Japan in the Schools
The Society arranges classroom visits to regional schools to expose children to life in Japan. This interactive program engages children about various aspects of Japanese culture and language. Teams of English and Japanese speaking volunteers bring visual aids, artifacts, and hands-on projects suitable for each grade level.

Click here to learn more, or call the JASP office at 412 433-5021 to schedule a visit for your school.

Japanese Speech and Language Contest
This all day fun and exciting competition is designed for high school students from Western Pennsylvania studying Japanese language. Students are tested on written and spoken Japanese, as well as, general knowledge of Japanese politics, culture, history and current events.

Japanese language teachers or students studying Japanese in high school or via a satellite program should click here or contact the JASP office at 412 433-5021 to learn more about the competition. The contest is held each spring in Pittsburgh.

Educator Resources
The Society is dedicated to helping teachers find high quality resources to support their teaching about Japan and Japanese culture. The JASP Education Coordinator keeps an updated list of Internet resources, as well as, a list of organizations/companies which provide Japan-related material. Click here or call the JASP office at 412 433-5021 for details.

Special Thanks to the Sponsors of the JASP's Educational Outreach Programs:

• All Nippon Airways
• Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
• Henry C. Frick Educational Fund of the Buhl Foundation
• Mitsubishi Electric Power Products
• Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation
• The Japanese Consulate General of Japan in New York
• The Japan Foundation
• The Japan Iron and Steel Federation & Mitsubishi Endowments at the University of Pittsburgh
• United States Steel Foundation
• Westinghouse Corporation