Posts by Steve Pollock

Dear Friends, On July 16, Japan Society will host one of our signature events of the year — the 16th Annual Innovation Awards Symposium at Stanford University. You need to…

Dear Friends, It’s Golden Week in Japan. Golden Week is a very popular string of holidays from April 29 to May 6, starting with Showa Day (the birthday of the…

Dear Friends, April is one of my favorite times of year in Japan – the sakura are so spectacular that I don’t even mind the crowds of people out enjoying…

Dear Friends, Happy New Year! I hope 2026 is off to a wonderful start for you. In Japan, the New Year (oshogatsu) is a time filled many meaningful traditions—hatsumode (the…

Dear Friends, As we reflect on the past year, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of you for your generous support and enthusiastic participation in Japan Society…

Dear Friends, Happy New Year!! Last year was a great year for Japan Society (see some of our program highlights below) – thank you for all of your support! I’m…

Hello Friends! I hope you all are having a great summer. I personally enjoyed watching the Paris Olympics over the last two weeks … although it reminded me again what…

Hi Friends, I can hardly believe that we’re already in Golden Week – it seems like 2024 has been flying by!  April was a particularly busy month at Japan Society,…