video: Second Harvest Japan responds to earthquake

Second Harvest is the biggest foodbank in Japan. The executive director, Charles E. McJilton, has a very good homepage in both Japanese and English that gives some useful ideas of how you can help, http://www.2hj.org/

Here is a video specifically about their relief efforts:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP_owjk_yCE [about 1.5 minutes playing time]

summer & pop culture

Washington University in St. Louis will host a first-of-its-kind summer institute on Japanese Popular Culture for high school students. This
three-week, non-credit institute will allow students to explore topics they enjoy (manga, anime, cosplay, etc) and to develop these interests
in a more academic direction, all while experiencing college life. The dates of the institute are July 5 -- 26. For more information on our
academic missions, instructors, and a sample day, please see http://summerexperiences.wustl.edu/j-pop-institute

NOTE that some scholarship funding is offered.
Contact Becki Zurovec, *Coordinator of Summer Programs* zurovec@artsci.wustl  dot Edu
or call: (314)935-4807