
- Feb 26
2022 JUMP Program
This year, our annual JASH JUMP program was broadcast via Zoom on February 22, 2022. The program was formatted to encourage audience participation and to create an interactive space for our attendees. Approximately a third of the attendees were military service members or civilian government contractors who served in Japan. Additionally, a quarter of the attendees tuned in from the continental U.S., Canada, Japan, China and the Philippines. Welcome and overview remarks wer

- Feb 25
JASH Weekly Update: Good Luck To Our Japan Wizards Finalists!
Dear Members & Friends of JASH, Join us in wishing GOOD LUCK to all of our FINALIST high school teams competing who will go head-to-head over Zoom this weekend for the chance to win educational trips to Japan!
Through the JASH Japan Wizards Competition (JWC), 24 teams of three from 15 public and private schools on Oahu, Maui, and the Big Island of Hawaii have spent months studying Japanese culture, language, history, economy, pop culture, and MORE. After last weekend's Preli

- Feb 23
Now Accepting Applications For JASH Asian-Pacific Children's Convention Program
The Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) is seeking applicants for the 34th Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC), which this year will be a hybrid cultural exchange program with in-person workshops, local field trips and virtual exchange meetings from April through August 2022 for students in Hawaii born between August 1, 2010 and July 31, 2011 (10-11 years old). We would appreciate your assistance in spreading the word about this year’s APCC program to family and fri

- Feb 20
EHIME MARU MEMORIAL CEREMONY - FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Wreaths decorate the Ehime Maru Memorial for the 21st Memorial Ceremony. On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, the Ehime Maru Memorial Association (EMMA) held a remembrance ceremony for the 21st anniversary of the sinking of the Uwajima Fisheries High School training ship Ehime Maru at the Ehime Maru Memorial in Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park. The Ehime Maru suffered the loss of nine lives, including four students, two teachers, and three crew members after it was unexpectedly struck by

- Feb 17
JASH Weekly Update: Good Luck to our Japan Wizards Competition Teams
Dear Members and Friends of JASH, Join us in wishing GOOD LUCK to all of our high school teams competing in this weekend's Preliminary Round of our Japan Wizards Competition (JWC)! Teams of three from public and private schools throughout the state will put their knowledge of Japanese culture, language, history, economy, pop culture, and MORE to the test this weekend in hopes of qualifying for next week's Final Round. The top-scoring teams will win educational trips to Japan!

- Feb 10
JASH Weekly Update: Announcing our Title Sponsor for our 32nd Golf Classic
Dear Members and Friends of JASH,
We are honored to announce Pacific Guardian Life as the Title Sponsor for our 32nd Annual JASH Friendship Golf Classic! Mahalo nui loa to Pacific Guardian Life for their longtime continued support of our Golf Classic. SAVE THE DATE for Monday, July 18, 2022 with shotgun start at 11:30AM at the beautiful Mid-Pacific Country Club. As always, we’re working hard behind the scenes to plan a course full of fun entertainment and delicious treats.