Over 20 nations will be represented. Be in the room for Connecticut’s premier global event. Join us on the red carpet to welcome diplomats from around the world to our state. Network, make exclusive business contacts and meet a new global connection at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Enjoy food and drink while mingling with the diplomats from the greater Connecticut region, and featuring a silent auction with gifts and exclusive opportunities from Connecticut >>Read More...
Cruising With The Commodore
The Japan Society of Fairfield County (JSFC) is sponsoring a talk by Vernon Beck, Vice-President of JSFC at the Cos Cob Library at 5 Sinawoy Rd, Cos Cob, CT 06807. His presentation, Cruising with the Commodore, will start at 2 PM on Saturday, March 30, and will end with a question and answer period. The talk is based on the artwork included in the official report of Commodore Perry’s expedition to open Japan in the >>Read More...
TOBE! Uta Sanshin in NY
Japan’s Living National Treasure Choichi Terukina brings Okinawa to America in “3 Strings” Concert, April, 18, 7:30 PM Zankel Hall Presented by Ryukyu Koten Afuso Ryu Ongaku Kenkyuu Choichi Kai USA Thursday, April 18, 2019 7:30 PM Zankel Hall Afuso Ryu Choichi Kai presents Choichi Terukina, grand master of uta-sanshin (singing and playing a three-string lute) and National Living Treasure of Japan. Marking his 88th birthday, Terukina will be joined by master musicians from Asia-Pacific. >>Read More...
Young Refugee Women Their Stories
THE GLASTONBURY MLK COMMUNITY INITIATIVE AND INTEGRATED REFUGEE IMMIGRANT SERVICES INVITE YOU TO ATTEND A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION! March 10, 2019 2:00 – 4:30 PM Glastonbury Riverfront Community Center 300 Welles Road, Glastonbury The Glastonbury Martin Luther King Community Initiative (GMLKCI) and Integrated Refugee Immigrant Services (IRIS) will host a Community Conversation on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at the Glastonbury Riverfront Community Center. There will be a free reception at 2:00 p.m. featuring Middle Eastern food. >>Read More...
Upcoming Events in CT-NY Area
Here is a list of upcoming Japan related arts, music, and theater events in Connecticut and New York area. Japan’s Changing Defense Policy and Its Implications for National Security Lecture: Friday, February 1, 2019 – 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm 115 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 Shuhei Kurizaki – Associate Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University Shuhei Kurizaki (PhD, UCLA) is an associate professor in the School of Political Science and Economics at >>Read More...