July 1, 2021

July Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000[Online Event]
Virtual Sake Tasting and Food Paring withSake Social
Friday, July 16
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. CDTTickets: Members $10 - $45 | General Public $15 - $55
JASDFW’s annual sake tasting program returns online!
Featuring a Junmai, a Nigori, and a Junmai Daiginjo sake,this tasting is a rare opportunity for beginners and experts
alike to try different flavor profiles. All 300ml bottles areavailable for order right to your door for the event! Pleaseorder your Sake Tasting Set by July 6 to ensure that thesake will be delivered in time for the program.
Register HereTo learn more about our Sake Tasting and Food
Pairing, click here.

Japanese Art Tours at the Crow Museum
Thursday, July 22 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. CDT
Monday, July 26 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. CDT
Tickets: FREE
Journey to Dallas' Arts District to experience part ofcontemporary Japan with senior staff from the Crow
Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas.
Tours will focus on two current exhibitions featuringJapanese and Japanese American artists - "Divine Spark:Kana Harada" and "Born of Fire: Contemporary Japanese
Women Ceramic Artists." Two tour times will be available.
Register HereTo learn more about the Crow Museum of Asian Art
and their tours, click here.

Japan America Friendship Night
Wednesday, August 4
7:00 - 10:00 p.m. CDT
Tickets: $60
Japan America Friendship Night at Globe Life Park isback! Join your fellow JASDFW members as the Rangers
take on the Los Angeles Angels, including Shohei Ohtani,a leading candidate to win the Most Valuable Player(MVP) award for Major League Baseball this year.
This year's tickets places attendees directly in the Batter's
Eye section of the stadium for scenic views.
Ticket purchases include $25 for drinks and concessions.
Register HereTo learn more about Japan America Friendship Night,click here.

JASDFW Celebrates Tanabata
Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, is a popularsummer festival celebrated across Japan tocommemorate the folktale of two lovers, Princess Orihime
and cow-herder cow-herder Hikoboshi, who can only meeteach other once a year. Of all the tanabata festivals
across Japan, the most well-attended is in Sendai, Dallas’
International Friendship City. The event draws visitors for
its delicious street food, live performances,
firework display, and an enormous number ofdecorations. This year, we are excited to present thisstory on our YouTube channel.
To learn more about Tanabata, click the image above
or click here.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500

Job Opportunity:​Japanese TechnicalTranslator
TST NA Trim, LLC is looking for a translator to provide
technical translation/interpretation and administrative
support to management and key associates, internallyand external. This position's responsibilities includes
translating terms related to manufacturing processes andequipment, recording and translating presentations, andediting correspondences and communications materials.
Ability to speak, read, and write in native-level Japaneserequired. Spanish language ability alsopreferred. Proficient computer skills and in-depth
knowledge of relevant software such as Power Point,Excel, Word and other MS office products also desired.
To learn more about this job opportunity and for
instructions on how to apply, click here.

[Online Event] Japan Society New York: Let's
Play Two - Baseball in Japan & the U.S.
Wednesday, July 147:00 - 8:00 p.m. CDT
Tickets: FREE with $5 suggested donation
Baseball—the national pastime of both Japan and theU.S.—will return to the Olympics for the first time since2008. In the lead-up to baseball's 150th anniversary inJapan, join the Japan Society for a discussion on thedifferences in baseball in Japan and the United States, thesport's popularity, learn about the experiences of playing
through the pandemic, and prospects for baseball at theTokyo Summer Games.
To learn more about "Let's Play Two" and to RSVP,
click here.

Dallas Japanese Association Language Class
2020-2021
Saturdays, beginning July 31
The Japanese as Secondary Language Class (JSL) wasestablished in 1989 to promote understanding and tointroduce Japanese customs and culture to the American
public through the teaching of Japanese language. The
course is designed to provide the basic of elementary
Japanese language with emphasis on mature
conversation skills. Classes are currently being offered
online for students ages 16 or older. Please note that thiscourse is distinct from classes offered by the JapanAmerica Society of Dallas/Fort Worth.

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Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Individual/Family
Hannah Dunnington
Hailey Humberson
Lisa Oldham
Andres Quiceno

UPCOMING EVENTS:
July 14 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society New York: Let's
Play Two - Baseball in Japan & the U.S.
July 16 | [ONLINE EVENT] Virtual Sake Tasting and Food
Pairing with Sake Social
July 22 and 26 | Japanese Art Tours at the Crow Museum
August 4 | 2021 Japan America Friendship Night
September 16 | [ONLINE EVENT] The U.S.-Japan SpacePartnership: Fostering Collaboration on Earth and Beyond
October 4 | Save-the-Date - 2021 Sun & Star Legacy AwardDinner

ONGOING:Now - September 5 | Crow Museum of Art: Divine Spark Kana Harada
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 Armor

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