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19th May 2022

One thing that I miss about living in Japan is having that Mochi texture in all sorts of other foods. Whilst you can buy mochi at import shops in the UK, there are very few bakeries or restaurants that bake things to have that soft and squidgy texture.  Here is an easy vegan recipe to have that same experience at home. More than just mochi. These American style cookies with Mochi in th [...]

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18th May 2022

National  . .   ​​​There will be national event this summer that everyone is encouraged to go to. The North West chapter will be hosting a Matsuri at Tatton Park (Knutsford WA16 6SG) in partnership with JSNW on the [...]

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18th May 2022

We had our AGM in March and had a lot of new faces taking over JETAA Roles. Ryan Keeble, previously head of the London chapter, is now the National chair. You can read his thoughts here. Joining him is Kay Webber, taking over as national treasurer. The Scotland committee has totally changed. Zeljka Le [...]

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20th May 2022

  Dr. Tomoko Lisa Kate Kitagawa (who usually goes by kate) is the newly appointed director of the Space Education office of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. She helps inspire students from Nursery to High school to get interested in the cosmos, as well as organise events for adults. In the past she has also been a writer, historian and broadcaster. "I recently moved to J [...]

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10th May 2022

I currently serve as CEO of Ashinaga Association in the UK. Ashinaga Foundation is one of Japan's largest charities and has supported over 110,000 students who have lost one or both parents. Ashinaga UK was established in 2017 and registered as a charity as 2019. We predominantly support the Ashinaga Africa Initiative. This program aims to recruit one student per year from each sub-Saharan Afri [...]

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