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SUMMARY:Journey to Tohoku: Aomori
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nLearn about Aomori’s rich history\, tourist destinations to visit in every season\, local restaurants\, traditional crafts\, and other attractions. \nAbout the Speaker\nEmily is a JET Program Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) at the Aomori Prefectural Government Tourism Promotion and International Exchange Division. She grew up in New York and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a double major in Japanese Language & Culture and Linguistics. Though she’s still in her first year as a CIR\, Emily is excited to share all the wonderful things that she has learned about Aomori since arriving in September. \nSpecial thanks to our sponsor: \nWith support from:
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/journey-to-tohoku-aomori/
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SUMMARY:2022 Update on Japan: From Business to The Economy
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nNigel Blakeway\, Chairman & CEO\, OMRON Management Center of America\, Inc. \nOMRON: Creating Social Value through Business and Contributing to Society\nNigel Blakeway\, Chairman & CEO OMRON Management Center of America\, will share how the OMRON Group has evolved its core capabilities and has become a global factory automation and healthcare business. He will speak about the significance of OMRON’s corporate philosophy\, and share how the organization is shaping the future and addressing the emerging social issues that will lead to OMRON’s own growth and leap forward in the next 10 years. \nTopics/themes covered include: Blending in seamlessly within communities along OMRON’s global footprint\, OMRON’s social responsibility\, external and internal environment changes and their challenges\, strategies to sustain the future and preparing future ready professionals\, and building trust around ESG and sustainability with long-term investors. \nEdward J. Lincoln\, Adjunct Professor\, Columbia University\nThe Future of the Japanese Economy\nThe big story about the Japanese economy is all about demographics. The population is falling while the share of people over 65 in the total population is rising rapidly and the share of working-age people is shrinking. This creates a number of big challenges for Japanese society as a whole and for Japanese corporations. Dr. Lincoln will explore the population trends and their implications for companies like Omron. \nAbout the Speaker\nNigel Blakeway currently holds titles as Chairman & CEO\, OMRON Management Center of America\, Inc.; Managing Executive Officer\, OMRON Corporation\, Kyoto HQ; Chairman\, OMRON Management Center of Europe and Chairman\, OMRON Management Center of Asia Pacific. Mr. Blakeway previously worked for 12 years at Panasonic in Japan\, responsible for “Global Customers” and as EU General Manager. \nEdward J. Lincoln is an adjunct professor at Columbia University\, where he teaches a course on the Japanese economy. In addition\, he is a professorial lecturer at George Washington University\, where he teaches a course on East Asian economies. At Columbia\, Professor Lincoln is also a Research Associate of the Center for the Japanese Economy and Business. From 2006 to 2011\, he was director of the Center for Japan-U.S. Business and Economic Studies and professor of economics at the Stern School of Business\, New York University. Professor Lincoln’s research interests include contemporary structure and change in the Japanese economy\, East Asian economic integration\, and U.S. economic policy toward Japan and East Asia. He is the author of nine books and monographs\, including Winners Without Losers: Why Americans Should Care More About Global Economic Policy (Cornell University Press\, 2007)\, East Asian Economic Regionalism (The Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution\, 2004)\, Arthritic Japan: The Slow Pace of Economic Reform (Brookings\, 2001)\, and Troubled Times: U.S.-Japan Economic Relations in the 1990s (Brookings\, 1998). An earlier book\, Japan Facing Economic Maturity (Brookings\, 1988) received the Masayoshi Ohira Award for outstanding books on the Asia-Pacific region. \nEarlier in his career\, Professor Lincoln was a senior fellow at both the Brookings Institution (1984-1993 and 1996-2001) and the Council on Foreign Relations (2002-2006). In the mid-1990s\, he served as Special Economic Advisor to Ambassador Walter Mondale at the American Embassy in Tokyo. \nProfessor Lincoln received his Bachelor’s degree from Amherst College\, his M.A. in both economics and East Asian Studies at Yale University\, and his Ph.D. in economics also at Yale University. \nThis event is part of the NAJAS/KKC Business Speaker Series sponsored by the National Association of Japan-America Societies and the Keizai Koho Center.
