October 7, 2021

October Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000

Long-time Honorary Consul-General Receives
Order of the Rising Sun
In September, John Stich received the Order of the RisingSun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon from the Governmentof Japan. His honor was formally announced in November
2020 in recognition of his contributions to promoting
exchange and friendship between Japan and the UnitedStates. He served as Honorary Consul-General of Japanin Dallas for 16 years through February 2020, promoting
friendly understanding between Japan and North Texas.
To learn more about John Stich and the Order of theRising Sun, click here.

[Hybrid Event]Curator Sarah Thompson on Hokusai at theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
Wednesday, October 20
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. CDT
Crow Museum and YouTube
Tickets: $10-15 in-person, FREE for online tickets
Through iconic images such as the “Great Wave,”
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) not only revolutionizedJapanese woodblock printmaking in his own day but
continues to inspire artists around the world. The Museumof Fine Arts, Boston -- home of the largest and finest
collection of Japanese art outside Japan -- is a major
repository of the work of Hokusai, with paintings,illustrated books, and woodblock prints representing thefull span of the artist’s seven-decade career.
Register HereTo learn more about this event, click here.

Our Popular Otsukimi Program Returns!
Saturday, November 20
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. CDT
Cost: FREE
Please join us for the 2021 Otsukimi Moon Viewing
Festival, taking place in Frisco for only the second timeever and our first in-person Otsukimi celebration in twoyears. This will be the 22nd annual Otsukimi, which has
become one of North Texas’ largest Japanese cultural
events. Musical performances and haiku readings will help
us connect to Japan’s autumn traditions. Vendors will sell
Japanese festival food and collectibles. Themed art andcultural activities will be fun for the entire family.

Please contact madoka@jasdfw.org or visit the link below if
you would like to register to be a vendor. All vendors mustcomply with health code regulations from the City of Frisco.

Vendor Registration
Please contact paul.pass@jasdfw.org or visit the link below if
you or your company are interested in event sponsorship.

Sponsorship​To learn more about Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival,click here.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500[Online Event] SMU Tower Center Sun & StarBetting on the Farm: Institutional Change inJapanese Agriculture
Thursday, October 14
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. CDT
In response to a long-term demographic and economiccrisis in the agricultural sector, some Japanese
agricultural cooperatives are transforming themselves
into profitable, market-oriented business enterprises,
while others remain stuck in traditional approaches tocooperation. What explains these variations in
responses to shifting market forces and what do they tell
us about the processes of institutional change and thefuture of farming in Japan?
Speaker: Dr. Patricia Maclachlan
Professor of Government & Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries Professor of Japanese Studies at theUniversity of Texas at Austin
Register Here[Online Event] SMU Tower Center Sun & StarCyber Great Game: Geopolitics and Geoeconomics for Data
Thursday, October 21
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. CDT
Information technologies have transformed andsupported our lives and works for the past 25 years.
However, the more we get dependent on them, the morethey get abused. Cyberspace is becoming deeper,darker and dirtier. State actors are also more active on
cyberspace and we are watching the Cyber Great Game
among them - the great competition for access to ourdata and cognitive space.
Speaker: Dr. Motohiro Tsuchiya
Vice-President for Global Engagement andInformation Technology at Keio University
Professor at Keio University Graduate School ofMedia and GovernanceRegister Here

​Hiroaki Onuma - Dreams Come True
September 18 - October 23

Tuesday - Friday by appointment
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. CDTPAO Projects
830 Exposition Ave #103
Dallas, TX 75226
P.A.O. Projects is pleased to present Dreams ComeTrue, a solo exhibition with emerging Japanese painter,Hiroaki Onuma. Based in Amsterdam, this is Onuma’s
first show in the United States and the gallery isdelighted to announce representation of the artist. The
exhibition represents an intimate look into the budding
career of the young artist, showcasing his ability toextend beyond the confinements and restrictions ofclassic techniques, blending acrylic, oil, and spray paint.
Onuma describes his process as “a form ofimprovisation with a sense of playfulness.” Combinedwith a vivid color palette, his work ranges from abstract
to surreal paintings. Dreams Come True will include
several large-scale paintings created from 2017 to2021.
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Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award
Application due Friday, October 15
The Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award wascreated in 2001 and administered by the United StatesJapan Foundation (USJF) from 2002-2019. The award
is now administered by EngageAsia with support fromprivate donors. The award is offered in two categories,
Humanities and Japanese Language, and honors top
teachers who have dedicated their career to furthering
mutual understanding between Americans andJapanese. The award is open to current full-time K-12classroom teachers of any relevant subject in the UnitedStates. There are two award categories, one in thehumanities and one in Japanese language. The 2020
award was given in the Japanese language category
and the 2021 award will be awarded in the humanities
category.
Learn MoreStudio Ghibli Fest 2021
Sunday, October 3 - Sunday, December 9
For Tickets and Prices, check you local showtimes.
For decades Studio Ghibli has created breathtakingly
beautiful movies that have captivated and inspired
audiences for generations through masterful storytellingand stunning visuals. Join GKIDS and Fathom Events
for the annual Studio Ghibli Fest to experience thewonder of these groundbreaking, beloved animatedfilms.
The studio has produced some of the world’s mostbeloved films, including Ponyo, Kiki’s Delivery Service,
Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,
Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and Whisper of the Heart.
Most of these films have won various international
awards, such as the Academy Awards, due to theirclassic animation techniques and storytelling.
Studio Ghibli Fest 2021 returns with four of its mostnoteworthy and impactful films – Spirited Away, Howl’sMoving Castle, Castle In The Sky, and My Neighbor
Totoro. Tickets are ON SALE NOW.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
TONIGHT October 7 | SMU Tower Center Sun & Star - The
East Asian COVID-19 ParadoxOctober 14 | SMU Tower Center Sun & Star - Betting on theFarm: Institutional Change in Japanese Agriculture
October 20 | Curator Sarah Thompson on Hokusai at theMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
October 21 | SMU Tower Center - The East Asian COVID-19Paradox
November 13-14 | Fort Worth Japanese Society FallFestival
November 20 | 2021 Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
November 30 | SAVE-THE-DATE World Affairs Council ofDallas/Fort Worth - Economic Alliance between Japan andNorth Texas
December 3-5 | Anime Frontier
December 11 | SAVE-THE-Date 2021 Bonenkai Forget-theYear PartyONGOING:
Now - October 23 | PAO Projects - Hiroaki Onuma Dreams
Come True
Now - December 31 | Crow Museum of Art: Born of Fire Contemporary Japanese Women Ceramic Artists
Now - December 31 | Samurai Collection: Iron Men: TheArtistry of Iron in Samurai ArmorOctober 3 - December 9 | Studio Ghibli Fest469-573-6880 | info@jasdfw.org | www.jasdfw.org​​​​