Author: Nadine Bukhman

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Canada Invited To Participate In Japan’s 2012 Ship For World Youth Program

Call for 11 Applicants to Represent Canada in Once-in-a- Lifetime
Opportunity to Tour Japan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and India as Part of
Japan’s Ship For World Youth Program

The Canadian Ship for World Youth Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Canada has once again been selected to participate in the Ship for World Youth (SWY) program (http://www.swycanada.org). The official invitation for Canada’s participation was sent by the Embassy of Japan in Ottawa to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

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Consulate-General Of Japan Needs Volunteers

The Consulate-General of Japan needs volunteers to assist the Japan Booth at the Harbourfront Centre. The Fortune Cooking Food Festival will be held August 12-14.

What we will be doing:
*Participate in the Mikoshi (portable shrine) Parade wearing a Happi coat (Happis will be supplied by the Consulate office). The Harbourfront Centre will inform us of the parade route/schedule shortly. There will be a Lion Dance (Shishi-mai) too.
*Distribute Japan Tourism information at the booth (handing out materials on tourism to Japan).
*Setup and take down of the Japan booth.

Work hours:
*Friday, August 12, 16:30-23:30 (to be confirmed). Saturday, Aug.13, 12:30-23:30. Sunday, Aug.14, 12:30-18:30. We will be able to provide a small honorarium.

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Invitation Programme Of JET Alumni To Disaster Stricken Areas In Tohoku

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Tourism Agency are inviting JET Alumni to participate in an Invitation Programme to Visit Disaster Stricken Areas in Tohoku.

Interested alumni must have worked for two or more years as a CIR or ALT in Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture or Sendai City.

The application deadline is July 11, 2011.

Please see the document below for more details. If you have any further questions, contact the nearest Embassy or Consulate General of Japan in your home country. JETAA Toronto members can contact the JET Desk at the Consulate General of Japan in Toronto.

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