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April 2020
[ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society – Promoting Our Mission in the Age of COVID-19: U.S. Relations with Japan, Asia and the World
In the age of COVID-19, restricted international travel and exchanges, U.S. non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting and strengthening U.S. relations with the rest of the world have an ever more important role to play and must overcome current challenges. Please join us for a conversation with the leaders of Japan Society, Asia Society, and the World Affairs Councils of America to hear about their experiences and lessons-learned thus far in responding to the impact of COVID-19 in their respective communities,…
Find out more »[ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society of Northern California – Same Disease, Different Approaches | How Japan and the U.S. are Fighting COVID-19
The U.S. and Japan have adopted very different approaches to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including on testing, tracking, social distancing, procurement of medical materials and devices and treatment of the illness. We will know in the next weeks how successful these varying approaches have been. Please join us for a webinar on April 28 to listen to two medical doctors from Stanford discuss the different approaches that the U.S. and Japan have taken, with reference to the strategies taken…
Find out more »[ONLINE EVENT] The Future of Higher Education in the Era of COVID-19: Lessons from Japan and the United States
The spread of COVID-19 has drastically altered everyday life for hundreds of millions around the globe. In Japan, coronavirus numbers were maintained at a relatively low total after being exposed in early 2020, however cases have now seen a significant rise since early April. The U.S. has experienced a rapid increase, now holding one of the highest tallies for both confirmed cases and deaths. The higher education industry, in particular, has been significantly affected to the point where it has…
Find out more »May 2020
[CALL-IN] Pacific Council on International Policy – From World War II to COVID-19: Reflections from the Fight Against Japanese American Incarceration
This event is part of the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth's celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. On May 5th, the Pacific Council and Japanese American National Museum (JANM), in partnership with Skylight Books, will host a conversation with John Tateishi about his recent book, Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations, and his experiences leading the fight to seek reparative justice. Tateishi will join Karen Ishizuka, Chief Curator at JANM, to discuss the parallels…
Find out more »[ONLINE EVENT] Japan America Society of Colorado – COVID-19 Perspectives From Japan
This program is presented by the Japan America Society of Colorado. Join our friends at the Japan America Society of Colorado for an enlightening look at Japan's response to COVID-19 from two specialists in Tokyo. David Wagner is President of David Wagner & Company, a crisis management firm specializing in communications strategies and media management. A resident of Japan for over 30 years, he has worked with 530+ global firms in Asia, North America, Europe, and the Middle East. Dylan Scudder…
Find out more »[ONLINE EVENT] Japan Society – COVID-19: Practical Guidance for Employers
Employers are facing continually changing regulations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A panel of attorneys experienced in counseling Japan-based companies in the U.S. presents the current status of executive and regulatory actions in the U.S., as well as high-level overviews on leave, safety, wage-hour, and privacy issues. This webinar is designed to provide the most up-to-date information and offer attendees key guidance on many of the common questions asked by employers. Speakers: Devjani H. Mishra, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C. Melissa…
Find out more »June 2020
[ONLINE EVENT] How Technology Companies in the U.S. and Japan are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered lives around the globe. It has forced travel restrictions, many daily work to take place online, and communication to occur remotely through video platforms. This has created new opportunities to instantly interact with people thousands of miles away, however cultural and physical distinctions can also create new challenges. Access to a reliable internet connection, a society's acceptance of remote work, and even the size of a…
Find out more »[ONLINE EVENT] The Japan-America Society of Washington DC – The U.S. Oil and Gas Market Challenge facing Japanese Business: COVID-19 X Factor
The fracking revolution that began a decade ago has drastically altered the geography and economics of global energy supplies. This revolution has led to a renaissance in oil and gas/LNG investment that few could have foreseen. The COVID-19 crisis has presented another severe—and unpredictable—disruption that has led to an unprecedented drop in the global oil and gas/LNG market. A drop this precipitous and sudden is unprecedented in the history of the energy industry worldwide. Join the Japan-America Society of Washington…
Find out more »[ONLINE EVENT] Gaming, Digital Entertainment, and Cool Japan in the Era of COVID-19
Over the last decades, gaming has become a major component of the entertainment industry with an estimated 162 million American households owning a gaming console and an estimated market size of $1.9 billion in 2021. As countless people across the globe began to shelter-in-place in early 2020 due to COVID-19, the gaming industry saw little slow down in its popularity, with anticipated releases such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons from Nintendo, selling 13.5 million copies worldwide and 50% of these…
Find out more »[ONLINE EVENT] The Japan America Society of Chicago – Japan’s Response to COVID-19
Glen S. Fukushima will give a presentation on Japan’s response to COVID-19, from early signs, to a current update. Please also read his recent opinion piece with The Japan Times. If you have questions about the event, please contact kono@jaschicago.org. Fukushima is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, a public policy think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C., where he focuses on U.S.-East Asia relations. He divides his time between Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Tokyo. A native…
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