Ganbaru (“Do your best”/”Go for it”), arama (“Oh, dear!”), akan, ikan (“Oh, no!”) and otaku (“nerd”). All these Japanese expressions have something in common: they are words that exist in Indonesian, although in that language they have different meanings. The first of a regular series of Senju Dajare (“Pun”) Music Festivals in March was a great success, bringing a large number of groups together. And this fall the event will change direction, taking an in-depth look at the relationship between Japanese and Indonesian, two languages said to resemble each other, rethinking the technique and the making of puns, and moving “pun music” ahead with elements of Indonesia’s gamelan and traditional Japanese music. Come out and experience this intermingling of Indonesian and Japanese language and music.