Past Event Recaps

Event: Global PechaKucha Day – INSPIRE JAPAN

When: Sat, Apr 16, 7pm-10pm

Where: Design Exchange DX, 234 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5J 2W4

On April 16, PechaKucha Night Toronto will be joining 100s of cities around the world and holding a ‘Global PechaKucha Day – Inspire Japan’ event. These events will be broadcasted to the world and Japan on multiple Ustreams.

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On Friday, March 11 a group of 15 JETAA members and friends attended the Kodo Drummers’ show at the Sony Centre in downtown Toronto. In light of the disaster that had happened in Japan less than 24 hours earlier it was a night of mixed emotions. We had looked forward to the night for months but our hearts went out to those in Japan.

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Nihongo Art Contest Exhibition 2011 will take place at Gendai Gallery, Toronto 1st floor, JCCC, 6 Garamond Court, Don Mills, ON, M3C 1Z5

Dates: April 17 to April 30, 2011

NIHONGO ART is a unique way to express inventive ideas about Japanese words through illustration using Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana.

Free Admission

Gallery hours: Everyday 8:30 am – 10:30 pm

Awards Presentation & Art Workshop: Sunday, April 17 2011 2:00 – 4:00pm

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Think of Japanese athletes and maybe Ichiro Suzuki comes to mind?

Or the great figure skaters or judokas the country produces?

Well, they don’t have anything on the achievements of one man: Takeru Kobayashi.

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