あけおめ、ことよろ！J-Kai is back for 2010!

4th Thursday of the month. See you on 28 January.

J-Kai is a great opportunity to practice your Japanese, share your Japan stories, or get started with the JAFA community. It's all very informal and casual, so come join us for a fun night.

2010 CLASSES COMMENCE 30 JANUARY

We are pleased to announce the dates for rounds one and two of our craft and calligraphy classes for 2010.

Each round of classes will run for four consecutive weeks and cover origami, chigiri-e (torn washi paper painting), furoshiki cloth wrapping and calligraphy.

Beginners are welcome as well as those with various levels of experience.

Please check out the dates and register your interest below.

We hope you all enjoyed the End of Year Bonenkai Party on 4th December.

A strong crowd of 60 members and friends stayed well into the evening to celebrate our final get-together for 2009. Please find some pictures below.

Heather Smith gave us an amazing show of her enka talent, while our special guest Mr Santa Claus helped spread the Christmas cheer as we all worked on "forgetting the year".

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas an a Happy New Year.

良いお年を... See you in 2010!

The 2009 Japanese Language Proficiency Test was held on Sunday, 6 December.

Thank you too all those who sat the test this year. Certificates of Proficiency and Core Reports will be mailed in March 2010.

All examinees in each Level will receive their Score Reports. Successful examinees in each Level will receive their Certificate of Proficiency.

The application period for the 2010 JLPT will be open in around August 2010. To be kept in touch with information on the 2010 test, please register your details below.

The OzAsia Festival kicked off to a great start with the Moon Lantern Festival on 3 October. The festival will be running through until 17 October with many great shows and events.

Please check out the OzAsia website for more information.

Video of JAFA's performance on the main stage and the origami and calligraphy workshop are available on JAFA's Facebook page.

The Kodomo No Hi Children's Day festival for 2009 has come to a successful end.

Thank you to all of the volunteers, performers, stall-holders and visitors for your continued support.

We hope to see you all again next year!

Check out the JAFA Facebook page to see all of the photos for 2009.