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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Those that were planning to present there have known this for a while. Predictably and regrettably, under the current circumstances we had to cancel Kinema Club 20/20, planned to take place at Nippon Connection in
June.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Nippon Connection as well cannot take place in its usual form, as many will already know or will suspect. Happily, though, the NC team has decided to go ahead with an online version on the same dates, June - 14.
You can find a preliminary statement on this year’s festival here: <a href="https://www.nipponconnection.com/pm-nippon-connection-online-eng/articles/pm-nippon-connection-online-eng.html">
<span class="s1">https://www.nipponconnection.com/pm-nippon-connection-online-eng/articles/pm-nippon-connection-online-eng.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Though the pieces haven’t fully fallen into place yet, there will also likely be podium discussions included in the program, featuring some KineJapaners as well. More on that soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All best, and take care-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alex<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Alexander Zahlten<o:p></o:p></span></sup></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></sup></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations<o:p></o:p></span></sup></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Harvard University<o:p></o:p></span></sup></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Director of Graduate Studies, Regional Studies East Asia</span></sup><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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