Japan America Society Of Southern California

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN JAPANESE AND AMERICANS.

THE HYDROGEN SOLUTION: LOS ANGELES' GREEN ENERGY GOALS AND COLLABORATION FROM JAPANTHE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN IN LOS ANGELES AND JAPAN HOUSE LOS ANGELES CO-PRESENTED THIS WEBINAR ON MARCH 9, 2022. THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF HYDROGEN ENERGY IN DECARBONIZING SOCIETY IS INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED BY GOVERNMENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, INDUSTRY, AND THE GLOBAL INVESTMENT COMMUNITY. THIS WEBINAR DISCUSSED PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO JAPAN'S EFFORTS TO CREATE A ROBUST AND GLOBAL HYDROGEN ENERGY SECTOR, TO FUEL THE VISION OF A CLEAN "HYDROGEN SOCIETY."SPEAKERS: LAUREN FABER O'CONNOR, CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER, CITY OF LOS ANGELES; PETER J. SAWICKI, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING, MITSUBISHI POWER AMERICAS, INC.; AND CRAIG SCOTT, GM/DIRECTOR, ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES & TECHNOLOGY OFFICE, CORPORATE STRATEGY & PLANNING, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA

8TH ANNUAL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP COUNTS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE - EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION: MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY [NOVEMBER 4, 2022] STRONG LEADERS WHO DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) ARE ESSENTIAL TO LONG-TERM BUSINESS SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AS INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS DEMAND THAT MANAGEMENT FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) ISSUES. STUDIES SHOW THAT COMPANIES WITH HIGHER REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVELS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO OUTPERFORM THOSE WITH FEWER OR NO WOMEN EXECUTIVES. IN PARTICULAR, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS FORCED COMPANIES TO RECONCEPTUALIZE TRADITIONAL BUSINESS MODELS AND ADDRESS THE GROWING INTEREST IN ESG MATTERS, INCLUDING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THE CONFERENCE WAS AN INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION WITH THREE INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE LEADERS ON THIS CRITICAL TOPIC THAT MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER.SPEAKERS: TERUKO WADA, DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUREAU, KEIDANREN; KATHY MATSUI, FOUNDING GENERAL PARTNER OF MPOWER PARTNERS, JAPAN'S FIRST ESG-FOCUSED GLOBAL VC FUND; AND ALBERT CHU, CO-CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER, & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SOMPO HOLDINGS, INC.PANEL MODERATOR: DEBRA NAKATOMI, PRESIDENT, NAKATOMI & ASSOCIATESCONFERENCE MC: JOAN HARATANI, PARTNER, MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

JAPAN CURRENTS - FUKUSHIMA 10 YEARS LATER: HOW DECADES OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION LED TO THE SUCCESS OF OPERATION TOMODACHI THE WEBINAR, WHICH TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 21, 2021, WAS A DISCUSSION ON THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES AND JAPANESE SELF-DEFENSE FORCES DURING OPERATION TOMODACHI, WHICH WAS A JOINT OPERATION IN RESPONSE TO THE EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI, AND NUCLEAR DISASTER THAT OCCURRED IN FUKUSHIMA IN 2011. AS 2021 MARKS THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI, WE WELCOMED VICE ADMIRAL HIROMI TAKASHIMA JAPAN MSDF (RET.) AND ADMIRAL PATRICK WALSH US NAVY (RET.) TO SHARE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE RELIEF EFFORTS AND PROVIDE INSIGHT ON HOW THE LONG-STANDING ALLIANCE BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES LARGELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF SUCH A LARGE-SCALE INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION. THEIR DISCUSSION WAS MODERATED BY AWARD WINNING KTLA ANCHOR, FRANK BUCKLEY.

THE NEW AGE OF ELDER CARE: ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH IN AN AGING SOCIETYTHE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN IN LOS ANGELES AND JAPAN HOUSE LOS ANGELES CO-PRESENTED THIS WEBINAR ON FEBRUARY 17, 2022. AN INCREASE IN LIFE EXPECTANCY AND A DECREASE IN BIRTH RATES ARE LEADING POPULATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TOWARDS AN AGING SOCIETY. ACCORDING TO THE URBAN INSTITUTE, THERE ARE OVER 54 MILLION AMERICANS TODAY THAT ARE AGE 65 AND OLDER. BY 2040, THIS NUMBER WILL INCREASE TO 80 MILLION. IN THIS WEBINAR, WE EXPLORED HOW TO LIVE A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE BY FOCUSING ON THE LATEST AI TECHNOLOGY AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE METHODS THAT CAN PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY EMPOWER THE OLDER ADULT POPULATION.ON THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE, WE HEARD FROM TWO EXPERTS FROM JAPAN, A NATION WITH THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF AGING CITIZENS OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD: DR. YOSHIYUKI SANKAI THE DEVELOPER OF THE WORLD'S FIRST WEARABLE CYBORG HAL AND DR. TAKANORI SHIBATA, THE INVENTOR OF PARO, THE THERAPEUTIC SEAL ROBOT. ON THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE, PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND GERIATRIC MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER MRS. SHIORI LANGE, LCSW DISCUSSED HOW PSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACHES CAN HELP OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. UCLA ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LEN LEVY-STORMS PH.D. MODERATED THE PANEL OF THREE SPEAKERS. JAPAN BOWL OF CALIFORNIA BENKYOUKAI [MARCH 2021] THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF OREGON CO-HOSTED A SERIES OF 4 INTERACTIVE ONLINE STUDY SESSIONS CONSISTING OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL TOPICS THAT PREPARED THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE NATIONAL JAPAN BOWL COMPETITION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE BENKYOUKAI CONCLUDED WITH A VIRTUAL JAPAN CULTURAL DAY.ANIME VOICE-OVER WORKSHOPTHIS WORKSHOP CONSISTED OF 3 ONLINE SESSIONS DURING AUGUST 2021. ARE YOU A JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNER WHO ENJOYS WATCHING ANIME? THE JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WELCOMED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO JOIN US FOR A FUN AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP WHERE THE PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCED WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A VOICE ACTOR FOR AN ANIME SERIES! STUDENTS PRACTICED THEIR JAPANESE CONVERSATION AND PRONUNCIATION SKILLS WITH OUR VETERAN INSTRUCTORS AND FELLOW LANGUAGE ENTHUSIASTS.INSTRUCTOR: ASAKO HAYASHI TAKAKURA, LECTURER, ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES, UCLAGUEST LECTURER: KYOSEI TSUKUI, ACTOR, VOICE ACTOR, SOUND DIRECTOR, MUSICIAN, 81 PRODUCE"EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION" - RESILIENCY AND MENTORSHIP - AN EXCLUSIVE FIRESIDE CHAT WITH OLYMPIAN MIRAI NAGASU [AUGUST 19, 2021]OLYMPIC MEDALIST, MIRAI NAGASU, KNOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF RESILIENCY DURING TIMES OF CHALLENGE AND THE VALUE OF MENTORSHIP ON THAT JOURNEY. AS THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN TO LAND A TRIPLE-AXEL AT THE OLYMPICS, MIRAI HAS EXPERIENCED MANY HIGHS BUT IT IS HER INNER STRENGTH TO OVERCOME THE LOWS WITH AN ATTITUDE OF ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD THAT CONTINUE TO PROPEL HER. ATTENDEES GAINED INSIGHTS FROM MIRAI'S EXPERIENCES, LEARNED HOW TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES, AND THE CENTRAL ROLE OF MENTORSHIP ON THAT JOURNEY.SPONSORED BY ERNST & YOUNG LLP