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.
The Central Japan Literature Society announces its inaugural event, details below. Please join them for an afternoon of discussion and sharing involving literary works. (For this meeting, most work will be in English; other languages are possible if accompanied by...
Date: April 15 (Wednesday)
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Place: Books on Japan (library), Jinbocho, Tokyo; use the A2 exit of Jinbocho subway (Toei); turn left at street level and walk about 12 steps; the "Books on Japan" flag hangs over the doorway...
Speaker: Makoto Shimizu, Kansai Judicial Interpreters Training Institute
Date: Sunday 15th March 2015
Time: 2:30–4:30 p.m. (followed by networking dinner nearby)
Fee: 1,000 yen for JAT members, 1,500 for non-members
Venue: Hyogoken Shigaku Kaikan, 3 minutes north of JR/Hanshin Motomachi Sta., 7-minute walk from...
Led by Rebecca Otowa, author of At Home in Japan and My Awesome Japan Adventure.
Get that blood flowing again—to your brain as well as your extremities—with a brisk walk followed by a writing-and-sharing session. We'll meet...
Date: Sunday, December 28, 2014
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Oakland, CA area (contact SWET for directions): events@swet.jp
Refreshments: Potluck nibbles or beverages (Please contribute!)
Our gathering this year will celebrate accomplishments and welcome the future: the 25th anniversary of Peter Goodman's Stone Bridge Press...
December is now upon us, and with that comes the Tokyo SWET Potluck Bonenkai 2014. Take the chance to come and meet with everyone to see out the old year in true SWET style. Bring your friends, share what you've...
Date: 6 December 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 6–9 p.m. (Preceded by a talk and workshop by Juliet Winters Carpenter. Details here.)
Venue: Gonbei (権兵衛), Umekita (梅北店) Branch, Umeda, Osaka
Tel: 06-6372-6566 (Map)
Address: 大阪府大阪市北区芝田２-3-23 メイプル芝田B1 (5 minutes' walk from...
