December 3, 2020

December Newsletter
JASDFW NEWSCORPORATE MEMBERS

PLATINUM | $5,000[Online Event] Bonenkai Forget-the-Year Party
Thursday, December 17
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm CSTTickets: FREE
Our popular Bonenkai celebration returns to bid farewellto 2020! This year's special celebration features JASDFW
partnering with local Dallas YouTuber, Excuse MeDallas, and Ichigoh Ramen in Deep Ellum. The event will
also include a trivia contest, raffle, and Zoom breakout
rooms to socialize with friends. You can order ramen for
pick-up at our office in Plano* or Ichigoh Ramen from 5days before the event.
*Please indicate “PICK UP FROM JASDFW” and order byDecember 17 at 2 pm. Pick up is available between 4:00pm – 6:00 pm on the day.
To register and learn more, click here.

SAVE THE DATE - [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's
traditions through music and dance performances, amochi-pounding demonstration, kakizome - the firstcalligraphy of the year, and a unique video fromHiroshima! We will also hear special greetings from
Consul-General Hideo Fukushima, Honorary Consul Sam
Shichijo, and JASDFW board member Mark Berry, whohelped begin JASDFW’s Mochitsuki and continues to beinvolved in the event to this day.
Since we are unable to gather in-person, there will bespecial mochi and activity sets available for purchase.
Additional information will be shared in the December midmonth update, the early January newsletter, and on theJASDFW website. Registration will open soon.
For more information online, click here.

Watch Past JASDFW Programs on YouTube
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of JASDFW's
events transitioned into an online format in 2020. While
we wish that we could have had these gatherings inperson, a benefit of this format is now many of our greatprograms throughout the year are hosted on our YouTube
channel. Dozens of videos are now available,
including event highlights, informational presentations onJapanese traditions, and full event recordings onJapanese business, policy, society, and culture. Click thevideo above to see a recent addition, showcasing theJapan-America Society's first 50 years of promoting
dialogue and understanding.
To view JASDFW's YouTube channel, please click
here.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & RESOURCESCORPORATE MEMBERS

GOLD | $2,500[Online Event] Japan Society of Northern
California: To Infinity and Beyond - The Futureof US-Japan Space Technology Cooperation
Tuesday, December 8
6:00 pm CST
Tickets: FREE!
The Japan Society of Northern California is hosting apanel of U.S. and Japanese space experts todiscuss changes and implications for future US-Japanspace technology cooperation. This panelfeatures Michael Fletcher, who recently retired fromNASA Ames Research Center and Hiroshi Nakayama,
Associate Senior Administrator at JAXA. Ron Lopez,President of Astroscale, US, a Japanese space start-up,will moderate this discussion.
To learn more and to RSVP, please click here.

[Online Event] JapanAmerica Society ofHawaii: Art inConversation with​Miwako Tezuka
Wednesday, December 9
8:00 pm CST
Tickets: FREE!
Dr. Miwako Tezuka, associate curator of Hawai‘i Triennial2022, is in conversation with Katherine Don, associate
director of Hawai‘i Contemporary. Tezuka, a noted
specialist of post-war Asian art, will discuss her

transnational approach to art history and curating —drawing upon examples from her rich and diverse
curatorial practice, as both an independent andinstitutional curator, working across foundations andmuseums.
You can register online by clicking here.

[Online Event] Japan Society:​Virtual Film Cinema
Now - December 31
Tickets: Varies
Following the widespread success of JAPAN CUTS, New
York's Japan Society is continuing to offer access tohand-selected Japanese films online. Check out theseaward-winning new releases and partial retrospective
series. Streaming now are An Ant Strikes Back, Edo
Avant Garde, Tomoyasu Murata: Stop Motion
Master, Three by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and Koshien:Japan's Field of Dreams. Film rentals are on-demandand vary in price, lasting for 7 days with 48-hour viewing
windows from pressing play. 20% discounted tickets areavailable to JASDFW members. Please contact us at
info@jasdfw.org to receive your code(s).
To learn more and to view available films, click here.

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UPCOMING EVENTS:December 8 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society of Northern
California: To Infinity and Beyond - The Future of U.S.Japan Space Technology Cooperation
December 9 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan-America Society ofHawaii: Art in Conversation with Miwako Tezuka
December 17 | [ONLINE EVENT] Bonenkai Forget-the-Year
PartyJanuary 16 | [ONLINE EVENT] SAVE THE DATE Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration

ONGOING EVENTS:
Now - December 5 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society –Japanese History through the Lenses of Arts, Design &Pop Culture
Now - December 31 | [ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society:
Virtual Film Cinema

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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