Below are recordings from our webinars offered during the Spring and Summer 2020. For current listings, please visit our Online Content page or visit our YouTube channel.


Virtual Sake Tasting and Lecture with John Gauntner

JASDFW’s annual Sake Tasting program goes virtual – this is a rare opportunity for everyone from beginners to seasoned sommeliers.


Japan’s COVID-19 Strategy Between Now and the Olympic Games

There have been many recent scenarios about how COVID-19 might play out in the coming months. However, the larger question is how to make strategic decisions and take the necessary actions to address the pandemic.


Texas Radio Taiso Challenge

The Japan-America Society of Houston, Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth and the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin, in a show of togetherness and community, teamed up in support of the TEXAS RADIO TAISO CHALLENGE.


Gaming, Digital Entertainment, and Cool Japan in the Era of COVID-19

How will the industry respond with the gravitation to digital downloads? Will game cartridges/disk become a thing of the past? And how will retailers respond to this changing market? Join speakers from the gaming industry as they discuss gaming, digital entertainment and Cool Japan in the era of COVID-19.


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; companies in the information technology and telecommunications industries are at the heart of this dilemma – how to provide important services around the world.


50th Annual Meeting and Members’ Social

Join us to celebrate another outstanding year and for our first-ever virtual annual meeting and members’ social.


The Future of Higher Education in the Era of COVID-19: Lessons from Japan and the United States

In partnership with the OIST Foundation, speakers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, the University of Texas at Dallas, and Southern Methodist University discuss the future of the higher education industry in the era of COVID-19.


Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power

In partnership with the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth. The Council on Foreign Relations’ Sheila Smith discusses the U.S.-Japan security alliance and regional implications for East Asia.


Japan’s Changing Consumer in the Age of Reiwa and COVID-19

Dominic Carter, President and CEO, The Carter Group, talks about the changing consumer and consumer practices in Japan in the Age of Reiwa and COVID-19.