Japan Society News

As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, it is timely to look back on the 116-year history of the Japan Society of Northern California and how it was intertwined with [...]

On April 22nd, the Japan Society of Northern California and US-Japan MedTech Frontiers collaborated once more in presenting their annual US-Japan Healthcare Connection MedTech Conference. This [...]

Takahide Akiyama, president of the Japan Society of Northern California, wishes you a happy and healthy new year.

The Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC) announced today the appointment of Takahide Akiyama as its President to lead its mission to promote strong ties between the Bay Area and Japan, [...]

On September 17th we met at Sony Interactive Entertainment’s San Mateo Studio to hear about the updated restrictions on foreign investment into US firms, known as the Foreign Investment Risk [...]

On Tuesday September 10th Dr. Tae Hyun Kim, Professor John Campbell, and Joseph Schmidt talked about different aspects of Japan’s (and the world’s) aging society, how technology can be used to [...]

On August 28th Alan Mockridge, President of Intralink North America, and Matthew Fuller, partner at Geodesic Capital, gave an incredibly informative presentation on their experience with bringing [...]

On August 27th Kay Cuellar from the Japan National Tourism Organization came all the way from Los Angeles to talk about travel to Japan in 2020 and beyond and to share some information about the [...]

On Sunday August 25th, 68 players and a handful of spectators gathered for our 30th US-Japan Friendship Tennis tournament. They were able to play tennis, meet new people, have good food, and [...]

Japan Society of Northern California’s Road to Tokyo 2020 Initiative kicked off with its first major sporting event engagement on June 30, 2019. We were involved with the famous Prefontaine [...]