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June 2021
Tokyo Olympics: The Countdown | Online Talk
Join us to celebrate #TeamIreland, our amazing athletes and this year's Olympic Games in Japan at the pre-departure online talk 'Tokyo Olympics: The Countdown' on 30th June at 11 a.m. Date: Wednesday, 30th June 2021 Time: 11 a.m. Online Talk: Event will take place on Zoom Registration: Please RSVP by email: info@ija.ie by Monday, 28th June. Login details will be sent to all registered participants via email. Special Guests: H.E. Mr. Mitsuru Kitano, Ambassador of Japan to Ireland Peter Sherrard,…
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IJA Annual Golf Outing 2021
Ireland Japan Association would like to invite you to our Annual Golf Outing 2021 tournament that will take place on Monday, 13th September at the stunning Foxrock Golf Club, Dublin - one of the longest established golf clubs in Ireland designed by world renowned course architect Harry Colt. Save the date and get your teams ready for an amazing day of golf, networking, great food and atmosphere! Date: Monday, 13th September Time: 12.30 p.m. Venue: Foxrock Golf Club, Torquay Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18 Competition format: Four-person…
Find out more »October 2021
Digital disruption, political pressure and new opportunities: the future of mass media and its impact on Japan
We are delighted to support UCD Japan Fair 2021 this year and invite you to an online webinar 'Digital disruption, political pressure and new opportunities: the future of mass media and its impact on Japan'. This lecture will explore what international experience tells us about how mass media has evolved amid this contest between opportunities and threats, how the Japanese media experience compares, and what this might mean for the future. Date: Thursday, 7th October 2021 Time: 1 PM Registration…
Find out more »Journeys to Japan: from Culture to Technology
We are delighted to support UCD Japan Fair 2021 this year and invite you to an online webinar ‘Journeys to Japan: from Culture to Technology'. Join Dr. Denisa Butnaru, Universität Konstanz, as she talks about the novel of James Clavell, Shogun (1975) which introduced her to a landscape of Japanese culture and concrete exploration of Japanese society shaped by a variety of tensions and contradictions. Date: Thursday, 14th October 2021 Time: 1 PM Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/journeys-to-japan-from-culture-to-technology-tickets-179188316077?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Many years ago, the novel of…
Find out more »Katori Shinto Ryu: Swordsmanship in an Age of Battle
We are delighted to support UCD Japan Fair 2021 this year and invite you to an online webinar 'Katori Shinto Ryu: Swordsmanship in an Age of Battle'. Join Aidan O'Reilly as he talks about Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu - the oldest martial art in Japan that speaks of an older, more pragmatic and frequently violent period in Japanese history. Date: Thursday, 21st October 2021 Time: 1 PM Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/katori-shinto-ryu-swordsmanship-in-an-age-of-battle-tickets-179192669097?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu is the oldest…
Find out more »Placing Employee Wellbeing at the Heart of Your Organisational Culture
We are excited to have teamed up with Cpl Resources and Cpl's Future of Work Institute, and would like to invite you to an online talk 'Placing Employee Wellbeing at the Heart of Your Organisational Culture' taking place on Wednesday, 27th October. Date: Wednesday, 27th October 2021 Time: 11 AM Registration: This webinar is free of charge and open to the IJA members and non members. Prior registration is required by Monday, 25th October via email: info@ija.ie. Login details…
Find out more »Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme
We are delighted to support UCD Japan Fair 2021 this year and invite you to an online webinar ‘Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme‘. Join Gavin Munnelly, JET Programme Coordinator, to find out more about The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme, or JET Programme, which offers a career option for new graduates in Japan. Date: Thursday, 28th October 2021 Time: 1 PM Registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/japan-exchange-teaching-programme-tickets-186960402597?aff=ebdsoporgprofile What is the JET Programme? The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (外国語青年招致事業, Gaikokugo Seinen Shōchi Jigyō), or…
Find out more »November 2021
Imagining Globality: Japan & China’s approach to liberal internationalism
We are delighted to support UCD Japan Fair 2021 this year and invite you to an online webinar ‘Imagining Globality: Japan & China’s approach to liberal internationalism‘. In this talk, Kiri Paramore, Professor of Asian Studies at UCC, will comparatively analyse the significance of 'liberal internationalism' as a political concept in modern Japan and China. Date: Thursday, 11th November 2021 Time: 1 PM Venue: This talk will take place face to face at Theatre C004, UCD Health Sciences Building, Belfield Campus, Dublin…
Find out more »Business Opportunities in Changing World
We are excited to have teamed up with JETRO London and SMBC, and would like to invite you to an online business briefing 'Business Opportunities in Changing World' which will take place on Wednesday, 17th November at 10 a.m. Join our panel of experts as they discuss the current business environment in Japan and Europe, international affairs and the potential of medical technology sector. Date: Wednesday, 17th November 2021 Time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Registration: This webinar is free of charge and open to…
Find out more »December 2021
Bounenkai End of Year Party | Sake Reception & Dinner
We are delighted to invite you to one of the most exciting cultural events and celebrations of the year - IJA Bounenkai End of Year Party with Sake reception and delicious Japanese dinner at Yamamori Sushi, Dublin. Bounenkai is the way Japanese companies, families and friends celebrate the end of the year together, in a casual setting. We hope you can join us for the celebrations! Event is open to everyone! Date: Thursday, 2nd December 2021 Time: 6.30 p.m. Venue: Yamamori Sushi, 38/39 Ormond Quay Lwr., Dublin…
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