The following events have been mentioned on the "Kumamoto International" mailing list. They are arranged in the order of occurrence, not necessarily the order in which they were posted. Please note that I (Kirk Masden) am doing this in my free time and that when I don't have any free time I won't be able to keep this page updated. Please don't expect this to be a perfect, up-to-date record of events that have been announced on the mailing list.
Last update: April 13, 2001
Please go to the archive to find information on events posted after the last update.
2001
Second International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training
Concert in Tamana: Pianist is Yuka Gulda and the saxophonist is Nicolas Simion
Easter Picnic (Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese)
Easter: Special Drama Presentations (KIC)
Japanese Easter Celebration (KIC) (message in Japanese)
International Talks: International understanding game and free discussion
End of display of Edo Period 'hina' dolls at Shohinken
Last day to ride trolley for 100 yen
Movie Night: Mission Impossible 2
Panel discussion: "How Children are raised at home in the world?"
Speech contest of foreign students in Kumamoto
Y. Kurokawa Lecture (in Japanese)
Oxford Press representative in town
Hearing in PUK discrimination case
Nagasaki Lantern Festival Begins
End of Impressionist art exhibition
"2001 - a Space Odyssey" at YMCA Kokusai Center
Kumamoto JALT Event - "Looking Back and Looking Ahead: The National JALT Conference in Shizuoka"
2000
Gathering Signatures for a Petition to Support Cynthia and Sandra
Jazz Live @ Home in Tamana (E/J)
Lecture on 'Black Identity: Silencing of Black Women's Voices" in Kokura
Symposium on immigration control in Kumamoto
"How to Communicate in English"
"How to Communicate in English"
Japanese green tea seminar for foreigners
YMCA International Center Festival 2000
International Talks November: Bangladesh
Human Rights Festival in Yatsushiro
Report on court case against the Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare
"Mr. Hearn's Kumamoto" performance
Parade & procession of historical figures & Koto performance
Opportunity to try a Kimono on
Free concert and sumou and follow-up message
Sakamoto Tsumiko at Enchante Restaurant
Musashi vs Kojiro Kendo Performance
Kumamoto International Kindergarden Picnic
Martial Art and Japanese Drum (Taiko) Performances
Special Exhibition at the Hosokawa Mansion
"Transitional Economies in Southeast Asia"
Takashi Fukuda and his marimba / percussion ensemble
Jazz Live @ home in Tamana (Canadian Trio)
International Talks Meeting: "The Criteria For the Determination of Refugee Status"
Field Trip in Kumamoto (update)
John Kaizan Neptune performance
YMCA English speaking weekend in Aso
Jazz bassist Ron Carter in Fukuoka
Terayuki Hirai jazz piano trio
First hearing in PUK discrimination case
YMCA Movie Night: Notting Hill
Fujisaki Hachimangu^ Autumn Festival
More on the Fujisaki Hachimangu^ Autumn Festival
Kumamoto YMCA Latin Beer and Cocktail Party
YMCA Autumn open seminar on cross-cultural communication
Kumamoto International Talks: "Cultural Relativism and the Global Standard"
Performance by jazz pianist James Williams
Invitation to another informal social gathering
Traditional Japanese craftsmanship exposition
Documentary on Seiwa Bunraku troup in Ireland
Hinokuni Festival (additional information)
Kamoto High School English Summer Camp
See The Sixth Sense for free at YMCA!
Gathering in front of the court house
Charity Event for the Elimination of Landmines