Tickets for our 38th US-Japan Capital Gala are now on sale! Join us in celebrating the US-Japan Space Partnership as we honor NASA & JAXA with our annual Marshall Green Award for their role as a pillar of US-Japan friendship. Proceeds benefit the 2025 National Japan Bowl and other JASWDC educational programming.
We’re looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to support the National Japan Bowl, America’s premier Japanese-language competition!
Announcing the recipients of the 2024-2025 Tanaka & Green Academic Scholarships! Beginning this fall, our remarkable scholarship recipients will begin their study abroad programs in Japan.
On April 13 – 14, JASWDC welcomed over 40,000 attendees to the 2024 Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival, the largest celebration of Japanese culture in the United States. A huge thank you to our 700 volunteers for your remarkable work to make this happen! Recap and photography of the festival to come soon!
On April 18 – 19, 2024, JASWDC welcomed 24 schools, 54 teams, and over 120 students and teachers from across the country to compete in the 32nd National Japan Bowl at the University of Maryland College Park. We are excited and honored to congratulate our winners!
Experience the beauty of haiku and hone your haiku-writing skills at the Japan-America Society of Washington DC Haiku Group. Our next meeting is on Saturday, October 5th, 2024 at 2:30PM.
The Japan-America Society of Washington DC depends on your support to help us create and maintain programming that fosters the American-Japanese friendship.
Celebrating 150 years of Baseball in Japan, and featuring Japan baseball legends Mashi Murakami and Tuffy Rhodes, as well as Senator Angus King, Senator Bill Hagerty, Assistant Secretary Dan Kritenbrink, and Ambassador Koji Tomita. Read more in our event recap!
Take a walk with us through D.C. as we explore small businesses that share Japanese culture through food, retail, nature, and more!
Complete your sake-ware collection or start a new one with elegant handmade sake sets & tea cups by Laurel Lukaszewski.
