Ekinishi Small Tanka Gathering — Theme: Nagoya

We will hold a talk event to celebrate the publication of publishing journalist Kazufumi Iida's new book, 'The Myth of Declining Reading Comprehension Among Young People', published by Shueisha International.

A reporter for the mass-circulation paper "Nagoya Times" will talk about a different side of Nagoya's back pages from the Showa and Heisei eras that he captured. Lecturer: Naoki Kito (former Editor-in-Chief, "Nagoya Times") Lecturer profile Naoki Kito Born November 1946 in Nagoya. Graduated from Waseda University, First Faculty of Law, in March 1969. He joined the Nagoya Times in February of the same year. Assigned to the news reporting division (social affairs), he covered police rounds around Nagoya, worked as a roving reporter, covered the courts, and reported on municipal administration. He served as Editor-in-Chief from 1998 to 2007. He retired in October 2008 when the paper suspended publication.

An introductory tanka gathering hosted by Yodaka Some. Enjoy tanka while munching snacks. Snacks will be provided by Yodaka Some, but you are welcome to bring your own. If you would like to participate, please send your tanka (theme is free) by e-mail to [email protected] addressed to store manager Fujisaka by November 17.

Question the conventional wisdom about how we work! Based on research findings (evidence) from researchers around the world, why not reassess the "ways of working" we consider common sense? We will welcome Goryu Sato, a health economics researcher and full-time lecturer at Keio University, who recently published "The Science of Working" with Diamond Inc., to hear him speak.

This is a tanka gathering hosted by tanka poet Miyako Asai for beginners and those with only a short history of composing tanka. First-time participants are very welcome. If you would like to join, please compose one tanka (theme is free) and send it to: [email protected], Attn: Fujisaka. The deadline is December 15. Please feel free to participate. Profile of Miyako Asai: Born in Nagoya. Member of the tanka society Mahiruno. Winner of the Mahiruno Prize in 2017. She also teaches tanka classes at Tempaku Library in Nagoya. Her tanka collection "Tsubasa no Orime" is published by Hon'ami Shoten.

Tanka poet Kyoko Toda will join us for a fun tanka gathering while we enjoy Christmas cake. Tuesday, December 22, 6:30 PM–8:00 PM. Venue: Kissa River (ナゴヤブックセンター) Capacity: 7 participants Participation fee: ¥1,000 plus one drink If you would like to participate, please email one tanka (free composition) by Tuesday, December 15 to [email protected] (Fujisaka).