November 2017 Newsletter
Corporate Members

Bonenkai Forget-the-Year Party

Platinum | $5,000

Sunday, December 10
Kabuki Japanese Restaurant
Galleria Dallas (map)$38 Members | $45 Non-Members
Register

6:00 - 6:45 PMNetworking, izakaya (pub-style) appetizers, and cash bar
6:45 - 8:30 PM
Buffet dinner featuring sushi, sashimi, teriyaki, and tempura
Close out 2017 with food, drink, and good company! Bid theyear farewell with Cori Hallock and Adam Black, valued staff
members who are leaving to pursue exciting new paths in life. Wewill also welcome two runners from Sendai participating in the BMW
Dallas Half Marathon, accompanied by Koji Sakai from the City's
International Relations and Planning Section.
Price includes appetizers, dinner, dessert, and soft drinks.
Baylor University: Japan-Texas Business Forum
Thursday, November 16
2:00 - 6:00 PM
Baylor University, Waco, TX
McClinton Auditorium (map)Free Admission | Register
Learn the characteristics, future, and role of Japanese companies in
the Texas economy. This forum will explore the Texas-Japan
connection in two sessions, followed by a reception.
Speakers

Gold | $2,500

The HonorableJohn Bowers

Charles CochranTetsuro Amano

American Airlines

PwC

Consul-General ofJASDFW

Japan in Houston

Junji Kurokawa

Shinsuke Takahashi Julia Wada

Japan External Trade

NEC Corporation ofOrganization (JETRO)- America

Welcome, New Members!
Regular Individual/Family
Matthew Fryer
Student
Ernest Smith

Toyota FinancialServices

HoustonSponsored by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures,College of Arts and Sciences and the McBride Center forInternational Business, Hankamar School of Business, Baylor
University. Co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort
Worth and the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth. More

JASDFW MembershipMark Your Calendar: Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration

Join or renew online now!

Sunday, January 14
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. (map)Individual Membership
Hatamoto - $1,000
Samurai - $500
Tomodachi (Friend) - $100
Regular Individual/Family - $40
Student/Educator - $25

Corporate Membership
Platinum - $5,000
Gold - $2,500
Silver - $1,000
Bronze - $500
Friend - $100
Contributions are tax-deductible tothe full extent allowable by law.

JASDFW Online

www.jasdfw.org

Celebrate Japan's rich New Year traditions, including pounding riceto make mochi (rice cakes), cultural activities and demonstrations,and Japanese music and dance.
New SMU Scholarship Honors H. Neill McFarland
Southern Methodist University announced that the ORIX Americas
Miyauchi Charitable Foundation will fund a scholarship forstudents who participate in the SMU-in-Japan study abroad
program at Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU). The scholarshipcommemorates Dr. H. Neill McFarland's role in strengthening U.S.Japan relations by building ties between SMU and KGU.
Dr. McFarland started as a professor at SMU in 1954 and founded
the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth in 1970. Hepassed away in July of this year.
MoreOtsukimi Moon Viewing Festival - Thank You!

JASDFW Job Bank
University of North Texas
Lecturer in JapaneseDetails

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Klyde Warren Park on
Saturday, November 4 for the Otsukimi Moon Viewing
Festival! We would especially like to thank our partner the Crow
Collection of Asian Art and Presenting Sponsor Toyota formaking this event possible.

Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump traveled to Japan to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The Honorable Tetsuro Amano, Consul-General of Japan in Houston, provided the following summary of
their summit meeting:Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting Report
Fort Worth Japanese Society Luncheon - "Traveling Japan"
Sunday, November 19 | 12:30 PMYamagata Kaikan
3608 Park Lake Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76133 (map)This month's Fort Worth Japanese Society luncheon will feature a panel offrequent travelers to Japan. These experts will discuss must-see attractions,from historic sites to contemporary curiosities. Tempura udon will be served.
Register by Friday, November 10. MoreAnime North Texas
November 17-19 | $40 and up
Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel (map)Anime North Texas is an annual convention centered on Japanese animation andpop culture. Experience two days of anime screenings, cosplay contests,industry guests, gaming sessions, and more. More
After-Hours Cocktail Tour at the Samurai Collection
Thursday, November 30 | 6:00 PM | $10
The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection (map)Sip a cocktail as you learn about the art and armor preserved at the Ann &Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection. Purchase tickets andbe automatically entered to win prizes from The Samurai Collection, including agift card to Saint Ann Restaurant & Bar. More

