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.

Special Guest: Ruth Stevens

Date: November 20, 2019 Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. (Talk begins at 7:00) Place: Book House Café, Jinbocho, Second Floor Osetsushitsu http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa...

Date: November 4 (Mon.) 

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Place: Kamakura Brunch Kitchen

http://www.brunch-kitchen-kamakura.com/

Cost: Around ¥2,000. See the prices on the menu at the website above.

It seems that quite a number of SWET members live in or near the Shonan area, and many...

(Please note changed weekday and hours) Date: October 26 (Sat.), 2019 Time: Writing Clinic 3:00–5:00; Discussion 5:00–6:00 p.m. Place: Book House Café, Jinbocho, First Floor Gulliver Room http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15...

芸術と舞台芸術のための「翻訳」: 伝統翻訳のダイナミズム 特別ゲスト:マリサ・リンネ(京都国立博物館 学芸部連携協力室 専門職)

Special Guest: Melissa Rinne, Specialist, Kyoto National Museum

(Please note changed weekday and hours) Date: September 28 (Sat.), 2019  Time: 3:00–6:00 p.m. (Discussion begins at 4:00) Place: Book House Café, Jinbocho, First Floor Gulliver Room http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho...

Date: July 28, 2019 (Sun.) Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m. Place: GARB Pintino (French, Italian, dining bar) 3 Chome-22 Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Website: http://www.garb-pintino.com/ See website for access Fee: ¥5,500 RSVP: The restaurant needs a headcount, so please be sure to let SWET know by Thursday evening,...

Date: June 19 (Wed.)Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Place: Book House Cafe, Kitazawa Building, Jinbocho, 2nd-floor "Osetsushitsu" http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. Please take the elevator or stairs...

Date: June 2, 2019 (Sunday) 4 pm–5:30 pm (tribute) 5:30 pm–8 pm (farewell dinner)  Place: Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen, Kyoto (a 5-min walk from Subway Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae and Keihan Sanjo Stations) URL: https://www.gankofood.co.jp/en/shop/detail/ya-nijyoen Cost: Tribute – 1,000 yen SWET members (1,500 yen non-members); Dinner...

Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Place: Book House Cafe, Kitazawa Building, Jinbocho, 2nd Floor Osetsushitsu http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. Please take the elevator or stairs to...

Date: April 17 (Wed.)

Editing Experiences: New Tools, Professional Development and Networking, with Sara Kitaoji 

Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Place: Book House Cafe, Kitazawa Building, Jinbocho, 2nd Floor Osetsushitsu http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about...

SWET Talk Shop, March 20 (Wed.)

Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. Place: Book House Cafe, Jinbocho, 2nd Floor Parlor (*note room change) http://bookhousecafe.jp/ See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. We...