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has a unique culture. “Japan's not
all about temples or shrines.”
For Nakamura, planning for the
event has been fulfilling because of
the relationships she is building.
She said she is happy that among
the club's members, about half are
not Japanese.
“It's a good experience for them
and for us," Nakamura said.
In fact, this year's stage show
director is pre-journalism major
Daniel Asenlund from Sweden.
Asenlund said he heard about JSO
while taking Japanese 101 and
decided to join. He is directing a
play for the Japan Night stage
show about a British aristocrat, a
Viking and Chinese chef who,
through a scientific experiment
gone wrong, find themselves in
modern Japan.
“I needed to consult many
Japanese people to get it right and
present Japanese culture, because
that’s what Japan Night is all
about,” Asenlund said just before a
rehearsal Wednesday. He said he
wants the play to be memorable.
“I’ve seen the image in my
mind of the finished product from
the beginning,” Asenlund said.
Nakamura said it was interest
ing to work with Asenlund
because he did not always under
stand Japanese humor or jokes.
She said the event also helps
her to reflect on the Japanese
spirit of cooperation.
“It's part of a Japanese thing to
organize festivals." she said.
“Some people miss that. I think
it’s a good opportunity for people
to come together.”
This year’s event promises to be
different with some of the latest
Japanese cultural trends on dis
play. Unlike previous years, no
sushi will be served, according to
Nakamura.
“Sushi, here, people eat it
even everyday,” she says. “But
in Japan, it’s really special food,
for special occasions.”
Instead. Nakamura said there
will be a drink bar. with common
Japanese bar-style food including
delicacies like koroke, fried mash
potato; vakitori, a type of barbe
cued chicken; and green tea ice
cream. The adventurous will also
get a chance to play a Japanese
drinking game.
Other special features include
the stage show, with parodies of
Japanese TV shows and music, A
group will also dance the parapara,
a popular dance invok ing mainly
tile movement of the arms.
Reminiscent of large cities such as
Tokyo. .ISO also plans to have
street musicians and a “Comic
Cafe," where in Japan people pay
to go and read comics. Attendees
can also wander through a haunted
house or visit a calligraphy booth.
After last year's Japan Night,
Nakamura said she realized how
preparing for the event had
helped her to nurture friendships
and become closer to her peers.
.ISO's other co-president and
environmental science major Myra
Kim shares the same sentiments.
“I had such a great experience
planning last year that I wanted to
make sure other students have
the same opportunity,” Kim said.
Kim and Nakamura said the
event allows them to reach out to
the wider community, making
them aware they have Japanese
people and culture in their midst.
“1 think it’s part of the responsi
bility of international students to do
that,” Nakamura said. She hopes
stronger ties will arise among stu
dents from all backgrounds.
“It doesn’t really matter who
you are or where you are from; we
can enjoy together and teach
each other,” Nakamura said.
Contact the freelance editor
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support, in any way, taking away in
cidental fees from student positions
and giving it to an outside special
ist,” Buzbee said.
Several members of the board
said they needed more time to
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