December 5, 2019

December Newsletter
Highlights from Otsukimi 2019

JASDFW is proud to unveil a new promotional video, created with footage from the 2019
Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival. This video could not have been possible without thegracious support of our members. Please enjoy by clicking the thumbnail above!

JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE M EM BERSPLATINUM | $5,000

Bonenkai Forget-the-Year Party
Limited Space Available
Saturday, December 14
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Wa Kubota, Plano TX (M ap)

M embers: $40
General Public: $50
There is nothing quite like a holiday celebration withfriends! Come closeout to the year with us as wecelebrate another successful year of U.S.-Japanfriendship with special guest, Consul-General Hideo
Fukushima. Food options include a buffet of Japanese
appetizers, sushi rolls, soba, and more!
You can learn more and reserve your spot today byclicking here. Limited seating is still available, so
RSVP today to reserve your spot!

BMW Dallas Marathon: Cheer on
Consul-General Fukushima!
Sunday, December 15
8:30 amDallas City Hall
1500 M arilla St.
Dallas, TX 75206
Consul-General Hideo Fukushima will be in Dallas to run
the BMW Dallas Marathon. JASDFW is organizing agroup to cheer him on as he makes his racing debut inthe city!
You can click here for updates. Are you running
the BM W M arathon as well? Let us know!

Save-the-Date: Mochitsuki
New Years Celebration 2020
Sunday, January 12, 2020
​2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. (M ap)
Adults: M embers $5 | General Public $10
Children (6-12): $3

Children Under 5 Years: FREE
*Tickets are available at the door and we accept cash and checks.

New decade, same old celebration! Come kick off thestart of the 2020s with us at our annual Mochitsuki NewYears Celebration. Fresh mochi, calligraphy, traditional
performances, games and more will be available for thewhole family! Enjoy performances from local culturegroups and an array of vendors.
You can pre-register and learn more by clicking
here. Interested in volunteering? You can sign up byclicking here?

In Memoriam:​Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone
The board of directors and staff of the Japan-America
Society of Dallas/Fort Worth is saddened to hear of thepassing of former Prime Minister of Japan, YasuhiroNakasone.
“Mr. Nakasone was a complex person whose head wasfull of ideas and vision for Japan. (He was) a global
thinker and a little know fact is that he was a founder ofChildren’s International Summer Village, an exchangeorganization for youth promoting world peace,” said
Nakasone family friend and long-time JASDFW member
Randy Winski.
“It was a great honor for the Japan-America Society topresent the Sun & Star Legacy Award to Prime Minister
Nakasone in 2003 and to include his distinguished nameon the Advisory Council,” commented Anna McFarland,
the past Executive Director of the Japan-America Societyof Dallas/Fort Worth.
She added that, “Prime Minister Nakasone’s impact on
both domestic and international affairs is still felt today,and he will be missed.”

COMMUNITY EVENTSCORPORATE M EM BERSGOLD | $2,500

DONATE TODAY:Typhoon Hagibis
Relief FundOn October 16, 2019
the Japan Society ofNew York establishedthe Typhoon Hagibis
Relief Fund to support
relief efforts and those
directly impacted by
the typhoon. Typhoon
Hagibis is considered
to be the most powerful typhoon to have hit the Kanto
region of Japan since Typhoon Ida in 1958.
Contributions from individuals, corporations, andorganizations are welcome. You can click here to
make your donation to Typhoon Hagibis relief
efforts today.

INTERNATIONAL
BOWL:Team Japan vs.
Team USA U-17
Wednesday,January 15
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
AT&T Stadium (M ap)
The international bowl pits teams from around the world
against each other at the U19, U18, U17, and U16levels. Team Japan takes the field against Team USA
starting at 4:00 pm!
Tickets can be purchased online here. Tickets
include admission to all four games, and parking
is FREE! Purchase your ticket before January 12 fora guaranteed lower price!

Crow M useum of Asian Art:
Hands and EarthContemporary JapaneseCeramics
Tuesday - Sunday
11:00 am - 5:00 pm until
January 5
Crow M useum (M ap)

Until 2020,the Crow Museum is featuring the works ofover 35 Japanese ceramic artists, 7 of which have been
bestowed the honor of “Living National Treasure,” atitle awarded by the Japanese government andreserved for only the highest levels of mastery for an
artist in their craft.
These works blend traditional elements with the exciting
innovation that contemporary Japanese ceramic artists
are renowned for, and this exhibition marks the firsttime they have been displayed publicly in Texas.
You can learn more by clicking here.

Keizai Koho Center 2020 Keizai Koho CenterTeacher Fellowship
Application Deadline: January 15

Program Dates:
June 22 - June 30
The KKC in cooperation withthe National Association ofJapan-America Societies ishosting the KKC Study Tour toJapan for social studies teachers within the U.S.
Fellows will engage in an 8-day study program
throughout Japan visiting schools, major companies
and industrial facilities to enhance their perspectives ofJapanese culture.
Interested applicants can click here to learn more
about the fellowship's requirements and how toapply.

Gallery - 2019 Sun & Star Golf Classic

Click Here to Access the Gallery
Copyright © Rob in Mallon,Turk Studios, & Doug McCluer

Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Individual/Family
Kate Aoki
Shayne De La Force
Cori Hallock
Mihoko Ishikawa
Akihito Ishikawa
Mark Jordan
William Holden
Liam Thompson
Jackson Tripp Norman

UPCOMING:
December 14 | Save-the-Date: Bonenkai Forget-the-YearParty
December 13 - 15 | BMW Dallas Marathon
January 12 | Save-the-Date: Mochitsuki New Year's
Celebration
January 14 | International Bowl - Team Japan vs Team USA
U-17 National
January 16 | Keizai Koho Center - 2020 KKC Teacher
Fellowship Application Deadline
February 13 | 2020 Japan Currents Symposium

ONGOING:Now - December 31 | Japan Society New York: Typhoon
Hagibis Relief
Now - January 5, 2020 | Crow Museum of Asian Art: Hands
and Earth - Contemporary Japanese Ceramics

Now - January 19, 2020 | Asia Society Texas Center in
Houston - Tsuruya Kōkei: Modern Kabuki Prints Revised &Revisited

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