Japan America Society of Minnesota

The Tsūshin is a membership publication of the Japan America Society of Minnesota

December 2014 VOL. 23, No. 12

Get ready for the 2015 Shinnenkai! Shinnenkai is the annual New Year’s Celebration, and JASM is bringing the sights, sounds, and tastes of Japan to Minnesota. If you think the Holiday Season is a big deal in America, try New Year’s in Japan! Come bring in the new year with Japanese food and treats, song and dance. The non-stop entertainment also includes Japanese calligraphy, Mochi pounding, and a silent auction. Plus, exhibitions and children and adult activities. It promises to be a memorable evening filled with art, music, exquisite cuisine, and laughter. Come celebrate with us on January 18th. Don’t miss out!

Date: January 18th, 2015 Time: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Location: Hopkins Eisenhower Community Center 1001 Minnesota 7 Hopkins, MN 55305 Cost: Early Bird Reservation (Available From Jan. 1st until Jan. 17th, 2015) Free for children 5 and under

$5 for Children age 6-18 $10 for Adult JASM Member (College Students and Seniors (65+)) $15 for Adult Non-JASM Member Family Package! Up to 2 adults & 2 children (age 6-18): $20 for JASM Member $25 for Non-JASM Member At the Door: January 18th $7 for Children age 6-18 $12 for Adult JASM Member $15 for Adult Non-JASM Member Family Package: $22 for JASM Member $27 for Non-JASM Member

Prepare to Bring in the New Year! December JASM Professional Group

Looking for a fun and exciting networking event? The next JASM Professional Group meeting is just around the corner! Anyone who is looking to network professionally, culturally, or just looking to connect with others interested in Japan is welcome to join us. The last meeting of this group was very popular and provided an opportunity for members of the community to gather and have fun. We know this month’s JPG meeting will be just as successful and energetic as the last. This month’s host will be Zen Box Izakaya, so more delicious food is in store. Participants are encouraged to purchase food and beverages at amazing happy hour prices. We hope you will attend and help

make this another great event! Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Zen Box Izakaya 602 Washington Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415 Cost: Free for JASM Members $5 for non-members

On Saturday, November 22nd, both college students and business professionals gathered at Macalester College for JASM’s annual Career Day event. Career Day is a networking and informational JASM event that allows attendees to explore possible job skills while looking for work opportunities both locally and in Japan. The afternoon started off with an introductory speech by Mario Acito, a former Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Program participant. He told his experiences of his time as an Assistant Language Teacher. His job involved moving around to several different schools to help encourage cultural exchange with Japanese children. The most important take away that he spoke about was learning how to adapt living in a foreign country and developing a global worldview. -Continue to Page 2

Career Day Sharpens Job Seeking Skills

Chris Armacost sharing his story in Japan

Membership News

Thanks to the following New JASM Member:

Rumiko Peterson

Thanks to the following Renewing Corporate Members:

Suishin Restaurant, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi,

Kiku Enterprises

Thanks to the following New Corporate Members:

Jet Edge, Inc., MGK Company

Mario Acito’s speech was followed by a presentation from Nancy White from the Minnesota Workforce Center. She discussed common myths about job searching and the most important actions one can take to increase the likelihood of finding a job. One of the pieces of advice that she stressed was networking to make yourself stand out as an applicant. After the presentation she reviewed resumes and cover letters of student participants. The final speech was done by Chris Armacost, a marketing executive at Ecolab. His talk focused on having persistence to create change and the need for workers to have cultural understanding to do well in Japan. This is especially important when working with companies that deal with Japan and the U.S. Each country has its own business culture, and perspective on how to reach business goals, which can be in conflict. His message was that to be successful in business in both countries, individuals should understand the difference in culture and adapt to lessen communication issues. After the speeches, a breakout session has held to allow participants to speak one on one with professionals. Nobby Hashizume spoke about entrepreneurship, and his work as a consultant for companies with business interests in the U.S. and Japan. Steve Tofte and Kaori Kimura shared their stories about “life as a foreigner” in Japan. Networking skills and techniques were taught by Joe Montgomery. Jonas Mendelsohn and Alan Gardiner explained the intricacies of Japanese business culture. Amanda Costello, a former JET program participant, spoke about her experiences in Japan in the JET program. Career Day was followed by a JASM Professional Group event at Saji-Ya Restaurant in St. Paul, to allow the attendees to continue their discussions and network over a delicious dinner. JASM would like to thank all those who made this event possible as well as those that attended and made it a success. For those of you that were unable to make it, we hope to see you at Career Day next year! Many thanks to Macalester College and JETAA MN for their support.

