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A few days ago we sent an incorrect email regarding registration for the JAPAN NOW online newsletter. Our apologies. We understand that the number of free informational emails has been increasing recently but we would like to keep you informed of the activities of various people and organizations who are working to strengthen the relationship between Oregon, Idaho and Japan. Feel free to let us know about any of your efforts, such as sister-city relations, school connections and educational exchanges, community activities, etc. We are happy to share them with everyone to increase awareness and enjoyment for the whole community.

Thank you.

Consular Office of Japan in Portland

30th anniversary brings Oregon and Toyama even closer

The 30th anniversary of Sister-State relationship between Oregon and Toyama has not just been an occasion to celebrate a significant milestone in a long friendship, but an opportunity to begin new and exciting things.

When it has been difficult for people from Oregon and Toyama to get together in person, a new project called "Oregon Toyama Connection" has allowed people to meet and discuss new ideas through social media. The group has already created a "Poster Project" where travel posters from Oregon and Toyama are publicly displayed in each other's towns to help people feel closer together. (See Oregon Posters at Toyama Station)

We would like to congratulate the citizens and friends of both states for their creativity and entrepreneurship!

How to join "Oregon Toyama Connection":

Please go to Oregon Toyama Connection and fill the form or visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/oregontoyama

Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)

The Portland participants of the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program were finally able to depart for Japan end of last year. We hope and trust that they will be especially motivated to achieve great things in Japan. Good Luck PDX JETs!

The 2022 JET participant selection by interview will start soon.

Japanese Business Association of Portland

Hillsboro public school libraries have new books! Japanese Business Association of Portland donates books to public schools in each school district every year, and this year they are doing this project at Hillsboro.

More events you can join in Oregon/ Idaho

Webinar: Naomi Osaka" Defining the Activist Athlete in Twenty-First Century Japan"

When: Thursday, January 27, 6-7:30pm PT

The PSU Center for Japanese Studies hosts an online lecture series. This lecture, presented by Alisa Freeman, Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Oregon, focuses on the role of celebrity athletes as agents for social change.

https://www.pdx.edu/japanese-studies/events/naomi-osaka-defining-activist-athlete-twenty-first-century-japan

Webinar: The Kominka Forum “Protecting, Revitalizing, and Reusing: Vacant Houses, Kominka, and Traditional Japanese Building Methods”

When: Saturday, February 5, 3- 6pm PT

The Japan Kominka Association was established with the aim of providing opportunities for people outside Japan to learn about old folk houses and traditional building methods and participate in the preservation and reconstruction of these extraordinary structures. This online seminar commemorates the opening of the Japan Kominka Association’s US Office. Participation is free and open to everyone. Simultaneous interpretation will be available in English and Japanese.

-Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/KominkaAssociationUS
-Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/kominkaassociation_usoffice
-Website; https://kominka-us.com/blog/an-online-seminar

Exhibition: Art of Vitality “Peter Shinbach Bamboo Art Collection”

When: January 1- April 17
Where: Portland Japanese Garden, Portland

The Portland Japanese Garden is hosting an exhibition of Portland resident, Peter Shinbach’s fine art bamboo collection, showcasing his newest acquisitions.

https://japanesegarden.org/events/art-of-vitality-the-peter-shinbach-bamboo-art-collection/

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