January 7, 2021

January Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

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Minoru Makihara(1930-2020)
The Japan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth is saddened tolearn of the recent death of Minoru
Makihara, who was a member of
the JASDFW advisory council andwas the 2013 recipient of the Sun& Star Legacy Award. He served
as the President and CEO of theMitsubishi Corporation in the 1990s, when it was thelargest company in the world.
Makihara was also a long-time supporter of Japan's
relations with the United States, serving as chairman ofnotable organizations fostering U.S.-Japan business,cultural, and educational exchange.
You can learn more about Makihara-san from thisarticle.

[Online Event] 2021 Mochitsuki
New Year's Celebration
Saturday, January 16
4:30 - 5:30 pm CST
Tickets: FREE
Special mochi and activity packages available forpurchaseCelebrate the Year of the Ox with our first-ever virtual
Mochitsuki. Learn about Japan's rich New Year'straditions through music performances, a mochi-pounding
demonstration, kakizome - the first calligraphy of theyear, and a unique video from Hiroshima!

Special Guest
We have invited a NYC based Rakugo performer, Ken
Saito to do a short English Rakugo performance for thisspecial occasion. Enjoy and have a good New Year's
laugh with us!

Purchase Your Fukubukuro Today!
Want to enhance your virtual Mochitsuki experience? Thisyear, JASDFW is offering the chance to purchase special
Fukubukuro (Lucky Bag) due to the shift to online
programming! The Fukubukuro will be ready for pickup at
Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth between
January 13 – 15 from 10 am – 7 pm, and January 16 from11 am – 3 pm. There are only 50 bags for each set andavailability is on a first-come, first-served basis. Don't
miss out!

Register & Purchase Your Fukubukuro Here​To learn more about Mochitsuki, please click here.

[Online Event] ACCJ/NAJAS Business Leaders
Series: A Conversation with Boeing Japan
President Will Shaffer
Wednesday, January 27
6:00 - 7:30 pm CST
Boeing, with customers in more than 100 countries andsix continents, is a global leader in not only aviation, butalso logistics and supply chain analytics. The company
has a strong presence in North Texas with Boeing GlobalServices, headquartered in Plano. Join us for a special
conversation with Will Shaffer, Vice Presidentof Boeing International and President of Boeing Japan, ashe discusses the current environment of the aviation andaerospace industries and how leaders are working toregain customers and stakeholders in a COVID world.

This program is part of the ACCJ/NAJAS BusinessSpeaker Series, a collaboration with the American
Chamber of Commerce in Japan and the National
Association of Japan-America Societies. The series
highlights the Japan-based businesses of global
corporations, focusing on business strategies in Japan,
successes and challenges, and current perspectives fromJapan. The inaugural program was hosted by the JapanAmerica Society of Indiana in October 2020.

Register Here​To learn more about the ACCJ/NAJAS Business
Leaders Series, please click here.

[Online Event] JapanCurrents Symposium ​Day One
Wednesday, February 10
6:00 - 7:15 pm CST
As we enter 2021, there aremany questions about how
the Suga government in Japan and the Biden
administration in the United States will work together.
Among the agenda , major points include securing peaceand stability in Asia, managing global trade networks, andensuring the health of millions of Americans
and Japanese amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
​Join us for a conversation with three experts
from Japan and the United States on what 2021 will holdfor relations between these Transpacific partners.
Panelists include Dr. Michael Green (Center for Strategicand International Studies, Georgetown University), Aiko
Lane (U.S.-Japan Business Council), and Dr. Yoshihide
Soeya (Keio University).
A Texas-focused panel will take place on Thursday,
February 11. The Japan Currents Symposium issponsored by the Embassy of Japan and the National
Association of Japan-America Societies, and is presented
in collaboration with the Sun & Star Program on Japanand East Asia at SMU's Tower Center for Public Policy
and International Affairs.

Register Here​To learn more about the Japan Currents Symposium,click here.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500[Online Event] Japan-America Society ofOregon: Virtual New Year's Celebration
Saturday, January 9
9:00 - 10:30 pm CSTTickets: FREE with $15 Suggested Donation
Join our sister society in Oregon for a special online
celebration, organized by their culture committee. Special
guest speakers from Japan and the United States will join
the festivities. Locally produced sake and bento boxes areavailable for pre-order for residents of Portland.
To learn more and to RSVP, please click here.

[Online Event] Japan America Society ofChicago: U.S.-Japan Strategic AllianceThursday, January 14
Tickets: FREE - $20
Mr. Keijiro ‘Kent’ Hora, CEO & President, Mitsubishi
Electric US, and Chief Representative of the Americas
Region will share his personal and professional
perspective on raising a family overseas and thechallenges and opportunities that come from blending
differing work styles of the Japanese and American
workforce. Mr. Hora’s career at Mitsubishi Electric spans
multiple leadership assignments in the United States,
Hong Kong and Japan across several industries. He will
also address the growing importance of the U.S.-Japan
strategic alliance and how Mitsubishi Electric iscontributing to this key global partnership.
To learn more and to RSVP, click here.

[Online Event] Japan-America Society ofOregon: Motoko Rich, The Face of The New
York Times in Japan
Wednesday, January 20
7:00 pm CST
Tickets: Varies
Join our friends at JASO as Motoko Rich, Tokyo Bureau
Chief of The New York Times, shares her insights aboutJapanese culture, its nuances and complexities, and what
it is like working in Japan as a dual-heritage citizen,
where women leaders are the exception rather than thenorm.
To learn more and to RSVP, please click here.

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Individual/Family
John Bowers
Jeff Bridges
Andre Cameron
Dexter Cook
Nancy Kerstetter
Robert Kerstetter
Woody Roward

UPCOMING EVENTS:
January 9 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan-America Society ofOregon: Virtual New Year's Celebration
January 14 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan America Society of
Chicago: U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliance
January 16 | [ONLINE EVENT] Mochitsuki New Year'sCelebration
January 20 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan-America Society ofOregon: Motoko Rich, The Face of The New York Times inJapan
January 27 | [ONLINE EVENT] ACCJ/NAJAS Business
Leaders Series: A Conversation with Boeing Japan
President Will Shaffer
February 10 | [ONLINE EVENT] 2021 Japan Currents
Symposium - Day One
Numerous events throughout the DFW area have been postponeddue to COVID-19. We will update this section accordingly as thesituation develops.

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