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Event Report – Sakoolah

Communications
June 6, 2016
Events

Even a distinct lack of cherry blossoms wasn’t going to stop JETAA from going to High Park to enjoy a sakura(-less) hanami picnic!

An up-and-down April put the deep freeze on cherry blossoms in 2016 (only about 5% of them bloomed in High Park this year!?!), but JETAA once again joined with the good folks at the Japan Canada Student Association at the University of Toronto for an afternoon of food, friends, family, and fun. The first spat of beautiful weather all year helped to bring more than 100 people out to enjoy spring vibes over the Victoria Day long weekend.

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Event Report – Board Games

Communications
June 6, 2016
Events

You’ve seen us rock climbing, curling, and even axe throwing, but did you know we also play a mean board game? That’s right. JETAA Toronto is into board games. Who would have guessed it, right?

Now, whether or not we’re actually any good at any of them is another story, but thanks to this past month’s JETAA board games event, we finally had a chance to put our skills to the test.

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Anime North 2016 Reflection

Anime North has been running for 20 years now, and I am happy to have been participating for over half of that time. This year’s convention was one of the warmest I can remember, but that didn’t stop the festivities and the amount of attendees seems to continue to grow every year.

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Application for MEXT Research Studies and Undergraduate Studies for 2017 NOW OPEN!

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (in Japanese: Monbukagakusho, English acronym: MEXT) offers scholarships to Canadian students wishing to pursue their studies at a Japanese university.

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Call for P-DOT volunteers

It’s that time of year again… Our new batch of JET participants are preparing to embark on their adventure to Japan and the Pre-Departure Orientation is just around the corner! We are currently looking for genki and energetic JETAA senpai to help this year’s departing JETs prepare for the experience of a lifetime. Date and location of this year’s orientation is TBD.

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