Events
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Building a US-Japan Healthcare Conference from Scratch: 10 Years of Driving Healthcare Innovation
Virtual Event*Online program Join us as Japan Society of Northern California President Steve Pollock and Progressive Neuro President and Co-Founder Kirk Zeller provide an overview of the history of the US-Japan Healthcare Conference and an update on this year’s Japan Conference that will take place in Tokyo and Osaka from September 16-19. The US-Japan Healthcare Connection…
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Kobo Sessions #1 Del Sol Quartet x Sake Masters
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Barbro Osher Hall 200 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United StatesIn cooperation with Nippon Kobo, the Japan Society of Northern California invites you to join us on May 17 for Kobo Sessions #1 Del Sol Quartet x Sake Masters, accompanied by bento box. Kobo Sessions is Nippon Kobo’s premier event series, held in an intimate venue with a limited audience to offer a deeply immersive experience of contemporary Japanese music and culture. This inaugural Kobo Sessions event blends chamber music, sake tasting with the masters, and a bento box dinner offering a dynamic and interactive exploration of the sounds and tastes of Japan.
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Tokyo Event: シリコンバレー最前線・AIで変わる日本企業のビジネス戦略
Tokyo Venture Capital Hub 5-9-1 Toranomon, Azabudai Hill Garden, Plaza B, 5th Floor, Lounge 1, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan*Japanese Program in Tokyo *Innovation Salon Event AIの進化は、もはや一部のIT企業だけでなく、リテール、EC、サプライチェーン、フィンテックなど幅広い分野に影響を与え、ビジネスの在り方を根本から変えつつあります。 シリコンバレーでのネットワークや事例を通じて、日本の大企業がどのようにこうしたAIの潮流を取り込み、競争優位性を確立していくべきか、シリコンバレー在住者、元駐在員が実務レベルで解説します。
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Intermediate Speaking Workshop – Level up your 日本語
Virtual EventDo you have a solid foundation of essential Japanese? Have you completed your JLPT N4 test and are studying for JLPT N3? Let’s help you level up your pre-intermediate Japanese skills!
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VIP Dinner with Evan Felsing, Economic Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
The Japan Society of Northern California would like to invite you to an exclusive dinner on May 27th at 5PM to meet Evan Felsing, Minister Counselor for Economic and Scientific Affairs at the…
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Tokyo Vice – Yakuza: Uncovering the Underbelly of Japan with Author Jake Adelstein
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesJoin us to hear from Jake Adelstein about Tokyo Vice, his work as a journalist in Japan, and more. This event is in collaboration with the San Francisco Public Library.
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VIP Dinner with Jake Adelstein
Teakwood 399 Grove St, San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe Japan Society of Northern California would like to invite you to an exclusive dinner on May 28th at 7:30 PM to meet Jake Adelstein, who has been an investigative journalist in Japan since 1993, writing in Japanese and English.
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2025 Japan-America Grassroots Summit in San Francisco
Please join us in welcoming guests from across Japan to San Francisco for the 2025 Japan-America Grassroots Summit from June 3rd to 9th, 2025!
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Movie Chat: Watch and Discuss!
Virtual Event*For Students at an Intermediate High Level **This is a conversation workshop — you’ll watch movies and discuss them in Japanese with your classmates. Do you like watching "Japanese" related…
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Inside the Akiya Market: Opportunities in Japan’s Abandoned Houses
Virtual Event*Online program Have you ever imagined buying a traditional Japanese home—complete with tatami mats, a deep ofuro, and a serene garden? Are you handy with tools and tempted by the…
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Canceled *Cancelled* Learn Japanese with Manga! — Summer Workshop for Ages 10–18
*This workshop is cancelled.* *Hybrid Workshop! Join in-person in San Mateo or on Zoom! Do you love manga? Interested in learning Japanese? Join us this summer to learn the language…
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An Overview of Japanese Textiles
Virtual Event*Online program Join us for an exploration of one of the world’s oldest and most diverse traditions of master craft textiles presented by Steve Beimel from JapanCraft21. Textiles have existed…
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