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This is a message from the Association of Chinese Students in the University of Tsukuba:

Given the recent unfortunate event in China (a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan area last Monday May 12), the Association of Chinese Students in the University of Tsukuba has organized a donation-collecting event within the Tsukuba area. This Saturday, they
are going to be in Ninomiya House room #3308 from 7 pm to 9 pm to collect donations. Those people who want to support the earthquake victims in China, please stop by. Any amount will be welcomed. Even with 100 yen, you are offering a bit of warmth for those who are in need. (Please check out the association website if you can read Chinese.)

If the schedule is inconvenient to you but you still want to help, please make your donation by depositing money to the Association of Chinese Students or the Red Cross Japan. Please find below the
information about both donation accounts:

1. Red Cross Japan (by the post office)
Account number: 00110-2-5606
Account name: 日本赤十字社 (Nihon Sekijyuujisha)
For more details please check this URL:
http://www.jrc.or.jp/sanka/help/news/1394.html

2. Association of Chinese Students in the University of Tsukuba (by Joyo Bank)
Branch: 研究学園都市 (kenkyugakuentoshi)
Account #: 2995843
Account name: Tsukuba daigaku chuugoku ryugakusei gakuyukai
After you make the deposit please notify the Association by email　(acssut[AT]gmail.com) with all the information about the deposit.

As far as I checked over the internet there are some other donation methods in Japan such as Yahoo Wallet. Please check them out to find the most convenient method for you.

[ This class has already reached maximum enrollment. Thank you. - Feb.20, 08 ]

Tsukuba Gakuin University students, who are studying to be Japanese language teachers, will be offering free Japanese course for non-Japanese speaking residents of Tsukuba. This course will be an ideal course for stay-at-home parents of preschool-age kids who are 3 years old and older because another group of students at TGU will be offering free exercise course for preschool-age children while their parents take the Japanese lessons! These students are the ones who contribute wonderful Japanese language articles to the Alien Times every month, so I am very sure that those who take part in this course will have fun learning Japanese!

Applicant eligibility: Resident of Tsukuba who can read Hiragana. Please note that priority will be given to those who are from non-Chinese character (kanji/漢字) cultural zones.

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たのしく日本語を学ぼう　日本語教室のお知らせ
日本語の先生になりたい学生といっしょに日本語を勉強しませんか？
いつ：2008年3/3 3/5 3/7 3/10 3/11 3/13 全部で６回
9:30～12:20
どこで：筑波学院大学（つくばがくいんだいがく）（つくば市吾妻）
いくら：￥０
だれに：日本語初級の外国人　ひらがなが読める人
なにを：簡単な日本語の会話
そのほか：３さい～５さいくらいのお子さんがいる人は、お子さんといっしょに
大学に来てください。お子さんたちは、大学の学生といっしょに簡単なスポーツや
ゲームをしましょう。（保険（ほけん）\500）

メールをください。kanakubo[at]tsukuba-g.ac.jp
２月に一度大学にきてください。説明をします。
２月２５日（月）まで、うけつけます。
筑波学院大学　金久保紀子

Let’s learn Japanese with univ. students!
Tsukuba Gakuin University are going to have Japanese language class on March. Intstructors are all students who expect to be Japanese teachers.

Date&Time：2008年3/3 3/5 3/7 3/10 3/11 3/13 Total 6days
9:30～12:20
Place：Tsukuba Gakuin University (Tsukuba Azuma)
Fee：￥０
Level：Beginners with Hiragana reading skill
Contents：Japanese daily conversation
You can come with your kids( Three years old or more).
We prepare Kid’s exercise class（insurance\500）

Feel free to send us an email. kanakubo[at]tsukuba-g.ac.jp
We will have briefing on February. Contact us before Feb. 25
KANAKUBO Noriko @Tsukuba Gakuin University

[ This class has already reached maximum enrollment. Thank you. - Feb.20, 08 ]

Click to download the April 2008 issue of Mind the Gap.

Mind the Gap is a newsletter for students of Tsukuba University. It is an extra source of important information about living and studying in Japan, catering especially to the students of Tsukuba! We are here to make your life easier and make sure that you enjoy this unique opportunity to study abroad. We will keep you up-to-date monthly with important notices and deadlines for visas/documents/entrance exams/dormitories, and don’t miss the monthly comic ‘Yougakusei’ and ‘Views from the Shokudou’! Please check this website every month for the latest issue, which is also posted in the lounge at the International Student Center (ISC). Also, print-outs of the latest issues are available in the ISC office to take home.