Career Day Recap Continued

Japanese School

平成27年度ミネアポリス日本語補習授業校 生徒募集

対象年齢*は平成27年4月1日時点での年齢

ミネアポリス日本語補習授業校 http://www.minneapolisjapaneseschool.org/ 参加をご希望の方は、ピーターソン

seito@minneapolisjapaneseschool.org までご連絡く

ださい。 Open House and Enrollment Interview at

Minneapolis Japanese School

クラス 対象 年齢*

オープ

ン ハウス

試験/面接 募集期間

おひさま

組

満2歳 1月17日

(面接) 平成26年11月1日～ 平成26年12月13日

幼稚部 年少組

満3歳 1月10日 1月24日

(面接) 平成26年11月1日～ 平成26年12月6日

小学部 １年

満6歳 2月14日 2月28日

(試験/面

接)

平成26年11月1日～ 平成27年1月31日

Class Date of Birth

Applica-tion Deadline

Open House

Interview & Examination

Pre-school

4/2/2012 ~ 4/1/2013

12/13/2014

1/17/2015 (Interview only)

Kinder-garten

4/2/2011 ~ 4/1/2012

12/6/2014

1/10/2015

1/24/2015 (Interview only)

1st Grade 4/2/2008 ~ 4/1/2009

1/31/2015

2/14/2015

2/28/2015

Nancy White from Minnesota Workforce

Please thank our members with your support!

Corporate Benefactor Members Daikin Applied Delta Airlines, Inc. Corporate Sustaining Members 3M Company Boston Scientific Corporation Bowman and Brooke, LLP Design Ready Controls, Inc. Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Fredrikson & Byron, PA Gray Plant Mooty Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, PC Hubbard Broadcasting Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd. Jet Egde Inc. Lion Precision Mall of America Medtronic, Inc MGK, Inc. Naigai Industries U.S.A. Inc. Proto Labs, Inc. St. Jude Medical Taiyo International, Inc. The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Corporate Contributing Members Aveda Corporation Briggs and Morgan, P.A. Compart Family Farms Deloitte Tax, LLP Leonard, Street and Deinard Minnesota Orchestra Musicians Satellite Industries Sysco Asian Foods Wilson Learning Worldwide Partners in Service J&K Trading, LLC Kiku Enterprises Origami Restaurant Sakura Restaurant & Sushi Bar Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club Suishin Restaurant The Voyager Group Tiger Sushi Tomodachi Zen Healing Center

Nonprofit Members Aikido of Minnesota Anime Twin Cities, Inc. BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota Concordia Language Villages JETAA Minnesota JETRO Chicago KCC–Japan Education Exchange Macalester College Asian Language & Culture Department Minneapolis Japanese School Minnesota International Center Minnesota Trade Office Mu Performing Arts U of MN Dept. of Asian Languages and Literatures, Japanese Language Program US-China Business Connections Winona State Univ. Global Studies Dept.

JASM held its first Japan Business Roundtable in Rochester on Thursday, Nov. 20 at an early morning gathering of business professionals at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Rochester. The program was part of the Greater Minnesota Initiative, a project funded by the Japan Foundation – Center for Global Partnership to enable JASM to serve as a resource to support business and community organizations in outstate Minnesota in their U.S. – Japan relationship building activities. The event in Rochester was a panel discussion that addressed the question: “Is Japan still an important partner for Minnesota?” The panelists were Sarah Walbert, International Trade Representative from the Minnesota Trade Office; Dick Stahl, past President and Emeritus Director of JASM; and Ben van Lierop, JASM Executive Director. Each mentioned experiences of their work and lessons learned in business dealings in Japan. Sarah Walbert focused on the relevance of the Japan connection for Minnesota, mentioning the extensive trade activity with Japan as Minnesota’s 4th largest trading partner. With a highly developed consumer market, Japan is the world’s 3rd largest economy with a GDP of $5 trillion. Ms. Walbert also emphasized the unique attraction that Japanese culture has to young people through anime, manga and the “Hello Kitty” phenomena. Dick Stahl talked about his experience working for the First National Bank of Chicago in Tokyo and for the Long Term Credit Bank of Japan in Chicago. He shared with group his experiences of working with his Japanese colleagues and the value of learning the Japanese point of view in building long term relationships in the Japanese market. Ben van Lierop talked about his experience working as a “local hire” in the Tokyo office of a German company and discussed the lessons learned from doing sales and management in a Japanese office setting. These discussions were intended to provide a framework for engaging the attendees from the Rochester business community to consider the benefits of Japan business initiatives. The Japan Business Roundtable program was also presented in cooperation with the Rochester Area Economic Development Inc. (RAEDI) that works to promote and expand economic activity in the Rochester area. Heather Holmes of RAEDI welcomed the JASM panel participants to Rochester at the beginning of the event. JASM hopes to have similar Japan Business Roundtables in other cities in Greater Minnesota in the near future.

