significant
buildings and how they came to be. After that, we were able to release our innerchild as we got to play with some of the tools (spears, arrows, fire makers) usedby the Yayoi people so as to get a better sense of their way of life.
After all the walking and playing, we were getting hungry so we made our way
to the Ukiha Festival, an annual festival held the Ukiha Arena to show the glamour of the region to the world. As soon as we arrived, we were greeted by anassortment of food stalls selling every imaginable food and everyone was able
to eat their fill.
After exploring the festival, we headed to Migita orchard for some persimmon
picking where after some tips from the farmworkers, we swarmed into the fieldand everyone was enthusiastically searching for that perfectly ripe fruit to takehome. The farmworkers gave us some samples to taste after our hunt and wewrapped up the activities for the day. We hope you can join us next time.

348TH DAZAIFU INTERNATIONLINTERNATIONALFRIENDSHIP COOKING FESTIVAL

KUFSA
GlobalCulture
CornerThrough KUFSA Talent Hunt on 29th June
2019, we tried to integrate foreign students and theJapanese community by showcasing their uniquetalents through visual and audio. In this opportunity,
we would like to integrate them deeper not justthrough the sense of sight and hearing, but
through sense smell and taste! On this occasionof the 48th Dazaifu International Friendship Cooking Festival on 20thOctober 2019, we have managed to do just that.
In this event, we have gathered cuisines of more than 20 countries! We
have countries like Latvia, Spain, Egypt, Jordan, Zimbabwe, India, China,Indonesia and many more, and all of them gathered in this 3 hours cooking
event! Through just this single event, we had our taste buds traveled tomore than 20 countries. Through their exotic spices, fruits, and techniques,
we have deeply immersed ourselves in their rich and extraordinary
histories and livelihood. Such priceless experience, that one can cherish forthe rest of their lives…….

Alas, due to how diverse the cultures of one country to another, ranking
each cuisine under a single category is a ludicrous task to many of us withlimited knowledge of the world’s fine cuisine. Hence, every cooking team here
is a winner for making this event an unforgettable memory for us to treasure.
We would like to thank for the guests as well who have made this event ahuge success. Not to forget, our sponsor, Dazaifu Tenmangu who grants us
such a memorable event that greatly enrich our journey for academic pursuein Kyushu University.
Alas, due to how diverse the cultures of one country to another, ranking
each cuisine under a single category is a ludicrous task to many of us withlimited knowledge of the world’s fine cuisine. Hence, every cooking team here
is a winner for making this event an unforgettable memory for us to treasure.
We would like to thank for the guests as well
who have made this event a huge success. Not
to forget, our sponsor, Dazaifu Tenmangu whogrants us such a memorable event that greatly
enrich our journey for academic pursue inKyushu University.

4Special thanks toKUFSA Sports

BILLIARD TOURNAMENTInterviews
2nd Runner-up
Billiard Tournament 2019---Chitiphon Chuaicham

I’m grateful to join the billiard tournament which was the first time of billiard
competition by KUFSA. I'm delighted that I got the second runner-up and thegames are so fantastic. Aside from the awards that I have received, I got toknow more friends.

Exchange student (Egypt) & Participant
Billiard Tournament 2019---Hisham Maher

HELLO GUYS, My name is HISHAM, from EGYPT. Luckily, I participatedin the billiard tournament. I want to thank all the KUFSA members for thisgreat, joyful day. It was great in everything like choosing the place, goodorganization for the matches, respect the planned time, providing facilities for
us for instance, free transportation and drink bar, giving gifts for winners. Allof this with suitable fees. Great thanks for KUFSA, and best of luck for all ofKUFSA members.

Exchange student (India) & Participant
Billiard Tournament 2019---Sai Saran

I am Sai Saran, a Ph.D. student from India and have come to Kyushu

University for a short period of 3 months. I was invited to participate in theKUFSA billiard tournament by Sampad, who along with his team organized itreally well. Though I did not have any prior experience of playing pool, theweb tutorials sent by the team helped me to understand and enjoy the game.
The way the games were organized amongst the participants is worth
mentioning. Looking forward to furthering events from KUFSA.

KUFSASports Coordinator---Sampad Ghosh

Let me first thank you to all participants, KUFSA officers and audiences aswell, for joining in the KUFSA Billiard Tournament 2019. A massive congratulation to Sai Pyaesone, Alaa Allahham, and Chitiphon Chuaicham for theirachievements on the table. This year, Billiard tournament was introduced forthe first time as a KUFSA event. In the beginning, my team and I were anxious
about how people will react since most of the people never played billiard inbefore. But we are blessed and overwhelmed by the acceptance andresponses that we received from the participants. In the end, we believe thatthe tournament was a successful one though there were some minor errors.
Yeah, we all together made history! Cheers!!

