Past Events
Past event notices are listed here in chronological order. Detailed summaries or reports of most past events have been published in the SWET Newsletter between February 1981 until April 2012; for these older events, check the Newsletter Archive.
Date: May 18, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; at the Jinbocho subway stop, go out the A2 exit; at street level, turn left, go 12 steps and look for a doorway with a...
Panel Discussion with Greg Goodmacher, Alice Gordenker, and Rob Goss
Date: April 22, 2016
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Fee: Free of charge; please bring drinks and snacks to share
Place: Sumida Riverside Tower, 2F Meeting Room, Shinkawa 1-28-7, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-003....
Date: March 23, 2016 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; at the Jinbocho subway stop, go out the A2 exit; at street level, turn left, go 12 steps and look for a doorway with a small flag...
SWET Talk: "Whisper of the Land: Visions of Japan"
Edward Levinson on Writing and Photography
Date: January 16, 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 6:00–7:30 p.m.
Place: Wesley Center, Room 204 (http://www.wesleyfoundationjp.com/en/access.html)
Fee: 500-yen donation
Attendance: No reservations necessary
Followed by
2016 SWET Kanto New Year’s Party
Date:...
Bay Area SWETers, JATers, and Friends Gathering
Date: November 29, 2015 (Sunday)
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Oakland, CA area: For RSVP and directions, send email to events@swet.jp.
Refreshments: Potluck nibbles or beverages (Please contribute!)
Celebrating SWET's 35th anniversary, JAT's 30th anniversary, and any other...
With Leza Lowitz and Tracy Slater
Moderator: Liane Wakabayashi
Date: November 28, 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m. (doors open for socializing at 6:00)
Place: Wesley Center, Minami Aoyama (Tokyo) Room 204 (Map)
RSVP: Please let us know if you...
Presenter: Richard Conrad
Date: November 28, 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 3–5 p.m. (followed by SWET/JAT Kansai Bonenkai, details below.)
Place: Room 205, Hyogoken Shigaku Kaikan, Motomachi, Kobe 神戸市中央区北長狭通4丁目3-13 (2-minutes north of JR/Hanshin Motomachi Stns, 7 mins from Hankyu Sannomiya Stn)
Map: http://www.hyogo-shigaku.or.jp/map.html
Fee: 1,000 yen SWET...
Date: November 20, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; at the Jinbocho subway stop, go out the A2 exit; at street level, turn left, go 12 steps and look for a doorway with a small flag...
Date: October 24 and 25, 2015
Place: Kobe Women's University, Suma Campus
The organizers of the Japan Writers Conference report that they received a great selection of presentation proposals again this year and promise a full and stimulating event, with...
We've switched to Fridays!
Date: October 16, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; at the Jinbocho subway stop, go out the A2 exit; at street level, turn left, go 12 steps and look for a doorway with...
