Please come take part in a special fundraiser for flood relief efforts in Japan, featuring tastings of Japanese food and spirits. 100% of proceeds from this JACC (Japanese American Community Coalition) event will go towards aid for those in western Japan who have been suffering from historic rainfalls and landslides this summer. Japanese-inspired hors d'oeuvres as well as premium sake, wine ...READ MORE »

It can be difficult to make the transition to your life after JET. This webinar is here to help. Featuring JET alumni with expertise in careers and recruiting, this webinar will help you figure out how JET fits into your career path, help you describe your JET experience in a way that employers will understand, teach how to utilize LinkedIn, ...READ MORE »

It's Festival season and we need volunteers! JETAA will have a booth at each of these festivals below and we would love to know who can attend. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Ashley at ashley.t.fox17@gmail.com. 5th Knox Asian Festival Location: Market Square, Knoxville, TN Date: Sunday, August 26th, 2018 Time: 11 am-6 pm EST Website: https://www.knoxasianfestival.com/ Japan/America Society of Kentucky Japan Festival Location: Courthouse Plaza, ...READ MORE »

Featuring over 50 Japanese color woodblock prints and several masks, this exhibition explores the art of woodblock prints and the history, stories, and costumes of Japanese Noh theater at the turn of the 20th century. Artist Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869–1927) came of age in the Meji era (1868–1912), a period of modernization when Japan was opened to world trade after more ...READ MORE »

Objects of Use and Beauty: Design and Craft in Japanese Culinary Tools will demonstrate the beauty of design and use in Japanese cooking and reveal the artistry of craftsmanship in such tools as knives, whisks, ceramic kama, and other important items. The use of materials such as bamboo, clay, cedar wood, metals and other natural substances will be accompanied by ...READ MORE »

An extensive survey of work by Japanese artist Masayuki Koorida in his first major exhibition in the United States, this show includes large scale works in granite and marble as well as small playful works in stainless steel and cast acrylic, and new drawings. His sculptures, which are often inspired by nature, are as much serious works as they are ...READ MORE »

Building on her family background in woodblock printing, artist Ayomi Yoshida has focused recently on large-scale installations that incorporate prints to achieve dramatic transformations of space. These total environments invite the public to engage with her investigations of time, life cycles in nature, sensory memory, and nostalgia. Yoshida’s understanding of Yoshio Taniguchi’s architectural practice uniquely situates her to respond to his ...READ MORE »

Kenshiro Oshima from the East Japan Dream Project has invited two students from Miyagi Kensennuma High School to give presentations about their lives after the events of March 2011. They are visiting NY for a couple weeks to study English, joined by one of their teachers. They will be accompanied by their teacher and others from Japan and will be ...READ MORE »

An extensive survey of work by Japanese artist Masayuki Koorida in his first major exhibition in the United States, this show includes large scale works in granite and marble as well as small playful works in stainless steel and cast acrylic, and new drawings. His sculptures, which are often inspired by nature, are as much serious works as they are ...READ MORE »