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KUFSA Culture

Global Corner

JAPANESE CHRISTMASJapanese People Celebrate Christmas, You Say?
A fat man in red outfit riding a sled pulled by deers in the sky. In addition topine trees decorated with glittery ornaments and a star on the top of it, and also
gift exchanges. These are the widely-used symbols of Christmas in most malls
nowadays. You will see posters with the picture of Santa Claus & his gang ofreindeers, pictures of cutely wrapped gift boxes, and also pretty lights being
hung in places such as on street lights. This is how Christmas is generallycelebrated across the world.
The aforementioned celebrations are widely done in Japan. For people living
in Fukuoka, this is especially true at the Hakata Station; they have a Christmas
market, where they sell various Christmas-themed foods, drinks, decorations,etc., and they also have a tall light Christmas tree in the middle of the market.
However, there are certain small details that separate Japan’s style ofcelebration compared to other countries. Firstly, Christmas Eve is interestingly
enough, seen as a day where you celebrate with either your girlfriend orboyfriend (or even wife or husband!) amongst young people. Unlike the generalimage of Christmas as a family holiday, many young Japanese see Christmas
as a time to have dinners & dates with their loved ones.
Secondly, the celebration of Christmas in Japan usually involves family-sized
KFC meals. This is in particular due to a famous KFC commercial in the 1974

with the tagline ‘Kentucky for Christmas!’ or in its Japanese version, クリスマスにはケンタッキー！(Kurisumasu ni wa kentakki!). KFC became so famous eversince that they usually open reservations for dinners way before Christmas
season itself.
Usually, 23rd Dec up until around 4th or 5th Jan is considered as holiday
period in most schools in Japan; it starts from the 23rd because it is the day
when the previous Japanese emperor was born. However, the 25th of December itself is usually considered a normal working day for many offices andbusinesses.
Well then, as we can see, the celebration of Christmas in Japan isn’t so thatdifferent compared to other places in the world, is it? (if you are single, this isespecially true!)Jokes aside, there really is not much difference, and it is best to enjoy what
they offer and have fun!

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KUFSA CultureJAPANESE MYSTERY BAG
New Year’s is also another huge celebration in Japan, and also due toslightly different reasons. In light of the merry atmosphere of Christmas, I
will talk about mystery bags, which is a big thing in Japan, especiallyduring times close to New Year.
Mystery bags are called 福袋 (fukubukuro) in Japanese, and those twokanji together literally means lucky bag. This name comes from thesaying, 残り物には福がある (nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru), ‘There is afortune in leftovers’. In the spirit of this saying, these bags are popularduring New Year, and stores now sell them, containing items that areusually worth more than double the price of the bags themselves.
If by any chance you see these in the stores, go ahead and buy them toexperience the excitement and anticipation of New Year’s & Christmas
gifts!

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TENURE
2019~2020

KUFSA
MEMBERS
From TOP-LEFT
Clockwise
Weilin Huang

Amal Laaroussi

Aditya Baraskar

Rahman Ashiqur

Romeo Kurniawan

Mohamed ShoumanSampad Ghosh

Worapol Ketanond

KUFSA 2020-2021 TENURE

Tiago Mathias

RECRUITMENT

Yicheng Zhang

Junghwan Kang

Hossain Tow iq

Nguyen Cao Son

Inggrid Marcellina
Natanael Suwandi

Dear students!
We would like to invite interested Kyushu University students (regardless of your nationality!) to build thedynamic KUFSA Executive Committee 2020-2021!
The Kyushu University Foreign Students Association (KUFSA) is one of the biggest student organizations
representing the international students studying at Kyushu University. We work throughout the year to provide
Kyushu University students with various enjoyable activities. Our aim is to provide a friendly and comfortable
atmosphere for international students. We also promote cross-cultural communication between international
students and Japanese students or local communities.

We look forward to working with you :)NUIOJSWe are seeking for highly motivated, sociable and team-spirited
students who have an interest in working in the following
positions:● Translator● Designer● Photographer● Project officers in the Culture, Sports, and Travel departments

Simon Juba

Nayak Ajayaketan

Andriamisa Volana
Reynaldo A. Putra
Le Thi Cam Van
Moe Yonemura

Tsuchihashi Tomoe
Natsumi Nishiwaki
Ceasar Zein

Jihed Makhlouf
Raad Asif(Shota Deguchi)

For further inquiries, please reach out to us:

kufsainfo@gmail

UFSA

Yuqi Liu

Magzine Design

Editorial Committee

Caesar Zein
Yuqi Liu

Natanael Suwandi
Caesar Zein
Romeo Kurniawan
Yuqi Liu
Simon Juba
Reynaldo A. Putra
Sampad Ghosh