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Newsletter You may download the newsletters of VTM here (in PDF-format and in Dutch) - Nr 14 July 2007 - Nr 13 May 2005 - Nr 12 November 2004 - Nr 11 April 2004 - Nr 10 January 2003 - Nr 9 February 2002 - Nr 8 December 2000 - Nr 7 December 1999 - Nr 6 September 1999 - Nr 5 March 1999 - Nr 4 October 1998 - Nr 3 January 1998 - Nr 2 September 1997 - Nr 1 March 1997 No PDF reader? Download de latest (English) version direct with Adobe |
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VTM, Vereniging Tilburg Minamiashigara Since 1989, VTM, Vereniging (or Association) Tilburg Minamiashigara links the sister cities Tilburg and Minamiashigara, Japan, the city not far South of Tokyo where once FujiFilm was founded. FujiFilm has one of the largest production locations in Tilburg. The aim of VTM is to develop friendship ties and mutual understanding between citizens of Tilburg and Minamiashigara. The municipal partnership Tilburg Minamiashigara... read more What
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VTM doing? Two key activities are 1) organizing and supporting citizen
exchanges on the fields of sports and education, care and welfare, and
business and trade; and 2) organizing and supporting knowledge exchange and
enhancement on varying themes, such as elderly care, urban innovation,
education, civic engagement, etc. Moreover, VTM organizes and supports
activities in Tilburg related to Japan... read more on
citizen and knowledge
exchange or on
VTM supported activities.
VTM is strongly embedded in Tilburg society and maintains relationships with several organisations in Tilburg and its county Midden-Brabant... read more Japan is a distinctive country and according to the Japanse even a completely unique society. This website also ims to inform you on Japan... read more VTM is an association of and for members. Your ideas for activities of VTM, your desires and your contributions, also to this new website of VTM, are very welcome. Ranging from your experiences with Japanese food, judo, flower arrangement, architecture, modern Japanese literature... read more VTM is not only for citizens of Tilburg or inhabitants of Minamiashigara. Not a member yet? Apply today and contact our secretary of the VTM Board... read more The board of VTM consists of seven members who are actively involved in (Midden-Brabant) society... read more Seeking contact with VTM?... read more |
| Latest news
February 2008
December 2007 There are two new board members of VTM. We are happy to welcome a new secretary: Dineke van den Dungen. Also a new treasurer will join the board: Ronald Engel. The new board members will soon be introduced on the Board VTM page (now not yet updated!) Tilburg 2009 does not financially support an activity by VTM and partners. Early December we have learned that the activity planned for the celebration of 200 years city status of Tilburg in 2009 is not supported financially. The activity was submitted to Stichting (Foundation) Tilburg 2009 by VTM, the other city partnership organisations in Tilburg, the Twern and COS. We will work on alternative activities for this important year. In 2009 it is 400 years ago that the first trade Dutch-Japanese treaty was signed. |
| Last change: 17 februari 2008 |
| This website is a production of the board of VTM. Editors: Margot Hutten, Thérèse Verspaget, Henk Vinken and Yasuko Zetteler-Nagano. The copyright of this website lies with the VTM Board unless stated otherwise. If you have a question or comment on the content of this website, please email Henk Vinken, hvinken@gmail.com |
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Announcements |
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Japanese language class in Tilburg! Yasuko Zetteler-Nagano, board member of VTM, teaches Japanese language classes to small groups. Ten lessons from February 13 till April 16, 2008. See the Japan in Tilburg page. |
| Exhibition Greetje de Korne-Faber Greetje, member of VTM, makes art werk, among others, inspired on Japan. She exhibits until January 18 in the Heart galery in Oisterwijk (near Tilburg). See here for her website with more information on work and exhibitions. See also the Forum page vfor an example of her 'Japanese' work. |
| Calls In this frame the board of VTM will make regular calls to members to present themselves as volunteers or participant in activities of VTM |
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Ladies' choir for coffee Help with welcoming the ladies´ chior from Minamiashigara October 2007. Your help is needed in the morning of October 18, 2007, and welcome a small group of ladies, many of whom visit the Netherlands for the first time, and show them your home and neighbourhood. We expect you to pick up a small group by car in the centre of Tilburg, take the group home, show and tell somethign about your home and neighbourhood and offer them coffee and some little )local snack (no lunch). All in all the visit will take one and a half to two hours. After that you take them to a spot in Tilburg yet to be determined. Please apply as a volunteer! |
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Permanent call Herewith we ask members to send in one picture to us. Send in your best picture from/on Japan. We will upload the picture to this website, definitely on the Forum but maybe also, as an illustration to the texts, on other parts of this website. See the Forum on this website. |
| Your call Do you wish to make a call, for instance on an activity in Tilburg related to anything Japanese or to Japan, inform us through the Forum on this website |
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Collaboration The ambition of VTM lies in the active advancement of our activities in the city of Tilburg. Outside our association there are numerous organisations and individuals engaged in activities related to Japan, such as origami, ikebana, bonsai, Go, judo, kendo, etc. Ideas for collaboration and for activities are very welcome. Visit the Forum on this website |