Looks like they caught some JETAANY members in the crowd!
Thanks Justin for the tip.

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Lee-Sean’s Shinnenkai 2008 Photos 
Theresa’s Shinnenkai 2008 Photos

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For The Thousands of Japanese Americans Forcibly Interned During World War II, The Scars Have Never Healed.
Passing Poston tells the moving and haunting story of four former internees of the Poston Relocation Center. Each person shadowed by a tragic past, each struggling in their own painful way to reconcile the trauma of their youth, each [...]

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The Winter 2008 issue of the JETAANY Newsletter is now online. Check it out!
Other Japan-related news:
A Relaxing Tradition Dips a Toe in the 21st Century
Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie
Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy India’s Schools
High Mercury Levels Are Found in Tuna Sushi
And finally, a shameless plug: JETAANY Webmaster Lee-Sean [...]

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New York, NY, December 20, 2007—Trend Pot, Inc.(Tetsuji Shintani, President/CEO) announces Magazine Cover Contest for Chopsticks New York.  Chopsticks New York is a monthly free magazine solely devoted to information about Japanese related shops, restaurants, topics, and events in New York as well as culture, phenomena and trends in Japan. [...]

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More photos on Flickr. 

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The Kinokuniya in Rockefeller Center (49th St. between 5th and 6th Avenue) is closing soon. Kinokuniya will be moving all of their Manhattan operations to their new location at 41st St. and 6th Avenue.
Since they are closing, the Rockefeller Center Kinokuniya is having a 50% OFF SALE until the end of the month. ALL [...]

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Japan has enacted controversial new fingerprinting requirements for non-Japanese citizens entering the country.  Learn more:
The New York Times: New Japanese Immigration Controls Worry Foreigners
France 24: Japan’s 1984

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We are proud to announce the Winners of the JETAA 20th Anniversary Essay Contest .
Winning essays can be found here - when the file is open, you can view each essay by clicking on the name of the winner (or scrolling through the document).

Fifteen Kintetsu Grand Prizes have been awarded for the top essays. [...]

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Thanks to everybody who presented at and attended the 2007 JETAANY Career Forum on October 27th.
We recorded the program and have made the audio MP3s available online (right-click and select “save as” to download the MP3s. Click on “read more” to see presenter and panelist bios.
Anne Koller’s Keynote Speech
Clara Solomon’s Resume Workshop
Panel Discussion

Panelist and [...]

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