Japan-America Society

of Pennsylvania 

MARCH 2020 NEWSLETTER

Japan Currents: Healthcare Connections between Western PA and Japan

How are Japan and Western PA connected in healthcare and related technologies? Join us for a conversation with experts about the collaborations between Pittsburgh and Japan, and future opportunities!


March 11, 2020

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

The Rivers Club,

301 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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JASP Spring Seminar & Golf Outing


Network with JASP members and supporters at this day-long event. This is a great opportunity to spend the day with a client, treat employees, or network with industry colleagues while supporting the JASP.


"Hitachi's Growing Investment in Pittsburgh" seminar by executives from Hitachi Rail STS will start the day, followed by lunch and a round on the course. The day will be capped with a raffle of Delta Airlines vouchers!


May 11, 2020, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Butler Country Club

310 Country Club Road

Butler, PA 16002

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2020 Japan Lecture Series:

Japanese Culture Through Video Games

Thank you to Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. for their generous sponsorship of this series.

Dr. Rachael Hutchinson delves into the internationally known industry of Japanese video games, and how Japan's influence on the gaming market affects international views of the country and culture. She will also discuss how Japanese video game creators have co-opted certain techniques used by more traditional mediums such as literature and film and made them into something more palatable to the newest generation of consumers in society.

Thursday, April 9th, 6:00 PM to 8:00PM

Cathedral of Learning Room 232

University of Pittsburgh

4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

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The JASP Welcomes

New Members

ようこそ!

Individual Members:

  • Ms. Kate Emory
  • Ms. Yuanyou "Sunny" Yang

Family Membership:

  • Dennis, Alex, & Andrew Joyce 

Bronze Corporate Members:

  • Mr. Sadaharu Honda
  • Mr. Chuck Kerrigan

Upcoming Community Events

Join the Pittsburgh Sakura Project in the upkeep of their dormant cherry blossom trees. Work sessions will be at 2 PM on Sunday March 8 & 15  (weather permitting). Please see their Facebook event page for more details.

The Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival is returning this year at Row House Cinema from March 20 to April 2. See their website for more information about the films and schedule.

The Japanese Student Association at Carnegie Mellon University welcomes you to MATSURI, their biggest event of the year celebrating Japanese culture and diversity on April 3. Visit their Facebook page for more information.

The Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society presents Tekko 2020, Pennsylvania's largest Japanese Culture and Gaming Convention April 2-5, 2020 at the David Lawrence Convention Center.

Be part of the largest one-day Japanese festival in the country and become a Sakura Matsuri Volunteer! If you are interested in volunteering for this festival on April 4 in Washington, D.C., visit their website.

The Japanese Nationality Room at the University of Pittsburgh is organizing a Bon Odori group for Open Streets on May 31 in Oakland. Visit their Facebook page to find out more or register to dance.

Japanese-English Reading Circle

The Japanese-English Reading Circle is held on the first and third Saturdays of the month at the Kenmawr Apartments in Shadyside. Members meet to discuss Japanese- and English- language readings with each other as well as play vocabulary games in their second language.

Upcoming Dates
  • Saturday, March 7, 5:00-6:30 PM
  • Saturday, March 21, 5:00-6:30 PM
  • Saturday, April 4, 5:00-6:30 PM
  • Saturday, April 18, 5:00-6:30 PM
  • Saturday, May 2, 5:00-6:30 PM
Kenmawr Apartments, Community Room, Ground Floor 401 Shady Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Visit the Facebook group for more information.

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The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania (JASP), established in 1986, is an association of individuals and corporations actively engaged in bringing the peoples of Japan and America together in understanding, appreciation and cooperation in order to promote a better relationship between the countries.

Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania

2375 Mosside Blvd, Suite 402, Monroeville, PA 15146

Tel: 412-856-8608 | Email: jasp@us-japan.org | www.japansocietypa.org

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