English and Bilingual Groups in Japan

For general enquiries about Amnesty International Japan please contact AIJ Tokyo Office:

Amnesty International Japan
Kyodo Bldg. 4F, 2-2 Kandanishiki-cho, chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-0054
Fax:03-3518-6778
Email: info@amnesty.or.jp

(Note: email addresses below are listed with [at] in place of the @ mark)

Tokyo: AITEN (Amnesty International Tokyo English Network)

AITEN is the largest English-language group in Tokyo. People of many nationalities, including Japanese people, enjoy AI activity together in an informal but purposeful atmosphere.
We hold a monthly open meeting for education and letter-writing at the AIJ office on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. You are welcome to attend without obligation.

During the year we organise a table at several of the international school festivals and similar events in the Tokyo area. We show a human-rights-related movie at Heaven's Door, a pub in Shimokitazawa, on the last Sunday of the month (four times a year). We organise live music fund-raising events at What the Dickens, a pub in Ebisu, three or four times a year.

New volunteers and members are always welcome!

For details of what is coming up (with photos of recent events), maps to venues, more information about how you can get involved with our activities, how you can join AI, or just to sign up for our monthly email notice of events, see our website: www.aiten.org

Tokyo: Group 1

Meets at the AIJ office once a month (1st Friday, 19:30 - 20:30).

Contact: Mr. Ishida Shirotaka, 070-6514-3818 or QWK02125[at]nifty.ne.jp

Osaka: Group 95

Meets monthly (2nd Sunday at 4 p.m. ) at The Blarney Stone (pub) near Osaka Station (map: www.the-blarney-stone.com

Meetings include a focus on A.I. Urgent Actions including letter-signing, our Action File (Vietnam), and our Regional Action Network (North Andean region of South America). We usually have presentations that focus on a wide range human rights and social action concerns. Group 95 has a table at several large annual Kansai community events, offers public education lectures, and has periodic fund raisers. We also like to have fun and socialize!

Facebook group name: "Amnesty International Group 95 Osaka, Japan"

Contact: Ms. Louise Pender, 072-258-3560
or amnesty.info.grp95[at]gmail.com

Kamakura: Group 103

Meets monthly (4th Sunday from 6-8)
Contact: Clara Birnbaum, 046-824-8683 or birnbaumclara[at]hotmail.com

Hiroshima: Group 91

Meets monthly (2nd Saturday 19:00 ~ ).
Contact: Mr. Noma Shinji, 090-3177-7336 or snoma[at]do7.enjoy.ne.jp

Fukuoka: Group 376

For details, see http://amnestyfukuoka.blogspot.com
Contact: amnestyfukuoka[at]gmail.com

Saga-ken:

Meets monthly (1st Friday evening). Meetings include movies, guest speakers, letter writing sessions, fundraising meetings, developing HR lesson plans/activities and more.

For details, see http://amnestysaga.wordpress.com
Contact: Ms. Ashley Clayton akc.canada[at]yahoo.ca

Nagoya:

No group yet, but anyone interested should contact
amnesty4nagoya[at]gmail.com