Serving a simple bowl of tea to the guests with utmost respect has a history of more than 400 years in Japan. In its elegance and fine taste, Cha-no-yu (tea ceremony) integrates almost every aspect of traditional Japanese culture; such as architecture, gardening, clothes, painting, calligraphy, flower arrangement, pottery, lacquerware, cuisine and so on. Therefore, … Continue reading Bricolage Tea Ceremony with Toru Ota Sensei
Reception for MEXT Scholars 2018 in Tokyo
On November 17th, MEXT and JASSO held their annual reception for newly arrived MEXT scholars in Odaiba and MSA was also involved in the organization of this event. The main reception, where the attendees could enjoy a Wadaiko (Japanese drums) performance and listen to inspiring speeches by representatives from MEXT and JASSO as well as two … Continue reading Reception for MEXT Scholars 2018 in Tokyo
MSA Rafting Trip @ Okutama, October 20th 2018
On Saturday, the 20th of October, the MSA Kanto team organized for the first time an exciting outdoors activity: a half-day whitewater rafting trip at Okutama! The idea was to offer an opportunity to our community members to get together and try something fun and energizing, that complements the very insightful job-hunting, research and networking scholarly … Continue reading MSA Rafting Trip @ Okutama, October 20th 2018
MSA Welcome Meet Ups Autumn 2018
From October until November MSA held welcome meet ups in Hokkaido, Kanto, Kansai and Kyushu. We hope that everyone enjoyed the meet ups and made new friends and would like to thank everyone who participated and contributed in making every single one a success! To give you an impression of the events, here are some pictures … Continue reading MSA Welcome Meet Ups Autumn 2018
2018 Autumn Welcome Meet: Kyoto
On Saturday, the 20th of October, the MSA Kansai team organized a welcome meet for the newly arrived international scholars in the Kansai area. It was designed as an interactive event primarily aimed at sharing of experiences from the current scholars and alumni to the newly arrived scholars. The venue was provided by the Graduate … Continue reading 2018 Autumn Welcome Meet: Kyoto
Second Research Meet Up
After a successful research meet up held on the 29th of June, MSA organized a second research meet up on the 29th of September at the University of Tokyo for MEXT scholars. The theme of the event is to meet different researchers from different universities and to share research methodologies, research experiences, ideas and the … Continue reading Second Research Meet Up
Announcement: Autumn Welcome Meetups 2018
In just a few weeks, a new batch of MEXT scholars will be arriving in Japan. Just as in last year, we will be holding a set of welcome meetups throughout the whole of Japan in order to welcome them. We wish that these events become chances for current scholars and alumni who have been … Continue reading Announcement: Autumn Welcome Meetups 2018
A Movie Tea in Osaka
On Sunday, 26th August 2018, MSA organized a movie tea event at a hostel in Osaka. It was our first attempt at an entertainment-based event in the Kansai area. 7 people joined this event, 6 of which came from Kyoto in the hot weather, but we provided ice-cold drinks to cool people down. During the first part of the … Continue reading A Movie Tea in Osaka
Birthday Bash / Annual General Meeting 2018
To celebrate our successes and share our plans for the future the MEXT Scholars Association held its second Annual General Meeting on the 25th of August, 2018. It was attended by over 50 members from various fields including business consulting, pharmaceutics, software development, and B2B manufacturing. Representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, … Continue reading Birthday Bash / Annual General Meeting 2018
Kobe Port Fireworks Festival 2018
On 4th August 2018, 12 MSA members from the Kobe, Kyoto and Osaka region (students from Kobe, Kyoto, and Osaka University) witnessed the annual Kobe Port Fireworks Festival, which began at 7pm. The Kobe co-oroganizers arrived at around 2pm to secure a nice and comfortable spot to enable smooth team bonding and perfect sky viewing. The atmosphere … Continue reading Kobe Port Fireworks Festival 2018