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Events and Programs

The Japan-America Society presents a number of programs throughout the year.

Our signature events are programs of national significance:

The Sakura Matsuri-Japanese Street Festival , the largest one-day exhibition of Japanese culture in the nation
The Japan Bowl® , a national academic competition for high school students of the Japanese language, and
The Annual Public Affairs Dinner, which honors distinguished leaders from America and Japan

We also host many members programs throughout the year, which we organize on our own, or in cooperation with other organizations in the Washington DC area. These include:

Cultural and Performing Arts Programs
Corporate Programs that focus on developments and speakers of interest to business
Public Affairs Programs about contemporary issues in Japan and US-Japan relations, and
Social and Networking gatherings, where our Japanese and American members get to know each other better

Take a look at the list below to see what our upcoming programs are - and get a feel for what we have done over the past year.

Future Events:

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Past Events:

2010

July 19

Kanji 100 Workshop

July 13

Zadankai-Roundtable Discussion Dinner

July 12

Japanese Language School Summer Semester

July 10

JASW Booth at Ekoji Buddhist Temple Obon Festival

July 7

Karaoke Night

June 30

Izakaya Pub Quiz

June 14

JET Pre-departure Language Workshop

June 10

June Beer Garden Party

June 9

Sake & Washoku Pairing at Tako Grill

May 22

JASW Booth at Asia Fiesta Street Fair

May 18	JLS 50th Anniversary Happy Hour at KUSHI
May 7	The Manyoshu Comes to Life – Nomura Kimono Lecture & Exhibition
April 28	Volunteer Appreciation Party for Sakura Matsuri & Japan Bowl
April 27	English Language School Spring Semester
April 21	Japanese Calligraphy Workshop
April 19	Japanese Language School Spring Semester
April 10	50th Annual Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival
April 8-9	18th Annual National Japan Bowl
March 23	Two Doctors and One Philosopher: Collecting Japanese Paintings in the Nineteenth Century: lecture by Princess Akiko
March 9-30	Teaching Yosakoi Dancing
March 15	The United States-Japan Security Treaty at 50: Still a Grand Bargain? A Special Luncheon Program with Dr George Packard and Professor Koji Murata
March 7	Matsuri-Family Day- at Textile Museum
March 7	Sushi&Tempura Making Workshop
March 4	National Cherry Blossom Festival Press Conference
March 5	Mottainai Cooking Class
March 3	Exploration of Sushi with Trevor Corson, sponsored by the Zentan Restaurant and supported by JASW.
Feb 2	ELS Winter Semester
Jan 19	JLS Winter Semester
Jan 1	Shinshun Matsuri, sponsored by the Japan Commerce Association and supported by JASW.

