Join JETAA Chicago for the 17th Annual Shinnenkai on January 18, 2020 (Saturday), from 5:00 to 8:00pm. The Japanese American Service Committee has once again graciously offered to host our celebration of Japanese culture and the new year! What Japanese things can you experience while there? Well... Japanese Food & Drink Calligraphy Ema Plaques Fukuwarai (Pin the Tail on the Donkey) Karuta (Playing Cards) Kimono Dress-up Onigiri (Rice Ball) Making Origami And as always, all of our activities are free ...READ MORE »

  U.S.-Japan Town Hall: Tokyo 2020 Olympics as a Bridge to U.S.-Japan Relations When Tuesday, January 21, 2020 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST Add to Calendar Where Online via Zoom and Florida International University in D.C. 440 1st ST NW #860 Washington, DC 20001 REGISTER NOW To participate virtually Once you register, you will receive an access link via email. To attend in Washington, D.C. Space is limited. Dinner will ...READ MORE »

Come celebrate with the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati! This is a members-only event with a dual purpose -- to provide a brief report to our members regarding the overall status, accomplishments, and financial health of the Society, and to celebrate the start of the new year. We will also be introducing new JASGC corporate, non-profit and individual members ...READ MORE »

The 4th annual GLJETAA Job Fair is upon us! The event, in collaboration with the JBSD and other local groups, aims to connect those of us with knowledge of Japan and Japanese culture with Japanese companies for employment opportunities. Keep an eye out for the official invite soon. Please feel free to share our facebook event, or contact Meg for ...READ MORE »

Reiwa 2, 1/25/2020 SAT at Bamboo Place Cultural Center 4308-B Division Ave. South, Kentwood, MI 49548 Park all around the building 5:30-8:30 $22　per person before due date ($25 at the dorr) $10 13-18 Year old $5 6-12 Year old We are planning Chinese Buffet and Sushi menu, and some games. Please RSVP by 1/18/2020. Please email us of this and we will give you the address to send check. If you ...READ MORE »

Interested in working at the State Department, or already there?  Come join JETAADC for a reception at the State Department in late January. Keep an eye on the JETAADC Facebook page for more information, including how to RSVP!

On February 2 from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, the Japanese New Year’s Festival co-sponsored by the Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C. and JCAW Foundation, Inc. will be held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. There will be four areas where various activities, such as Performances, Cultural Activities and Games, delicious Japanese festival specialties in the Food Court, and ...READ MORE »

The 2020 Annual Spring Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) will be held in Washington, DC, on Thursday, March 19, 2020, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. Proposals are invited for individual papers and panels in the following areas/categories: (1) pedagogy, (2) linguistics, (3) literature, (4) second language acquisition, (5) language and ...READ MORE »

Join JETAARM in April 2020 for an all-chapter winter weekend getaway at a private mountain house in historic Breckenridge! We'll have some fun in the snow while building stronger chapter connections. We've booked a private mountain house, with easy access to both the historic mountain town and the ski resort. We will be staying for 3 nights, Friday-Monday, to make the ...READ MORE »

We are pleased to announce that the 26th Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum (PJPF) will take place on May 9-10, 2020 at Princeton University. The theme of the Forum is "Power of Language Education: The Role of Language (First, Second, and Foreign Language) in Education" Two keynote speakers, Professor Ittoku Tomano (Kumamoto University) and Professor Seiichi Makino (Princeton University) have been ...READ MORE »

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Macalester College (Saint Paul, MN) is pleased to announce the 28th Conference of the Central Association of Teachers of Japanese (CATJ) on May 30- 31, 2020. We are excited to carry on the tradition of bringing together Japanese language professionals from across the US and Canada to network and share their research ...READ MORE »