Join us to celebrate another outstanding year in which we persevered through the COVID-19 pandemic! This is our first in-person Annual Meeting & Members' Social since 2019. Mix and mingle with JASDFW members as you enjoy traditional Japanese cuisine and special guided tour of the newest exhibition, IRON MEN: The Artistry of Iron in Samurai Armor.
Join us as we honor exemplary supporters of the U.S.-Japan relationship. Sean Donohue, CEO of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, will receive the 2022 Sun & Star Legacy Award for fostering economic exchange, cooperation, and friendship between the U.S. and Japan. Hideto Nishitani will receive the Bridges-to-Friendship Award for his commitment to North Texas-Japan relations as a business executive and his ongoing support to several U.S.-Japan grassroots organizations.
Our Annual Sake Program is Back! After successful online programs in 2020 and 2021, the sake tasting and lecture returns as in-person event. This is one of the Society's most popular annual programs and a highlight of our summer schedule. We will have a guided experience led by our friends at Sake Social, complemented […]
Our annual baseball gathering returns to Globe Life Field, the home of the Texas Rangers While cheering on the hometown team, we will also see Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani, who plays for the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani won the American League MVP (most valuable player) award in 2021 after a year that was deemed "historically […]
The 8th annual Sun & Star Golf Classic. A day of golf, networking, and U.S.-Japan friendship! We are excited to announce the return of this event to its normal fall schedule, after a hiatus in 2020 and a summer program in 2021.
(Photo credit Robin Mallon) Come enjoy a casual networking event located at Lockwood Distilling Company, recipient of D Magazine’s 2022 “Best of Big D” award for Best Distillery for a Drink. This is the first event in a new JASDFW networking series, titled Nichibei Connections, that focuses on creating strong links between Japanese and American companies […]
Join this late-breaking event, an opportunity to speak directly with someone working on the U.S.-Japan relationship at the highest levels. This will be a conversation with Andrew Lee, Deputy Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs in the U.S. Department of State. He recently completed a post as United States Consul General in Sapporo. He […]
Close out 2022 with food, drink, and good company! Bid the year farewell with your fellow members as we welcome new friendships and opportunities on the horizon. This will be the second Bonenkai in our office, which is a beautiful and spacious setting to celebrate our traditional end-of-year party. All Bonenkai attendee tickets include access […]
Join JASDFW as we gather for a game between the Dallas Mavericks and Washington Wizards Come join the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth as we gather to watch the Dallas Mavericks play against the Washington Wizards. While cheering on the hometown Mavericks, you will also be able to see Japanese basketball star and Olympian […]
Geostrategy in the Grassroots: The Role of China on U.S.-Japan Relations and the Russia-Ukraine War JASDFW is proud to host the Geostrategy in the Grassroots series on public affairs, presented by The National Association of Japan-America Societies and The Sasakawa Peace Foundation. This year, the series will focus on a variety of topics relating to how the Russian […]