2009

December 18	Japan, America and Asia – Luncheon with the Honorable Kurt Campbell
December 16	Bonenkai –End of the Year Party-
December 14-18	Kimono Sale
December 10	22nd Annual Public Affairs Dinner & Silent Auction
November 18	Fall Get-together: Shinboku-kai
November 17	A Place Apart: Okinawa and the US-Japan Security Relationship – Luncheon with Dr. Shelia Smith
November 4	Evening with the Godfather of Sudoku
November 1	Shichi-go-san Festival presented by Shinto International Foundation
October 27	Can the DPJ Revive Japan’s Economy? Luncheon with Mr. Richard Katz
October 21	Izakaya Pub Quiz
October 3	Otsukimi-Moon Viewing at the National Arboretum
September 11	Post-Election Political Update Luncheon
September 10	Fall Beer Garden
August 21	JLS Happy Hour
August 1	Private Curator Tour of Shuten Doji Exhibit at Sackler Gallery
July 31	Corporate Luncheon with USTR Assistant Wendy Cutler
July 1	Sake & Washoku Pairing at Tako Grill
June 26	Japan Policy Update with Tsuneo Watanabe
June 29	JLS Summer Semester
July 16 – 29	2009 Japan Bowl Trip
June 15	JET Pre-departure Language Workshop
June 11	Design Made in Japan
June 17	International Tax Strategies in an Economic Downturn
June 10	June Beer Garden Party
May 28	Japan Meets America Dinner at Sam & Harry’s
May 20	Springtime Celebration at Perrys
May 15	Japanese Language School Happy Hour
April 13-June 18	Japanese Language School – Spring Semester
April 4	49th Annual Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival
April 2-3	17th Annual National Japan Bowl
March 25	Mrs. Taft plants a Tree – How the Cherry Blossoms Came to Washington
March 17-May 29	Netsuke Exhibition at JICC
March 8	Sushi Making Workshop
March 5	Lost in Translation: Comparing US & Japanese Litigation Process
March 4	National Cherry Blossom Press Conference
February 13-14	Katsucon 15 Convention
January 12-March 19	Japanese Language School – Winter Semester
January 5-8	Hiragana/Katakana/Kanji Workshops
2008
December 15-19	Kimono Sale
December 10	Bonenkai – End of Year Party
November 12	Public Affairs Dinner & Silent Auction with Mr. Yuzaburo Mogi, Chairman & CEO of Kikkoman International
November 1 & 2	Shichi-go-san Festival presented by Shinto International Foundation
October 28	Bead Ring Making Workshop
October 23	NAJAS Luncheon with Mr. Kobayashi – former Chairman of Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd.
October 18	Otsukimi – Moon Viewing at the National Arboretum
October 14 & 16	Kanji 200 Workshop
October 14	A Japanese View of America’s Financial Crisis with Mr. Shijuro Ogata
October 10-12	Anime USA
September 29	Japan’s Politics: Current Realities, Future Possibilities with Prof. Gerry Curtis
September 10	Annual Beer Garden Party
July 16, 17 & 29	Kanji 100 Workshop
July 9	Movie Night & Discussion
June 30 - July 29	JET Program Preparatory Course
June 24	Welcome Luncheon for New Japanese Ambassador
June 18	Sake & Washoku Pairing
June 2	Japanese Calligraphy Workshop (10 weeks)
May 3	BLUE: Indigo Tour at The Textile Museum
April 29	Sakura Matsuri & Japan Bowl Volunteer Appreciation Party
April 27	3rd Japan-America Baseball Outing - Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs
April 21	Japanese Language School – Spring Semester
April 3	Sakura Matsuri Volunteer Orientation
March 21-22	16th National Japan Bowl
March 22	Prince of Shamisen Luncheon and National Japan Bowl Competition
March 21	Father of Sudoku Dinner
March 11	Domestic Politics and US-Japan Relations with Dr. Andrew Oros
March 9	Sushi Making Workshop
February 7	US-Japan Relations Seminar with Ambassadors Schieffer and Kato, & People to People: 150 Years of US-Japan Relations Sponsored by NAJAS and supported by JASW
February 6	Historical Perspectives on Japan and the US-Japan Relationships with Dr. John Dower of MIT Sponsored by NAJAS and supported by JASW
January 20	Japanese New Year’s Celebration in Washington, presented by the Japan Commerce Association of Washington
2007
December 13	Bonenkai (End of Year) Party for Members and Guests
December 6	50th Anniversary Dinner, with former Vice President Walter F. Mondale
November 10-11	Shichi-go-san Children's Day, sponsored by the International Shinto Foundation and supported by JASW
October 24	JETRO-US Department of State Invest in Japan Seminar, supported by JASW and the Asia Society
October 7	Gagaku Imperial Court Music Concert, at the Kennedy Center
September 28	Otsukimi (Moon-Viewing) at the Kennedy Center
July 26	Kabuki Performances at the Warner Theatre, with Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII and Heisei Nakamura-za
July 19	Kamishibai Performance at the James Duncan Library, Alexandria VA
July 17	Kamishibai Performance at the Dolly Madison Library, McLean VA
July 12	Kamishibai Performances and Workshop at the George Mason Library, Annandale VA
July 10	Kamishibai Performance at the Great Falls Library, Great Falls VA
June 2	Kamishibai Performance at the Bowie Library, Bowie MD
July 2	Japan Bowl Tokyo Round, at the Tokyo American Center, US Embassy Tokyo, Japan
June 20	Corporate Luncheon Meeting with Deputy Assistant U S Trade Representative Michael Beeman
June 20	Corporate Luncheon Meeting with Deputy Assistant U S Trade Representative Michael Beeman
May 24	Corporate Luncheon with former Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura
May 8	Corporate Briefing with Jim Zumwalt, Country D.rector for Japan, US Department of State
April 14	Sakura Matsuri - Japanese Street Festival
April 12-13	15th Anniversary Japan Bowl
February 22	Corporate Reception for The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Honorary Chairman, JASW
March 8	"JapanAmerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Influenced the US," a luncheon discussion with author Roland Kelts
February 22	Corporate Reception for The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Honorary Chairman, JASW
February 5	Lecture by Yukio Okamoto, "Japan Facing Its Recent History: The Message from Iwo Jima," sponsored by JICC and supported by JASW
January 29	"Shojo Power: Girls' Comics from Japan," an exhibition of artwork co-organized by the JICC, until March 16
January 22	19th Annual Public Affairs Dinner and Silent Auction, Honoring Senator Daniel K. Inouye
January 21	Japanese New Year's Celebration in Washington, sponsored by the Japan Commerce Association and supp.rted by JICC and JASW
2006
December 14	Bonenkai (End of Year Party)
November 16	"Shutting Out the Sun: How Japan Created Its Own Lost Generation," a luncheon discussion with author Michael Zielenziger, in cooperation with Keidanren-USA
October 2	"Why the Japanese Love Their Robots," a luncheon discussion with author Tim Hornyak, in cooperation with Keidanren-USA
October 1	Aki (Fall) Matsuri, sponsored by the Japan Commerce Association and supported by JASW
September 26	Luncheon Meeting with Jim Zumwalt, Director, Office of Japanese Affairs, Department of State, in cooperation with Keidanren-USA
September 20	Annual Fall Japanese Beer Garden Party
July 13	Collaborative Poetry Reading by Yoko Danno and James C. Hopkins, in cooperation with Chapters Literary Bookstore, Washington DC
June 28	Sake Tasting at Mie-n-Yu restaurant, Georgetown
June 20	"The Haiku Apprentice: Memoirs of Writing Poetry in Japan," a book discussion with author Abigail Friedman, in cooperation with the JICC
June 16	Second US-Japan Baseball Night (Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees) at RFK Stadium
June 11	Onoe Ryu Dance Performance by Iemoto Onoe Kikunojo II, at the George Mason University Harris Theater
May 4	(Second) Private Viewing of the Hokusai Exhibit at the Sackler Gallery
April 21	Private Viewing of the Hokusai Exhibit at the Sackler Gallery
April 8	46th Annual Sakura Matsuri - Japanese Street Festival
March 25-26	Japan Bowl® XIV
March 3	"Japan's High Tech Future," with Risaburo Nezu, Fujitsu Research Institute, in cooperation with Keidanren-USA

The Japan-America Society of Washington, Inc.
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