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Japan America Society Roundup 10.19.09

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Current Hiroshima-ken JET Gail Meadows, Editor of Hiroshima JET webzine the Wide Island View, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of Japan America societies…

JAS of Central Ohio

  • Political and Economic Outlook of Japan — Hear leading experts discuss economic and political issues facing Japan today. Among the speakers will be Minister Hajime Hayashi, Minister for Economic Affairs, Embassy of Japan, and Peter Kelly, President of the National Association of Japan-America Societies.
    • Date: Thursday, Oct. 29
    • Time: 3 p.m.
    • Place: The Ohio State University Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus
    • For more information: http://jasco.osu.edu/

JAS of Dallas/Fort Worth

  • Fall Festival in the Japanese Garden — Bring the whole family to admire the colorful fall foliage as well as traditional Japanese dance, music, martial arts demonstrations, paper making and tea ceremonies.
    • Date: Oct. 24-25
    • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Place: Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth
    • For more information: http://www.fwbg.org/calendar.php#2

JAS of the State of Washington

  • Globally Successful: US-Japan Business Strategies— This round-table event, featuring a panel of four speakers representing Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Boeing, Nippon Suisan and Starbucks, will compare and contrast the global strategies of U.S. and Japanese firms from the aerospace, retail, food and financial services industries, as well as the similarities in strategies across their different target markets. Click here to register. The registration deadline is Oct. 23.
    • Date: Thursday, Oct. 29
    • Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
    • Place: Douglas Forum, Bank of America Executive Education Center, Seattle UW Campus.
    • For more information: http://www.us-japan.org/jassw/

Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event that you’d like to share with JetWit readers? Email Gail Meadows the info.


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