March 5, 2020

March Newsletter
JASDFW NEWS
Hanami Dango FoodWorkshop
Sunday, March 29
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Central Five Hundred
Conference Center
500 North Central
Expressway, Plano, TX
75074 (Map)Tickets: Free for Children

CORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000

K-12 | $3 Members (adult)$5 Non-Members (adult)
Let's make hanami dango! Hanami dango is a popular
Japanese sweet enjoyed during the cherry blossom
viewing (Hanami) in Japan. They are sweet mochi rice
dumplings on a skewer, and each of them has a different
color;
pinkisusedtosymbolizecherry
blossoms, white represents the remaining snow of thepast winter, and green is used as a herald of spring,representing the color of young grass.
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn about Hanami inJapan and how to make Hanami dango with a microwave!
You will be surprised how easy you can enjoy Japanese
sweets at home.
* Ingredients and cooking utensils will be provided.
You can learn more and register online by clicking
here !

Japan's Changing
Consumer:
Ringing in the Age ofReiwa
Tuesday, April 14
6:00 pm - 8:00 pmCentral Five Hundred
Conference Center
500 North Central
Expressway, Plano, TX
75074 (Map)Tickets: Free for Members | $10 Non-Members

The rapid aging of Japan, along with the economic
upturns and downturns of the past three decades, hasresulted in a more highly segmented Japanese consumer
base – both generationally and in terms of the epicentersof Japan’s wealth. With the dawn of the Reiwa Era comes
expanded opportunities for foreign marketers and theglobal supply chain. These opportunities run deep for awide variety of products and services – including food andbeverage, skincare, and leisure/entertainment. Presentedby JASDFW and CarterGroup.
You can learn more and RSVP online by clicking here.

2020 Sun & Star
Legacy Award DinnerThursday, May 7
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Omni Frisco Hotel, TheStar Ballroom
11 Cowboys Way,Frisco, TX 75034 (Map)
Sponsorship currently
available and individual
ticket purchases will
open soon
Join us as we honor exemplary supporters of the U.S.Japanrelationship. Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae,
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japanto the United States (2012-2018) and current President ofThe Japan Institute of International Affairs, and his
w ife Nobuku Sasae, President of the Nobuko Forum
Japan and conference interpreter, will receive the Sun &Star Legacy Award for fostering cooperation andfriendship between the two countries.
Anna McFarland will receive the Bridges-to-FriendshipAward for her contributions to North Texas-Japan
relations as former Executive Director of the JapanAmerica Society of Dallas/Fort Worth from 1997 to 2019.
Ambassador Ronald Kirk will serve as the Honorary
Host.
To learn about sponsorship opportunities or topurchase a table for your organization, click here.

Dallas-Sendai YoungAmbassadors
ProgramDeadline:​Friday, March 20
12:00pm
Be a leader. Be a world
traveler. Be a Young
Ambassador. Dallas and Sendai have been International
Friendship Cities since 1997, and the Young
Ambassadors Program is your chance to strengthen thisimportant relationship.

Six students will stay with host families – experiencing
Japanese everyday life firsthand, meeting city officials,and participating in many other exchange activities.
Applications and teacher recommendations must be
received by JASDFW no later than Friday, March 20,
2020 at 12:00 PM. Semi-finalists will be selected toparticipate in interviews. The delegation of 6 Young
Ambassadors will be announced in early April.
To learn more about the program and applications,click here!

COMMUNITY EVENTS
Dallas ISD: Read for
Me/InternationalFestival

CORPORATE MEMBERS

Saturday, March 7
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
W. H. Adamson HighSchool309 East 9th Street
Dallas, TX 7520 (Map)GOLD | $2,500

Read for Me is acommunity event that creates an interactive, multicultural experience in literacy while building advocacy
for parents, students, and community members. Thisfamily-fun event, also embraces diversity, shares thecommunity’s passion for reading, and gives away over
10,000 books. Students and parents will meet authors,
work with community members, and experience the joyof literacy.
This year’s theme is “Stories from Around the World”
and JASDFW team members will present traditional
kamishibai.
To learn more about the Read For Me/International
Festival, you can click here.

