On December 14, 2018, around 40 guests gathered at Burns Hall in the East-West Center for a presentation by Ms. Paige Cottingham-Streater, Secretary-General of the U.S. CULCON Panel and Executive Director of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC). In her talk, Ms. Cottingham-Streater discussed the roles taken by CULCON and JUSFC in fostering Japan-U.S. relations. She also introduced an online platform called Nichibei Connect, intended to be a one-stop resource geared to

On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, JASH members and guests joined together for the annual Tomodachi Holiday Tea at “Bakery and Table” restaurant. It was a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season and relax with friends while enjoying delicious refreshments. The festive gathering started off with a fun game called “Name the Singer” led by Tomodachi Committee Chair Mrs. Kazuko Love and her husband Chad, where attendees were asked to guess the singers for

Over 450 members and supporters were in attendance for the Japan-America Society of Hawaii's Annual Dinner & Silent Auction, held October 23rd at Sheraton Waikiki Hawaii Ballroom with "Honoring the Gannenmono" as this year's theme. This event culminated the yearlong celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. Each year, JASH honors an individual, company or organization with the Bridge Award for promoting understan

On December 7, 2018, students from the Japanese language program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa hosted a group of high school and college students from Nagaoka, Japan. The Nagaoka students experienced campus life at UH and gave a short presentation about Nagaoka while engaging in meaningful discussions about peace. Students shared popular Hawaiian and Japanese songs before concluding the visit with a short campus tour. Special thanks to Dr. Ken Ito and Ms. Miki Ogasawar

A Japan-U.S. Joint Memorial Ceremony was held on Thursday December 6, 2018 on Ford Island to honor and remember all those who lost their lives 77 years ago on December 7, 1941. During the ceremony there was a Moment of Silence followed by remarks from both Mr. Koichi Ito, Consul General of Japan in Honolulu and Rear Admiral Brian P. Fort, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific. Power of Reconciliation December 8, 2016 - 1st Japan-U.S. Joint Memor

My name is Minji and my dream is to be a global leader who can understand various cultures around the world. I thought it would be very special volunteering at JASH. As expected, I learned a lot of things about introducing one culture to another cultural area while I worked at JASH for four months. Everyone has their own way of looking at things. Right and wrong is subjective, we just have "Different Perspectives". I also learned a lot of things from JASH’s concept of teachin