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Festival de la Francophonie dans le Kansai 2019

On March 21 the annual Festival de la Francophonie returns to Kobe. The festival is a joint production of the French language groups here in the Kansai, and of course Switzerland will be represented as well. Presentations will be followed by a reception. See the

Swiss Fair Oyamazaki

On Saturday, February 23, we will be in Oyamazaki at the Swiss Fair to serve our popular Raclette. Location is the Sports Hall in Oyamazaki. The fair will be from 13:00 to 16:00. Hope to see you there!

40 Years Swiss Society of the Kansai

We wish everyone a wonderful 2019. This year our Society will be celebrating its 40th anniversary. Forty years ago in June 1979 the Swiss community of the Kansai gathered in the Kobe Club and launched our little group and we are still going strong. On

Swiss Young Professional Gathering Kansai 2018

The SCCIJ, in collaboration with the Honorary Consulate General of Switzerland in Osaka and the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, is organizing another Swiss Young Professional Gathering Kansai. This time, like last year, it will be held at the Nescafe Sannomiya in Kobe, on Wednesday,

AGM 2018

Dear members, Thank you for your active participation at the AGM on March 3. Attached find the Minutes of Meeting as well as the revised Statutes of the Swiss Society in the Kansai.

Swiss Folk Music at the Kobe Club

On September 26 our Society teamed up with the Kobe Club and the Swissôtel Nankai Osaka to organize this event, on the occasion of Alphorn player extraordinaire Lisa Stoll’s visit to Japan. She was joined on stage by members of the AMSLE Quantett: Keiko Ito