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November 2021
[JAL Foundation] 17th Annual World Children’s Haiku Contest 2021-2022
Announcing the JAL Foundation 17th Annual World Children's Haiku Contest 2021-22! JAL FOUNDATION biennially organizes the 'World Children's Haiku Contest', and we are happy to announce that the 17th contest is to be held this year. The theme of the 17th contest is 'Towns.' Through the contest, children are given the opportunity to compose haiku that will encompass their memories. The experience of composing haiku will also become a part of their pleasant memories of their childhood. All Grand-prize haiku…
Find out more »February 2022
[Online] Japanese Class 1
This course is for beginners who are looking for a general understanding of the Japanese language and to practice some common expressions used in personal conversations. Prior knowledge of Japanese characters (Hiragana, Katakata, & Kanji) is not required to take this course. Students will be able to: Understand and use familiar and very basic expressions and phrases. Understand and use a variety of greetings useful in daily conversations. Understand how to introduce him/herself and share some simple personal details (basic…
Find out more »Human Rights Past and Present: Reflecting on 80 Years since Japanese American Internment
Following Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were removed from their homes under the terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066. Nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, were stripped of their civil rights and forced into incarceration camps across the western and southern United States. Join us for a discussion on the origins and legacy of Executive Order 9066 and hear stories of Japanese…
Find out more »[Online] Japanese Class 2
This course is a continuation of Japanese Language Class 1 and designed for beginning level learners who have some or very little knowledge of basic Japanese. This course is recommended as a next step to those who have taken any of the JASDFW basic Japanese classes offered in 2021.The course focuses on reviewing and reinforcing understanding of basic Japanese sentence structures, especially with the use of basic particles, as learners learn and practice some common expressions used in personal conversations.…
Find out more »Investing in North Texas and the United States: Japan’s Dynamic Financial Sector
Although its East Asian neighbor may receive many of the headlines, Japan is the #1 foreign investor into both the U.S. and North Texas economies. Japan plays a vital and essential role in the well-being of Americans' lives, and this is a story not often shared in the media. Dallas is also home to three of Japan's largest banks, including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), which support over 200 Japanese companies' operations in North Texas and the region. Moreover, financial…
Find out more »March 2022
2022 Japan Currents Symposium
Logistics and Supply Chains in U.S.-Japan Business and Trade The annual Japan Currents Symposium returns as in-person event. For 2022, the conversation will focus on logistics and supply chains, which represent both challenges and solutions to recent global trade shortages. As the COVID pandemic has drastically affected the availability of key products and resources, the U.S. and Japan have been looking to innovative models to secure their economic security. Moreover, Japan is the U.S.' fourth largest trading partner and the U.S. is…
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