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EASC/OATJ Conference: OATJ 25th Anniversary Conference

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October 18, 2025
1:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Online (Registration Required)

The Ohio State University Campus (Ohio Union)

Presented by the Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese (OATJ):
 

OATJ 25th Anniversary Conference & Reception
Reflecting on the 25 years of Japanese Language Education in Ohio and looking into the future through collaboration


Part 1: Conference (1 - 4:30 p.m.)

"Language Program Sustainability: Collaborating Across Disciplines and Borders"
Nobuko Chikamatsu, Depaul University 


"Teaching Inside Out: A Way of Coming Alive in a Changing World"
Yo Azama, Salinas Union High School District
 

Part 2: Reception (5 - 7 p.m.)


Date/Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 1 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (ET)

Venue: The Ohio State University Campus (Ohio Union)
Registration: Registration Link (Please register by Oct. 30)
OATJ Website: Link
 

Free of charge and open to the public, but a current AATJ or OATJ membership is required. Please renew your 2025 AATJ membership at http://www.aatj.org/membership, if you have not done so yet, or contact OATJ to become an OATJ member (annual membership fee: $15). 

If you require an accommodation, such as live captioning, to participate in this event, please contact OATJ. Requests made at least two weeks in advance of the event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date. 

Co-sponsors: This event is presented by the Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese (OATJ) and sponsored in part by the Japan Foundation in LA, OSU East Asian Studies Center, Ohio State Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Honorary Consul of Japan David Cook, Japan Market Place, Central Ohio Japanese Association of Commerce (COJAC), Hidaka USA, THK Manufacturing of America, and Japan-America Society of Central Ohio (JASCO).