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Upcoming events

    • 21 Mar 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • 17 Arnold B Grobman Dr, St. Louis, MO 63121
    • 53
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    Join us for a free speakers panel with Q&A and reception to follow
    made possible by

       

    Drs. Satoru Mori & Zack Cooper will address the topic: How does Japan’s new security strategy and the US-Japan Alliance affect the US-China Rivalry and Taiwan?

    This event will take place in Century Room C in the Millenium Student Center on UMSL's north campus. Here is a a map of north campus (look for MSC in D6 on the grid). Parking: the UMSL police department has requested attendees park in the MSC parking garages. 

    For mapping purposes, UMSL's address is: 17 Arnold B Grobman Dr, St. Louis, MO 63121

    LIVESTREAM AVAILABLE...

    Can't make it in person? You'll miss out on the reception, but we will livestream the event. Pre-register for the livestream here.

    Moderated by former United States Senator Jim Talent • Reception to Follow

    Dr. Zack Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies US strategy in Asia, including alliance dynamics and US-China competition. He also teaches at Princeton University and is currently writing a book that explains how militaries change during power shifts. <more bio>



    Dr. Satoru Mori is the professor of contemporary international politics at the Faculty of Law, and the deputy director of the Keio Center for Strategy at Keio University. He is currently undertaking research on U.S. strategy in Asia, U.S. defense innovation and its implications for U.S. allies, and the history of U.S. defense strategy during the Cold War. <more bio>


    CO-SPONSORS


    • 15 Apr 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Platypus, 4501 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis MO 63110
    • 48
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    It's back! The sake cocktail contest we inaugurated in 2023 returns on Monday, April 15!

    Come watch 5 finalists create and present their cocktail creations featuring Japanese sake. Your ticket gets you entry to the exclusive contest room with an up-close and personal view of the cocktail creation and narration, plus the judging, and one complimentary drink (tips not included - please be generous to the staff).


    This ticketed event is spectator (and cheering) only, but if you are a bartender, mixologist, artist-in-spirits, or what have you and want to submit a cocktail for consideration to be one of the five finalists, see the Official Rules and Guidelines (the guidelines doc has links to the submission form).

    Deadline for cocktail recipe submission is extended to March 26, 2024.


    Thank you to Our Sponsors



     
     

