Welcome back to Oxford. I hope you have all had a relaxing holiday and are
ready for another term. For those sitting exams, we wish you the best of
luck and hope that you might be able to join us for some relaxation.
Language classes and pub meets start today, and we will start the term's
events off with a picnic at the Univeristy Parks, to enjoy the (hopefully)
good weather of Oxford in its most beautiful term. We're hoping to do abit
of an *undoukai*, or sports day, where we will have a few fun and games as
well as food. We also have an Edamame night, and the Concert by the Tokyo
String Quartet for the benefit of the earthquake relief efforts will happenin week 5.

The Asian Drinks Festival is also taking place, where the different societies will be exhibiting the unique drinks from their country

and OUJS will have a stall selling sake etc. Most importantly, this term we

also have the society's Annual General Meeting (AGM), where we will report

on the society's activities for the year as well as its accounts, and most
importantly, elect a new committee. The committee consists of President
(currently held by Ronan), Vice President (Naz), Secretary
(Carmen), Treasurer (Enki), Language Class Co-ordinator (Naoko), Social
Secretary (Aoi), Membership Secretary (Enki), Webmaster (n/a). Individuals
may run for multiple positions with the proviso that the President,
Secretary and Treasurer be separate individuals. These three posts must also
be held by students of Oxford University, though the other positions are
open to all OUJS members. We strongly encourage you to attend the event even
if you do not plan to run for a position, as this is your chance to have a
say in the future of the society. As a bonus, we will show the film
'stratosphere girl' after the meeting. For those interested in running for a
position, on the other hand, you should write to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to
nominate yourself as a candidate.

Dear OUJS Members

A heartfelt thanks to all of you who helped collect on the street. After 1 week of collecting on the street, we were able to raise a total of more than £15,000 on behalf of the Red Cross relief efforts in northeastern Japan. We also received many encouraging and heartwarming letters from those of you who couldn't make it and we know you were also with us in spirit. In the meantime, a few mid-vac notices.