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April 2021
IJA Japanese Conversation Group
Join our weekly FREE Japanese conversation group meetings and improve your Japanese conversational skills in an informal, friendly atmosphere! Meetings will take place every Wednesday from 9-10 p.m. via Zoom. To join the group, please sign up by sending email to: info@ija.ie. Basic Japanese language skills are required. Each week participants will discuss a topic named in advance, and, from time to time, native Japanese speakers will be joining the group to help with the advice. Please note that this conversation…
Find out more »‘Black Dragonfly’ by Jean Pasley | Online Book Launch
We are delighted to invite you to an online book launch for 'Black Dragonfly' by Jean Pasley on Thursday, 22nd April at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Jean will discuss inspirations behind her debut novel 'Black Dragonfly' based on the remarkable experiences of the Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn, and will read an extract from her new book. Moderator: Prof. Mary Gallagher, UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. Date: Thursday, 22 April 2021 Time: 7-8 PM Registration: This online event is…
Find out more »May 2021
Circuits of Care: Ageing in Japan’s Robot Revolution | Film Screening + Q&A
Together with UCD Japan and UCD Centre for Japanese Studies we are delighted to invite you to an online webinar 'Circuits of Care: Ageing in Japan’s Robot Revolution' - Film Screening + Q&A. Date: Thursday, 20 May 2021 Time: 12 PM (Irish Standard Time) Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/circuits-of-care-ageing-in-japans-robot-revolution-film-screening-qa-tickets-142400950075 By 2036, one in three people in Japan will be over the age of 65. While the nation wrestles with a shrinking labour force, the Robot Revolution Initiative was launched to expand…
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