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Welcome
Welcome to the Harvard Japan Society website! Our goal is to teach people about Japanese culture, both here on campus and in the community around us as a whole. You needn't be Japanese, or even speak Japanese, to join or come to our events. So come check out what we're up to, and feel free to come to anything that sounds interesting...or even join us in our efforts!
Second-Semester Summary
Thu, 04/30/2009 - 14:09 — takasakiThank you for everybody's efforts over this past semester! Our spring events were as follows:
-February 28: Food Festival at Cultural Rhythms
-March 19: Japanese Crepe-Making Workshop
-April 17: Sushi Workshop
-April 25: Prefrosh Weekend Pan-Asian BBQ
In addition, we plan to co-sponsor a Japanese-themed study break on May 6 with the Harvard Asia Pacific Review.
We had a great turnout to each of these events, and encourage everyone to stay involved next year! We are always open to event suggestions, so feel free to send us an e-mail.
1/31, 1 PM: Internationalism in a New Age: Reflecting on 150 Years of Japan-US Relations
Wed, 01/28/2009 - 16:16 — takasakiJASC Presents:
Internationalism in a New Age: Reflecting on 150 Years of Japan-US Relations
Harvard University, Boston, January 31st 2009
2008 marks the 150th anniversary of the Harris Treaty, signed at Shimoda on July
29th 1858. Forcing the 400-year old Tokugawa regime to abandon its isolationist
policy towards foreigners, it opened free trading and consequently spurred
Japan to modernization. Despite its controversial beginnings, it nevertheless
established an important foundation to the long-term relationship between the
First Semester Summary
Wed, 01/28/2009 - 16:12 — takasakiHi everyone, thank you for all of your hard work and participation last semester! In addition to joining Woodbridge for a sushi event, co-sponsoring Ambassador Fujisaki's speech, and participating in AAA's FEAST, we successfully put together our second annual Okonomiyaki Workshop!
Spring semester, we hope to put together a Japanese-style dessert workshop, our third annual Sushi Workshop, and be a part of Cultural Rhythms 2009. We will do our best to keep you updated!
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10/28, 9 PM: First Meeting of the Year!
Sun, 10/26/2008 - 16:31 — takasakiIt's taken us a while (sorry!), but we will be holding our first meeting of the year at 9 PM on Tuesday, October 28th. We will be serving Japanese snacks, getting to know each other, and begin planning our first event. Japanese and non-Japanese speakers alike are welcome! We hope to see many of you there. :)
Where: Leverett D-Entry Dining Room
When: 9 PM, October 28
10/27, 4 PM: Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States of America
Sun, 10/26/2008 - 16:16 — takasakiAt the invitation of the Harvard Program on US-Japan Relations, Japan's Ambassador to the U.S., The Honorable Ichiro Fujisaki, will give a speech at Harvard titled "The Present Crisis: Where Are We Headed?".
Monday, October 27, 4:00 p.m.
Belfer Case Study Room (Concourse Level, Room S020), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street
Discussant: Ezra F. Vogel, Henry Ford II Research Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University
Cultural Rythms Food Festival Next Saturday!
Fri, 02/22/2008 - 19:00 — keitoThe Harvard Japan Society will be participating in the Cultural Rhythms Food Festival next Saturday, March 1, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm in the Science Center. We are planning on serving takoyaki (fried octopus balls) and shiratama (a mochi-like delicacy), so come by!
Upcoming events
Fri, 02/22/2008 - 02:35 — keitoHarvard Japan Society will be hosting or participating in the following upcoming events:
- March 1, 2008: Cultural Rythms Food Festival
- Date TBD: Hinamatsuri (Hosted by HJS)
- April 26, 2008: Pre-Frosh Weekend Meet and Greet (Hosted by HJS)
