January 7, 2020

January Newsletter
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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.

Come celebrate the start of 2020 with us! Fresh mochi,
calligraphy, traditional performances, games and more
will be available for the whole family! Enjoy performancesfrom local culture groups and an array of vendors.
You can pre-register and learn more by clicking
here. Interested in volunteering? You can sign up byclicking here . Signup to volunteer now for your lastchance to receive FREE EVENT ADM ISSION!

2020 Japan Currents Symposium
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Dallas/Addison M arriott Quorum
14901 Dallas Parkway,
Dallas TX 75234 (M ap)
Tickets: $45 M embers | $55 General Public
Japan Currents brings thinkers from both Japan and theU.S. to explore current and looming issues that affect thecritically important bilateral relationship. With the Tokyo
2020 Olympics on the horizon, baseball is set to make its
triumphant return to the Olympic Games after a 12 year
hiatus. Join two former ambassadors, former baseballexecutives, players, and other experts to learn about role
baseball has played in U.S.-Japan relations andbusiness.
You can register online by clicking here.

2020 Sendai International Half Marathon
Sunday, M ay 10, 2020
Application Deadline: January 24, 2020
Since 2016, JASDFW has sponsored two runners torepresent Dallas in the Sendai International HalfMarathon. As we welcome the new year, we are proud toannounce that applications have opened! One male andone female will have the chance to represent Dallasabroad, tour Sendai, and deepen the U.S.-Japanfriendship in this incredible sports diplomacy event.
For more information on qualifications and how toapply, you can click here.

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Dallas Japanese Career Women:​Tea Ceremony and Lunch
Saturday, January 11
11:00 amPrice: $20
RSVP for Details

Dallas Japanese Career Women is a new networking
group dedicated to career-driven women in the DFWarea. This special event features a traditional Japanese
tea ceremony performed by Professor Soumi
Yamashita and features a potluck lunch afterwards.
You can RSVP by emailing DJCWomen@gmail.com.
Location details will follow.

TWU: Zero atHome by Nishiki
Sugawara-Beda
Thursday,January 16
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Visual Arts
Building,
TWU (M ap)
The Department ofVisual Art at Texas
Women’s University
would like to invite you to the reception for Dallas artist,
Nishiki Sugawara-Beda’s exhibition titled Zero at Home,on Thursday, January 16th from 5-7pm.
The exhibition is free and open to the public and runs
from January 13 to February 7th, 2020.
For more information on the exhibit, you can contact
Blake Weld at 940-898-2533 or bweld@twu.edu

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!
You can purchase tickets online here. Tickets
include admission to all four games. Stadium
parking is FREE! Purchase your ticket before
January 12 for a guaranteed lower price!

Dallas Japanese
Association:​Shinnenkai New Years
Party
Sunday, January 19, 2020
11:00 am - 2:30 pm
Renaissance Dallas atPlano Legacy West (M ap)
M embers: $40
Non-M embers: $60
Kids Rooms: $10
Welcome in 2020 with the Dallas Japanese
Association's annual new year's celebration. The event
will include a special performance, remarks fromJapanese community leaders, and an outstanding
lunch.
You can click here for more information.

Keizai Koho Center 2020 Keizai Koho Center
Teacher Fellowship
Application Deadline:
January 15
Program Dates:
June 22 - June 30
The KKC in cooperation with
the National Association ofJapan-America Societies ishosting the KKC Study Tour to Japan 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 theirperspectives of Japanese culture.
Interested applicants can click here to learn more
about the fellowship's requirements and how toapply.

Gallery - 2019 Bonenkai Forget-the-Year Party

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Events Calendar
NEW MEMBERS
Individual/Family
Tiara Harris
Spencer Hill
Ailey Langley
Jonathan Ohkubo
Lisa Smith

UPCOMING:
January 11 | Dallas Japanese Career Women: Tea
Ceremony and Lunch
January 12 | Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration
January 13 - February 7 | TWU: Zero at Home Exhibition by
Nishiki Sugawara-Beda
January 14 | International Bowl - Team Japan vs Team USA
U-17 National
January 16 | Keizai Koho Center - 2020 KKC Teacher
Fellowship Application Deadline
January 19 | Dallas Japanese Association: Shinnenkai
January 24 | DEADLINE: Sendai International Half-Marathon
Applications are Due!
March 18 | Sogetsu Ikebana: 45th Anniversary Celebration
with Master Instructor Misei Ishikawa
February 13 | 2020 Japan Currents Symposium

ONGOING:Now - January 5, 2020 | Crow Museum of Asian Art: Handsand 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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