June 2, 2022

June Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000[ONLINE EVENT] Journey to Tsukiji Market: A
Neighborhood & Virtual Tour
Wednesday, June 15
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT
Register for FREE
The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth isexcited to partner with Arigato Japan Travel on a virtual
exploration, especially as tourists will soon be able toreturn to the country. We will venture to the Tsukiji
Market, an area of Tokyo known for generations as adestination for fresh fish, produce, and a flavor ofauthentic Japan. Although several wholesale fish sellers
moved to the new Toyosu facility, 65 specialty vendors
and hundreds of traditional businesses are still here,
which makes this part of town still one of the best foodareas in all of Tokyo.
Register HereTo learn more about this event, click here.

[Online] Summer Japanese Language Class
Summer Japanese Class 1 - 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. CDT on
Thursdays, July 14 to September 1
This course is for beginners who are looking for a general
understanding of the Japanese language and to practicesome common expressions used in personal
conversations. Students will learn some basic Japanesegrammar and sentence structures as they learn how to
introduce themselves and share simple personal details inJapanese. They will also learn familiar and basic
expressions, and a variety of greetings useful in daily
conversations.
While this course is focused on conversational Japanese,by the end of the course, students will be able torecognize Hiragana and its differences between the otherwriting systems. Prior knowledge of Japanese characters(Hiragana, Katakana, & Kanji) is not required to take thiscourse.
Register HereTo learn more about our language class, click here.

2022 Annual Sake Tasting and Lecture
Friday, July 15 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. CDT
Central Five Hundred (JASDFW building)
500 North Central Expressway, Plano TX 75074
Members $35 / Nonmembers $45 /Nonmembers with membership bundle $70 (Save $15)
After successful online programs in 2020 and 2021, thesake tasting and lecture returns as in-person event. Thisis one of the Society’s most popular annual programs anda highlight of our summer schedule. We will have aguided experience led by our friends at Sake Social,complemented with local Japanese cuisine. For the firsttime in the event’s history, we will also add shochu to ourmenu. This distilled alcoholic beverage typically comesfrom rice, barley, sweet potatoes, buckwheat, or brownsugar.
Register HereTo learn more about this event, click here.

SAVE-THE-DATE:
August Beer Garden and September Otsukimi
Japanese Beer Garden - Saturday, August 13 from6:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT
Rollertown Beerworks - 412 North Oklahoma Street#106, Celina TX 75009
Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival - Saturday,
September 10 from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. CDT
Simpson Plaza at Frisco Square - 8843 Coleman
Boulevard, Frisco TX 75034
Both events free to attend, more details to bereleased soon
Our 23rd Otsukimi celebration returns to its normal
September schedule with performances, demonstrations,
local vendors selling goods, Japanese cuisine, and family
fun! In August, we will partner with Rollertown Beerworks
on an evening with family activities and a speciallybrewed Japanese lager:
House of Warlords (5.5% ABV | 18 IBU) was brewed inhonor of Rollertown Head Brewer Tommy's time spent
serving in the US Air Force in Japan. He fell in love not
only with Japan, but also with clean, crisp Japaneselagers brewed with minimal ingredients. House ofWarlords is clean and subtle on the nose; it offers crackerlike malt flavors and a crisp, slight bitterness, which
creates an effervescence that's synonymous withJapanese lagers. In the brewing process, Tommy used ahop called "Sorachi Ace," which are the same hops
developed to make Japan's famed Sapporo extra
premium lager in the late 70s.

Programs Manager job opening
Join our team! We are hiring for the Programs Managerposition. This job will support the Society's growing list ofmonthly events and signature programs, such as the Sun& Star Legacy Award Dinner, the Japan Currents
Symposium, and the Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration.
More Details / Apply HereCOMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500

In memoriam:
Yoshiyuki Kasai and Norman Mineta
We mourn the loss of two former Sun & Star Legacy
Award recipients, who both passed in May 2022.
2015 recipient Yoshiyuki Kasai was the Honorary
Chairman of the Central Japan Railway Company (JRCentral) and he played a key role in privatizing Japan's
national railways in the late 1980s.
2004 honoree Norman Mineta served as the Secretaryof Commerce under President Bill Clinton and Secretaryof Transportation during 9/11 under President GeorgeW. Bush. Secretary Mineta was the first JapaneseAmerican to serve in the cabinet, which heaccomplished after more than two decades in the U.S.
House of Representatives and as Mayor of San Jose,
California.

A-Kon Anime Convention
THIS WEEK: Friday, June 3 - Sunday, June 5
Irving Convention Center + Toyota Music Factory
A-Kon, first held in 1990, is the longest running anime
convention in North America and is one of the largest
and highest ranked anime conventions in the U.S. Jointhem this weekend as they host an active community ofindustry professionals, actors, and fans of anime,
gaming, cosplay, music, fashion, manga, art, film, media
and Japanese culture.
The 2022 event will take place Friday, June 3, toSunday, June 5, at the Irving Convention Center at Las
Colinas and the Toyota Music Factory in Irving.
To learn more about this convention, click here.

Host a Japanese Exchange Student
States' 4-H is searching for host families for Japanese
students visiting Texas this summer. Dates are between
July 23 to August 15 and hosts must already have achild of the same gender who is within 4 years of thehosted youth's age. Families without children in the age
range may host an adult chaperone. Learn more andapply below or contact Darlene Lockeat darlene.locke@ag.tamu.edu.
To learn more and apply, click here.

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS

UPCOMING EVENTS:
June 6-10 | Destination Japan summer camp - registration

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Misaki Collins
Jolisa Dobbs
Jase Fragoso
Jesse Fragoso
Nancy Fragoso
Jordan Taichi Knight
Madoka Leonetti
Dakshana Nagaraj
Thear Suzuki

closedJune 15 | [ONLINE EVENT] Journey to Tsukiji Market: A
Neighborhood and Virtual Tour
July 14-September 1 | [ONLINE] Japanese 1 Language
Class
July 15 | Annual Sake Tasting and Lecture
Save-the-date August 13 | Japanese Beer Garden at
Rollertown Beerworks
Save-the-date September 10 | Otsukimi Moon Viewing
Festival469-573-6880 | info@jasdfw.org | www.jasdfw.org

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