US-Japan Council Women's Leadership Conference with Izumi Suzuki and Deputy Consul General Yuki Sakai

Society officer Izumi Suzuki served as a panelist along with Deputy Consul General Yuki Sakai. Laurie Van Pelt, director of the Department of Management & Budget for Oakland County and Waterford, moderated the panel as the host of the US-Japan Council Conference held on September 26th, 2018.

The Sakura Garden Grand Opening Reception

Novi Mayor Bob Gatt, L. Brooks Patterson, Shiga Governor Mikazuki & Michigan Governor Snyder with Dr. Jeff Dwyer from MSU and Consul General Wada.

Tollgate Farm and Education Center, Novi - September 7, 2018

Toyota Visiting Professor Program at the University of Michigan is celebrating its 30th Anniversary

Anniversary brings Governor of Kumamoto, Ikuo Kabashima to the Ann Arbor Campus on September 6th along with Kumamon.

JAS Annual Dinner

The 2018 Annual Dinner was held on June 4th in the 100 year old library of the Cranbrook Booth House.

Sister State 50th Anniversary - Michigan and Shiga

JAS honorary Chairman, Governor Snyder celebrating the opening of the year long celebration.

Japanese Tea Garden Lecture at Cranbrook's Smith House

Following last spring’s 4-part Japanese Garden Lecture Series at Cranbrook with Shinichiro Abe, Sadafumi Uchiyama, Gregory DeVries and Marc Peter Keane, Japanese tea garden expert, Chisato Takeuchi gave a talk about tea garden design at Cranbrook’s Frank Lloyd Wright House, ’The Smith House.' JSD Women's Club presented tea ceremonies at the historic house.

Sister City Anniversary

2018 marks the 55th Anniversary of the sister city relationship between Wyandotte, Michigan and Komaki, Aichi.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra in Japan

The DSO performed in three Japanese cities last summer, Toyota, Osaka and Fukui.

Consul General of Japan addresses members at 2016 Holiday Event