
- Aug 30, 2019
JASH Japan Wizards Competition Sends Six Teams to Japan in Summer 2019
On February 23, 2019, 126 students representing 27 high schools from Oahu, Hawaii, Maui and Kauai participated in the 16th Annual Japan-America Society of Hawaii’s (JASH) Japan Wizards Statewide Academic Team Competition (JWC) at Hawaii Tokai International College. Teams were comprised of three students each, with a total of 42 teams competing. The 42 teams competed in one of two levels, A or B, depending on the Japanese language class they were enrolled in at their respectiv

- Aug 22, 2019
TASTE OF JASH presents Ehime
Jakoten (fishcake), Imodaki (hotpot), Wasabi Shrimp and Poke Roll were some of the dishes served at the fourth Taste of JASH featuring Ehime cuisine at Zigu Restaurant in Waikiki on August 6, 2019. FINAL STOP….. HOKKAIDO at Tonkatsu Tamafuji in November! Stay tuned for more details. Rich Kiyabu, past JETAA President and current NexGen Advisory Committee member greeted the guests as MC for the evening. (L-R) Jessica Ogasawara, NexGen Advisory Member; Jennifer Huang, JETAA; and

- Aug 10, 2019
2019 Asia-Pacific Children's Convetion
The Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) sent six Junior Ambassadors (JAs) to attend the 31 st annual Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) in Fukuoka, Japan from July 13 – 24, 2019. The APCC has been hosted by the Fukuoka City government since 1989 in celebration of the city’s 100 th anniversary. Now in its 31 st year, the APCC has hosted over 11,000 students from all across the Asia-Pacific region and other countries across Europe and South America. The mission of th

- Aug 7, 2019
“POST GANNENMONO...What’s Next?”
JASH hosted a 5:01 Pau Hana event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Eight Japanese organizations convened and had an open discussion on the viability of Japanese community organizations and succession planning. MAHALO to the following organizations who participated: Hawaii United Okinawa Association (HUOA), Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce (HJCC), Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce (HJJCC), Japan-America Society o