Events
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Asahi Beer at the 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! Kozo Kimura of Asahi Beer U.S.A. Inc. will be…
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Japan Society Young Professionals Group: Networking & Happy Hour
Please join the Japan Society Young Professionals Group for another networking/happy hour event! This will be a great opportunity to network with professionals with ties to Japan or Japan-related businesses. We also look to get more feedback on what type of events you are interested in attending. The event is open to all and…
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CANCELLED – Farewell to Free Trade? Trump's New Deal with the World
The future of free trade is in flux: almost immediately upon taking office, President Trump moved to cary out his campaign promises to protect the American worker from “unfair" foreign competition. The President withdrew the U.S. as a party to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, announced that one of his top trade priorities would be to renegotiate…
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Impact of Tax Reform Proposals on Bay Area and Japanese Business
Tax reform has been thrust into the nation’s headlines as a top priority for President Trump and US Congress as they have announced their intention to effect the most significant overhaul of US taxation in decades. Please join us on May 16 for a program sponsored by the Japan Society of Northern California in cooperation…
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Japan Society Young Professionals Group – Game Night
Please join the Japan Society Young Professionals Group for a game night at the Coin-Op Game Room in San Francisco!! Selection includes shooting games, arcades, hockey, etc. Come out and meet our group! We will socialize over drinks and games. This is a great opportunity to have fun and meet new people!! This is a…
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How Will Autonomous Vehicles Change the Way We Move? Perspectives from Japan and the US
Self-driving vehicles have the potential to fundamentally change human mobility in ways that will have profound implications for our society, economy and politics. Technological advances can make transport more efficient, safer, more convenient, and free, but it can also eliminate jobs, threaten our sense of independence, and invade our privacy. Companies that can successfully develop…
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SOLD OUT – Life and Food in a Japanese Farmhouse, with Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Author Nancy Singleton Hachisu will share with us an insider’s look into life on a Japanese farm, and how food, love, community and life come together in rural Japan. A native of California, Nancy moved to Japan in 1988, with the intention to stay for a year, learn Japanese, and return to the United States. Instead,…
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CANCELLED – How to Write about Japan for Fun and Profit: Novelist Barry Lancet talks about his latest work and path to a successful career in writing
Why is it that some writers of fiction succeed, while others fail? Come hear Tokyo resident Barry Lancet talk about his new spy thriller set in Japan, China and North Korea and how he “jumped the gap” to find a big-time agent that landed him a multi-book contact with a major publisher. When highly recognized novelist…
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Japan Society Young Professionals Group Happy Hour
Japan Society Young Professionals Group will be hosting a happy hour event at Novela Bar in the City of San Francisco. Come join us for a drink and meet new people. Our group includes people interested in Japanese culture as well as people that work with Japanese companies. We are a cordial bunch looking to…
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Big in Japan – Inside Dandelion Chocolate’s Successful Market Entry
Japanese love gourmet treats and they love San Francisco. So it’s no surprise that one of our city’s most appealing indulgences, Dandelion Chocolate, is being enthusiastically embraced by Japan’s consumers. In 2015 Dandelion Chocolate entered the Japanese market with a factory and cafe in Tokyo and have expanded with two additional cafes in Kamakura and…
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2017 Japan-US Innovation Awards Symposium
Now in its seventh year, the Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Initiative fosters constructive interaction between Japan and the San Francisco/Silicon Valley innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. The 2017 Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Symposium will be held Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Stanford University Arrillaga Alumni Center from 1:30 – 6:30 pm. The Symposium is…
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What I've Learned – Dr. Jim K. Omura: Japanese American Pioneer in Wireless Communications Shares His Story
What I've Learned Series: in this new series, we feature leaders and innovators who share insights about their careers, what choices they've faced and what lessons they have learned. As educator, entrepreneur, athlete, CEO, and strategist, Dr. Jim K. Omura has influenced generations of students, engineers, and entrepreneurs, and his work underpins wireless communications technologies…
$5 – $25