THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2013 VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN TRAVELS TO JAPAN, CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA The Vice President has departed for Tokyo, the first stop on a six-day…
Fargo, North Dakota – 9 members of the Japan- America Cultural Exchange Society of Okayama and three members of the Okayama television and radio recently visited Fargo, North Dakota. The friendship doll exchange of 1927 brought the Miss Okayama Doll…
The Japanese American National Museum, in collaboration with the USC Hapa Japan Database Project, exhibits Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History, from April 7 through August 25, 2013. Through photos, historical artifacts, multimedia images, and interactive components,…
Called TOMODACHI MUFG International Exchange Program, the two-week program in Japan for American high school students started on June 29 when 26 students and four chaperones gathered for bon voyage party and dinner at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Torrance. …
From June 30 to July 10, 2013, 14 educators from the United States, selected for their prominent leadership, will travel to Japan with the Invitational Group Tour Program operated by the Japan Foundation. The 14 administrators participating in this…
Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation (dba Aurora Foundation) is currently accepting applications for the year 2013 Aurora Challenge Grant. You can download the application form online at www.jlsf-aurora.org The deadline is now extended again to May 15, 2013, and qualification…
The Japan America Society of Southern California presents a discussion and book signing with Leslie Helm, author of “Yokohama Yankee” on Friday, April 19, from 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm at the Japan Foundation Los Angeles, 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1nFcBuanf4&feature=share&list=ULg1nFcBuanf4 The planting of 24 cherry trees at the Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 2 will honor the 2012 Japan-U.S. Cherry Blossom Centennial. In commemoration, the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles, the Los…
As a 20th anniversary event, UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies presents “New Visions of Japan Annual Forum” on Friday, June 1. New Visions of Japan Annual Forum UCLA Anderson Korn Convention Hall (located within the UCLA Anderson School…