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Hello,

In case anyone plays Magic, there's a prerelease tournament this Sunday 12/29 in Fukui and it'd be neat to see you there. Prereleases are a very special kind of tournament because they're designed to be as casual and cutthroat-free as possible since they're the debut of a new set which nobody has played with before. Everyone will be experiencing this set for the very first time on Sunday. Prereleases are great jumping-on points for people new to organized play, and they are designed to be as welcoming as possible. Granted I haven't played in a Japanese prerelease before, but I know from playing in the last set's launch party that the community is perfectly welcoming and they even speak pretty workable English, especially if you're already familiar with Magic, then you already share a language with everyone.

More about Preres:
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/events.aspx?x=mtgcom/events/prerelease-...

More about the new set:
http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/article.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/darkascension/ci...

Tournament Details are here:
http://ww2.wizards.com/StoreAndEventLocator/Default.aspx?link=true&ReturnParamMapCenter=(36.29575795278622, 136.25930786132812)&ReturnParamMapZoom=10&ReturnParamMapSearch=fukui japan&ReturnParamMode=play&ReturnParamCheckedProducts=MG%3BDD%3BAA%3B&ReturnParamCheckedEvents=1%3A216%2C1%3A45%2C1%3A57%3B&ReturnParamCheckedEventBrands=1%3Ax%3B&ReturnParamTablePage=0&ReturnParamLastDirectionsQuery=null

I'm going to the Famicom Land location here:
文京6-8-18 (1.2 miles)
福井市, 18 910-0017
Organizer's Phone: O776-24-86l2

The new set's launch party, another tournament in the same vein as the prerelease--only it's a week after the prerelease and commences the official release of the set--is February 5th: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/armarx932/29185751.html

If you're coming, please consider bringing sleeves. Beyond that, paper, pencil, and nourishment are good ideas.

It's at 10am Sunday and it's about a 40 minute walk from the JR Fukui Station.

If you need any more information or are ever in Katsuyama and want to play some casual Magic or Duel Masters or even learn how to play these wonderful games, please don't hesitate to get in touch. I'm basically starting both games over since all my English cards are in the US, so we're all probably just as green as each other.

Okay,

RB
Nambu/Hokubu

The Lunar New Year is just days away! Why not join us to make gyuudon and gyoza at the International Club. Saturday January 21st.

I know you were all looking forward to an afternoon of snowman making, but I guess that Father Winter wants us to celebrate the new year first. Snowman making will be help Jan 28th (weather permitting)

Gyuudon and Gyoza
Where: International Club (7-21 Ikuhisa, Fukui city)
When: Jan 21st 6:00pm~9:00pm
How much: 500yen
Who: everybody, anybody, and your friends.

Hope to see you there!

Dear Magical JET peoples,

If you happen to know anyone looking for work as an English teacher NOVA currently has 2 positions that it is looking to fill. The Toyama position is immediate and the Kanazawa position will begin around the end of March/beginning of April. I've been working for NOVA for several years, and the area manager is awesome and working for the company is far better than the reputation may lead you believe. Please email me via these forums if you know anyone that is interested as my manager and I will be interviewing directly. Thanks in advance folks, and may your experiences in Japan continue to be positive.

Very Respectfully,

Joe "UsagiJoe" Parker

Here is the basic information:

Salary
The monthly salary is approximately 253,000 for a five day week of eight 44 min lessons per day. Other schedules with fewer work days and/or fewer lessons per week/day are also available, so it is often possible to accommodate specific scheduling needs.

Holidays
New instructors contracted to work 5 days a week will receive 10 paid holidays in their first year and more with each subsequent contract.

Travel Allowance
Japan has an extensive and convenient public transportation system, but travelling to and from work can add up. To help with this, the company covers the instructors' commuting costs.

