Our monthly meetings offer unique opportunities to hear from distinguished speakers around the world. The meeting will be held in either a Zoom or in-person luncheon format.
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List of Monthly Meeting Programs
October General Meeting – Recording link for YouTube – Josh Grisdale and “Accessible – Guide to Barrier-Free Travel, Progress and Update Japan”
October 11, Wednesday Time: 11:00 to 12:30 Format: Online Streaming. Canadian-born Barry Joshua Grisdale has used a wheelchair since he was four years old and
September Print Show Kick Off General Meeting – Creating hanga prints: the rich diversity by Ryuta Endo
Wednesday, September 27 Time: Doors open at 10:30 am
GM Luncheon >> 11:00 am ~ 13:30*
Online Streaming >> 11:00 am ~ 12:10
Japanese print (hanga) artists of the 1960s
June General Meeting: Make Your Voice Heard- 30 Years Experience in Japan and in the U.S. by Rochelle Kopp
Date: June 14, Wednesday
Venue: Tokyo American Club, New York Ballroom, Manhattan 1
Time: 11:30 -14:00 am [Online Streaming] 11:30 -12:40 am
Please join us to hear
May General Meeting: 2023 Annual CWAJ Scholarship Awards – Guest Lecture “How CWAJ Scholarship Changed My Life” by Kanoko Oishi
Date: May 17, Wednesday
[General Meeting and Luncheon] Venue: Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, 11:30 -14:00 am [Online Streaming] 11:30 -12:40 am
April General Meeting: Leading the Growth of a Sustainable Economy in Space: the challenge of removing debris from outer space by Chris Blackerby
Date: April 12, Wednesday Time: 10:00 to 12:00 (JST)
Format: Virtual. Fee: Free
March General Meeting: ‘Cherry’ Ingram—The Englishman Who Saved Japan’s Blossoms by Naoko Abe
Date: March 15, Wednesday Time: 20:00 to 21:30 (JST)
Format: Virtual. Fee: Free
Naoko Abe will talk about Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram (1880-1981), the Englishman Who Saved Japan’s