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BREEZE #46

AUGUST, 2011: BREEZE ISSUE #46
A FREE MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF JAPAN & TEACHERS OF JAPANESEGREETING FROM THE DIRECTOR

With summer in full swing and hot weather affecting a good portion of the country, I hope you willappreciate the cool Breeze from the latest issue of our newsletter. July was a busy month for us as wecompleted the inaugural JET Memorial Invitation Program, including a kick off and wrap up meeting in SanFrancisco. We will continue this trend in August as we have many programs scheduled to support
Japanese-language education in the United States. They include the Summer Institute in Chicago, the firstpart of the annual Leadership Workshop, and the first ever J-LEAP Orientation here in Los Angeles. We
have introduced many of these programs in previous issues and we hope you will come back next month
to find out what happened. Please keep cool with this latest issue of Breeze.
Misako Ito, Director

FIRST INAUGURAL JET MEMORIAL INVITATION PROGRAM
On July 16th, 32 students from all across the United States gathered in San Francisco to kick off the firstleg of their journey on this program. The orientation started with ice breaking activities where theparticipants got to know one another while working as a team. We felt that the candidates were very
enthusiastic about this opportunity and many were extremely motivated to carry out the mission and goals
we set to achieve with this program. On day two, the participants paid a visit to the Consulate General ofJapan in San Francisco to participate in two sessions that covered the details of their trip to Japan. The
media was on hand to cover the story for the local press and we have included a link to the video below.
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After the two day orientation, the 32 participants left for Japan for their trip.

NISEI WEEK FESTIVAL
The 41st Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival will be held from August 13-21 in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
This festival was originally named for Nisei (second) generation Japanese Americans, but has morphed
into a celebration of Japanese heritage and culture here in Southern California. The week long event ishighlighted by a car show, coronation ball, weekend festival, various competitions, and is capped with agrand parade. For more information regarding Nisei Week 2011, please visit http://www.niseiweek.org.

RELIEF APPRECIATION EVENT IN LOS ANGELES: ARIGATO
The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles in partnership with community organizations will host a
special event to express heartfelt appreciation to the region's individuals and organizations for their
outpouring of support after the March 11 earthquake. The public event will take place in Little Tokyo at
JACCC's Noguchi Plaza, 180 days after the earthquake, on Wednesday, September 7 from 6 pm. There will
be musical performances, sake and foods from the Tohoku region. Everyone is welcome! The photo wastaken at the Sendai airport and displays a message expressing gratitude to the people of the world.

THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL MANGA AWARDThe International MANGA Award was established to share Japanese pop culture and to help promote a
better understanding of Japan. It was created to honor MANGA artists who have contributed to thepromotion of MANGA overseas. This is the fifth such award, which was officially announced by the fifthInternational MANGA Award Executive committee on July 5, 2011. The deadline for applications to arrive isAugust 31st, 2011. To find out more information about this award, please visit
http://www.mofa.go. jp/announce/announce/2011/7/0721_03.html.

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2011 JLPT BROCHURE
The 2011 JLPT brochure is now available. You can view and download the PDF brochure by visiting ourwebsite below. We made several changes to the registration process this year and we would like to get
the information out to everyone who is interested in registering for the test. https://www. jflalc.org/jlpt

J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL 2011
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles is sponsoring the J-POP Summit Festival this year in Japantown, SanFrancisco. It will be held on August, 27 (SAT) and August, 28 (SUN), on the grounds of Post Street from
Webster to Laguna and the Peace Plaza. There will be many artists scheduled to perform and many events
to attend. If you are into J-POP or want to support Japan, please come out to have some fun.

MUSIC FOR RELIEF
Linkin Park Secret Show with Japan's best-selling artist, B'z on August 31, 2011, to raise funds for Japan(Raise $500 and earn 2 tickets to the show). 100% of net proceeds benefit children affected by theearthquake & tsunami to provide child care services, financial support to children at risk of not continuing
their studies, psychological support, and play zones for those who cannot play outside due to radiation
fears.
Deadline: August 24, 2011
http://www.musicforrelief.org/

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Our organization has grown over the past few weeks to include several new members in our family here at
the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles. This month, we would like to introduce Miyako Matsumura who willtake over the role of Coordinator for our upcoming Japanese Language Course Program. Ms. Matsumura
has worked for us on many projects in the past and we look forward to working with her again.

NEW JOB INFORMATION PAGE
We have created a new job information page to list teaching opportunities for Japanese-language
teachers in the United States. The new list is in a new format, which we hope will be easier to use. If you
are looking for teaching positions, please follow the link below to see what is available. If you areinteresting in posting on our site, please read the instructions on the top of the page. Job Information
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