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Robert Cole of U.C. Berkeley on the Japanese Software Industry

What went wrong and what can we learn from it? At a Japan Society program on February 15 at the San Francisco offices of Morrison Foerster, UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus…

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Ashes to Gold: How the 1964 Olympics Transformed Japan and Lessons for 2020

News icon Dan Rather headlined an all-star panel on December 8 at the de Young Museum of Fine Arts in San Francisco to talk about the remarkable story of the…

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A Look at Women in the Workforce in Japan and the U.S.

By Melissa La Bouff Asia Society of Northern California, the Consulate-General of Japan in SanFrancisco, and Japan Society of Northern California presented a panel on workplace gender equality in Japan…

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"Award of Honor" Gala

For more than 100 years, the Japan Society of Northern California has fostered collaboration and understanding between the United States and Japan by providing Northern Californians with a range of language, cultural and business programming and opportunities for fellowship.

Innovation Awards

The Society’s vision is to energize the creativity, imagination and actions of individuals, businesses and academics – in both the U.S. and Japan – through creating distinctive dialogues and programs that broadly publicize and encourage “best in class” Japan – U.S. innovation and entrepreneurship.

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