{"id":6026,"date":"2009-05-15T07:29:16","date_gmt":"2009-05-15T11:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=6026"},"modified":"2009-05-15T07:42:46","modified_gmt":"2009-05-15T11:42:46","slug":"japan-america-society-roundup-51509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/05\/15\/japan-america-society-roundup-51509\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan America Society Roundup 5.15.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Current Hiroshima-ken JET <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gailsensei.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gail Meadows<\/a><\/strong> shines a light on some of the upcoming events of various Japan America societies&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jask.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JAS of  Kentucky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong>JASK Business Summit<\/strong> &#8211; Join JASK for a discussion of opportunities and challenges created by the changing economy. This event brings together speakers with national reputation to share insights pertinent to the Japan\/America trade relationship in Kentucky and how you can adjust your business to the present economic conditions. The keynote address, &#8220;Recent Changes in the Japan\/America Trade Relationship&#8221;, will be delivered by Richard Katz, Editor-in-Chief of The Oriental Economist Report (TOE) in New York and correspondent for the Weekly Toyo Keizai.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Date: Wednesday, May 27<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Time: 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Place: Marriott Griffin Gate Resort and Spa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">For more information and online registration: <a href=\"http:\/\/jask.org\/events\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/jask.org\/events<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/mediaupdate.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/susan-boyle-b_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"73\" height=\"113\" \/>Japanese Idol<\/strong> &#8211; Now&#8217;s your chance to do your best Susan Boyle impression&#8230; Japanese style! JASK wants to find one talented person in Kentucky to be their first-ever &#8220;Japanese Idol.&#8221; Besides fame, the winner can count on fortune as well &#8211; two round-trip airline tickets to Japan from ANA (All Nippon Airways). Audition live, by mail or e-mail. Ten finalists will vie for the prize in August.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/jask.org\/idol\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/jask.org\/idol<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jasco.osu.edu\/\">JAS of Central Ohio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese Monozukuri Practices for the Automotive Industry<\/strong> &#8211; This business seminar will offer practical guidance to obtain and sustain business relationships with Japanese manufacturers. The theme of monozukuri &#8211; the spirit and quest for manufacturing excellence &#8211; will be presented to share insights on the manufacturing philosophies and production processes in Japan.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Thursday, May 28<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 11:15 a.m. to 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 N. High St., Columbus<\/li>\n<li>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/jasco.osu.edu\/events\/2009\/JETRO_Monoz.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/jasco.osu.edu\/events\/2009\/JETRO_Monoz.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jascolorado.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JAS of Colorado<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/56\/147812225_955832cb53.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"120\" \/>Lecture about Japanese gardens<\/strong> &#8211; JASC invites members to attend a lecture by Sadafumi Uchiyama, the Garden Curator of Portland Japanese Garden. The lecture, &#8220;Rock and Water: Nature&#8217;s Elements in Japanese Garden Design&#8221;, will focus on how Japanese gardens embody qualities of nature and the use of rocks and water as two primary components of the garden.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Thursday, May 28<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: Denver Botanic Gardens<\/li>\n<li>For more information and to buy tickets: <a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.botanicgardens.org\/show\/detail\/18083\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/calendar.botanicgardens.org\/show\/detail\/18083<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event that you&#8217;d like to share with JetWit readers? Email <\/em><strong><a href=\"mailto:japansociety@jetwit.com\"><em>Gail Meadows<\/em><\/a><\/strong><em> the info.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Hiroshima-ken JET Gail Meadows shines a light on some of the upcoming events of various Japan America societies&#8230; JAS of Kentucky JASK Business Summit &#8211; Join JASK for a discussion of opportunities and challenges created by the changing economy. 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