Japan Business Roundtable – Building Bridges in Rochester

Corporate Membership Spotlight

Jet Edge is a leading manufacturer of waterjet and abrasive waterjet cutting machines, intensifier pumps and accessories for precision water jet cutting,

surface preparation and coatings removal. An industry pioneer, Jet Edge entered the waterjet industry in 1984 and is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014. Jet Edge waterjet systems are used around the world in a broad range of industries, from the world’s leading airlines to automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturers to machine and job shops. Jet Edge’s waterjet and abrasivejet systems can cut any material, from food products to hardened tool steel to titanium. Headquartered in a modern 100,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Michael, Minnesota, Jet Edge has sales offices throughout the United States and in Shanghai, China, as well as distributors in Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia/Pacific, South America and the Middle East/Africa. In Japan, Jet Edge waterjets are sold through Jet Edge’s distribution partner Sunny Limited. Sunny Limited operates sales offices in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka, and is authorized to provide sales, installation, service and support to Jet Edge customers throughout Japan. Jet Edge’s key markets in Japan include automotive, power generation and general manufacturing. During the past several years, Jet Edge has worked tirelessly to develop innovative new products, enter new markets and increase awareness of its many capabilities. The company has developed new 75,000 psi pump technology, introduced a revolutionary new sealing technology, and a new 5-axis waterjet cutting system. It also has brought the power and versatility of waterjet technology to rural shops with limited electricity and small shops with limited budgets. In 2010, Jet Edge along with its sister company, Chukar Waterjet, helped stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill by developing a waterjet system that was dropped 5,000 feet under water and used to blast away hydrates that were clogging a containment system. To find out more about Jet Edge, visit www.jetedge.com, e-mail sales@jetedge.com or call 1-800-JET-EDGE or 1-763-497-8700. For more information about Sunny Limited, visit www.sunnyltd.co.jp or call +81-3-3254-7101.

Tom Haeg’s Book Review: The Anime Encyclopedia The Anime Encyclopedia, Third Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Anime since 1917; Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy; Stone Bridge Press, 2014; $79.98, 1,200 p. In 1979 during my first visit to Japan, I awkwardly encountered Japanese culture in the Tokyo subway. Entering my car were three middle-aged, reticent Japanese businessmen identifiable by their sartorial dress, narrow tie, dark suit, white shirt. The usual suspects. Each hastily retrieved from their briefcase what I initially expected to be de rigueur work reports or financial statements. To my counter intuitive shock and naïve surprise, they were comic books! Grown men. Now, fast forward to 2014. While welcoming Minnesota Japanese language high students to JASM, I polled each asking why they chose Japanese instead of Mandarin, French, Spanish, etc. as their elective foreign language? Answers: “anime, Japanese food, anime, tea ceremony, anime, samurai, anime, anime, anime, …!” What I drew from these two observations is this: the charm of Japanese anime as a medium to translate a known culture in a compact format and the innocence of the medium to project a complex culture in an unsophisticated style, to two, apparently opposite audiences. Conclusion: anime’s target demographic breadth is something to be

