January 2015 Newsletter
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Ring in the Year of the Sheep
Sunday, January 18, 2 - 5 pm
Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., (inthe cafeteria) MAP

Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration
JAPAN UPDATE Symposium
Volunteer Opportunity

Admission: $5 - JASDFW & DJA
members, $10 - non-members,$2 - children (age 5-12 yrs),
free - children (age 5 yrs and under)

Sun & Star Legacy Award DinnerSilent Auction Donations
2015 Nengajo Contest
Sun & Star Golf Classic
KODO Tour

Bring your family and friends to this 15th annual festival featuring
Japanese New Year's traditions!
Presented by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worthand sponsored by:

25th Japan-America Grassroots
SummitU.S./Japan Creative Artists Program
Spring Japanese Language
Classes
Photo Gallery
JASDFW Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events & Activities

Corporate Members

Platinum | $5,000

Download Flyer
JAPAN UPDATE Symposium
Friday, February 13
JAPAN UPDATE Symposium
Going Global: A New Era in Japanese Business Strategy
and GrowthOmni Dallas Hotel at Park West,
1590 LBJ Fwy., Dallas, TX 75234 MAP
Luncheon Program, 12 pm
Panel Session, 2 pm
Price:$45 Member, $55 General Public
REGISTER NOW
Luncheon Speaker - Osamu Nagata
President & CEO, Toyota Motor Engineering& Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Luncheon Speaker - Matthew P. Goodman
William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy& Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, Center for
Strategic & International Studies

This program provides an in-depth look at key trends in U.S.Japan relations and their particular relevance to DFW/Japanbusiness interests. The program will highlight Toyota's decision
to consolidate its U.S. headquarters in North Texas, examine
global trends in Japanese business, and explore the growing
attraction of greater Dallas/Fort Worth to global firms.
Presented by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth.
Mochitsuki Volunteers NeededSign up today to be a part of the Mochitsuki
New Year's celebration! Volunteers arewelcomed for all shifts, Saturday, January
17, 7-9pm and Sunday January 18,between noon-7pm. Plus, work one shift,you'll get complimentary entry to enjoy therest of the event.

Gold | $2,500

To volunteer, please register online.
Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
Monday, April 20, 2015 | 6:30 pm
Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
Four Seasons Resort and Club, Irving at Las Colinas
4150 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX 75038 MAP
REGISTER
Honorary Hosts:Ambassador and Mrs. J. Thomas Schieffer
Mr. Yoshiyuki Kasai, Chairman Emeritus ofCentral Japan Railway Company (JR Central),will receive the Sun & Star Legacy Award forhis distinguished leadership and strong
commitment to bringing true high-speed rail
services to the United States. The result, whenultimately brought to fruition, will be a positive impact on ournations' joint efforts to solve important transportation needs.
Sponsorships are available.
Silent Auction Donation Request

JASDFW Membership
Online registration is fastand easy.
Individual Membership
Hatamoto - $1,000
Samurai - $500
Tomodachi (Friend) - $100
Regular Individual/Family - $40
Student/Educator - $25
Join or renew online now!
C orporate Membership
Platinum - $5,000
Gold - $2,500

JASDFW is seeking items for the 2015 Sun& Star Auction. The auction will take place
both online and at the Sun & Star Legacy
Award Dinner on April 20. We welcome
donations of merchandise, gift certificates,and services valued at $50 or more.
Japanese decorative items are especially
popular!
Proceeds will support business, cultural, and educational
programs that nurture friendship and cultural exchange between
Japanese and Americans in the community.
To donate, please complete and return the auction contract
to info@jasdfw.org or fax 214-342-1022.
2015 Nengajo Contest
The annual Nengajo Contest
received 107 submissions from
14 schools. Nengajo usually
incorporate the "animal of theSilver - $1,000
Bronze - $500
Friend - $100
Join or renew online now!

year", which is the sheep for2015. Check out all the winning
entries on Facebook!

Contributions are tax-deductible tothe full extent allowable by law.

Organized by the JapaneseTeachers Association of Texas.
Sponsored by the Japan-America
Society of Dallas/Fort Worth.
Grand Prize - Alissa Kon

Special Thanks to ourCorporate Members
Through January 7

Sun & Star Golf Classic - MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

GoldN ew - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi
UFJ, Ltd.

Saturday, September 19, 2015
Sun & Star Golf Classic
at Cowboys Golf ClubBronze
New - Mitsui Sumitomo Marine
Management (U.S.A.), Inc.

Presented by the Japan-America Society ofDallas/Fort Worth.

