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  • Fahrenheit San Jose YPG

    Your JSNC Young Professionals Group (YPG) is gathering in the South Bay! This time we’re headed for the oh-so-hip Fahrenheit Lounge in beautiful downtown San Jose. Look sharp, load your business card stash, don’t forget your firm handshakes and charming smiles, and meet up with your Japan-connected South Bay circle for Culinary and cocktail delights,…

  • Crash Course in Doing Business with the Japanese

    The Japanese have a reputation for being particular about etiquette and business protocol, and for being challenging business partners. What are the essential things you need to know for successful business interactions with Japanese? In this presentation, Japanese business culture expert Rochelle Kopp—Managing Principal of Japan Intercultural Consulting and author of The Lowdown: Business Etiquette…

  • ANPO: The Arts of Resistance

    A film screening and conversation with director Linda Hoaglund “ANPO” is a Japanese term referring to the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty, which allows for stationing American troops and bases in Okinawa and elsewhere in Japan. In 1960, public resentment and concerns about this military presence boiled over into massive popular demonstrations. Japanese artists attempted to…

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  • Nombe SF YPG Nomikai

    Are you a Nombe? The Japan Society's Young Professionals Group (YPG) is partnering with Nombe Japanese restaurant in San Francisco to bring you not just the networking nomikai that you have come to know and love, but this time it comes with Japanese tapas at the hippest izakaya in San Francisco! An izakaya is a…

  • Japanese Language and Cultural Experience: Sumi-e 墨絵 Workshop

    Sumi-e (墨絵), also called suiboku-ga (水墨画), is Japanese ink wash painting. Brought to Japan from China by Zen Buddhist monks in the mid-14th century, sumi-e is a very elegant and expressive technique that utilizes variations in brushwork and contrasting shades of ink to create dramatic images. The philosophy of sumi-e is to capture the subject’s…

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  • 2011 Award of Honor Gala Donations

    A donation in honor of Ambassador Ryozo Kato, Mr. William H. Neukom / San Francisco Giants or Mr. Masanori “Mashi” Murakami may be made to the Japan Society of Northern California and will be utilized for operating expenses. To make a cash donation, you may do so online. Contributors of $500 or more will be…

  • 2011 Award of Honor Gala

    Please join us at the 25th annual 2011 Award of Honor Gala as we celebrate US-Japan baseball as well as the teams, players and management who have supported Japan’s earthquake relief efforts. Award of Honor Recipient: Ambassador Ryozo Kato, Commissioner, Nippon Professional Baseball Citizenship Awards: William H. Neukom, Managing General Partner and CEO, San Francisco…

  • Consul General Speaker Series: Japan

    On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake hit the northeastern coast of Japan, producing devastation on multiple scales. The tsunami it triggered wiped entire towns off the map and flooded the Fukushima nuclear plant, resulting in a high-stakes crisis that unfolded as the world watched. Join Consul General Hiroshi Inomata as he talks about disaster…

  • Japanese Language Class Bonen-kai

    今年もジャパンソサエティの日本語クラスに参加いただき、ありがとうございました。  Thank you for participating in our Japanese Language Classes in 2011. We would like to invite you to our small Bonen-kai.  Let's celebrate the end of 2011 with your classmates, teachers and the Japan Society community.  Please join us in a night of fun, enjoying snacks and drinks, Japanese conversation, etc.  This will be…

  • Japanese Language Symposium

    The Japan Society of Northern California is pleased to support a symposium on Japanese Language Education co-hosted by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, the San Francisco Unified School District and the Asian Art Museum on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 at the Asian Art Museum.  Featuring Mr. Yo Azama, 2012 ACTFL National Language Teacher…

  • Ozumo Oakland YPG

    This month the Japan Society's Young Professionals Group (YPG) is excited to be partnering up with our friends at Ozumo Oakland. Inspired by modern Japanese design, Ozumo is located in the heart of Oakland's Uptown District. With one of the largest sake lists in North America, as well as an impressive selection of contemporary and authentic Japanese cuisine, Ozumo is the place to be…

  • Hecho San Francisco YPG

    The Japan Society’s Young Professionals Group (YPG) is back in San Francisco for a March meet-up! With spring just around the corner, what better way to celebrate then by enjoying an evening of good conversation, sushi, and drinks, with other Japan-oriented professionals? Join us on March 27th at Hecho, a recently-opened Japanese fusion restaurant that…