phone N. America from Japan

first reply to "best phone card for exchange students in Japan..."
Brastel
How to get the service: http://www.brastel.com/Pages/eng/SPC/apply.html
How to use: http://www.brastel.com/Pages/eng/fromjapan/

summer Puppets/bunraku for undergrads

from H-Japan (www.h-net.msu.edu)

SUMMER PROGRAM in Traditional Puppetry Training in JAPAN http://asianinterstage.com/summer2007japan/

online conversions of names to Katakana

2007.03.15 ssol:

site called "kanji name" that I use to get ideas how to write my students'
names in Kanji, but this site also gives Katakana. I hope this will help.
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http://deall.osu.edu/projects/JSL_JWL/JWL/katakana/
go directly to "Flashcards" on the upper-right corner, and proceed to "JWL
Flashcards on the web".

annual teacher scholarship in Japan - early March deadline

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In Japan, Teacher Training Scholarship from Monbukagakusho,
the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Japan

To date, about 65,000 students have come from some 160
countries or regions around the world to study in Japan under
the Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology) Scholarship Program
established in 1954. As of May 1, 2005, there were 9,891
foreign students studying in Japan as Japanese government
scholarship students. The teacher training scholarship is
available to U.S. primary or secondary school teachers (or
academic staff at teacher training institutions) who wish to
study at Japanese universities for 1.5 years for professional
improvement.

<> 1.5 year long program
<> Monthly allowance of 172,000 yen (about $1550)
<> Transportation to Japan
<> University fees

REQUIREMENTS
<> Be a citizen of the United States
<> Be born on or after April 2, 1972
<> Be a graduate of a university or teacher training college and work as
teachers in a
primary or secondary school, or as an academic staff at a teacher training
institution and have at least 5-years of experience
<> Be willing to learn the Japanese language and receive instruction in that
language.
<> Be in good mental and physical health
<> No knowledge of Japanese required

March 9, 2007: Application due at Consulate
<> Mid-March 2007: Interview and exam at the Consulate
<> Mid-July 2007: Results announced
<> October 1-7, 2007: Leave for Japan

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Contact - Consulate General of Japan - Detroit
400 Renaissance Center #1600
Detroit, MI 48243

Phone 313-567-0120 or Email jetdesk@cgjdetroit [dot.org]

intro to society/culture online

useful and interesting to introduce Japanese society and culture:
Seifu Internet Terebi: http://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/

[J. Fujimoto]