Training and Support
Whether you have teaching experience or have never taught before, a new job can be a major undertaking. Initial training is provided to all new instructors, which introduces them to the teaching materials, lessons and classroom management. Separate training is also provided for our kids' lessons. In addition to this, additional training and support is provided throughout your term of employment to ensure that you can reach your full potential.
All the materials you'll need to teach your lessons are provided by the company; there's no need to purchase your own.

Visa
In order to work in Japan, a valid visa is required. Jibun Mirai Holdings (NOVA) offers visa sponsorship to eligible applicants.

Working Location
Instructors are required to work at any branch location that is within commutable distance from their home. Regular shifts at different branches may be scheduled. This maximizes opportunities for students to meet instructors from different countries and exposes students to a broad range of language characteristics.

Winter is here and the festival scene has calmed down but Fukui hasn't given up on brightening your days, or nights. A list of winter illuminations around Fukui is in the works below.

Fukui Winter Illuminations

Fukui City Chuo Koen, around Fukui Station, Around SEIBU, Sun Road ~1/9
Takefu Takefu Station and surrounding areas ~1/20
Maruoka Home Center Mitsuwa ~ the end of December
Sakai Echizen Ozeki Station ~1/29
Katsuyama Yume Ore ~2/29
Sabae Nishiyama Koen ~12/26 or so

Come join in our annual Afternoon Sports Day!
We will enjoy an afternoon of sports and games (basketball, snowball fight, tag, dodgeball, all the goodies) at the Fukui University Gymnasium. We are looking for team leaders so if you think you have what it takes, drop us a line and we will get you filled in on the details.

Sunday, December 18th, 2011
1:30-4:00pm
Fukui University Gymnasium

Let us know if you want to join in, post a comment here, or drop us an email info@international-club.org

International club Japanese Courses
Elementary Conversation Level 1

☆This course begins with the hiragana and katakana scripts and systematically covers
grammatical structures used in basic conversation. (できる日本語＝Dekiru Nihongo
... Vol. 1, chapters 1-15.)
The course also covers vocabulary and expressions often used in typical daily situations

☆ Place of classroom：　International Club

☆ Course Details・class hours:　 2 hours per session * 30 sessions = 60 hours

☆　Times:　 Tuesdays 8:00 – 10:00 pm

☆ Class Fee: 4,000yen per month

☆ Apply at: International club info@international-club.org
〒910-0014 101 Takezawa Building, 7-21 Ikuhisa Fukui City
TEL& FAX 0776-23-5441

Let’s have fun with Japanese！！. にほんごをたのしみましょう。
Elementary Conversation classes will be opened at International Club from December.

Toshiko Azuma’s Profile= Japanese teacher (a qualified person)
Shabeliba coordinator http://www.facebook.com/fukui.shaberiba

*Please pay monthly tuition of 4000yen in advance at the beginning of the month.
You need to buy two books at first. (3570+1050=4620yen)

****Also if you are interested in intermediate or advanced level study groups, please get in touch, we have people looking for study partners to study Japanese with*****

There comes a time in your life when buying 20kg of apples seems like a good idea. For our fearless International Club leader that time was yesterday. So we're going to have an apple party to celebrate the life and times of the late great Steve Jobs.

Let's make apple cider, apple, pie, apple turnovers, apple ramen (I don't know if that is actually possible but why not try...)

Saturday, December 10th 6~9pm at the International Club. Check out the Facebook event for more details: http://www.facebook.com/events/283311925046111/

500Yen for...well you know
Hope to see you there!

A note from the amazing Grainne as seen on Facebook:

Found this awesome website by chance.
I use it to get the japanese translation of the songs i play for English Shower. Ive used 4 songs from it and had the nihongo checked by a Jte and its spot on!!

http://www.kashi-honyaku.com/

http://www.ssrc.org/about/employment/listings/senior-program-assistant-a...

Former FJET Fernando Rojas is wondering if anyone knows of anyone who'd like to work as a Senior Program Assistant for the Abe Fellowship Program. The job is in Tokyo and...well you can read the rest at the link above.