{"id":8397,"date":"2009-09-04T21:09:03","date_gmt":"2009-09-05T01:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=8397"},"modified":"2009-09-04T21:10:45","modified_gmt":"2009-09-05T01:10:45","slug":"japan-america-society-roundup-9-05-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/04\/japan-america-society-roundup-9-05-09\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan America Society Roundup 9.05.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Current Hiroshima-ken JET <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gailsensei.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Gail Meadows<\/a><\/strong>, Editor of Hiroshima JET webzine 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 Japan America societies\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/jasstl\/\" target=\"_blank\">JAS of St. Louis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.androidworld.com\/paro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"215\" \/>Japan Robot Night<\/strong> \u2014 Not only is Japan on the cutting edge of the robotics industry, but it even manages to make its robots so <em>kawaii<\/em>! \u00a0One example is PARO, a baby seal robot that interacts with people and makes them feel emotionally attached. PARO is part of a new track of Japanese robotics that has taken off \u2014 service robots assisting humans. You\u2019ll have a chance to see this therapy robot for yourself at this event, which will feature a lecture by Dr. Takanori Shibata, inventor of PARO. The program also will include a presentation on service robotics trends in Japan. The event is free and open to the public.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Thursday, Oct. 15<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: University of Missouri-St. Louis,\u00a0Millennium Student Center,\u00a0Century Room C, One\u00a0University Boulevard,\u00a0St. Louis<\/li>\n<li>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/jasstl\/images\/Japan_Robot_Night.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/jasstl\/images\/Japan_Robot_Night.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jashouston.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JAS of Houston<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\"><strong>13th Annual Grand Taiko Concert<\/strong> \u2014 Witness the grace of an authentic Japanese classical dance master and the acrobatics of beautiful aerial silk performers at this annual taiko drum performance. Admission is free.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Date: <strong>Sept. 18-19<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Time: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Place: Miller Outdoor Theatre, Hermann Park, Houston<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilovetaiko.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.ilovetaiko.org\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jas-socal.org\/jas\/DesktopDefault.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">JAS of Southern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jas-socal.org\/jas\/files\/09%20Kite%20Festival%20Art25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"207\" \/>Japan America Kite Festival<\/strong> \u2014 Go fly a kite! Bring your own to this event, or purchase one from the variety of kites available for sale. Enjoy international kites of all sizes and colors, and don\u2019t miss the huge 50-foot by 100-foot kites on display. There will be a Rokaku kite battles, stunt kite demonstrations, kite \u201cballet\u201d and precision synchronized kite team performances.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Date: Sunday, Oct. 4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: Seal Beach Pier, (North side of the Pier), Seal Beach, CA 90740<\/li>\n<li>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jas-socal.org\/jas\/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=2&amp;tabid=3#13th\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.jas-socal.org\/jas\/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=2&amp;tabid=3#13th<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usajapan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">JS of Northern California<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Life for Foreign Workers in Japa<\/strong><strong>n<\/strong> \u2014 If you&#8217;ve wondered what life is like for non-Japanese blue-collar workers in Japan, check out this presentation by Dr. Harumi Befu, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Stanford University. Dr. Befu will present his current research on foreign workers&#8217; lives in Japan \u2014 the support they receive as well as the challenges they face. This event is free and open to the public.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Thursday, Sept. 17<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: Union Bank Hospitality Room,\u202822 Peace Plaza, Miyako Mall,\u2028San Francisco<\/li>\n<li>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/japansocietyofnortherncalifornia.myshopify.com\/products\/foreign-workers-in-japan\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/japansocietyofnortherncalifornia.myshopify.com\/products\/foreign-workers-in-japan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasdfw.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> JAS of Dallas\/Fort Worth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kendo-fik.org\/english-page\/phot-jif\/54th-All-Japan-Kendo-Champ2006-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"153\" \/>Japanese Fall Festiva<\/strong>l \u2014 Enjoy stage events including karate, taiko, iado and kendo, as well as plenty of food booths, games and cultural demonstrations.\n<ul>\n<li>Date: <strong>Sunday, Sept. 20<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Place: Dallas Japanese Association,\u00a0South Side Parking Lot,\u00a04100 Alpha Rd., Dallas<\/li>\n<li>For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/jasdfw.org\/downloads\/ffest.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/jasdfw.org\/downloads\/ffest.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event you&#8217;d like to share with JetWit readers? <\/em><a href=\"mailto:japansociety@jetwit.com\"><em>Email Gail Meadows<\/em><\/a><em> the info.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2026 JAS of St. Louis Japan Robot Night \u2014 Not only is Japan on the cutting edge of the robotics industry, but it even manages to make its robots [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan-society-round-up"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-2br","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8397"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8403,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8397\/revisions\/8403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}