{"id":35654,"date":"2014-07-18T07:57:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T11:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=35654"},"modified":"2014-07-18T07:57:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T11:57:04","slug":"jet-talks-film-screening-kokoyakyu-high-school-baseball-documentary-and-qa-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/18\/jet-talks-film-screening-kokoyakyu-high-school-baseball-documentary-and-qa-panel\/","title":{"rendered":"JET Talks Film Screening – “Kokoyakyu High School Baseball” Documentary and Q&A Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JETAA DC is proud to present the launch of JET Talks\u2013 a speaker series modeled after TED Talks that will feature dynamic and interesting individuals to inspire innovative ideas and conversation on Japan within the DC community.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events: Kokoyakyu Documentary and Q&A –\u00a0Tuesday, July 22<\/strong><\/p>\n

Play Ball! On July 22, please join JETAADC at the Japan Information and Culture Center (1150 18th St NW #100, Washington, DC 20036) as it presents its first \u201cJET Talk\u201d of the 2014-2015 season: a screening of the award winning documentary Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball, followed by a discussion with two of the film\u2019s producers.<\/p>\n

Kokoyakyu is the first English-language film to examine high school baseball in Japan, in particular, the annual summer high school baseball tournament. The film follows one team as it seeks to play in the prestigious tournament, and along the way demonstrates why high school baseball has become a national rite of passage for many of Japan\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n

Following the film, Nick Harling (Mie-ken, 2001-03), JET Talks Co-Chair and creator of the Let\u2019s Talk Japan<\/a> Podcast, will lead a discussion with Kokoyakyu\u2019s Producers Alex Shear and Takayo Nagasawa as they discuss the making of the film and the differences between the U.S. and Japan when it comes to the \u201cNational Pastime.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to register for Kokoyakyu.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Light refreshments will be served. Identification will be required to consume alcoholic beverages. Admission is free, but you must preregister.<\/p>\n

If you have an interesting and dynamic speaker you\u2019d like to hear speak on anything related to Japan, email us at jet.talks@jetaadc.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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