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• Hanami gathering at Deloraine

  • When
    24 Sep 2023
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    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Deloraine Riverbank Reserve, Deloraine, TAS 7304

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  Let's gather in Deloraine and enjoy お花見 (cherry blossom viewing) together.

  This will be a FREE joint event with the Japan Club Tasmania, and will bring together members of the Japanese community from all around the State. Friends, family and anyone with an interest in Japan are welcome to join us.

  We will spend a relaxing afternoon enjoying a picnic beneath the cherry trees. Please bring your own food and drink, plus something to share.

  There will also be the opportunity to try 墨絵 (ink painting) with Lisa Sensei who teaches at Hagley Farm School. Learn this ancient Japanese art and try painting the cherry blossom yourself! There will be two sessions, beginning at 10.30am and 2pm. 

  This gathering will take place on the southern side of the Deloraine Riverbank Reserve, at the start of the Highland Lakes Road. The location can be found on Google Maps here. You will need to organise your own transport to and from Deloraine.

  NOTE: If bad weather is forecast, we may make a late decision to postpone the event. Any such decision will be made at least 24 hours in advance and will be communicated to everyone who is registered.

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• Japan-Australia Security and Defence Cooperation

  • When
    26 Sep 2023
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

  

  Australia and Japan have a strong and broad-ranging security relationship. The two countries' alliance with the United States, cooperation in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as the Quad and commitment to 'free and open' strategic relations within the Indo-Pacific region reflect their complementary foreign policy and security interests.

  The 2007 Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation provided a foundation for wide-ranging cooperation on security issues between Australia and Japan, including in law enforcement, border security, economic security, health security, climate change, energy transition, counter-terrorism, disarmament and counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, maritime and aviation security, peace operations and humanitarian relief operations.

  A renewed Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation (JDSC) issued by Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister Kishida in October 2022 deepened and expanded cooperation to respond to the most pressing security challenges in the region.

  How will the Japan-Australia security alliance fare in the ever-changing strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific region? How can Japan and Australia jointly tackle global security challenges? The Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria invites you to join Lieutenant General Koichi Isobe to discuss Japan's Security and Defence Policy and Australia-Japan Security and Defence Cooperation.

  Please register here.

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• 2024 JET Programme Information Session

  • When
    2 Oct 2023
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    12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    Social Science 213, Sandy Bay Campus, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS 7005

  
  

  Come to the 2024 JET Programme Information Session and meet JET participants who have recently returned from Japan in person!

  You can also ask the JET Coordinator any questions you may have about the application process.

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• HAIKU DOWN UNDER 2024- A Sensory Journey

  • Start
    16 Aug 2024
  • End
    18 Aug 2024
  • Location
    Online

  

  The second Haiku Down Under conference will take place online via Zoom from Friday to Sunday, August 16-18, 2024. The theme for 2024 is A Sensory Journey.

  Haiku Down Under 2024 – A Sensory Journey is an initiative to connect writers primarily from New Zealand and Australia through workshops, presentations, writing sessions and readings. The aim is to celebrate our seasons, peoples and cultures, landscapes and seascapes, vernacular language, and flora and fauna.

  Please put the dates 16-18 August, 2024 in your diary and stay tuned for further details, which will be released on the website over coming weeks and months.

  Sign up for email updates here.

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