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JETAA NW Trip to Altrincham, film and bonenkai
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12th January 2020
On Sunday 1st December, JETAA North West members spent a very pleasant afternoon in Altrincham, a charming Cheshire town just outside Manchester. We met at the train station and wandered over to the market. In the market hall, there were a number of independent food traders to choose from and we all selected a different cuisine, including crisp sourdough pizza; delicious, fresh [...]
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JETAA NW Doki Doki Festival
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28th December 2019
On November 9th and 10th 2019, alumni represented JETAA NW at the annual DokiDoki festival held at Sugden Sports Centre in Manchester. It was a great opportunity to connect with other people who share a passion for all things related to Japan. There were wonderful performances, including Taiko, singing, and dancing as well as many craft and society stalls and delicious and authentic food f [...]
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Abeno, Bloomsbury: restaurant review
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16th December 2019
(Note: picture is the Kiso Mix of seasonal mushrooms, lotus root and cheese) The pitch: Europe’s 'original' specialist okonomiyaki restaurant Review: While 'Japanese pizza' may be a misnomer it captures something about the nature of okonomiyaki's appeal. Outwardly it's relatively unsophisticated comfort food, but something about the nature [...]
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Forget carol concerts: JETAA London do Christmas karaoke!
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7th December 2019
We come to the end of social activities for 2019 with the JETAA London Chapter – お疲れ様です！ On Friday 22 November alumni gathered at the Glasshouse Stores in central Soho for some socialising and to sufficiently wet whistles for the following two hours of glorious Japanese-style karaoke (complete with all of the delicious Japanese snacks!). There was a strong sense [...]
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JETAA Midlands helps launch the Derbyshire-Japan Season of Culture
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19th October 2019
Picture: VIP speakers opening a sake barrel from Dojima Brewery (Left to right: Elizabeth Fothergill CBE, Trustee, Derby Museums; Lord Burlington, High Sheriff of Derbyshire; Marvin Cooke, MD, Toyota UK; Ambassador Tsuruoka; Tony Butler, Executive Director, Derby Museum) Ambassador Tsuruoka, the High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Lord Burlington, and Marvin Cooke, Managing Director [...]
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