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SUMMARY:2022 Illinois Japan Bowl: Japan Trivia
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Illinois Japan Bowl: Japan Trivia\, sponsored by the Japan America Society of Chicago\, will be held on Saturday\, March 19\, 2022. The event will be held via ZOOM and Kahoot from 10:00-2:30 pm. The Illinois Japan Bowl is an academic competition which covers a wide range of topics that tests high school students who are studying the Japanese language across the state of Illinois. The competition tests not only their knowledge of the language\, but also their understanding of traditional and modern Japan. \n \n \n \n \nRegister Here:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-illinois-japan-bowl-japan-trivia-tickets-256987816477
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/2022-illinois-japan-bowl-japan-trivia/
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SUMMARY:2022 Annual Update on U.S. - Japan Relations and Post Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nHiroyuki Akita\, Commentator\, Nikkei  \nJapan and the Great Power Competition  \nJapan is now located in one of the most dangerous geopolitical place in the world. Surrounded by China\, which is rapidly strengthening its military power\, and Russia\, which increasingly behave more assertively both in Europe and Asian fronts. Japan is also under North Korea’s nucelar threat. Furthermore\, the risk of conflict between the US and China seems to be rising gradually in Taiwan Strait. What kind of geo-strategy is Japan trying to adopt to survive such a difficult environment? While looking at the policies of the Kishida administration\, this session will analyze the future course of Japan. \nEmma Chanlett-Avery\, Specialist in Asian Affairs\, Congressional Research Service \n“The U.S.-Japan Alliance: the View from Washington” \nEmma Chanlett-Avery will present a perspective on the U.S.-Japan alliance from Washington\, D.C. How has the Biden Administration prioritized the U.S.-Japan alliance? How does the alliance fit within the recently-released Indo-Pacific strategy? Touching on both congressional and executive branch perspectives\, Ms. Chanlett-Avery will address the centrality of the U.S.-Japan alliance\, the growing network of other security partnerships such as the Quad\, and how Washington and Tokyo coordinate their approach to regional challenges. What are the areas of tension in the alliance? Will Japan’s upcoming release of its National Security Strategy align with U.S. policy? To what extent is Japan developing a more autonomous approach to its own defense? \nAbout the Speakers\nHiroyuki Akita is a Commentator of Nikkei. He regularly writes commentaries and columns\, analysis mainly on foreign & international security affairs. He joined Nikkei in 1987 and worked at Political News Dept.(98-2002) where he covered Japanese foreign & security policies\, domestic politics. He was Senior & Editorial Staff Writer (2009-17) \, and he also worked at “Leader Writing Team ” of the Financial Times in London (Oct-Dec\, 17). He was Beijing Correspondent (94-98) and Washington Chief Correspondent (2002-06). In Beijing\, he reported major news events such as death of Deng Xiaoping\, Hong Kong handover to China. In Washington DC\, he covered White House & Pentagon\, State Department during Bush administration. He graduated from Jiyu Gakuen College in 1987 and Boston University (M.A.). From 2006 to 07\, he was an associate of US-Japan Program at Harvard University\, where he conducted a research on US-China-Japan relations. In March 2019\, he won the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist Award\, a prize for outstanding reporting of international affairs. He is an author of two books in Japanese: “Anryu (Power Game of US-China-Japan)”(2008)\, “Ranryu (Strategic Competition of US-Japan and China)”(2016). \nEmma Chanlett-Avery is a Specialist in Asian Affairs at the Congressional Research Service. She focuses on U.S. relations with Japan\, the Korean Peninsula\, Thailand\, and Singapore\, with an emphasis on security issues and alliances. Ms. Chanlett-Avery joined CRS in 2003 through the Presidential Management Fellowship\, with rotations in the State Department on the Korea Desk and at the Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group in Bangkok\, Thailand. She also worked in the Office of Policy Planning as a Harold Rosenthal Fellow. She is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the National Association of Japan America Societies\, a member of the Mansfield Foundation U.S. – Japan Network for the Future\, Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Japan America Society of Washington\, and the 2016 recipient of the Kato Prize. Ms. Chanlett-Avery received an MA in international security policy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and her BA in Russian studies from Amherst College. \nThis program is part of the Japan Currents series and is sponsored by the National Association of Japan-America Societies and the Embassy of Japan in Washington\, DC. \n \n \nRegister Here\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-annual-update-on-us-japan-relations-and-post-pandemic-tickets-278313231367
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/2022-annual-update-on-u-s-japan-relations-and-post-pandemic/
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SUMMARY:Kokoro Care Packages - Creating A Japanese E-Commerce Business While Building A Global Community
DESCRIPTION:About the Event \nIn this round table discussion we will discuss the tools and techniques in creating a successful Japan related e-commerce business from scratch\, some of the many challenges\, and the importance of building a global community. \nAbout the Speaker\nLillian Hanako Rowlatt is a half-Japanese Canadian currently living in Los Angeles. She co-founded Kokoro Care Packages as a way of connecting people to the traditions and culture of Japan through locally-made\, artisanal foods. Lillian has always believed in the power of food to nourish one’s body while connecting people to the land and people who created it. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Queen’s University and spent almost a decade in finance before co-founding Kokoro Care Packages. Lillian is a JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program) alumna having taught English for two years in Kashiwazaki\, Niigata. \nThis event will be held via Zoom \nRegister for the event here:\n https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-a-japanese-e-commerce-business-while-building-a-global-community-tickets-238424623467\n\nIf you would like to help support JASC’s ability to provide programs like these\, please consider donating:
URL:https://jaschicago.org/event/kokoro-care-packages-creating-a-japanese-e-commerce-business-while-building-a-global-community/
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