34th "Award of Honor" Gala

When
U.S.
December 4, 2020
5:00-6:00 PM PST
Japan
December 5, 2020
10:00-11:00 AM JST
Where
via Zoom Meeting
Award of Honor

His Excellency, Shinzo Abe
Former Prime Minister of Japan
Humanitarian Award

Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, MD
White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator

Dr. Shinya Yamanaka
Senior Investigator and the L.K. Whittier Foundation Investigator in Stem Cell Biology at the Gladstone Institutes
Professor of Anatomy, University of California San Francisco
Director / Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Japan
Representative Director, CiRA Foundation, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, Kyoto, Japan
Zuiho Taiko
Agenda
Welcome Remarks
Jon Metzler, Chairman of the Board Japan Society of Northern California & Lecturer, UC-Berkeley
Nobuko Saito Cleary, Chair, Japan Society Gala, Executive Member of the Board, Japan Society of Northern California
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Commemorating 150 Years of Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Toru Maeda
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Japan Society of Northern California 115 years with photos
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2020 Humanitarian Award
Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, Senior Investigator and the L.K. Whittier Foundation Investigator in Stem Cell Biology at the Gladstone Institutes
Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, MD, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator
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Entertainment Zuiho Taiko, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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2020 Award of Honor
His Excellency Shinzo Abe, Former Prime Minister of Japan
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Closing Remarks
Takahide Akiyama, President, Japan Society of Northern California
Nobuko Saito Cleary, Chair, Japan Society Gala, Executive Member of the Board, Japan Society of Northern California
About the 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. The programming has varied through the years but the mission to foster understanding and collaboration between Japan and the United States remains unchanged.
On December 4, 2020 (December 5, 2020 in Japan), the Japan Society will hold its 34th Annual Award of Honor Gala via Zoom. The gala is our signature event of the year attended by a wide range of Americans and Japanese from business, government, the arts, academia and the community who share a strong commitment to close ties between the United States and Japan.
Japan Society Gala Committee
Takahide Akiyama
President, Japan Society of Northern California
Nobuko Saito Cleary
Chair, Japan Society Gala
Past Award Galas
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