Promoting Employment in the Japan-US Business Community in Michigan.
Great Lakes JETAA - January 26, 2019
Young Professionals' Mixer
A gathering of professionals working in the cross-cultural, bilingual Japanese-American business community was hosted by the JAS and Ikigai Connections at Meadow Brook Hall on December 13, 2018. The next event will be announced soon.
Members' Holiday Event
Cranbrook's Japanese-style Garden Restoration Project is underway. The Consulate General of Japan organized the redesign of the Lily Pond Cascade by Master Gardener Hiromu Terashita.
Cranbrook president Dominic DiMarco and Director of the Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Greg Wittkopp welcomed the Consul General of Japan and Mrs. Wada and supporters to the unveiling of the renewed section of the garden on the sunny afternoon of Tuesday, October 9th. The Consulate arranged for the Japanese team of gardeners, led by master gardener Hiromu Terashita to come from Japan to contribute their time and expertise to restore a section of the large garden.
Japan Festival 2018 JSD Women’s Club Tea Ceremony
JSD Women’s Club Tea Ceremony
Read moreTraditional Puppets from Shiga in Honor of the Michigan Shiga Sister City Relationship
Shiga’s Tonda Ningyo Puppet Theater at the Detroit Institute of Arts celebrating the Michigan Shiga Sister State 50th Anniversary.
Read moreUS-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 Freer Garden Revitalization was dedicated to the memory of Denise Little on September 16, 2018, Society vice-chair Chuck Little and Society president Liseann Gouin are pictured at the ceremony.
Society vice-chair Chuck Little and Society president Liseann Gouin at the Freer Garden Revitalization Dedication Ceremony on September 16, 2018
Read moreThe 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.
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