Cranes have long symbolized peace, good health, longevity, and healing in many Asian cultures. According to the Japanese tradition of senbazuru, anyone who folds 1,000 origami cranes will be granted their most desired wish. Join our friends at Asia Society Texas Center in a community action to fold 1,000 origami cranes and contribute to our collective […]
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 […]
Set in Fort Worth, TX, a city that blends cosmopolitan energy and cowboy culture, Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll brings together the best of the US and Japan for a showcase of what’s next in Japanese entertainment. Featuring some of the biggest guests in anime and manga and leading publishers in their first appearance in […]
Outrun the ordinary. Be an athlete ambassador for the City of Dallas at the 2020 Sendai International Half Marathon. The Japan-America Society will send two runners to compete in the half marathon on May 10, 2020.
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 […]
JASDFW is glad to share this program presented by the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Zen Buddhist priest Rev. Takafumi Kawakami will join a global audience, live from the Shunkoin Temple in Kyoto, to lead a session in the practice of self-cultivation. This practice begins with meditation and according to tradition, helps us create more […]
Join us to celebrate another outstanding year and for our first-ever virtual annual meeting and members' social. Although we cannot share delicious Japanese cuisine during this year's meeting, we encourage you to support Japanese restaurants around the Dallas/Fort Worth area and order food for take-out. Please visit our suggested restaurant list for some ideas. This […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JASDFW is working on an additional sake program for later this summer, please see below for the event from Japan Society (New York). We will also highlight local sake options in the coming weeks, so that you can support North Texas businesses while enjoying the event. We are glad to promote Japan Society's annual sake […]
Radio Taiso, or Rajio Taiso ( ラジオ体操 ) as its pronounced in Japanese, is a fitness routine set to music widely practiced in Japan. It was first introduced nearly a century ago and remains a staple of daily life with 6:30 AM broadcasts on TV and radio. Composed of 13 simple movements, the exercise will […]