Styled with Poise: Figures in Japanese Paintings and Prints
Through January 7, 2018
Crow Collection of Asian Art (map)This exhibition, exploring figural representation in Japanese art during the Edo period(1603-1868), features a variety of paintings and woodblock prints from the Minneapolis
Institute of Art and private collections in Boston and Dallas. Presented by the ORIX
Americas Miyauchi Charitable Foundation. More

Tom Sachs: Tea CeremonyThrough January 7, 2018
Nasher Sculpture Center (map)Tom Sachs: Tea Ceremony is a distinctive reworking of the traditional
Japanese tea ceremony. In the Nasher's indoor galleries, Sachs has createda tea house and garden from commonplace materials available through art
supply stores and hardware catalogs. On November 18-19 and December
9-10, visitors can register to participate in a tea ceremony and tour. MoreInvisible Cities: Moving Images from Asia
Through December 17
Dallas Contemporary (map) | Crow Collection of Asian Art (map)Invisible Cities brings installations and screenings to Dallas from morethan twenty-five artists from all over Asia. One such work is NonBurnable by Tokyo-based artist collective Chim^Pom, which is madeprimarily from paper cranes provided by the city of Hiroshima.
Dallas Contemporary Exhibitions | Crow Collection Exhibitions
Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins
Through February 25, 2018 | $16
Dallas Museum of Art (map)This new installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is the only Infinity Mirror
Room of its kind in a North American collection. The exhibition focuses thereflective chamber on collection of yellow acrylic gourds covered in black polka
dots, a hallmark of Kusama's work. MoreJAL Foundation World Children's Haiku Contest
Deadline: January 15, 2018
The JAL Foundation presents the 15th World Children's Haiku
Contest. This year's theme is "Living Things." Applicants must submit
their original English haiku poem and accompanying artwork by January
15, 2018; winning haiku will be collected in next year's Haiku by WorldChildren anthology. The contest is open to children age 15 andunder. More
Cultural Resources from the Embassy of Japan,Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Japan recently produced two Fact Sheets to promote understanding of Japan's
government and the history of Japanese culture in the United States:
Structure of the Japanese Government
Japanese Culture in the United States

Thank You, Volunteers!
Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival

Alicia Bi
Yukiko Castor

Marlene Campos
Marlys Diggles

Aubrey Cassady
Felicia Edwards

Yiyi Fang

Maya Febriany and family

Kathleen Ge

Keiko Harris

Nikko Hashimoto

Sumiko Hashimoto

David Idemudia

Kaoru Imazeki

Steven Kaszynski

Maya Kelley

Takashi Kubota

Marina Kurioka

Greg Lane

Howard Lee

Amy Li

Hanjiang (Jason) Lin

Phillip Loveridge

Lauren Menkemeller

Ruth Mitsunari

Misako Miyawaki

Kaori Molina

Masami Nguyen

Sean Nixon

John Vincent Penuela

Davis Pierson

Yuki Pierson

Jadyn Rowlett

Joel Rowlett

Shiori Shinzaki

Ernest Smith

Keiko Suzuki

Ryuju Takahashi

Shigetoshi Takashi

Kenna Tanaka

Wendy Teufel and family

Scott Thompson

Michael Trabulsi

Tiffany Uchiyama

Aveline Vongkaseum

Annie Vu

Ashley Xie

Kumi Yamamoto

Jean Ye

Albert Zhang

Elsa Zhang

Grace Zhao

Photo Gallery
Walk in U.S., Talk on Japan | October 23 | Gallery

Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival | November 4 | Gallery

Upcoming Events and Activities
July 8 - Jan. 7, 2018

Styled with Poise: Figures in Japanese Paintings and Prints

Sep. 16 - Jan. 7, 2018 Tom Sachs: Tea CeremonySep. 29 - Dec. 17
Invisible Cities: Moving Images from Asia
Oct. 1 - Feb. 25, 2018 Yayoi Kusama: All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins
Nov. 16

Baylor University: Japan-Texas Business Forum

Nov. 17-19

Anime North Texas

Nov. 19

Fort Worth Japanese Society Luncheon: Traveling Japan

Nov. 30

After Hours Cocktail Tour at the Samurai Collection

Dec. 10

Bonenkai Forget-the-Year Party

Jan. 14, 2018

Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration

Jan. 15, 2018

JAL Foundation World Children's Haiku Contest (Submission Deadline)

WeeklyDallas Japanese Language and Culture Meetup (Meetup.com)

WeeklyDallas Japanese and English Language Exchange (Meetup.com)