Comments or Questions?
mindthegaptsukuba[a]yahoo.co.jp

Click to download the August 2006 issue of Mind the Gap.

Mind the Gap is a newsletter for students of Tsukuba University. It is an extra source of important information about living and studying in Japan, catering especially to the students of Tsukuba! We are here to make your life easier and make sure that you enjoy this unique opportunity to study abroad. We will keep you up-to-date monthly with important notices and deadlines for visas/documents/entrance exams/dormitories, and don’t miss the monthly comic ‘Yougakusei’ and ‘Views from the Shokudou’! Please check this website every month for the latest issue, which is also posted in the lounge at the International Student Center (ISC). Also, print-outs of the latest issues are available in the ISC office to take home.

Comments or Questions?
mindthegaptsukuba[a]yahoo.co.jp

Merry Christmas Everyone!

The December 2006 issue of Mind The Gap is out now!!

Go to the December 2006 issue on the Mind the Gap website for all the latest info for international students of Tsukuba University.

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Kate
‘Mind The Gap’

Click to download the July 2006 issue of Mind the Gap.

Mind the Gap is a newsletter for students of Tsukuba University. It is an extra source of important information about living and studying in Japan, catering especially to the students of Tsukuba! We are here to make your life easier and make sure that you enjoy this unique opportunity to study abroad. We will keep you up-to-date monthly with important notices and deadlines for visas/documents/entrance exams/dormitories, and don’t miss the monthly comic ‘Yougakusei’ and ‘Views from the Shokudou’! Please check this website every month for the latest issue, which is also posted in the lounge at the International Student Center (ISC). Also, print-outs of the latest issues are available in the ISC office to take home.

Comments or Questions?
mindthegaptsukuba[a]yahoo.co.jp

Click to download the June 2006 issue of Mind the Gap.

Mind the Gap is a newsletter for students of Tsukuba University. It is an extra source of important information about living and studying in Japan, catering especially to the students of Tsukuba! We are here to make your life easier and make sure that you enjoy this unique opportunity to study abroad. We will keep you up-to-date monthly with important notices and deadlines for visas/documents/entrance exams/dormitories, and don’t miss the monthly comic ‘Yougakusei’ and ‘Views from the Shokudou’! Please check this website every month for the latest issue, which is also posted in the lounge at the International Student Center (ISC). Also, print-outs of the latest issues are available in the ISC office to take home.

Comments or Questions?
mindthegaptsukuba[a]yahoo.co.jp

Click to download the October 2006 issue of Mind the Gap.

Mind the Gap is a newsletter for students of Tsukuba University. It is an extra source of important information about living and studying in Japan, catering especially to the students of Tsukuba! We are here to make your life easier and make sure that you enjoy this unique opportunity to study abroad. We will keep you up-to-date monthly with important notices and deadlines for visas/documents/entrance exams/dormitories, and don’t miss the monthly comic ‘Yougakusei’ and ‘Views from the Shokudou’! Please check this website every month for the latest issue, which is also posted in the lounge at the International Student Center (ISC). Also, print-outs of the latest issues are available in the ISC office to take home.

Comments or Questions?
mindthegaptsukuba[a]yahoo.co.jp

Click to download the September 2006 issue of Mind the Gap.

Mind the Gap is a newsletter for students of Tsukuba University. It is an extra source of important information about living and studying in Japan, catering especially to the students of Tsukuba! We are here to make your life easier and make sure that you enjoy this unique opportunity to study abroad. We will keep you up-to-date monthly with important notices and deadlines for visas/documents/entrance exams/dormitories, and don’t miss the monthly comic ‘Yougakusei’ and ‘Views from the Shokudou’! Please check this website every month for the latest issue, which is also posted in the lounge at the International Student Center (ISC). Also, print-outs of the latest issues are available in the ISC office to take home.

Comments or Questions?
mindthegaptsukuba[a]yahoo.co.jp

hi friends! well, maybe some of you know it already but i’ve made a comic strip about the foreign student experience in japan. if you have time, do take a look. it’s also in circulation through Mind the Gap, a newsletter for foreign students in TsukU.

Cheers!