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Spring 2005
 
  • try the soroban - you might like it!
  • Japan today: a round-up of current issues
  • setsubun
  • typhoon tokage
  • oirgami at KS1 & 2
  • earthquake picture quiz
     
    download pdf file (566kb)
  • Summer / Autumn 2004
     
  • Japan today: a round-up of current issues
  • Japan 21 awards update
  • regional Japan projects
  • where to find funding
  • sumi-e: brush and ink painting
  • farming in Japan: photo enquiry
     
    download pdf file (896kb)
  • Spring 2004
     
  • reviving the kimono
  • design your own kimono
  • elections in Japan
  • linking update
  • Japan in geography at KS1
     
    download pdf file (652kb)
  • Autumn 2003
     
  • two earthquakes, a world apart
  • Expo 2005 in Aichi: a Year 5-6 decision making exercise
  • Japan 21 awards update
  • Arts of Japan summer school: report and teaching ideas
     
    download pdf file (756kb)
  • Summer 2003
     
  • introducing Japan 21
  • the seasons in Japanese art
  • design an o-bento: food technology resource
  • citizenship and linking
  • World Cup Competition results
     
    download pdf file (640kb)
  • Spring 2002
     
  • spending a gap year in Japan
  • World Cup 2002: a stimulus for teaching and learning
  • World Cup 2002: materials for primary teachers
  • school links update
     
    download pdf file (376kb)
  • Autumn / Winter 2001
     
  • welcome to our shinkansen!- a geography resource
  • Homestay UK
  • what's it like to live in Japan? a KS2 photo enquiry

  • download pdf file (604kb)
  • Spring / Summer 2001
     
  • an introduction to traditional Japanese theatre
  • Japan 2001 events
  • Matsuri! Plan your own festival
     
    download pdf file (360kb)
  • Earlier issues of Japan in focus are not available to download. However, copies can be obtained from the Japan Society office.
    Autumn 2000
  • KS3 geography: farming case study
  • school links update
  • tourism in Japan: materials for schools
  • haiku for the literacy hour
  • Summer 2000
  • music from Okinawa
  • shinto: the way of the gods
  • school links update
  • Spring 2000
  • Tokyo relocation exercise
  • kamishibai storytelling ideas
  • children's festivals
  • totally taiko: drumming in the classroom
  • Spring 1999
  • Japan's greying society
  • video conferencing / internet links
  • Japanese high school students' lives
  • Autumn 1998
  • KPMG art competition results
  • using video conferencing in school links
  • running a Japan day
  • school links update
  • Spring 1998
  • composition activities with Japanese music
  • Japanese cinema in film studies
  • storytelling
  • Nagano Olympics as a classroom stimulus
  • Autumn 1997
  • an introduction to go
  • focus on food
  • Japanese museum collections in the UK
  • Summer 1997
  • soroban in primary mathematics
  • JFET/JNTO study tour to Japan
  • ideas for art teachers
  • Autumn 1996
  • taiko drumming
  • package design
  • trends in domestic tourism
  • Summer 1996
  • school links update
  • introducing Japan 2000
  • Japan in the art curriculum
  • make your own happi
  • Spring 1996
  • school links update
  • ideas for primary design & technology
  • origami in maths
  • Kansai focus
  • Autumn 1995
  • school links update
  • a year in Japan
  • the Hanshin earthquake
  • Summer 1994
  • traditional Japanese music
  • kite design
  • Kyushu & Okinawa: a regional perspective
  • school links update
  • Spring 1993
  • Japan in KS3 geography
  • a journey to Japan: themes at primary level
  • Hokkaido & Tohoku: a regional perspective
  • school links update
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