Production has resumed, and employment has recovered, VISA and travel restrictions continue. Legal, labor, tax issues support available.
Link to the survey:
sake works webinar
Shinobu Kato shared his sake maker’s insight from his brewery in Brooklyn with the JAS Young Professionals group. He explained the Takumi tradition of sake making and the many resulting grades of sake, all while providing several opportunities for virtual ‘kampais’.
JETRO Webinar 7/16/2020 2PM-3:30PM →
Use the link below to to register
In Japanese with materials available in English
Try RadioTaiso Japan-US exercise program with Arisa Oshimi and GenJ Michigan
May 20th Webinar with Consul General Nakagawa, JETRO, MEDC and Dickinson Wright
JETRO and MEDC reported on Michigan relief efforts including COVID-19 response contributions from Denso, Nissan, Honda, and Toyota through the JBSD Foundation. Dickinson Wright provided up-to-date information on Employment visas, their renewal, and implications for employees working from home.
Click the link to hear the recording of the live session, with Izumi Suzuki’s simultaneous interpretation.
Return to Work Guidelines for Manufacturing - State of Michigan
Please follow the link below
for State Guidelines.
LINK to MEDC State programs for business during the COVID-19 Emergency
Tokyo Olympics new dates: July 23 - August 8, 2021
Hinamatsuri Detroit Institute of Arts March 1st
2020 Japanese Language Speech Contest
Congratulations to the Speech Makers at the Sunday February 9th Contest hosted at MSU by the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit.