Japan Currents Vol 144 – December 2021~アトランタ大使館より、オンラインイベントのお知らせ

2021年も早いもので師走に突入しました。

新型コロナ変異株にもまけず、皆さんが健やかにこの師走を乗り越えられることを切に願っております。

The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta Facebook Page

Like or Follow the Consulate General of Japan’s Facebook page for updates on Japan as well as content and posts about Japanese culture that will cheer you up as many of us shelter at home. Daily posts include a weekly cooking challenge featuring dishes from across Japan, highlights of different Japanese prefectures, and much more!

The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta YouTube Channel

Subscribe to the Consulate General of Japan’s YouTube Channel for content relating to Japan and Japanese culture as well as videos from past events if you were unable to attend live. 

The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta Instagram

Follow the Consulate General of Japan’s Instagram for fun cultural content & information on Japan related events in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina!


EVENTS


 

        JICC: Winter Film Fest – Wife of a Spy

December 3-6, 2021
Virtual Screening 

The Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan and the Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C., Inc. have partnered up once again to co-present a special 2022 Winter Film Fest! 

About the Film:
Master filmmaker Kurosawa Kiyoshi (Pulse, Cure, Tokyo Sonata) won the Silver Lion (Best Director) at the Venice Film Festival for this riveting, gorgeously crafted, old-school Hitchockian thriller shot in stunning 8K.

The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku (Issey Takahashi, Kill Bill) senses that things are headed in an unsettling direction. Following a trip to Manchuria, he becomes determined to bring to light the things he witnessed there, and secretly filmed.

In Japanese with English subtitles | Not Rated | 2021 (USA) | 115 min | Directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi

These virtual events are free and open to the online attendees in the US, however, registration on Eventbrite is required in order to receive streaming access information via email. Please note: this screening will be hosted on Eventbrite via Vimeo.

For additional questions or to cancel your reservation, contact: jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp

AITC Webinar: Global eCommerce with UPS and Zonos

December 7, 2021
9:30-10:30AM (CST)

Online Meeting (Live)

Join the AITC as we host a webinar with UPS and Zonos! We’ll discuss current supply chain constraints and ideas to mitigate risk moving into 2022 and beyond. We’ll also provide suggestions as to how you can optimize your existing cross border B2B/B2C processes.

Zonos offers scalable technology for decoding cross border by simplifying international ecommerce, landed cost and shipping with duty and tax software, apps, plugins and APIs. Our objective is to make global commerce accessible to everyone.

https://zonos.com/

UPS® is one of the largest and most trusted Global shipping & logistics companies worldwide.

UPS Ships more packages to more destinations than any other carrier, with expertise, infrastructure, and resources spanning more than 220 countries and territories. However large or small your business may be, UPS can help you capitalize on global demand every step of the way.

Instructions:
Zoom login instructions will be emailed to registrants on the morning of the webinar.

Please register here by December 7, 2021 at 8:00AM (CST)

International Volunteer Week at Helping Mamas

December 7 – 9, 2021
Helping Mamas
4487 Park Dr
Norcross, GA 30093 

The Mayor’s Office of International Affairs in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce are pleaed to invite you to join in celebrating Inform Women Transform Lives Campaign and U.N. International Volunteer Day by signing up to volunteer with Helping Mamas on December 7th – December 9th. 

Date & Time: 
・Tuesday, December 7 at 10:00am – 12:00pm
・Wednesday, December 8 at 4:00pm – 6:00pm
・Thursday, December 9 at 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Details and Registration: bit.ly/HelpingMamasVolunteer

おうちごはん!Ouchi Gohan – Part 3: Matcha Marble Cake & Matcha Latte

December 11, 2021 
5:00-6:00PM EDT
Online via Zoom

Join us in this family friendly event hosted by The Japan-America Society of Georgia, The Japan Society of Boston, and Japan-America Society of Houston as we cook along with Table for Two’s innovative food program,  Wa-Shokuiku: Learn. Cook. Eat Japanese!  Make simple, healthy homestyle Japanese food to enjoy with your friends and family.  

All classes will be taught by Debra Samuels, lead curriculum and recipe developer for Wa-Shokuiku, cookbook author, cooking teacher and 2020 recipient of the John E. Thayer III Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cultural Exchange Between the United States and Japan.

JASG Online Japanese Classes – Fall Session

October 11, 2021 – December 3, 2021
Online via Zoom

Japanese web-based classes will focus on communication skills need in (virtual) business settings and environments as well as everyday conversation. The courses will also center on inter-cultural communication and integrating important Japanese business and cultural etiquettes. 

All classes will begin the week of October 11, 2021 and will continue for 8 weeks (two hours once a week). Final details will be confirmed once registration has been completed. 

Please return the class registration form along with your payment to the JASG by Thursday, October 7, 2021. Online registration: www.JASGeorgia.org/event-4500115

Japan-America Society of Georgia: Georgia-Japan Peace Bell

The Japan-America Society of Georgia and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Atlanta, seek to construct a traditional Japanese bell tower to house the Carter Center’s “Peace Bell”.


Links for Information on COVID-19


Japan’s Enhanced Protection Measures to tackle COVID-19

Information related to Novel Coronavirus Infection(COVID-19) from Immigration Services Agency

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Information for Japanese nationals returning to Japan

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Alabama    Georgia Department of Public Health North Carolina South Carolina 
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Public Health

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The Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta is an overseas establishment of the Government of Japan. The main function of our office is to protect Japanese nationals and economic interests, provide consular services and cultural exchange. There are 18 Japanese diplomatic missions in the United States. The jurisdiction of our office in Atlanta is Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta

Phipps Tower, Suite 850

3438 Peachtree Road

Atlanta, GA 30326

Email: info@aa.mofa.go.jp

Phone: 404-240-4300

Fax: 404-240-4311

Web: http://www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp