Category: 2013 Events

[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="4" orderby="title"] For this year’s version of the winter retreat, SSAJ members visited Kanazawa （金沢市）, the capital city of Ishikawa （石川県）, one of the snowy prefectures of the Hokuriku （北陸） region. Unlucky for us we were only treated to a little snow (and some rain instead), but nonetheless had a great time enjoying every single portion of Kanazawa we have visited. We started Day 1 with Kenroku-en （兼六園）, one of the three most famous gardens in Japan (the other two being Koraku-en of Okayama, and Kairaku-en of Ibaraki). After a short stroll, and a stroll across the road (peppered with many stops to try the local snacks available... yum yum!), we reached Kanazawa Castle (金沢城）and enjoyed the its magnificence and beauty. Incidentally, Kenroku-en was once the castle’s…

Momijigari 2013 Last Sunday on 17 November, we met at Shinjuku station early in the morning at 8am and went to Mt Mitake for only yearly Momijigari. It has a long train ride to Mt Mitake but the scenery there was definitely worth the time spent. This time, we were divided into two groups, the rafting group and the hiking group. The hiking was not so much of hiking but we had lots of fun taking pictures of the red leaves and climbing up rocks taking random photos. Some of us even bought yuzu and kaki along the way as it was really interesting how they sold them. [gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="5" orderby="title"] We didn't managed to go for the sake tour but I guess most of us got to…

Dear SSAJ, the Exco is looking to collaborate with Vein Global Inc. (a Japanese headhunting firm) to organise a seminar-cum-workshop for students who are interested in finding a job in Japan. However, we would need a confirmation for a minimum number of people who will be turning up for the workshop, so please do sign up with us at general.ssaj@gmail.com if you are interested! Details of the workshop are as follows: 就職活動スタートアップ＆履歴書作成講座 Job Hunting & Resume Writing Seminar-cum-Workshop 【開催日程】 【Tentative Date】 2013年9月19日（木）　18:00‐20:00 9th September 2013 (Thu)   18:00-20:00 【開催場所】 【Tentative Venue】 グローバルリーダー本社（東京／渋谷） 東京都渋谷区道玄坂1‐14‐6　渋谷ヒューマックスビル3F Global Leader HQ (Tokyo Shibuya) Tokyo-to, Shibuya-ku, Dogenzaka 1-14-6 Shibuya HUMAX Building 3F 【内容】 【Contents of Seminar】 ・就職活動スケジュール ・就職活動における心構え/ビジネスマナー ・企業が求める人物像とは ・履歴書の書き方＆トライ ※その他、知りたい情報があれば自由にアレンジできます。 ・Yearly schedule of job hunting activities in Japan ・Preparations / business manners required in job hunting ・How…