Japan Society of Northern California Names Stephen Pollock as New President

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2022 – The Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC) Board of Directors has selected Stephen Pollock as its new president, effective August 23, 2022. A member of the JSNC [...]

On July 14th, the Japan Society of Northern California and the Stanford University US–Asia Technology Management Center reintroduced the Japan-U.S. Innovation Award Symposium for the year of [...]

Jon Metzler moderated Manga Mania, an event featuring Fred Schodt, author of "Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics."

On March 25th, ten companies gathered at the San Mateo RakuNest office for a showcase presentation broadcasted on Zoom. The ten featured businesses across various industries such as food, travel, [...]

Welcome Reception On March 18 a small group gathered at San Francisco’s Pier One for a welcome reception for Kenichi Horie. Sixty years ago Mr. Horie sailed from Osaka to San Francisco by [...]

On March 11th, the Japan Society of Northern California hosted Wagyu 101, an in-person event all about Japanese Wagyu beef and what makes it special. We were thrilled to welcome Mr. Keiichi [...]

January 12th, 2022 The Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC) and US – Japan Medtech Frontiers (USJMF) are delighted to announce that following two years of strategic collaboration, USJMF’s [...]

January 1st, 2022 Happy New Year! I hope you are starting the year 2022 (the fourth year of the Reiwa era in Japan) in a great spirit.   As we begin the new year, I would like to thank you for [...]

The Japan Society of Northern California was delighted to see the announcement that our Chair of the Board, Larry Greenwood, was the recipient of the Foreign Minister’s Commendation for [...]

On August 16th, the Japan Society of Northern California hosted Yōkai 101, an online lecture dedicated to the intriguing monsters and myths of Japanese folklore. We were excited to be joined [...]