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Japanese-Language Program
![]() Attorneys from JAS member law firms brief attendees on immigration and visa issues. Living in the U.S.A. is an occasional series of Japanese-language programs aimed at assisting Japanese national company employees and their families living in Washington State to adjust to life in the United States. The series is co-sponsored by the Japan Business Association of Seattle. Programs are offered free to Japan-America Society and JBA members and their guests. Advanced registration is required. Past Programs Changes in Tax Laws and Estate Planning Satoko Valdes, Deloitte & Touche, and Akane R. Suzuki, Garvey Schubert Barer Managing a Multicultural Workforce Yumi Asahara, Global Search USA Individual and Corporate Tax Issues Satoko Valdes and Masanori Murakami, Deloitte and Touche Immigration/Visa Issues Panelists from JAS Member Law Firms Living Well in a Different Culture Hiromi Fujiwara Dipboye, Counselor Legal Issues on Labor and Employment in the U.S. Sara Sandford, Principal, Garvey, Schubert and Barer U.S. Healthcare System Dr. Kumiko Nomoto, M.D. Group Health Cooperative, International Services Financial Planning Seminar Megumi Kobayashi, Merrill Lynch Tomiyasu Fukami, Fukami Management Consulting Purchasing a Residence in the U.S. Aiko Suganuma, President, Kohtoku Enterprise, Inc. Insurance and Security in the U.S. John Gissberg, Attorney, Pacific Northwest Advisors Understanding the U.S. School System Masashi Kato, University of Washington Taxes and Payroll Takashi Kasai, Ernst & Young LLP Legal Issues in the United States and Japan Chris Helm and Tamotsu Takura, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Health Care in the United States Dr. Keith Dipboye, Virginia Mason Medical Center |