Wednesday, October 23, 20195:30 PM to 8:00 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland 1973’s Battles Without Honor and Humanity totally changed the way yakuza (gangsters) were portrayed in Japanese film. Previously, filmmakers depicted them as heroes, or focused on the honorable yakuza. For Battles Without Honor, the screenplay was adapted from the recollections of a…
Tuesday, October 15, 20195:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland Come on by for our Mah Jong meetup! Beginners are welcome. Masaki and Erin can teach simplified Chinese rule including scoring. If you have your own Mahjong set, please bring yours. We can also play and teach Japanese Riichi Mahjong and Chinese…
Thursday, October 17, 20196:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland This Meetup is for anybody who wants to learn Japanese language and culture, practice English and Japanese conversation. The venue is shared office space with relaxed atmosphere. We would like to plan activities such as short Japanese lessons and cultural presentations utilizing…
Koto masters from New York and San Francisco will also join the stage at the Agnes Flanagan Chapel for a once in a lifetime performance Oregon Koto-Kai, a Portland based Japanese Koto (harp) Ensemble, will feature world renowned koto virtuoso, Kazue Sawai, at Agnes Flanagan Chapel on Sunday, October 6th at 3PM. Professional Sawai school koto players from…
Wednesday, September 25, 20195:30 PM to 8:30 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland Although this movie is not well known to audiences in the United States, Kinoshita’s film was extremely popular when it came out in 1954 and for many years afterwards. The topic is still relevant, let’s see if we think the film holds…
Thursday, September 19, 20196:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland This Meetup is for anybody who wants to learn Japanese language and culture, practice English and Japanese conversation. The venue is shared office space with relaxed atmosphere. We would like to plan activities such as short Japanese lessons and cultural presentations utilizing…
Tuesday, October 8, 20192:00 PM to 3:30 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland Our new program, Coffee and Conversation is a place to meet and discuss important topics with other community members. This is a hosted conversation where mutual respect, dialogue, and sharing our experiences help bring us to a greater understanding of what is…
Tuesday, September 17, 20195:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland Come on by for our Mah Jong meetup! Beginners are welcome. Our Mahjong teacher, Susan, and the staff, Masaki and Erin can teach simplified Chinese rule including scoring. If you have your own Mahjong set, please bring yours. We can also play…
Wednesday, August 28, 20195:30 PM to 8:30 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland Is it just me or does it seem like there are a lot of great Japanese films that are about death or strongly feature death? We promise, we are not trying to be morbid! Yōjirō Takita’s 2008 film, Departures, won award after…
Tuesday, August 20, 20195:00 PM to 8:00 PM The Encorepreneur Cafe1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland Come on by for our Mah Jong meetup! Beginners are welcome. Masaki and Erin can teach simplified Chinese rule including scoring. *****Do you want to learn and play Riichi (Japanese rule)?Masaki will prepare instruction materials and teach this time. If…