Takahide Akiyama is the new president of Japan Society of Northern California
The Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC) announced today the appointment of Takahide Akiyama as its President to lead its mission to promote [...]
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Women’s Impact Network | 2020 Spring Happy Hour!
Join Women's Impact Network "WIN" Chair, Tracy Gopal, to welcome special guest Naomi Koshi, former Mayor of Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.
Japanese Travelers at the Golden Gate: How Japan’s First Foreign Mission Changed the Course of History
2020 marks the 160th anniversary of the voyage to the port of San Francisco of the Karin Maru and the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the West.
Morning Karaoke Party
Hello, Japanese students. You're invited to our Morning Karaoke Party! Let's meet up to sing Japanese and English songs, and have fun conversations with your classmates and teachers. Your friends and family are welcome to come, too. You don’t like...
Misako Rocks: A Japanese Manga Artist’s Path to Success in the U.S.
Brooklyn-based Japanese manga artist Misako Rocks shares how she developed her signature style, the challenges she had to overcome, and her current project.
“Paper Lanterns” Film Screening in Tokyo
For this year’s anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, join us for another film screening of the documentary “Paper Lanterns” followed by a paper lantern workshop. Directed by Barry Frechette and produced by Japan Society Executive Committee member Nobuko Saito Cleary,...
Suntory Whisky at the Annual General Members Meeting 2020
The Japan Society of Northern California is hosting a members-only gathering where you’ll have the opportunity to meet our board, staff, and other members while welcoming Toru Maeda, the new Consul General of Japan!
Japanese Lessons
We offer Japanese language classes at various
levels throughout the Bay Area.
levels throughout the Bay Area.
31st “Award of Honor” Gala
For more than 100 years, the Japan Society of Northern California has fostered collaboration and understanding between the United States and Japan by providing Northern Californians with a range of language, cultural and business programming and opportunities for fellowship.
Innovation Awards
The Society’s vision is to energize the creativity, imagination and actions of individuals, businesses and academics – in both the U.S. and Japan – through creating distinctive dialogues and programs that broadly publicize and encourage “best in class” Japan – U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship.
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