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Nanae is a town with an estimated population of 28,930, located a short distance from the major city of Hakodate in Southwestern Hokkaido. Its main industry is agriculture. It is a portion of the Hakodate Technopolis Project that aims at developing a “brain intensive” industrial park. The town owns the Onuma [...]
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Coordinator of International Relations
Ben Mirin is Nanae’s current Coordinator of International Relations. Hired on September 7th, 2010, he began his first year term in Nanae on December 1st.
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By Ben Mirin, CIR
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By Ben Mirin, CIR
It’s Golden Week in Japan, which means our posting schedule is a little irregular. The cherry blossoms are finally emerging all over Nanae, and the weather accurately reflects the time of year.
Happy Spring!
By Ben Mirin, CIR
September 25th, 2011: An interview shot during last year’s historic community concert between the Nanae and Concord-Carlisle High School bands. Featuring Susan Erickson and Robin Cicchetti
Stay tuned for the next episode, in which I’ll sit down with beloved Nanae Band Director, Katsuyuki Onodera-sensei. We’ll be talking about the concert, and enjoying a special backstage interview with CCHS Band Director, Al Dentino!
Hello everyone,
This year’s visit to Nanae by the CCHS Sci-Fi Club was tremendously successful, and here’s some visual proof!
Check out Dr. David Nurenberg’s blog documenting the Sci-Fi trip around Japan: http://cchsjapantrip2012.wordpress.com/
You can also view a compilation of Dr. Nurenberg’s and my photos in the photo gallery, an alternate set of photos exclusively on our Facebook Page (facebook.com/concordnanae), and in a new Flickr Collection (flickr.com/photos/56651982@N08).
We are still working on uploading a series of interviews with student members of the recent Sci-Fi delegation to Nanae. They will be available on the new Sister Schools page (password protected), and a select few will also be published here on the home page.
Stay tuned!
-The CIR
By Ben Mirin, CIR
For now, please enjoy the purely English version of this week’s episode. We’re a little behind in the subtitles, and will upload the final version (with Japanese subs) as soon as possible.
I had a lot of fun making this. Hope you have fun watching.
Interviewees: Sae Tamura, Hitomi Shihoya, and Riho Ahiko
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By Ben Mirin, CIR
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By Ben Mirin, CIR
In place of this week’s episode of “Sister Cities,” I bring you an exciting update (the import of which should explain why there will also be no Sister Cities episode on Friday, April 13th, but look for more delegation updates around that time!):
This week, Nanae’s International Relations section has finalized the schedule for its next official delegation visit from Concord. Arriving on April 10th, 30 Concord delegates will tour Nanae (and the nearby city of Hakodate), home-stay with local Nanae families, and attend various cultural events organized specifically for their four-day stay.
This upcoming delegation has a central focus, since 25 of its 30 members will represent the Concord-Carlisle High School Science-Fiction Club. Led by CCHS English teacher and Sister School Coordinator Dr. David Nurenburg, this will be the Club’s second time making an official visit to the Japanese sister city, after a groundbreaking trip in 2009. (click for photos)
Concord’s delegation will also consist of Concord-Carlisle Librarian Robin Chichetti, Concord translator Junko Kargula, Concord-Carlisle Nurse Cary Bestor Williams, and the delegation leader, Concord-Carlisle Vice-Principal Dr. Alan Weinstein. Collectively, their visit will sustain a 15-year tradition of April delegations from Concord to Nanae. It will also mark 2 years of a healthy sister school relationship between Concord-Carlisle and Nanae High Schools, poignantly, at a time when the Japanese school year is just beginning. … Continue Reading
By Ben Mirin, CIR
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By Ben Mirin
Nothing reveals the true character and strength of a nation like a disaster. I would never wish such a horrible catastrophe on any people of the world, but as a foreigner living in Japan during the March 11th earthquake, I do consider myself lucky, lucky to have witnessed the incredible resolve of the Japanese people to such a degree as only such a disaster could reveal. Gan-bare Nihon!
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