Winter Exhibition:Hard and Soft

Experience the hard rugged beauty of the earth in pottery
by Takuro and Hitomi Shibata,
counterbalanced by the airy delicate shibori
by Susan Fennell.

Reception:
Sat. Dec. 10 4-6 pm

Exhibition dates:
Dec.5, 2011 ~ Feb.29, 2012

Location:
NC Japan Center
705 Barbour Drive
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-515-3450
www.ncsu.edu/japan

Presented by:
NC Japan Center

Tales of Now & Zen

Japanese Story Teller, Motoko

Mark your calendars! Award-winning Japanese storyteller Motoko is coming to NCSU! In a special, one-time appearance on October 25, Motoko will share her extensive repertoire of comical zen and rakugo tales, ghost stories, and her intimate personal stories as an immigrant, artist, and mother. Admission is free, but the seats are limited! For more information, please go to http://folktales.net/ncsu-flyer.html

Date: October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)

Time: 7:00~8:30 pm

Location: Daniels #214 North Carolina State University

Admission Free

Presentation for Japansese Green Tea

Please come to NC Japan center, if you are interested in Japanese culture. Japanese Green Tea is the center of Japanese culture, and you can also enjoy iced Japanese green tea and some sweets. If you want to attend this session, please let me know your name by e-mail. (e-mail: hiroshi1.nishikawa@gmail.com) Your response helps us to organize. Date: 9/24/2011 (sat.) 4:00pm~5:30pm Presenter: Hiroshi Nishikawa (Shizuoka Prefectural Government, Tea and Agricultural Production Division) E-mail: hiroshi1.nishikawa@gmail.com Phone: 919-332-0452 Location: NC Japan Center 705 Barbor Drive Raleigh, NC 27603 919-515-3450 www.ncsu.edu/japan

Autumn Exhibition: Fantasy/Systems

Come see the ancient art of temari, Japanese thread balls, and contemporary paintings by artists Barbara Suess and Reiko Chosokabe.

reception:
Sat Sept 10 4-6 pm
w/live music by "Onju-kai" 音樹会

exhibition dates:
Aug 20 thru Nov 19, 2011

location:
NC Japan Center
705 Barbour Drive
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-515-3450
www.ncsu.edu/japan

presented by:
NC Japan Center

日米大学野球大会に出場する日本代表選手の歓迎レセプション

日時：７月３日（日）７時～９時　（６時３０分チェックイン）
場所： NCジャパンセンター
　　　705 Barbour Dr., Raleigh, NC 27603
　　　 http://www.ncsu.edu/japan/map.html　

連絡先：長曾我部　 (919) 515-3450
Reiko.chosokabe@ncsu.edu

参加費：一人７ドル　（南部スタイルＢＢＱ）

*会場の関係上、定員になり次第締め切りさせていただきますので、ご了承ください。

After the Wave: Japan's Tsunami Zone

After the Wave: Japan's Tsunami Zone

Photographs by Takaaki Iwabu

Takaaki Iwabu, photographer for Raleigh's
News & Observer, returned to Japan in the
weeks following the earthquake to chronicle
the disaster and challenges facing his homeland.

location:
NC Japan Center

dates:
April 30 thru July 29, 2011

reception:
Saturday April 30 3-5 pm
w/slide presentation
@3:30

special thanks:
JTA Inc.
Triangle Tshot!
Realty Triangle Inc.
US Remac
Sankaku Yokocho

NC State Nuclear Engineering Experts to Discuss Events at Japanese Power Plants

What:

Nuclear engineering experts at North Carolina State University will offer insight and analysis during a symposium on the recent events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The plant was damaged during the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami resulting in nuclear fuel damage and the release of radioactive material. Media coverage is invited.

Who:

A panel of four NC State nuclear engineering faculty members who have been closely following the events in Japan — Drs. John Gilligan, Joseph M. Doster, Paul Turinsky and Man-Sung Yim — will discuss technical issues related to the damage to the plant, as well as challenges officials face as they try to contain the radioactive material. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions during the event.

When:

Wednesday, March 23 at 5:00 p.m.

Live stream available here, no login needed

Where:

Room 130 Park Shops

101 Current Drive on NC State’s North Campus (map)

Parking is available in the Cates Avenue (Coliseum) Parking Deck at 201 Jeter Drive on Central Campus (map). From the deck, visitors should walk north through the tunnel under the railroad tracks to reach North Campus and Park Shops.

Cost:

The event is free and open to the public.

Media Contact:

Nate DeGraff, Engineering Communications, 919.515.3848