25th Four Corners Tour

JALT2013 marks the 25th year of the Four Corners Tour. Plenary, Featured, and other specially Invited Speakers tour the country to bring some of the conference to those who are unable to join us in Kobe. And, even if you are planning to participate in Kobe, Four Corners presentations are a great chance to meet speakers more informally, in a smaller group, or speaking on a different topic.
This year three speakers will join the tour: Balsamo Asian Scholar, Rubina Khan; Plenary Speaker Penny Ur; and Featured Speaker Scott Thornbury.
Schedule and chapter links
Rubina Khan
29 October Yokohama Chapter
30 October Kobe Chapter
Penny Ur
23 October Tokyo and West Tokyo
24 October Kobe Chapter at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
29 October Gifu and Nagoya Chapters in Nagoya
30 October Kobe Chapter
31 October Yokohama Chapter with CUE-SIG
Scott Thornbury
29 October Hiroshima
30 October Kobe Chapter
31 October Hamamatsu/Toyohashi
1 November West Tokyo and Tokyo Chapters at Tokyo Keizai University
2-3 November Big onsen weekend in Sendai
The Balsamo Asian Scholar and Four Corners Tour speakers are fully funded by donations from JALT chapters and SIGs. Please join these events and show our international guests some great local hospitality.

JALT Conference 2025 Tokyo

JALT2025 International Conference

2025年10月31日(金)〜2025年11月02日(日) 東京都渋谷 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター Friday, October 31 – Sunday, November 02, 2025 • National Olympics Youth Memorial Center, Tokyo, Japan

PanSIG 2025

PanSIG Conference

PanSIG 2025 will be held May 16-18 in Chiba. PanSIG is an annual conference organized by JALT’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs).