ESUJ Christmas Party Coming Soon! (Wednesday, December 16)

Can you believe it's December already?! We hope 2009 has been a good year for you. ESUJ's long-standing wish to become a legal body has finally been achieved. We are grateful to the many volunteers who have helped us with our numerous activities. Once again, our enjoyable annual Christmas Party will mark the end of a busy year. Please sign up soon to attend the Christmas party. The cutoff date for reservations is fast approaching. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Date: Wednesday,16th December 6:30-8:30pm
Place: Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Media Room
(Yurakucho Denki Bldg. 20F North Tower)
Admission: Member ¥7,000 Guest ¥8,000 Student ¥3,000
(Buffet Party)
Deadline for booking: Wednesday 9th December
Cancellation on/after Friday, 11th December or no show will be charged.
To attend: from HERE

English Club met on November 17(Tuesday) at its usual venue, Marunouchi Café. The guest speaker was Mr. Hans Brinckmann, speaking on the theme of “The certainties of Showa as seen from uncertain Heisei”. Currently a writer by profession, Brinckmann-san is also a photographer, among other things. He came to Japan for the first time in 1950, taking up his first position at a Dutch bank…in Marunouchi! He still remembers the beautiful red brick buildings then here, one of which has recently been recreated. While showing many of his own very special photographs, he also spoke of his personal experiences, including his Japanese-style omiai marriage. He then gave his thoughts on how the Showa Era had morphed into the Heisei Era and what to make of present-day Japan, for a most enjoyable presentation. English Club this year has enjoyed large audiences for each meeting in its present venue at the Marunouchi Café. Thank you, everyone, for coming. And thank you all of our speakers!

＜English Club in 2009＞

1/20（105th）	Mr. Shinichi Sobue	Japan's lunar explorer "KAGUYA": first year observations and early results
2/17 (106)	Dr. Stephen Givens	The Grammar of Legal Rights and Obligations
3/17 (107)	Mr. Toshiyuki Inoue	Introduction to impromptu English Debate
4/21 (108)	Ms. Michelle Arnot	History of the Crossword Puzzle
5/19 (109)	Mrs. Renu Arora	Indian Wisdom: Cooking with Spices
6/16 (110)	Mr. Graham Davis	Slower, lower and weaker - what the recovery will look like
7/21 (111)	Ms. Lucia Vancura	We Are What We Eat (The Present Food Situation)
9/15 (112)	Mr. Toshiyuki Inoue	Introduction to impromptu English Debate -second session-
10/20 (113)	Ms. Lia Cosco	Becoming Bi-Cultural (Current Japan's International School)
11/17 (114)	Mr. Hans Brinckmann	The Certainties of Showa as Seen from Uncertain Heisei

● New Year's Lecture
Friday, 15th January 19:00-20:30 　at Japan National Press Club
“Japan's Three Challenges” Speaker: Dr. Margarita Estévez-Abe

● English Club
Wednesday, 20th January 19:00-20:30 at Marunouchi Cafe
“Make Literature Come Alive! ―Reading aloud in English”
Speaker: Ms. Yuko Aotani, NHK World Presenter

● Haiku in English　　
Wednesday, 24th February 18:30-20:00 at Japan National Press Club
Lecture by Ms. Emiko Miyashita 　

● New Program for ESUJ Members
“Roudoku Club” Coming soon！
Monthly lunchtime gathering for reading aloud Japanese literatures in English
First Session: Wed. 10th February, Second: Wed. 10th March
12:15-13:15 at Kaplan Japan Ginza