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.

At this time of year in Japan, all you can think about is how to keep cool. When you live in the countryside, there must be a very good reason to go into the city, even a city as wonderful...

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2016 Time: 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. Place: Koishikawa Korakuen Garden (Iidabashi area; see here for a map and how to get there by train or subway) Fee: Free of charge RSVP: By July 23, 2016 (Saturday) to events@swet.jp

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Date: June 15, 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...

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...