Dear Members and Friends of JASH, Due to the government Stay at Home orders, our office will be closed beginning today, August 27 to Thursday, September 10, 2020. JASH staff will be working remotely from home but may still be contacted via email. Let’s work together and do our part to fight COVID-19! Stay Home. Stay Safe. Stay Healthy. Today, August 27th, is National Just Because Day……. Just Because Day has become a great way to spread random acts of kindness. Send a thoughtful card to a friend, just because. Give your grandparents a call, just because. Pick up the trash from your neighbor’s yard, just because. Upcoming Event Live Event JASH 30th Annual Friendship Golf Classic Mond

Virtual Program Forest Bathing Saturday, August 29, 2020 9:00am – 10:00am HST 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST Sunday, August 30, 2020 4:00pm - 5:00pm JST Tickets: FREE Join us for a virtual forest bathing program with Phyllis Look, Hawaii’s first forest therapy guide. This program is normally $15-$20, but thanks to the generous support from Blue Zones Project, it is free for JASH members! For details and to register, please click here. Upcoming Event Live Event JASH 30th Annual Friendship Golf Classic Monday, November 2, 2020 Tee Time: 11:30am Questions? Contact Justin George at justin@gsehawaii.com or 808-778-2747. For details and to register, please click here. Rece

REGISTER NOW! Join us TONIGHT, 8/13/20 FROM 6-7PM for this FREE Virtual Summer Festival and fundraiser for the Japan-America Society of Hawaii. Produced by the JASH NexGen. In this fun-packed event, you'll: -Learn the difference between festivals in Japan and Hawaii -Get educated about sake -Listen to great musical talent -Play a game for a chance to win great prizes Program will also be streaming live on Facebook. Upcoming Program Virtual Program Forest Bathing Saturday, August 29, 2020 9:00am – 10:00am HST 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST Sunday, August 30, 2020 4:00pm - 5:00pm JST Tickets: FREE Join us for a virtual forest bathing program with Phyllis Look, Hawaii’s fi

Sunday, August 9 is the last day to place an order for the exclusive Natsumatsuri Bento Box created by Izakaya Nonbei and Zigu restaurants and Hakkaisan sake from The Cherry Company. You don’t want to miss this opportunity! Click HERE for more details. Exclusive Natsumatsuri Bento Box and Sake International Entertainment (Left to right top: Anju Madoka, Hikariyama Torao; left to right bottom: Eden Kai, Yuttai Kwattai) Cultural – Sake Etiquette Keith Nakaganeku, Sake Sommelier, The Cherry Company Click HERE for more details. Upcoming Program Virtual Program Forest Bathing Saturday, August 29, 2020 9:00am – 10:00am HST 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST Sunday, August 30, 2020 4

This summer, the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) held a virtual tutorial series on origami with Hawaii’s Origami Swami, Ashley Nishihara. This program was created in place of some of our in-person educational programs, including Japan Day and Japan-in-a-Suitcase, which were cancelled or postponed since March due to the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic. We were thrilled to have a wide range of participants from children to adults not only from Hawaii, but also from the mainland, Japan and even Central America! During the second tutorial titled “Storygami 101” held on Friday, July 17, 2020, over 20 attendees made a penguin, a heart brooch and a rabbit while listening to a collection of fun s

Dear Members and Friends of JASH: Good news! In a press conference by Japan Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, it was announced that Japan is starting to take measures to resume international travel. Japan will be utilizing a multiple phased approach towards the reintegration of international travel; the first two phases include Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand. The third phase includes Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Republic of Korea (ROK), Singapore and Taiwan. The fourth phase includes countries in Europe and Hawaii separately from the continental United States. JASH is pleased to work alongside other community members

The Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) is an annual homestay and summer camp in Fukuoka that welcomes delegations of 11-year-old Junior Ambassadors (JAs) from regions throughout Asia and the Pacific. JASH has the honor of serving at the liaison office for the Hawaii delegation, and since December we’ve shared about the selection of our 2020 delegation; their hard work preparing for their international adventure; and most recently, their dedication to learning more about Japan and their incredible resilience and optimism as we shifted to virtual culture and history lessons following the cancellation of this summer’s APCC trip. In July, JASH welcomed our delegation back to our office f

A view of the coastline between Nakanogō and Kashitate villages On July 30, 2020, the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) hosted another installment in our Summer 2020 Talk-Story Series entitled, “Hachijōjima: The Language Isle.” We were very fortunate to collaborate with linguist Dr. David Iannucci, who introduced attendees to the small island of Hachijōjima and the severely endangered Hachijō language that is spoken there. Dr. David Iannucci with language consultants Mrs. Eiko Fukuda and Mr. Tōichi Okiyama Dr. Iannucci received his PhD in Linguistics from the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa in 2019. He briefly visited Hachijōjima twice for linguistic fieldwork, consulting community membe