Japan Society News
A Digital Revolution in Healthcare
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 year’s program was titled…
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Takahide Akiyama, president of the Japan Society of Northern California, wishes you a happy and healthy new year.
Read MoreTakahide Akiyama is the new president of Japan Society of Northern California
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…
Read MoreRestricting Foreign Investment in Silicon Valley: How to Deal with New National Security Review Rules
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…
Read MoreShades of Gray: Age-tech reshapes elderly healthcare in Japan
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…
Read MoreHow Silicon Valley Start-Ups Can Make it in Japan
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 Silicon Valley tech…
Read MoreTraveling to Japan in 2020
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…
Read MoreUS-Japan Friendship Cup Tennis Tournament
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…
Read MoreJSNC Volunteers at the 2019 Prefontaine Diamond Classic
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…
Read MoreExciting Races at the Prefontaine Classic Track & Field Meet
This past weekend was the Prefontaine Classic Track Meet held at Stanford University. This meet is part of the IAAF Diamond League, an annual series of prestigious track & field…
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