President’s Note for March 2023

With a flurry of activities in late February – including the Emperor’s birthday reception at the Consul General’s residence, a flag-raising ceremony at SF City Hall, a VIP reception for [...]

On March 1st, the Japan Society of Northern California hosted “Awamori — A Traditional Spirit for the Modern Age”, generously sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. Sake [...]

This week, The Japan Society of Northern California had a special opportunity to hold a timely discussion about what the US and Japan can do to cooperate and leverage complementary strengths to [...]

This year, our annual “Japan Outlook 2023” program featured Mr. Mark Lambert, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. It was a fantastic program looking at the [...]

Happy 2023! 新年あけましておめでとうございます！Happy New Year to you! The Japan Society of Northern California is looking forward to an exciting year – and January is already off to a very busy start with [...]

Happy Holidays from the Japan Society of Northern California! One of the things I have loved about Japan is the opportunity it provides to experience holiday traditions that have (sort of) [...]

November’s Big Events November has been a very busy month for the Japan Society, featuring two of our biggest events of the year – our first-ever conference in Japan (on precision and [...]

The Japan Society of Northern California was elated to receive the news that our very own Gala Chair, Ms. Nobuko Saito Cleary, is one of the recipients of the 2022 Autumn Conferment of Japanese [...]

*In-Person Event in Awajishima, Japan Pasona Group Inc. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Group CEO: Yasuyuki Nambu) and the Japan Society of Northern California (NPO) will hold the [...]

My last trip to Japan was back in January of 2020. The trains were packed, the streets and office buildings were bustling and the bars and night clubs were full of activity. I remember wandering [...]