2019 Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Programme

The JET Programme aims to promote mutual understanding between Japan and other nations, foster international exchange at the local level and enhance foreign language education in Japan.

JET Programme information sessions will be held in Adelaide on Friday 19 October 2018:

1-2pm - University of Adelaide, Napier G04
3-4pm - University of Adelaide, Hughes Building Room 309
6-7:30pm - Mercure Grosvenor Hotel, 125 North Terrace

For more information, please visit www.jetprogramme.org

The full flyer can be viewed here.

Spring Picnic 2018

Spring is upon us and we'll be welcoming the season with a Spring Picnic on Sunday 14th October in Hazelwood Park. It's a bring-your-own food and drinks event and we'll be meeting near the playground from 12 noon. Everyone is welcome!

If coming by bus, alight at stop 13 on Greenhill Road and walk about 500m to the picnic spot.

The park has spacious grassed areas, BBQs, playground, duck pond, walking trails and toilets.

Click here to share the Facebook event with your friends or click here for the event flyer.

For a map of the park, please click here.

Contact details of the organisers, Kate and Emiko, can be found on the flyer.

We hope to see you there!

AnimeGO! Anime Film Festival 2018

The Japan Australia Friendship Association proudly presents:

AnimeGO! Anime Film Festival 2018

Adelaide's first and only anime film festival! Held annually, AnimeGO! is a showcase for aspiring animators, film makers and artists. The festival encourages creators to produce content with a Japanese influence, whether it be animation films (anime), artwork or music.

The festival's highlight will be the screening of the top entries from our film making competition, along with a mixture of five anime films. We will also be announcing the winner of our short anime film making competition with the prize being a TRIP TO JAPAN!

Film screenings are just $10 if pre-purchased online or $12 at the door. Hurry, limited seats per screening! Pre-purchase your tickets via EventBrite: http://bit.ly/animego2018

A Letter to Momo [PG] – 10:30am
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya [PG] – 1:30pm
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms [MA15+] – 4:30pm
Initial D the Movie: Legend 1 / Legend 2 (Double Feature) [M] – 7.30pm

When: Saturday 20 October 2018
Time: 10am - 10pm
Where: Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas - Cinema Place, off Rundle Street, Adelaide 5000
Cost: Films just $10 each if pre-purchased online or $12 at the door. Entry to the festival is FREE!

Family-friendly, suitable for all ages with plenty of free activities for the kids! Plus, make sure to pop into our Maid Cafe and say hi to our friendly butlers and maids who will be serving treats all day long!

For updates, follow AnimeGO! on Facebook or visit www.animego.com.au

Japanese Film Festival - Volunteer

The Japanese Film Festival will be held in Adelaide in November and the organizers are looking for volunteers to help promote the event and assist at the screenings. 

The program features recently released Japanese films showing 9-11 November 2018 at GU Filmhouse Hindley Street (Adelaide CBD).

If you're passionate about Japanese culture, want to meet like-minded people, and want to work behind-the-scenes of a major event, then why not sign up as a volunteer?

Click here to register your details!

For more information about the event, visit www.japanesefilmfestival.net

Okayama Donation

Unfortunately, recent weather in Japan has been quite severe with the current typhoon bringing more rain to devastated parts of Japan. The storms that hit Japan in July caused extensive flooding and landslides in Okayama Prefecture with significant loss of life.

As a result JAFA has made a donation of $3,000 to the Save the Children organization in Japan to assist with their program to provide safe places for children to meet and to offer psychological support.  With this small gesture we hope the people of Okayama will know that they have friends in Australia thinking of them in their time of need.

For an update on the situation in Okayama please click here to read an email from Mr. Kenji Ishii, Director of the Tourism Division of Okayama Prefectural Government.

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