reckoned with and ignored at your peril. Example: Hollywood now has an Academy Award just for anime. Clements and McCarthy must agree. This collaborative opus will be a third revision to their Anime Encyclopedia first published over ten years ago. Both authors have written extensively on the subject earning distinctions and praises in the anime community. The Third Edition will prove to be the most complete and most comprehensive guide to all and everything connected, related, linked, associated, you name it, to anime. In other words, if it isn’t in it, it isn’t there. It traces the history of Japanese anime from 1917 to the present (in fact, it is so new, that the formal publishing date will be December 16, 2014). Interestingly, they are not shy to remind the reader that anime was hijacked by the Japanese Imperial Navy during the War for propaganda. Although the text basically follows the factual, encyclopedia A –Z refrain, they will opine when necessary if certain artists are undeserving or a style is unappealing. And the publisher, Stone Brook Press, openly concedes that the Third Edition is designed in part as a palimpsest to remove errors, omissions and mistakes discovered in their First Edition. There are now over 430 anime production studios around the globe accounting for 7 percent of the total gross revenue of the Japanese film industry. In 2009, gross sales in the United States exceeded $2.75 billion. The highest grossing film in, Spirited Away (2001), earned over $274 million. Take note: this medium is only a hundred years old. And growing. At this rate, perhaps a fourth edition will change the title from The Anime Encyclopedia to The Anime Prospectus. -Tom Haeg, JASM Executive Secretary

The JASM Corporate Roundtable will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd. For this special corporate Roundtable, we are very excited to welcome Mr. Ichiro Sone, the Chief Executive Director of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Chicago. JETRO is a Japanese governmental organization whose mission is “to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world.” Mr. Sone has much to offer in Japanese business expertise and knowledge of doing business with Japan as a result of his years working with JETRO in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, as well as his years in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Sone will join JASM in a discussion of recent economic developments in Japan and how U.S. companies can increase their effectiveness in promoting their goods and services to Japan. What areas of the Japanese economy are increasingly open to the investment from the U.S.? What are some of the challenges that face Japanese companies in the current economic situation in Asia and the Pacific? How is JETRO positioned to assist American companies in their Japan business initiatives? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in the business

roundtable discussion by Mr. Sone. We hope you can join us for this exciting and unique business meeting opportunity. Date: Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014 Time: Registration star ts at 7:30 a.m. Event goes from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Location: Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. IDS Center , 5th Floor 80 S 8th St. Minneapolis, MN 55402 Cost: $15 for JASM Members

$20 for Non-Members and Guests $7 for Students

Parking validation will be provided We would like to adequately prepare for this event, so please RVSP at mn-japan.org. For more details, please contact the JASM office at 612-627-9357 or e-mail us at jasm.@us-japan.org.

Join JASM Corporate Roundtable on December 3rd

Diary From Japan: Samantha Vang

The wind has gotten cooler, the night falls earlier, the leaves are starting to turn red and the heater under my host family’s kotatsu table is finally turned on. Soon I realized it has already been two months since I arrived in Japan. It’s probably a little too early to reflect on how impactful my experience in Japan has been so far, but I know that I’ve spent much of it transitioning and improving my Japanese language and cultural skills. Immediately, after my arrival to Japan, I was busy trying to get the logistics down. Orientation week was full of paper work, getting my courses in order, familiarizing myself with the surroundings and meeting new people. I participated in activities to help me learn more about the city that I live in and to keep me active. Being in a foreign country with unfamiliar surroundings can get pretty lonely. Thus, it was crucial to keep myself engaged and busy so I won’t be as homesick and lonely. Recently, I applied to be a volunteer to teach English to little children. It was another way to have another circle of friends and to be involved in the community. I learned a lot from these children. There are things that children can teach that adults probably can’t. Much of the things children do or say are unfiltered, so watching and talking to them gives me a lot of insight about Japanese language and culture. A few days ago, we had a Halloween party for the kids. They are energetic as usual and were very excited to have lots of candies. Just listening to the conversations that these kids have forces me apply my language skills. The children use a lot of the words that I am also learning, so it was helpful to see how the words were being used. The most difficult part of transitioning was probably the school life at my program university. The community feel that I felt back at my home institution is missing here at this university. Sometimes it feels difficult to be a part of this campus and it becomes merely a place to attend classes. Part of this was due to a few policy changes as to how the school should run this year. They cut holidays and increased more class time, which gave the students less chances to meet outside of the classroom. They also changed the scheduling of the courses, giving the student inconsistent course schedules, thus making it difficult to organize their activities outside the classroom. Another factor is the language and cultural barrier between the native Japanese speakers and international students. The majority of Japanese students are usually shy to approach international students. Part of this is because they don’t feel comfortable in their English skills. On the other hand, the international students like me don’t feel quite as welcomed because we are not used to unusually shy people and will often interpret their actions quite rude. Cultural misunderstandings also occur as well. International students who come from Western countries are used to direct communication styles while Japanese students tend to have a beat around the bush type of communication. Sometimes international students have a hard time figuring out what the Japanese students actually mean and the Japanese students have a difficult time expressing their true emotions. Since I come from cultures that utilizes these communication styles, it is easier for me navigate

