Events
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“Pacific Burn” author Barry Lancet on bridging the Bay Area and Japan through mystery-thrillers
“PACIFIC BURN is a page-turning, globe-spanning tale of murder, suspense, and intrigue that grabs and holds your attention from beginning to end. Barry Lancet is truly a gifted author, and…
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How to Make Your Product Scale Over the Pacific: Product, Market and Culture, with Japanese VC Zak Murase – Big in Japan
As part of our Big in Japan speaker series, we welcome Zak Murase, who represents the noted Japanese venture capital firm Global Brain in Silicon Valley. Before joining Global Brain,…
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“113 Project: Reclaiming Tohoku” Film Screening for Japan Earthquake Recovery
It's been five years since the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in the Tohoku region of Japan, but the road to recovery continues. As a supporter, the Japan…
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CAAMFEST 2016
Join us for the following films at this year's CAAMFest, co-presented by the Japan Society of Northern California: Kampai: For the Love of Sake Directed by Mirai Konishi Japan /…
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Umeshu Tasting at Annual General Members' Meeting
The Japan Society of Northern California is hosting a members-only gathering where you’ll have the opportunity to meet our board, staff and other members! CHOYA will be showcasing their Umeshu, a traditional Japanese…
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Finding Home, Finding Hope in Japan, with author Leza Lowitz
As we approach a more unified world culturally and economically we begin to meet others from distant places, far from their native lands. Or we may be the travelers,…
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Book talk & signing with Lori Tsugawa Whaley
Lori Tsugawa Whaley will be in San Francisco for a book signing of her novel, The Courage of a Samurai. The event will be held at Kinokuniya’s San Francisco bookstore,…
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Big in Japan: Allen Miner on Entering the Japanese Market – The Secret Formula for Success
Tuesday, May 3 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Morgan Lewis, Palo Alto As part of our Big in Japan series, we are joined by Allen Miner, the CEO of…
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Why are Talented Young Japanese Flocking to San Francisco? – Big in Japan, with Eriko Sekiya
Graduate of Keio University, worked at elite firms then started two companies of her own. Plus appearing on television and radio, and publishing several books including a bestseller. Eriko Sekiya was…
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FUROSHIKI WORKSHOP: The Art of Japanese Gift Wrapping with Fabric-Traditional and Modern Adaptations
The Japan Society is proud to present our Japanese cultural workshop on Thursday, June 23rd from 6 p.m. at CONDE HOUSE in San Francisco Design Center. Join us to explore the history, culture, techniques and intentions behind gift wrapping with fabric in Japan. In this hands on workshop featuring guest artist, Megumi Inouye, you will learn…
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Innovation Salon: Turning Hours to Dollars: Opportunities in the On-Demand Economy
ATTENTION: NEW DATE, SPEAKER for the Innovation Salon: On-Demand Economy Much has been written about the "solopreneur" - the modern virtual entrepreneur. Some call this the gig economy or 1099 economy or on-demand economy. In the US, all employment growth since 2000 has been in the 1099 or part-time sector, and services such as…
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JAPAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE UPDATE – PANEL AND RECEPTION
Stewardship in Japan: Resolution for Revolution The publication of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code in 2015 capped a long list of capital market revitalization efforts, including the introduction of a Stewardship Code. The Stewardship Code outlines the responsibilities of institutional investors to enhance the medium- to long-term investment return for their clients/beneficiaries through constructive engagement (dialogue) with…
$20 – $40