Texas Theatre:
Tokyo Godfathers
Friday, March 13
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
231 W. Jefferson Blvd

Dallas, TX 75208 (Map)Tokyo Godfathers, the acclaimed classic from masterdirector Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue), comes toOak Cliff via a brand-new restoration!
In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless people’s lives arechanged forever when they discover a baby girl at agarbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast
approaches, these three forgotten members of society
band together to solve the mystery of the abandonedchild and the fate of her parents. Along the way,encounters with seemingly unrelated events and people
force them to confront their own haunted pasts, as theylearn to face their future, together.
Co-written by Keiko Nobumoto (Cowboy Bebop) andfeaturing a whimsical score by Keiichi Suzuki, Tokyo
Godfathers is a masterpiece by turns heartfelt, hilarious
and highly original, a tale of hope and redemption in theface of seemingly insurmountable odds.
For more information and to purchase tickets, click
here.

Sogetsu Ikebana:
45th Anniversary
Celebration
Wednesday, March 18 Thursday, March 19
9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Springhill Suites
Marriott (Map)Tickets: $120
Misei Ishikawa is aMaster
InstructorofIkebana with years of experience abroad. In her works,
she strives to create a dynamic balance between
natural and human elements while abiding by the core
theory of Sogetsu Ikebana. Registration for her March
1 9 Composing with Branches Workshop remains
open to interested individuals.
To learn more about Misei Ishikawa and to RSVP,
you can click here.
For any questions related to the workshop, pleasecontact Lucia Jentz at leelucia130@gmail.com.

Spotlight: Japan 2020
Monday, March 23 Sunday, March 29
Baylor University

1311 South 5th St
Waco, TX 76706 (Map)
Baylor University is excited
to host Spotlight: Japan2020,
aweek-longcelebration of Japanese art, culture, and history fromMarch 23 – 29, 2020, sponsored by the Departments ofArt and Art History, Theatre Arts, and Modern
Languages and Cultures (Japanese), as well as theMartin Museum of Art, the School of Music, and theHankamer School of Business.
Spotlight: Japan 2020 will include an exhibition ofJapanese prints at the Martin Museum of Art, aproduction of Okada Toshiki’s Enjoy by the Department

of Theatre Arts, and numerous additional lectures andevents by guest artists and Japan scholars.
Spotlight: Japan 2020 is partially funded with generous
support from The Japan Foundation New York and issponsored in cooperation with the Global Business
Forum.
For more information and to register, click here.

Gallery
2020 Japan Currents Photos

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Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner Sponsors
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GoldSilver

Frisco Economic Development Corporation
Haynes and Boone, LLP
KPMG LLP
Mitsui Bussan Logistics Inc.
SMU Tower Center, Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia

BronzeCity of Plano

50th Anniversary Fund
NEC Corporation of America

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NEW MEMBERSGold
Richardson Economic
Development Partnership

SilverRyan LLCBronze
COACH A Co., LtdFriendJapanese Akita Club ofAmerica, Inc .

Individual/Family
Kacie L. Britton
Matthew D. Caldwell
Michiyo Fitzgerald
Claire Lu Jiang
Lei Jiang
Jing Lyu
Matthew Tan
Keija Yang

UPCOMING:
March 5 | DAABA: Screening and Panel Discussion "Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066"March 7 | Dallas ISD: Read for Me/International Festival
March 11 | North Texas Soccer Association: SheBelieves
Cup - USA vs. Japan
March 13 | Texas Theatre: Tokyo Godfathers
March 18 | Sogetsu Ikebana: 45th Anniversary Celebration
with Master Instructor Misei Ishikawa
March 23-29 | Baylor University - Spotlight: Japan 2020
March 29 | Hanami Dango Food WoorkshopApril 14 | Japan's Changing Consumer: Ringing in the Ageof Reiwa
April 25-26 | Fort Worth Japanese Society: Japanese Spring
FestivalApril 30 | Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military PowerMay 2 | Fort Worth Sister Cities International: JapaneseChildren's Day
May 2 | Plano AsiaFest
May 7 | 2020 Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
May 8 - 10 | Fort Worth Convention Center: Anime FrontierJune 22 - 30 | Dallas Young Ambassadors Program: Travel
to SendaiONGOING:Now - March 15 | Dallas Contemporary: FRIENDSWITHYOU- The Dance
Now - April 29 | Courage and Compassion: Our Shared
Story of the Japanese American World War II Experience469-573-6880 | info@jasdfw.org | www.jasdfw.org​​​