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Membership Benefits and Categories
(All Memberships are Calendar-Year Based)

Corporate Membership Levels
Individual Membership Levels

Membership Benefits

Japan-America Society members receive invitations to a wide range of business, trade, and public affairs programs and events to hear high-level speakers and to meet and interact with more than 800 Japanese and American corporate leaders representing more than 150 leading international companies.

Japan-America Society members receive discounted rates to JAS programs and joint programs with other international organizations. Members are eligible for free admission to a number of selected programs and events scheduled throughout the year.

Japan-America Society members receive exclusive website access to our Online Membership Directory. Our online Monthly Program Calendar allows for convenient online registration for all programs and events.


"The Japan-America Society is our region's preeminent organization for keeping the international business and trade community informed of the critical importance of our relationship with Japan. Its knowledge of and commitment to that relationship will be even more significant as we enter what may well be the Pacific Century."
Mic Dinsmore
Executive Director
Port of Seattle


Japan-America Society provides members with opportunities to promote their company's role in the community through special events including the Annual Meeting, Annual Golf Tournament, and Annual Holiday Dinner Celebration, and receptions and dinners for distinguished guests.

Japan-America Society provides a series of special programs, "Living in the U.S.A.," for Japanese national company employees working in the U.S.

Japan-America Society provides members the opportunity to experience a variety of Japanese arts and culture through its cultural programs co-sponsored with major Washington State arts and cultural organizations.

Japan-America Society promotes Japanese language and culture study at all school levels and provides a variety of volunteer opportunities for members through its highly-recognized education program, "Japan in the Schools."


"As a former president of JAS living in Japan, I now, more than ever, understand the important link the Society plays in fostering mutual understanding between the people of Washington State and Japan. The Society does this through its many programs, cultural exchanges, and the committed American and Japanese members who add immeasurably to the effectiveness of the organization."
Jim Fitzgerald
President, Weyerhaeuser Asia, Ltd.
Board of Governors
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan


Exclusive Corporate Benefits

In addition to the above, Corporate Members receive the following:

Free admission to Japan-America Society Quarterly Business Briefings, conducted by recognized experts, which provide valuable information and a thorough overview of the current state of the Japanese economy for companies doing business or planning to do business in Japan.

Free membership in Japan-America Society Industry Groups (JASIGs), which provide opportunity for corporate members to develop and maintain professional contacts, promote awareness of their companies, and discuss U.S. and Japan business and trade issues affecting their industries.

Preference for participation in Japan-America Society Trade and Business Delegations, which provide access for corporate members to government and business leaders in Japan and first-hand knowledge of business opportunities in one of the world's most important economies.


"We commend the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington for its tremendous efforts for the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the United States."
Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1999 Commendation Award


Corporate Membership Levels

Benefactor ($5,000)
Patron ($2,500)
Sustaini
ng ($1,000)
Regular ($500)
Associate ($200) (f
ive employees or less world wide)

Designated Corporate Representatives
All employees receive member discounts, but only designated representatives receive mailings and listings in the Online Membership
Directory. Each category may designate the following number of representatives, including the Key Contact.

Benefactor (20)
Patron (15)
Sustaining (5)
Regular (4)
Associate (key contact only)


Individual Membership Levels

Regular Membership ($60)
Senior Membership ($25) (65 and older)
Student Membership ($25)
JET Alumni Introductory ($10)
(This introductory rate is available for JET participants, and must be activated within one year of JET Program completion and is good for one year only)




Japan-America Society of the State of Washington
Information, Opportunity, Access

Offices in the World Trade Center West
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 400
Seattle, Washington USA
Telephone 206-374-0180 FAX 206-374-0175
jassw@us-japan.org

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