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Consul General Nakagawa welcomed students, judges and spectators to the 2021 Speech Contest. Andrew Gillman was the judge from the Japan America Society. This year’s contest is posted on YouTube.
The Program from December 10, 2020 with Yasuhiro Matsuda, University of Tokyo, Bonnie Glaser, CSIS and Brian Swiecki from CAR. Watch the VIDEO - subscribe to the JAS YouTube Channel!
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In a Japan-US collaboration, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Noguchi will be on the SpaceX capsule named Resilience, scheduled to depart on November 14th. He will join the NASA team of Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Shannon Walker on their mission to the International Space Station.
Japanese Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama and US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao addressed the 38 Japan America Societies across the country in a live web stream from the Japanese Embassy in D.C. on October 13, 2020, in lieu of a national in-person Annual Meeting. The Ambassador stressed the significance of the US-Japan relationship for job creation here, pointing out that Japan's foreign direct investment in the US, valued at over $600 billion is higher than that of any other foreign investor. Secretary Chao expressed that she was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics being held next summer and applauded the preparedness of Japan's continuously efficient transportation infrastructure.
Live Webinar October 8, 2020 - The Takumi Effect Series. Sponsored by Japan Foundation
Production has resumed, and employment has recovered, VISA and travel restrictions continue. Legal, labor, tax issues support available.
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Shinobu Kato shared his sake maker’s insight from his brewery in Brooklyn with the JAS Young Professionals group. He explained the Takumi tradition of sake making and the many resulting grades of sake, all while providing several opportunities for virtual ‘kampais’.
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In Japanese with materials available in English
JETRO and MEDC reported on Michigan relief efforts including COVID-19 response contributions from Denso, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota through the JBSD Foundation. Dickinson Wright provided up-to-date information on Employment visas, their renewal, and implications for employees working from home.
Click the link to hear the recording of the live session, with Izumi Suzuki’s simultaneous interpretation.
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