Welcome Individual/FamilyMembers

KODO One Earth Tour: MysteryThrough January 7

Sunday, Febuary 15, 2015, 7 pm
KODO One Earth Tour: Mysteryat Music Hall at Fair Park

NewAdam BlackRenewal
Robert & Julie Driegert
Jaime Jaramillo
Robin & Kyoko Mallon
Tom & Sharon Oliver
Yvonne Perkins
Matt & Nobi Sawyer
Yayoi Takeuchi & Brent Hirak
Jerry & Mia Shelton
John & Joan Winter

Dallas-Sendai Friendship
Tree Campaign a Success!
Thank you for helping us
exceed our goal of $2,500 for
the Dallas-Sendai Friendship
Tree! We appreciate yoursupport this holiday season!
JASDFW Welcome
JASDFW ispleased towelcome DiaTam asOfficeManager.
Dia and herfamily have been residents ofSouthlake, Texas, for tenyears. She is originally fromNew York City and is a nisei ofJapanese descent. She enjoys
traveling to Japan and isinterested in kaiseki ryoori.
JASDFW Online

www.jasdfw.org

KODO One Earth Tour: Mystery will makea special stop in Dallas "...to share thewondrous and sacred "Mystery" that lies
deep within Japanese folk arts with audiences of all ages".
More Information
25th Grassroots Summit
Japan-America Grassroots Summit
July 6-13 in Oita Japan
This annual meeting managed by the Center for InternationalExchange (CIE) alternates yearly between Japan and America.
The summit aims to strengthen the relationship between the twocountries by fostering grassroots friendships.
More Information
U.S./Japan Creative Artists Program
Application deadline - February 2, 2015
The 2016 U.S./Japan Creative Artists' Program offers
contemporary and traditional artists from the US the opportunity tospend 3 months in Japan as living liaisons to the cultural life ofJapan.The program accepts applications from all disciplines.
This program is sponsored by the Japan-U.S. Friendship
Commission
More Information
Spring 2015 Japanese Language Classes
Spring classes for Japanese language classes begin soon for
the following organizations:January 24, 2015
Dallas Japanese Association

January 17, 2015
Fort Worth Japanese Society
Classes are available for all levels and ages. Please visit theirwebsites for more details

Photo Gallery
2014 in Review

14th Mochitsuki
New Year's Celebration

Visit from Sendai's Vice Mayor
Yukimoto Ito

Rakugo comedy by Katsura
Sunshine

Japan Update Symposium:
Ambassador Wendy Cutler

Dallas runners in the 24th Sendai
International Half Marathon

Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner:
Tim Jones & Amb. John RoosPassing the presidential torch at the Dallas-Sendai Young Ambassadors Consul-General Takaoka at Japanannual meeting
youth exchange
America Friendship Night

Inaugural Sun & Star Golf Classic

Ikebana Teens and Tweens
sponsored by JASDFW

15th Otsukimi Moon Viewing
Celebration at Klyde Warren Park

Raising funds for the
Dallas-Sendai Friendship TreeKiku Matsuri:
A Chrysanthemum Festival

Amb. Shimanouchi speaks at
Shogun Circle breakfast

JASDFW Calendar of Events
January 18

Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration

February 13

Japan Update - Going Global: A New Era in JapaneseBusiness Strategy and GrowthMarch 3 - 4

Sun & Star Symposium at SMU

April 202015 Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner

September 19

Sun & Star Golf Classic at Cowboys Golf ClubOctober 2 - 4

Plano Celebrates Japan: An Exchange of Japanese Arts & Culture

Upcoming Events & Activities
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration
At Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., Richardson
Presented by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort WorthMore
January 24 | 9 am
Unveiling the East: Discovering the Cultural Heritage of Korea and Japan1370 Southmore Blvd., Houston, TX 77004
Presented by Asia Society Texas
MoreJanuary 31 | 10 am - 4 pm
Contemporary Japanese Fashion Symposium
Crow Collection of Asian Art: Grand Gallery
MoreFebruary 8 - July 19, 2015
Exhibit - Shiraga/Motonaga: Between Action and the Unknown
Hoffman Galleries, Dallas Museum of Art
MoreFriday, February 13
JAPAN UPDATE Symposium
Going Global: A New Era in Japanese Business Strategy and GrowthPresented by the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort WorthMore

Sunday, February 15 | 7 pm
Performance - Kodo One Earth Tour: Mystery
Music Hall at Fair Park
MoreFebruary 19 | 7:30 pm
UTA Maverick Speakers SeriesMichio Kaku: Physics of the Future
Texas Hall, UT Arlington, Arlington, TX
MoreContinuing through Sunday, February 22
The Mary Baskett Collection of Japanese Fashion
Crow Collection of Asian Art
MoreFebruary 22Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra Concert
At the Eisemann Center
MoreFebruary 28 | 10 am - 5 pm
Mini A-Kon
At the Denton Civic Center and Emily Fowler LibraryMore