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The Japan Foundation’s “KAKEHASHI Project -The Bridge for Tomorrow” sponsored 23 UHM students and 2 UHM faculty leaders (Lonny Carlile and Gladys Nakahara) on a ten-day cultural study tour to Japan (June 23-July 3, 2014). The tour touched down in two cities, Tokyo and Fukuoka. Activities ranged from visiting museums and cultural landmarks, exploring modern cultural phenomena, to observing and participating in numerous cultural demonstrations.
 UHM Kakehashi tour group participants enjoyed trying their hand planting rice in Itoshima.
UHM students Donovan Goto and Rochelle Ohata have been busy spreading the Aloha Spirit in Ehime, Japan as part of their summer internship with the Ehime Prefectural International Center (EPIC). Below they are seen greeting Uwajima Mayor Hirohisa Ishibashi and visiting schools around Ehime.
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CJS has published the Spring 2014 issue of J-Current, the biannual newsletter of the Center for Japanese Studies! You can access it by clicking on the cover photo to the left. All available issues can be found in our J-Current repository on the left menu (under Resources). Enjoy and have a wonderful summer!
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UHM students Kamalolo Koanui-Kong, BA in Hawaiian Language Studies, and Rochelle Ohata, undergraduate student in Japanese, have arrived in Matsuyama and are ready to begin their summer internships at the Ehime Prefectural International Center. We wish Kamalolo and Rochelle a wonderful summer!
 2014 EPIC interns Kamalolo (left) and Rochelle (right) safely arrive in Matsuyama, Japan The Ehime Prefectural International Center Summer Internship program, jointly coordinated by CJS and the Japan-America Society of Hawai`i, offers UHM students the opportunity to work in the EPIC office in Matsuyama, take part in public seminars on topics about Hawai’i, visit schools in Ehime Prefecture to share Hawaiian culture, assist international residents in EPIC, and work toward deepening the relationship between Hawai`i and Ehime. The program was established five years after the Ehime-maru tragedy which strained the relationship between the United States and Japan. Out of that tragedy, Ehime and Hawai`i have built strong connections and embarked on a number of exchanges.
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