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: 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...
The PROfessional Japanese-English Conference on Translation (PROJECT), organized by the Japan Association of Translators (JAT), is a one-day conference full of workshops and interactive sessions aimed at helping people succeed in the translation industry. PROJECT Kyoto 2015, the first PROJECT...
With Robert Blasiak and Stuart Ayre
Date: September 27, 2015 (Sunday)
Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m. (doors open 6:00 for socializing)
Place: Wesley Center, Minami Aoyama (Tokyo) Room 204 (Map) (http://wesley.or.jp/english/access/index.html)
Fee: No charge
This SWET talk will feature presentations by German-to-English...
Date: September 18 (Friday)
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; Jinbocho, Tokyo; at the Jinbocho subway (Toei) stop, go out the A2 exit; at street level, turn left, go 12 steps and look for a doorway with...
“Excess Baggage”: Karen Ma on Writing Transnational Fiction
Potluck dinner
Date: July 17, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. (Talk with Karen Ma 7:30–8:15, followed by a Q&A)
Place: Wesley Center, Room 205
Fee: Free of charge, open to SWET members and their guests
RSVP:...
It's summer, so let's enjoy dining al fresco on a rooftop in Umeda. This family event is open to members and friends of SWET and JAT, and their families and friends. Don't miss a great chance to catch up with...
Leader: Sheila McNellis Asato
Date: July 12, 2015 (Sunday)
Time: 2:30-4:30 p.m. (followed by Summer Party nearby at 6:30 p.m. Details here.)
Venue: U’s2, Umeda, Osaka Tel: 06-6345-1325 (Map)
Address: 大阪府大阪市北区梅田2-1-18 (5 minutes' walk from Umeda Sta./JR Osaka Sta.)
Fee: 1,000 yen SWET members, 1,500 yen JAT members; 2,000...
Date: June 17, 2015 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; Use the A2 exit of Jinbocho subway station; turn left at street level and walk about 12 steps; look for the (very) small “Books on Japan” flag over the...
