Event Recap: Annual Fall Japanese Class
This past fall season we were delighted again to have the ever wonderful Matsumoto-sensei once again teach us Japanese, this time for a full ten classes. Every Monday for ten…
Event Recap: Scavenger Hunt and Returner’s Pub Night
By: Maegan Cheng Did you know that Canada’s reference library was designed by Raymond Moriyama? Or that mural outside of Sanko was done by four Japanese artists? Have you ever…
Event Report – Axe-Throw-Houdai 2017
Author: Carl Sachs All photos taken by Scott Kawaguchi On Saturday October 14th, JETAA Toronto ventured out to BATL Grounds Back Yard Axe Throwing League in Galleria Mall for our…
JETAA Mokuhanga Woodcut Printmaking
By: Amy Uyeda Mokuhanga is the form of Japanese woodblock printmaking using intensely pigmented water-based inks. This method is used to make Ukiyo-e prints, which remain one of the…
Report – Midnight Madness Curling 2017
By Stephen Branston
The 2017 annual JETAA Toronto Midnight Curling event was a fantastic success, with just under 30 attendees sweeping the night away. Before the big event, our lovely dinner locale, Loons Restaurant & Pub, had enough delicious food and drinks for everyone to stay steady on the ice!
Report – 2017 Annual General Meeting
By Nicholas Jones
On the evening of Saturday, January 28th, some 30 JETAA members piled into the party room at the Bloor Street Fox and the Fiddle for our 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM). To kick things off, Carl Sachs and I shared with the membership all of the activities JETAA had undertaken in 2016, updated them on the organization’s finances, and then got down to the business of electing the new members of the executive for 2017.
Report – Billiards Night
By Stephen Branston With nerves of steel and a totally suave demeanour, our JETAA members dove into the shark pool for a great time at the Annex Billiards Club. We…
Report – Career Roundtable
By Nadine Bukhman
The fourth annual JETAA Career Roundtable was held on Thursday, November 10. This year we once again had a great turnout, with recently returned JETs, as well as more established members looking for career inspiration.