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21.01.2022 Our Furoshiki workshop will be held tomorrow, Saturday 31 October. Learn how to wrap gift items with this elegant and eco-friendly Furoshiki. The cost is $10 per person, or $5 for JAFA financial members. For more information and to book a spot, visit the event below.

20.01.2022 The Japan Foundation, Sydney is running an online 10 Week Taster Course that is open to anyone in Oceania! Learn how to speak basic Japanese in a fun and interactive online classroom. Term begins October 6. For more details, visit the link below.

19.01.2022 JAFA What's On: AnimeGO! Manga Competition, Samurai Exhibition, Craft Classes, SBS Emerging Writers Competition, plus more! Subscribe to our monthly What's On e-mail newsletter to keep up to date with all things Japan-related in Adelaide! - https://mailchi.mp//jafa-whats-on-manga-competition-samura

19.01.2022 STALLHOLDERS - GET INVOLVED! Stallholder applications are closing soon for JAFA's fifth annual AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020 on Saturday 21 November. If you're a food stall, artist stall, craft stall or goods with a Japanese twist, we'd love to hear from you!... Submit your details via www.bit.ly/animego2020stallholder and we'll be in touch! Applications close Friday 9 October at 11:59pm. AnimeGo Japan Pop Culture Festival Adelaide

19.01.2022 Confectionery stores in Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s hometown sell sweets modeled after him.

17.01.2022 There's still plenty of time left to enter our annual AnimeGO! 4-Koma Manga Competition and be in the draw to win $300 CASH! Simply create a four-panel comic wi...th this year's theme of 'ganbaru'. The top finalists will be on display at AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020. Think you've got what it takes? Visit www.animego.com.au/mangacompetition for all the details!

14.01.2022 Our Furoshiki workshop will be held this Saturday. Learn how to wrap gift items with this elegant and eco-friendly Furoshiki. The cost is $10 per person, or $5 for JAFA financial members. For more information and to book a spot, visit the event below.

13.01.2022 LAST CHANCE to apply to be a stallholder for our annual AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020 on Saturday 21 November! If you're a food stall, artist stall, craft stall or goods with a Japanese twist, we'd love to hear from you! Submit your details via www.bit.ly/animego2020stallholder and we'll be in touch!... Applications close tonight, Friday 9 October, at 11:59pm.

11.01.2022 AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020 Event Announcement In light of the emergence of COVID-19 community transmission in SA, we would like all patrons, v...olunteers and stallholders to rest assured that we have taken the utmost precautions to place health and safety at the forefront of our event. This includes: - A mandatory COVID-Safe plan approved by SA Health, and a COVID-Management plan; - Hand sanitiser available; - A dedicated cleaning team throughout the event; - Masks available for all volunteers upon request; - Social distancing markers; - Details of all attendees collected for the purpose of contact tracing only; - The presence of COVID marshals; - Strict venue capacity enforced. Our pre-purchased ticket allocation is capped to ensure venue capacity is not exceeded. We STRONGLY encourage anyone wishing to attend the event to pre-purchase tickets. Limited tickets will be available at the event, dependent on capacity. Contact details of all attendees will be recorded for the purpose of contact tracing. We encourage all attendees to wash their hands regularly, use hand sanitiser and maintain social distancing. If you are feeling unwell, we kindly ask that you stay home. AnimeGO! will be back next year! From the entire team at the Japan Australia Friendship Association JAFA in Adelaide and AnimeGO!, we'd like to thank you for your ongoing support.

11.01.2022 Less than one month to go until JAFA's very own AnimeGo Japan Pop Culture Festival Adelaide! Join us on Saturday 21 November as we showcase elements of Japanese pop culture: music, food, fashion, games, drinks, plus more! All ages welcome - tickets are just $12!

09.01.2022 AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020 Event Announcement Further to our announcement earlier today regarding the emergence of COVID-19 community transmis...sion in SA, our team is in the process of assessing our options. Please rest assured that we are working with the venue and all involved to determine the best course of action for the upcoming event. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates. On behalf of Japan Australia Friendship Association JAFA in Adelaide and AnimeGO!, we'd like to thank you for your patience and ongoing support.

07.01.2022 AnimeGO! Fashion and Cosplay Parade Join us for our Fashion and Cosplay Parade! This is a chance to show off any cosplay, fashion styles (like Lolita, Haraj...uku, Mori Kei, and more), traditional looks, and any other celebrations of Japanese culture. To register for the fashion parade, visit www.animego.com.au/fashionparade All ages welcome! For manageability purposes entrances are capped at 15 cosplay entries and 15 fashion entries across all attendees.

07.01.2022 Good news: Shibuya is coming to you instead.

05.01.2022 If you'd like to 'Learn Japanese Real Fast', check out this YouTube channel by one of our former JAFA members!

05.01.2022 Do you consider yourself a bit of a Studio Ghibli buff? Come down to our Quiz Night next Thursday at The Hotel Metro. Tickets are just $10, or $5 for JAFA financial members, with lots of great prizes to win including double passes to AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020!

05.01.2022 While most train stations alert passengers with basic dings and dongs, metro riders in Japan are treated to sweet, unique, melodies.

03.01.2022 Tickets to JAFA's very own AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020 next Saturday are 80% SOLD! In line with our COVID-management plan, we will be enforcing strict venue capacity limits. LIMITED tickets will be available for purchase at the event, dependant on capacity - with pre-purchased ticket holders having priority for entry. Don't miss out, secure your tickets now! www.events.humanitix.com/animego2020

02.01.2022 Win $300 CASH - entries close 30 September! We've received some wonderful entries so far for our annual AnimeGO! 4-Koma Manga Competition, and there's still time left to enter! Simply create a four-panel comic with this year's theme of 'ganbaru'. The top finalists will be on display at AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020.... Think you've got what it takes? Visit www.animego.com.au/mangacompetition for all the details!

02.01.2022 Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the first foreign leader to meet Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Japan's soil. Picture: Eugene Hoshiko

01.01.2022 AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival 2020 Event Announcement Thank you for your patience while we work through these unprecedented times. Unfortunately Anime...GO! Japan Pop Culture Festival will NOT be going ahead this Saturday 21 November. We are awaiting advice from SA Health to determine the best course of action, and will advise of the new date of the event once we receive confirmation. All pre-purchased tickets will be valid for the new date of the event. If you wish to obtain a refund, please e-mail [email protected] with your full name and order number. On behalf of Japan Australia Friendship Association JAFA in Adelaide and AnimeGO!, we'd like to thank you for your ongoing support.