Youth and Travel

The 2013 Youth Ambassador trip to Japan is departing June 10. Please wish the traveler’s well and view this site for information about it.

 Our 2013 Youth High School Japanese Speech Contest
           [click here]

was held on March 17, 2013

Results of April 2102 Youth High School Japanese Speech Contest [click here]

Youth Board:
Applications are being accepted to join our Youth Advisory Board. For details, see the youth section.

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Plan for the yearly activities,
See US and Japanese holidays.

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Features and News

Consulate Extends Tohoku Disaster Account to 3/2014
Donations for Japanese Aid
Click here for more information
 

Images From Kurashiki Exchange

Member Amy Huang escorted youth for a foreign exchange event with the Sister high school of San Jose’s Notre Dame. Here are pictures (click here) of the event at Notre Dame Seishin Junior High and Girl’s Senior High School and the trip surrounding the exchange.

Japanese Consulate in
San Francisco

Lots of Good Information about Japan  also:
 

HIGHLIGHTING JAPAN  Check it out!
On line monthly magazine from Japanese Government. Also, iPhone, Android Apps are available. The site contains archives back to 2007 and video archives as well

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San Jose - Okayama Activities Youtube Media Archive

Our YouTube Channel: sanjoseokayama

or

Select videos from Playlist

SJ Japanese American Museum Opens (2 video clips)

50th Anniversary City (5 video clips)

50th Anniversary Okayama Committee (5 video clips)

 

Japanese Programming available in the Bay Area

Watch English language broadcasts from Japan in this area.
(NHK is the Japanese public television network) Programing includes some Japanese language lessons.

Channel 38.4, KCNS-TV (NHKWorld content presented by Tokyo Television, TTV) several hours per day plus some Japanese features
Weekly schedule: http://www.ttvusa.com/timetable_eng.php


Comcast 174 (carries 26.2) (plus some other cable companies in the bay area) (Note TTV has moved from this channel to 38.4)

Comcast also carries channel 26.1 which carries some Japanese programming on Saturday nights.


Comcast / Dish Network / Direct TV carry TV Japan
(a subscription service from NHK, however some news and feature shows are free and can be watched without paying. Many of these shows are in English)

On the Internet: Use your computer, iPad, smart phone to watch content as you wish. May required Microsoft Silverlight playing software or Adobe Flash.

jibtv.com On line broadcast of NHKWorld material, focused on North America consumption.
www.NHK.or.jp/nhkworld On line broadcast of English NHKWorld material from Japan NHK. Archives and direct presentation. And direct connection to Japanese lessons. Also links to material in 17 other languages

ChannelJ  For more Japanese news, information and cultural items, check out this source.
          http://www.channelj.co.jp/en/

[On-demand broadcasting by Internet TV] Broadcasting news and information about various aspects of today’s Japan including politics, economy, culture, etc. Approx 1,700 video items are presently available for watching on the website.
(material from web site of ChannelJ)