{"id":6715,"date":"2009-06-08T08:02:30","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T12:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=6715"},"modified":"2009-06-08T08:02:30","modified_gmt":"2009-06-08T12:02:30","slug":"japan-america-society-round-up-60809","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/08\/japan-america-society-round-up-60809\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan America Society Round-up 6.08.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Current Hiroshima-ken JET <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gailsensei.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gail Meadows<\/a><\/strong>, co-editor of the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wideislandview.com\" target=\"_blank\">Wide Island View<\/a><\/strong>, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of various Japan America societies&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajapan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JS of Northern California<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.com\/rama\/resource\/kickball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" \/><strong>JSNC vs. JETAA Kickball Event<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Listen up Northern California JET alumni! The Japan Society will battle the JET Alumni Association of Northern California in the time-honored sport of kickball. So flex those muscles and go kick some &#8230; balls! Afterward you can celebrate your victory with BBQ. Sounds like a formula for a kickin&#8217; good time.\n<ul>\n<li>Date:\u00a0<strong>Saturday, July 11<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: Golden Gate Park, George Washington Grove (25th Ave. &amp; MLK Jr. Dr.)C<\/li>\n<li>Cost: Free for JSNC members, $5 non-members<\/li>\n<li>For more information,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/japansocietyofnortherncalifornia.myshopify.com\/products\/jsnc-vs-jetaanc-kickball\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/jassw\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JAS of the State of Washington<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japan Young Professionals Group Business Event<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; At this dinner and networking event,\u00a0Takumi\u00a0Ono, founder and president of\u00a0Junglecity\u00a0Network, Inc., will speak about founding her own company and how her experience relates to young professionals.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.junglecity.com\">Junglecity.com<\/a>\u00a0is a Japanese language portal dedicated to providing the most extensive and up-to-date information on Seattle and Washington State.\u00a0Junglecity\u00a0has also just launched in Portland.\n<ul>\n<li>Date:\u00a0<strong>Wednesday, June 24<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place:\u00a0O&#8217;Asian\u00a0Kitchen &amp; Lounge, 800 5th\u00a0Ave., Suite Plaza 1, Seattle<\/li>\n<li>Cost: $25\/person for JAS members. $30\/person for non-members.<\/li>\n<li>For more information,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/jassw\/index.htm#Wednesday,%20June%2024,%202009%20Japan%20Young%20Professionals%20Group%20Business%20Event\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>. To register,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pspinc.com\/jassw\/register-6-24-09.htm\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0Registration deadline is June 22.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jasco.osu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JAS of Central Ohio<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/jasco.osu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.therealjapan.co.uk\/images\/nihongo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"91\" \/><strong>Japanese language program<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; JASCO has two upcoming programs for adults and children. The first is an intensive Japanese class for Beginners II meeting on Wednesdays from <strong>June 17 through Aug. 19<\/strong>. For more information, see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jasco.osu.edu\/events\/2009\/JapaneseClass_Flyer_Summer2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">this\u00a0flyer<\/a>.\u00a0The second is a Japanese language summer camp designed to provide local children with opportunities to learn basic Japanese language and culture. The camp will run <strong>Aug. 3 through Aug. 7<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jasco.osu.edu\/events\/2009\/JpnLangCamp_Flyer09.pdf\">This\u00a0flyer<\/a>\u00a0gives more information.<\/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? <a href=\"mailto:japansociety@jetwit.com\"><strong>Email Gail Meadows<\/strong><\/a> the info.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Hiroshima-ken JET Gail Meadows, co-editor of the Wide Island View, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of various Japan America societies&#8230; JS of Northern California JSNC vs. JETAA Kickball Event\u00a0&#8211; Listen up Northern California JET alumni! 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