March 2nd | Weekday Japanese class | Weekday Japanese class started. The class will last until the end of July. |
March 1st | Potluck Party | Annual potluck party was held. 112 foreigners and 87 Japanese people participated. All participants enjoyed the party. |
Feb. 17 | Operation committee | The 4th operation committee was held at Kura-city from 2 pm. The status of the projects and the present accounting result were reported. The budget and projects in the next fiscal year were reviewed as well. |
Feb. 2 | Audit | The audit was conducted by the city audit committee since Handa International Association receives a subsidiary from Handa city. |
Jan. 29 | IT & Public Relations committee | A meeting was held to edit the 31st KonnichiWorld bulletin. |
Jan. 16 | Portuguese class (middle course) | Portuguese class (middle course) started. The purpose of the class is to train volunteers for culture diversity. Ms. Elena Mayumi Ando teaches the class. |
Jan. 14 | Portuguese class (beginners course) | Portuguese class (beginners course) started. The purpose of the class is to train volunteers for culture diversity. Ms. Elena Mayumi Ando teaches the class. |
Jan. 11 | Calligraphy for The New Year at Japanese class Pictures | The Japanese class students challenged to write the calligraphy for The New year. More than 70 people participated. The class room was packed with people. |
Dec. 27 | Year End Party | A year end party was held at Handa Kura City. The association thanked to the association members and volunteers and appreciated their usual cooperation and support. |
Dec. 12 | Seminar | A sminar of Italian food culture and wine was held at Handa Kura City. 38 people attended. |
Dec. 7 | Japanese class salon committee | Japanese class students observed Japanese "Sencha" tea ceremony after the class. 30 people attended. |
Dec. 3 | Operation committee | The 3rd operation committee was held. Reviewed the past and future activities and accounting status of each committee. |
Nov. 30 | Outdoor class 〔Pictures〕 | Japanese class salon committee conducted an outdoor class at Minami Chita Beach Land. 85 people attended. |
Nov. 26 | Administration office | Mr. Tomoyuki Matsuishi, the chairman of Handa International Association, gave a lecture on culture diversity in Chita city. |
Nov. 30 | IT & Public Relations committee | Issued the 30th KonnichiWorld bulletin. |
Oct. 28 | IT & Public Relations committee | A meeting was held to edit the 30th KonnichiWorld bulletin. |
Oct. 26 | Japanese class salon committee An outdoor class in Tokoname (Pictures) | The japanese class students went to Tokoname ceramic walking street and experienced to make ceramics. 65 people attended. |
Oct. 25 | The official delegation to Xuzhou city | The Handa official delegation including the mayor and the chairman of Handa International Association left for Xuzhou to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the friendship city relation. |
Oct. 23 | IT & Public Relations committee | A meeting was held for the preparation of the issue of the 30th KonnichiWorld bulletin. |
Oct. 13 | A seminar World cooking class Pictures | Ms. Monica Akimoto from Brazil taught Brazilian cooking at Handa Youth House. 25 people attended the class. They made 5 kinds of Brazilian dishes and enjoyed to taste those dishes after cooking. |
Oct. 12 | Japanese class salon committee Japanese class volunteer's meeting | Japanese class volunteers had a meeting after Japanese class. They actively exchanged their opinions. Those discussions will help to improve the operation of Japanese class in the future. |
Sep. 28 | KonnichiWorld festival (Pictures) | The 6th KonnichiWorld festival was held on Sep. 23. 16 countries participated the festival. The people enjoyed country booths, stage performance, the tasting of Thai and Brazilian cooking's, etc. The festival was crowded with approx. 500 guests. |
Sep. 25 | The general assembly of the establishment of Handa-Bhutan Youth Friendship Association | A new relationship with Bhutan which was a friendship country at Aichi Expo started. Handa-Bhutan Youth Friendship Association has been established. |
Sep. 12 | IT & Public Relations committee | A meeting was held to review the contents of the 30th KonnichiWorld bulletin which is scheduled to be issued on Dec. 1. |
Sep. 11 | The presentation by the Bhutan study team | The Bhutan study team made a presentation on their recent trip to Bhutan. 23 people attended. |
Aug. 3 | "Tanabata" festival party | Japanese cultures were introduced to foreign residents. Nearly 200 people joined the party and enjoyed. |
Jul. 28 | Operation committee | The 2nd operation committee was held. he committee reviewed the past and future activities of each committee including Bhutan visit. |
Jul. 1 | Issued KonnichiWorld bulletin | IT & Public Relations committee issued the 29th KonnichiWorld bulletin. |
Jun. 20 | Volunteer training for culture diversity | The 1st Portuguese class (beginners) started. There will be 10 sessions. There are 40 students. The teacher of the class is Ms. Helena Mayumi. |