through these barriers. However, as an international student, I still find it hard to be a part a Japanese social group. Despite having a bit of a rocky start as the new school year begins, I am very happy to be back in Japan again. It feels great to be given an opportunity to study and be immersed in Japanese society and culture. After having settled down, I’m looking forward toward exploring areas of my interest such as Japanese food culture and politics. -Samantha Vang

Samantha Vang in front of Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka.

Samantha with her host family in Japan.

For the latest JASM updates, visit our website at www.mn-japan.org, find us on our Facebook (Japan America Society of Minnesota), or follow us on Twitter (@MNJAPAN).

Introducing JASM’s Newest Intern

My name is Rosebert Altianas I am a student at the University of Minnesota majoring in a concentration of economics, management, and Japanese. I'm a recent NYC transplant, and I'm happy to be living in the land of 10,000 lakes. I'm very excited to work as the Event Coordinator intern for the wonderful organization that is JASM. I love helping the office orchestrate Japanese themed events, and being part of the group that helps bring Nihon to Minnesota. My interest in Japan stems from its unique traditional culture that has been preserved for generations. I love participating in tea ceremony and kyudo and learning about the language and history through these cultural activities. I decided to intern with JASM because my major has an international business focus, and I wanted to learn more about cross cultural interaction. I want to visit Japan because I love to travel and explore. I also want to experience the culture firsthand, and get to know the country, and culture as a whole.