Past events

20 Jan 2024 2024 Shinnenkai - Year of the Dragon
15 Nov 2023 2023 Annual Dinner & Meeting
17 Jun 2023 JAS Trivia Night 2023
04 Apr 2023 Sake Cocktail Contest
22 Jan 2023 SOLD OUT - 2023 Shinnenkai - Year of the Rabbit
16 Nov 2022 2022 Annual Dinner & Meeting
25 Oct 2022 Dinner and Sake Pairing at The Bellwether
16 Jul 2022 JAS Trivia Night - Reboot
26 Jun 2022 An Afternoon of Sake Tasting
21 Apr 2022 An Evening of Sake Tasting
30 Jan 2022 2022 Shinnenkai - Year of the Tiger - DATE CHANGED
17 Nov 2021 2021 Annual Dinner & Meeting
02 Oct 2021 The Written Image: The Evolution of the Japanese Art & Calligraphy Collection in the Freer Gallery of Art
17 Jan 2021 2021 Virtual Shinnenkai - Register via Zoom
16 Dec 2020 2020 JAS Annual Meeting
02 Dec 2020 The Security Situation in North Asia in a Post COVID World
17 May 2020 CANCELLED - Passport to Japan at the St. Louis Art Museum
02 May 2020 CANCELLED - A Celebration of Japanese Culture - Missouri History Museum
29 Apr 2020 WEBINAR WITH JASDFW - "THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF COVID-19"
28 Apr 2020 WEBINAR WITH JSNC - "SAME DISEASE DIFFERENT APPROACHES"
17 Apr 2020 Webinar with JASDFW - "Japan Rearmed: the Politics of Military Power"
03 Apr 2020 EVENT CANCELED - Sake and Sakura 2020
18 Mar 2020 [CANCELLED] Understanding Japan's Criminal Process: What can we learn from Mr. Ghosn's Case? [CANCELLED]
16 Mar 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Tatehana
15 Mar 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Tatehana
09 Mar 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
08 Mar 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
02 Mar 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
01 Mar 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
20 Feb 2020 Japan Currents: Global Impact of Anime & Manga
10 Feb 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style for Valentine's
09 Feb 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style for Valentine's
03 Feb 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
02 Feb 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
27 Jan 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
26 Jan 2020 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
12 Jan 2020 Shinnenkai - Japanese New Year's Celebration
29 Dec 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - New Year's Arrangement
15 Dec 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Holiday Free Style
08 Dec 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai
06 Nov 2019 2019 Annual Dinner & Meeting
27 Oct 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
13 Oct 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
07 Oct 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai
03 Oct 2019 2019 Benefit Golf Outing for the Japanese Language School
31 Aug 2019 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens
26 Aug 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
25 Aug 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
18 Aug 2019 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Chabako-Temae
21 Jul 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Freestyle
06 Jul 2019 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Bon-Temae
29 Jun 2019 3rd Annual JAS Trivia Night
16 Jun 2019 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Tana Temae
16 Jun 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
09 Jun 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Summer Shoka
26 May 2019 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae
26 May 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
19 May 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Divided Shoka Futakabu-ike
19 May 2019 Join JAS and the St. Louis Art Museum to celebrate Japanese culture!
12 May 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Tatehana
05 May 2019 A Celebration of Japanese Culture - Missouri History Museum
21 Apr 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai
14 Apr 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style
05 Apr 2019 Sake and Sakura 2019 At the Missouri Botanical Garden [SOLD OUT]
10 Mar 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Betsuden-Nagashi
07 Mar 2019 JETRO Design Event: Enhancing your Quality of Life through Japanese Design
03 Mar 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花) or Tatehana
25 Feb 2019 Spring Update: Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation in Japan & the United States
24 Feb 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
17 Feb 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai Nishuike
10 Feb 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Free Style for Valentine's
28 Jan 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
27 Jan 2019 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai Ishhuike
13 Jan 2019 [SOLD OUT] Shinnenkai - Japanese New Year's Celebration
30 Dec 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Holiday Arrangement
16 Dec 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Holiday Arrangement
14 Dec 2018 JAS Night at the Ballet: The Nutcracker
09 Dec 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Holiday Arrangement
02 Dec 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
28 Nov 2018 [SOLD OUT] 2018 Annual Dinner & Meeting
11 Nov 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
08 Nov 2018 [SOLD OUT] Fall Update: Japanese Investment in St. Louis through the Lens of Hussmann and Panasonic
04 Nov 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai
29 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
28 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
28 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花) or Tatehana
21 Oct 2018 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Tana Temae
15 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
14 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
14 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花) or Tatehana
08 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
07 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
07 Oct 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花) or Tatehana
30 Sep 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai or Free Style (Jiyuka)
24 Sep 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai
23 Sep 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shofutai
23 Sep 2018 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae
23 Sep 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花) or Tatehana
17 Sep 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
16 Sep 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
13 Sep 2018 2018 Benefit Golf Outing for the Japanese Language School for Children
26 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
20 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
19 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
19 Aug 2018 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Chabako-Temae
19 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花) or Tatehana
13 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
13 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Tatehana
12 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
06 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
05 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
05 Aug 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
23 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style) or Moribana
22 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
22 Jul 2018 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Bon-Temae
22 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
16 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
16 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
15 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
09 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
08 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Free Style)
08 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
02 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
01 Jul 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
17 Jun 2018 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Tana Temae
16 Jun 2018 2nd Annual JAS Trivia Night
27 May 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
27 May 2018 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae
