October 2016 Newsletter
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Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
October 15 | 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Cultural Activities: 6:30 PMStage Show: 7:00 PM
Klyde Warren Park
Free Admission!

Celebrate the full autumn moon at Klyde Warren Park with an
evening picnic, calligraphy, tea ceremony, Ikebana, and haiku
poetry. Enjoy music by violinist Kazuhiro Takagi, Dallas Kiyari
Daiko drummers, and shakuhachi master Stan Richardson, plus
moon activities and a rabbit-petting zoo with The Bunny Burrow
Rabbit Rescue.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and a picnic supper or pre-order a bento box.
Presented in partnership withCongratulations, Sun & Star Golf Classic Winners!
Champions: Ernst & Young LLP
Bryan Chance, Michael Clinton, Mark Halliwell, Tom Hever
2nd Place: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Fred Mau, Simon Nagata, Julie Takahashi, Koichi Takikawa

Gold | $2,500

3rd Place: NEC Corporation of America
Jackson Chen, Jason Reyes, Stephen Spencer, Craig Steiwig
Putting Contest:
Mike Kiname, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
Closest to the Pin Contests:
Fred Mau, Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Koichi Takikawa, Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Kunio Takakuwa, Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management (U.S.A.),
Inc.
Jared Chaffin, KPMG LLP
Longest Drive Contests:
Sheila NathoPeter Graham, American Airlines
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Thank you to everyone whodonated to Japan-America
Society on North Texas Giving
Day! Your gift will support theDallas-Sendai Young
Ambassadors Program. Thankyou for helping us nurture young leaders and deepen therelationship between Dallas and Sendai!
Japan-USA Goodwill Ocarina Concerts - Free!
Thursday, October 6 | 7:00 PMFirst Presbyterian Church of Richardson (map)Saturday, October 8 | 7:00 PM
Allen Public Library (map) | MoreMusicians Kazumi Sato of Tochigi City, Japan, and Cris Gale ofDallas will perform two free concerts on the ocarina, an ancientwind instrument.
An Evening with Sam Mihara
October 6 | 7:15 PM
SMU, McCord Auditorium, 306 Dallas Hall (map)
Educator and activist Sam Mihara will share his personal
experience in a Wyoming prison camp for Japanese Americans
during World War II, and discuss lessons from the experience forcontemporary human rights struggles. MoreJETRO Technology Seminar:

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JASDFW Job Bank
Special CounselDocument Review - JapaneseGate Gourmet

Successfully Entering Japan's IoT MarketOctober 26 | 8:00 - 9:30 AM
Hosts: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)and Dallas Regional Chamber
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 2600, Dallas
Free Admission! | Register | RSVP by October 18 | Flyer
Is your company ready to reap the benefits of expanding into theworld's second largest technology market? Join a discussion ofJapan's IoT (internet of things) industry. Keynote speaker Eisuke
Tsuyuzaki, JETRO Japan Technology Advisor, will provide anoverview of current market trends and discuss which industry
sectors have the greatest growth potential for U.S. companies.

Executive Chef
Executive Sous Chef
CookFood Preparation
Visit our Job Bank for details.

A limited number of free, individual consultations with Mr.
Tsuyuzaki will be available after the seminar for companies
planning to establish a corporate presence in Japan. For more
information contact JETRO at Keith_Sanders@jetro.go.jp.
Fort Worth Japanese Garden Fall Festival

November 5 & 6 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM$8 Adults | $5 Children (4 - 12 yrs.)
Fort Worth Japanese Garden (map)Enjoy traditional Japanese dance, music,
martial arts, sword demonstrations, raku,tea ceremonies, and more. More
Ikebana Ikenobo Master: Emiko Suzuki
November 10 & 11Texas Star Golf Club, Euless | Flyer
Ikebana International Dallas Chapter #13and Fort Worth Chapter #38 will present an
ikebana demonstration and workshops withIkenobo master Emiko Suzuki. Contact
ikebanadallas@gmail.com or fort-worth@ikebanahq.org.
Thank You, Volunteers!
Irving Main Street Event
Yukie Imanaga
Marina Kurioka
Takeshi Shirakawa
Amanda WhiteSun & Star Golf ClassicDavid Ball
Keiko Harris
Robin & Kyoko Mallon
Tomoko Miller
Keiko Nagata
Aliya Qureshi
Sam & Rie Shichijo
Reiko Shinde

Akimatsuri Fall Festival
Sara Castor
Tyler Choyenim
Taisei Hirakawa
Sarah Ishikawa
Grace & Ruth Mitsunari
Teru Nii
Junka Tanada
Leila Wyatt

Photo Gallery
Sun & Star Golf Classic
Saturday, September 17 at Cowboys Golf Club
View More Photos

Akimatsuri Fall Festival
Sunday, September 25 hosted by the Dallas Japanese Association

Now Showing: Japanese Films
Kenshin Part III:The Legend Ends
October 3 & 5
Angelika Film CenterDallas
MoreShin Godzilla
October 11Angelika Film Center
Plano & Dallas
MoreMiss Hokusai
October 21
Angelika Film Center
DallasMoreKIZUMONOGATARIPART II: NEKKETSU
October 22
Angelika Film Center
DallasMoreUpcoming Events and ActivitiesOngoing

Inside the Armor (The Samurai Collection)

October 6

An Evening with Sam Mihara (SMU Dedman College)

October 6 & 8Japan-US Goodwill Ocarina Concert (Allen Public Library)

October 10-12

26th Japan-America Grassroots Summit, Post-Summit Visit to Dallas

October 15

Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival

October 23

October Luncheon: Bingo (Fort Worth Japanese Society)October 26

JETRO Technology Seminar: Successfully Entering Japan's IoT Market(JETRO and Dallas Regional Chamber)

November 5 & 6Japanese Garden Fall Festival (Fort Worth Japanese Garden)

November 10 & 11Ikebana Ikenobo Master: Emiko Suzuki (Ikebana International)
WeeklyDallas Japanese Language and Culture Meetup (Meetup.com)

WeeklyDallas Japanese and English Language Exchange (Meetup.com)