Mariana Salas 2022-2023 Tanaka & Green Scholar From the moment my friend and I had missed our flight from NRT to KIX and shortlyafter almost missed the last Shinkansen of the night to get...

Benjamin Wolstein 2022-2023 Tanaka and Green Scholar “Sumimasen,” I mutter as I stumble onto the Kyoto subway with my oversized suitcases.What is the announcer saying? Am I on the express or the local train?...

Hana Market is a beloved Japanese grocery store located on 17th St NW Washington D.C. by D.C locals and tourists alike. Store owners Yoshio & Ikyuo Tanabe provide eager shoppers with various Japanese food,...

Ohanashikai Halloween Parade Children from Ohanashikai, which meets on Wednesday mornings, enjoyed visiting Japan-America Society of Washington DC’s (JASW) Corporate members and Asian organization’s offices. The Children visited JASW, Hitachi, LTD., US-Japan Council, Sasakawa...

Brown Bag Talk Change the World with Onigiri TABLE FOR TWO’s World Food Day Campaign JASW was proud to celebrate World Food Day with TABLE FOR TWO during our Brown Bag Talk, Change the...

(Tamagawa University Dance Troupe) photo by Yuya Omori The 55th Sakrua Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival –  Continuing US-Japan Friendship Presented Throughout the Day  by Arisa Ishita       This year’s Japanese Street Festival – Sakura...

        April: 花吹雪 (Hana Fubuki) Google Updates Japan’s Cherry Blossom Street View Page  This month’s word is Hana Fubuki Hana Fubuki, also known as Sakura Fubuki, is a Japanese word often used in the spring....

The NCBF Press Conference Tuesday, March 3, 2015 At the Newseum Reported by Arisa Ishita Today’s National Cherry Blossom Festival Press Conference was a great start to this year’s event, emphasizing friendship and partnership...

March: 桜前線(Sakura Zensen) This month’s word is Sakura Zensen. Sakura Zensen (桜前線), or “Cherry Blossom Front,” are contour lines that show when certain areas of Japan will start to have their sakura bloom. Sakura Zensen is...

February: 春一番 (Haruichiban) This month’s word is Haruichiban. Haruichiban is the first strong wind that blows southward, when Japan is transitioning to Spring. In Japan people say, “It seems it will be haruichiban today. /今日は、春一番らしいよ。(Kyo...