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MEXT/JASSO/MSA Reception for MEXT Scholars in Kobe

On June 22nd, MEXT and JASSO held their annual reception for newly arrived MEXT scholars in Kobe and MSA was also involved in the organization of this event. As usually, the…

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MSA Kansai: Golden Week Kickoff 2019

On the first official day of Golden Week 2019 — April 29th, MSA Kansai and Google Local Guides collaborated to organize a photo walk and hike at Takaoyama, along the…

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MSA Kansai: 2019 Spring Welcome Event

On April 20th, 2019, the MSA Kansai team organized a Spring Welcome Party by hosting a lunch picnic at the famous Kamogawa river. The hosts of the event were Frank…

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Tohoku Hanami and Welcome Party 2019

On Saturday, April 13th, our Tohoku Team organized their first event after a gap of more than a year. It was a Hanami event to welcome the new students and reconnect with…

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MSA Kanto Hanami 2019

On Sunday March 31st, our Kanto regional team held a Hanami picnic event to welcome the spring with the first sakura blossoms and the new MEXT scholars! Wanting to ensure…

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Bonenkai in Kanto 2018

Our Kanto region Bonenkai (End-of-year party) for 2018 was held on December 22nd, organized by the Kanto Regional Committee. A total of 14 scholars and alumni met at a Showa-period-themed…

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Bonenkai in Hokkaido 2018

On the 28th of December the Hokkaido team of MSA organized a bonenkai and 10 people gathered at “Crazy Spice” in Sapporo to say their last good bye to 2018 with…

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Kansai Bonenkai Karaoke Meet 2018

On Friday, December 14th, the MSA Kansai team organized the Bonenkai event named “Osaka: International Karaoke End of the Year Party” at Cassie’s bar in Namba, Osaka. 19 people joined the…

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An Adventure in Arashiyama

On Sunday, December 9th, the MSA Kansai team organized a day trip to Arashiyama in Kyoto. Despite the extremely windy and cold weather, we started from Kyoto Station towards Arashiyama…

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Okayama : A day trip to the mountain-top Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle

Okayama offers a perfect blend of city life and countryside, for in this prefecture you can head out to any direction and always find an adventure waiting to unfold. For…