13 May 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
13 May 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
06 May 2018 A Celebration of Japanese Culture
05 May 2018 Art in the U.S.-Japan Relationship: Curators’ Perspectives
29 Apr 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Nageire
29 Apr 2018 SLAM Passport to Japan
15 Apr 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
13 Apr 2018 JAS Night at the Ballet: Cinderella
08 Apr 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
08 Apr 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
11 Mar 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka Shimputai
04 Mar 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
04 Mar 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
02 Mar 2018 The Way of Tea and Flowers, SLAM Art in Bloom Festival
25 Feb 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
20 Feb 2018 Japan Update: Urban Farming and Gardening in Japan and the United States
15 Feb 2018 Making It & Breaking It in Japan
11 Feb 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka (Valentine's Day Special)
04 Feb 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
04 Feb 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
21 Jan 2018 Shinnenkai - Japanese New Year's Celebration
14 Jan 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Jiyuka
07 Jan 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Shoka
07 Jan 2018 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
31 Dec 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
18 Dec 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
17 Dec 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
15 Dec 2017 JAS Night at the Ballet: The Nutcracker
11 Dec 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
10 Dec 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
10 Dec 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
03 Dec 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
07 Nov 2017 2017 Annual Dinner [SOLD OUT]
06 Nov 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
05 Nov 2017 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Ro-Temae
05 Nov 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
30 Oct 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
29 Oct 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
22 Oct 2017 Ikenobo Headmaster Designate Demonstration [Ikebana]
15 Oct 2017 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Tana Temae
15 Oct 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
08 Oct 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
01 Oct 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
24 Sep 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
18 Sep 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
17 Sep 2017 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae
17 Sep 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Rikka (立花)
11 Sep 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
10 Sep 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
02 Sep 2017 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden
27 Aug 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
20 Aug 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)[CANCELLED]
20 Aug 2017 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Chabako-Temae
13 Aug 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
06 Aug 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
30 Jul 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)[CANCELLED]
23 Jul 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) [CANCELLED]
23 Jul 2017 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Bon-Temae [CANCELLED]
16 Jul 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
09 Jul 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
25 Jun 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
18 Jun 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
18 Jun 2017 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Tana Temae
17 Jun 2017 JAS Triva Night
11 Jun 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
04 Jun 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
21 May 2017 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae
21 May 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
14 May 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
07 May 2017 A Celebration of Japanese Culture
30 Apr 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
23 Apr 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
16 Apr 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
09 Apr 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
23 Mar 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
19 Mar 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
05 Mar 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
26 Feb 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
21 Feb 2017 SOLD OUT - Japan Update: US-Japan Relations in 2017 and Beyond
19 Feb 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
12 Feb 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
05 Feb 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
30 Jan 2017 We Are St. Louis: A Program on Japanese-American Heritage
29 Jan 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
22 Jan 2017 SOLD OUT! - Shinnenkai - Japanese New Year's Celebration
15 Jan 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
08 Jan 2017 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
18 Dec 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
04 Dec 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
13 Nov 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
10 Nov 2016 Annual Dinner
06 Nov 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Ro-Temae
06 Nov 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
30 Oct 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
23 Oct 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Tana Temae
23 Oct 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
02 Oct 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) - Special Workshop
25 Sep 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
22 Sep 2016 Annual JAS Benefit Golf Tournament
18 Sep 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
18 Sep 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae
28 Aug 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Chabako-Temae
28 Aug 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
14 Aug 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
07 Aug 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
24 Jul 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Bon-Temae
17 Jul 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
10 Jul 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
03 Jul 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
26 Jun 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Tanatemae
26 Jun 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
05 Jun 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
29 May 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
22 May 2016 A Celebration of Japanese Culture
15 May 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae
08 May 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
28 Apr 2016 Women in the Japanese Workplace
24 Apr 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
17 Apr 2016 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Bon Temae
10 Apr 2016 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
17 Feb 2016 Beer & Sake Panel Discussion
30 Aug 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
23 Aug 2015 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Arai Chakin Temae (Mid summer procedure)
16 Aug 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
02 Aug 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
26 Jul 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
12 Jul 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
21 Jun 2015 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony): Furo-Temae (Procedure of summer season) (St. Charles location)
21 Jun 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
07 Jun 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
31 May 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
12 Apr 2015 Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony)
02 Apr 2015 Ikebana (Flower Arrangement)
01 Jun 1990 1990 Annual Meeting


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