Yoko Breckenridge B-952-431-9811 M-612-839-0008 E-mail– Yoko@yoko4home.com

きみ子 の Minnesota Friends

人生には時々「忘れ得ぬ人々」人に出会う困難に出会った時

その人を思い出すとPositiveに進むべき指針示してくれる様

な人達だ最近新しい事件に出会ったので過去を振り返る私に

は 1)Douglas MacArthur,戦後6-3-3制度を敷き口減らしのため

に５年生で子守にだされるところを救ってくれた有難さを伝

えたく夢に出た人 ２)木村晋, President Lincolnや福沢諭吉

が説いた天は人の上に人を作らずの人格者で級友から「君

子」と渾名され20年間の村長を村民から絶対的な支持を受け

通した床屋のお客で私に心籠めて面白い本から良い本を読む

事を教えてくれ年賀葉書代わりに長い手紙で私の家族や日本

の近況をミネソタへ亡くなるまで送り続けてくれた ３)大谷

尚文ミネソタで聖公会牧師強い性格者で自信を実行した人

「貴女のほうが私を必要としています」と翌日の教会の催し

を他人に依頼し真夜中の電話に応じて一面識もない私の理容

師州試験の通訳に来て下さりアメリカでの経済的自立の足場

を作って下さった 4)Karen Harwerth さんAnoka; 彼女は普通

の人達には想像出来ない人間愛の持ち主だ日本人である彼女

の母親の友達きみ子Drakeさんの病状を片道5時間の隣州まで

毎週見舞いに通ったが悪化する彼女を自家近くのホスピス病

棟に移して毎日きみ子さんの看護に通っていたが昏睡状態の

彼女が目覚めて呟くのが日本語！「ああ母からもっと日本語

を教えて貰ってたら！」の後悔先に立たず協力者間を巡って

日本国名誉総領事館のMirja P. Hanson から私に依頼が届いた

火急の状態に驚いて発信したE-Mail MN Japanese に反応者が

続いた感激！きみ子さんは只今24時間日本語を話す介護者に

身守られてアメリカ人生の最後を安らかに眠り続けている。

Karen Harwerthさんは博愛心の持主で一生「忘れ得ぬ人」に

なりました。有難う なりました。有難う。

ご希望の方は下記へ ご連絡ください

Short Stories by Lawrence Farrar

JASM member and native Minnesotan Lawrence Farrar retired from the US Foreign Service (including 5 tours of duty in Japan) in 2000. Since then, in addition to teaching classes on US-Japan relations for the University of Minnesota’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, he has devoted himself to writing short stories. More than 30 of his stories have appeared in literary magazines. Farrar says he is especially interested in themes involving individuals who come up against the norms of foreign societies. Not surprisingly, many of his stories have a Japan connection. For JASM members who might be interested, here are a few samplers: “Tyranny of the Skirt” - Evening Street Review (No.5, 2011) http://eveningstreetpress.com An American woman teaching in Japan is accused by a magazine of driving a Japanese professor to commit suicide. When she seeks help, the American consul is uncertain to how to respond. “A Good Steward” - Tampa Review Online (October 2013) http://tampareviewonline.org In 1946, a Japanese-American family tries to reclaim its farm in the Santa Clara Valley. “My Neighbor, Mr. Tanaka” - Eastlit (June 2014) http://eastlit.com An American researcher living in Kamakura befriends an elderly neighbor, Mr. Tanaka, who seems to be hiding something. “New Girl” - Blue Lake Review (August 2014) http://bluelakereview.weebly.com A young American naval officer introduces his Japanese wife to his family for the first time. “The Prisoner from Peru” - Green Hills Literary Lantern (July 2013) http://ghll.truman.edu During WWII, a Japanese businessman in Peru is arrested along with ethnic Japanese Peruvians and shipped off to an internment camp in Texas.

Japanese Speaking Club

The Japanese Speaking Club is an informal meet-ing place for those wishing to practice Japanese. We encourage those just begin-ning the language as well as native speakers to gather at the Espresso Royale Café in Downtown Minneapolis to meet new people, discuss experiences in Japan, or simply to speak Japanese. Come when you can, leave when you must. Date/Time: Every Saturday, any time after 3:00 p.m. Place: Espresso Royale Cafe 1229 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403

Japan America Society Calendar

Become a JASM Member online! Support our mission and become a

member! 1. Go to mn-japan.org 2. Click on ‘Membership’ at the top 3. Select your membership type and read the

benefits and instructions.

毎月日本語図書館で日本人会の昼食会（Monthly Nihonjin-

kai ）を行っています。電話などでお誘い合わせの上、お

友達やお知り合いとご一緒においで下さい。可能の方は

どうぞ料理を1品ご持参願います。ミネソタ州在住の日本

人達で良い事を考え、ご馳走と日本語で楽しい時間を持

ちましょう。

日程：毎月第2月曜日正午より

場所：日本語図書館

(4231 Bloomington Ave S., Minneapolis, MN 55407)

また、毎週土曜日午後2時からは、日本語図書館のお手伝

いしてくださる方の集まりがあります。是非ご参加くだ

さい。この図書館には、漫画や宗教誌約25000冊や約2500

本のビデオDVDがあり、希望者にはセルフサービスで日

本人会と同じく無料で貸出しています。お問い合わせは

下記までどうぞ。 Yoko Breckenridge Cell phone: (612) 839-0008 E-mail: Yoko@yoko4home.com Nihonjin-kai monthly meeting on 2nd Monday, at noon, at 4231 Bloomington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407

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Individual Membership Patron…………………… $1,000+ Sustaining……………… $500+ Contributing……………. $100+ Individual ………………. $30 Student/Senior ………… $20 Household ……………... $50 (2 adults plus children under 18)

月例日本人会のお知らせ

December

Corporate Roundtable - December 3rd

January 2015 Shinnenkal - January 18th

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Tsūshin December 2014 The Japan America Society of Minnesota is a non-profit, non-political association engaged in bringing the peoples of Japan and the United States closer together in mutual understanding, respect, and cooperation. Through programs and interchange, it endeavors to promote an appreciation of cultural, educational, economic, public, and other affairs of interest to both peoples. Membership in the society is open to individuals, corporations, and other organizations interested in furthering its programs. The Japan America Society of Minnesota is a member of the National Association of Japan-America Societies. (Please report any inaccuracies you find in this publication to jasm.interns@gmail.com)

Photos from the Mondale Award, Career Day and Corporate Roundtable in Rochester