Jul
26
2023
JASDFW board chair Harry Whalen, Sendai Vice Mayor Akira Fujimoto at the "Dallas Friendship Song"
On the morning of July 18th, Board members and employees of Japan-America Society of Dallas Fort Worth, joined by four distinguished members of Japanese-America relations...
May
30
2023
Photos courtesy of Makoto Ueda
RICHARDSON, May 30, 2023 – The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth (JASDFW) had the pleasure of welcoming The Honorable Hideaki OHMURA, Governor of Aichi Prefecture for a dinner on May 9 with local leaders from business, economic...
May
15
2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14nK7OKeXIE
Video Courtesy of Shota Kosuge
FRISCO, May 15, 2023 – The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth (JASDFW) hosted its annual Sun & Star Legacy Award on April 27 at the Omni Frisco Hotel. Jim Lentz, former CEO of Toyota Motor North America, received the...
Sep
29
2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMn3XWzMsHc&t=19s
Video Courtesy of Shota Kosuge
FRISCO, September 10, 2022 – As the full moon rose over Simpson Plaza in Frisco, Texas, thousands gathered under its light to celebrate the many facets of Japanese culture at the 23rd annual Otsukimi...
Nov
04
2021
Long-time Japan-America Society of Dallas Fort Worth (JASDFW) friend and volunteer David Ball recently ran his 15th consecutive Boston Marathon and, in the process, raised awareness for the Dallas-Sendai connection. A North Texas native, Ball’s mother is from the...
Aug
13
2021
Left to right: Harry Whalen, JASDFW American First Vice President, Consul-General Hideo Fukushima, and JASDW Executive Director Paul Pass
On August 3, the Honorable Hideo Fukushima, Consul-General of Japan in Houston, visited the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth (JASDFW) to...
Mar
10
2021
We are excited to offer Japanese language class to our community! Registration for our first classes are now open.
Each class is limited to 10 students, don't miss out!
PLEASE NOTE: JASDFW Japanese language classes are currently offered online via Zoom....
Sep
14
2020
PLANO, September 2, 2020 – The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth (JASDFW), in partnership with the Crow Museum of Asian Art of the University of Texas at Dallas, hosted its annual Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival. The program was live...
Jun
18
2020
PLANO, June 18, 2020 – Given the unfortunate COVID-19 pandemic affecting in-person gatherings, the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth began an online programming series in April 2020. Virtual events continued JASDFW’s tradition of delivering high-quality events to its diverse...
Mar
20
2020
Dear Friend,
We know that this is a challenging time for North Texas, the entire country, for our friends across the Pacific in Japan, and around the world. As many other organizations have done, the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth...