Contents 2024 JAA Annual Meeting The 54th Scholarship Dinner The 19th JAA Sakura Matsuri The 16th Sakura Health Fair JAA 3.11 Volunteer Young professionals networking event 2024 New Year’s Celebration New Year Luncheon for Senior Fred Korematsu Day JAA’s “Japan Disaster Relief Fund” JAA Japanese Language Committee JAA Women in Business Committee The 39th Baseball Tournament NEWS of JAA Social Service 2024 JAA Activities Volunteers Obituary Face of JAA 2024 JAA Annual Meeting The Annual JAA General Meeting was held online on February 7th. JAA President, Koji Sato gave his thoughts on his thir ..read more

Contents JAA NEW YEAR REMARKS President Koji Sato Dynamic Achiever Award JAA’s 116th Anniversary Gala Dinner The 29th JAA Charity Golf Tournament The 17th Autumn Health Fair 9/11 Community service NJ Governor Trip to Japan Hope Against Hate Campaign JAA Young Professional Networking JAA Japanese Language Committee Workshop Grand Bazaar in Nov. Holiday Party JAA Volunteers were invited Social Service Donations Obituary 2024 JAA NEW YEAR REMARKS JAA President: Koji Sato On New Year’s day, January 1st, we heard the shocking news of the Noto Peninsula earthquake in Japan. We send the survivors o ..read more

Contents Japanese Heritage Night JAA Scholarship & The 17th Honjo Scholarship Award Dinner The 2nd Japan Parade JAA Art Exhibition of Japanese and Japanese American Artists in New York Tanabata Festival Memorial Day Service JAA Foreign Minister’s Cup Baseball Tournament The Summer Flea Market Community News Social Service Obituary Japanese Heritage Night at Citi Field （l to r) Ms.Maejima, Amb. Mori, Mr. Sato, Mr. Wada, Mr. Suzuki, Ms. Bannai and Mr. Moriwaki New Yorkers joined in a celebration of Japanese Heritage Night with the NY Mets at Citi Field on August 25th. The star players ..read more

Our Virtual Gala will be held on Friday, December 3 from 7pm until 8pm, which will livestream on YouTube. Our honorees are ANA (All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.), Shuji Bon Yagi (founder of the New York Japanese Restaurant Association & President of the TIC Restaurant Group), and Deputy Inspector Naoki Yaguchi of the NYPD. As the spread of COVID-19 subsides, we commend everyone who is making efforts toward recovery. Fundraising activities such as our bazaars are still not possible, so this Gala is important for the future of JAA. To purchase your tickets, please visit www.jaany.org. Thank you ..read more

Contents 2022 JAA REMARKS President Koji Sato 2022 Honorary Officers, Officers, Directors and Chairpersons JAA 114th Anniversary Virtual GALA Social Service JAA 14th Sakura Health Fair Gifts for the JAA Volunteers from Mr. Yagi 2022 New Year’s Greeting Business Card Exchange The Nippon Club’s 31st New Year Luncheon for Seniors 3.11 Volunteer Congratulations! (Mr. Toru Okamoto, Ms. Michiyo Noda, Mr. Takeshi Furumoto) Schedule in 2022 Membership Renewal Donations Obituary Face of JAA Tatsuo Honma & Emiko Honma 2022 JAA REMARKS President Koji Sato Happy New Year. I am very honored to have b ..read more

Jan-Mar 2020 March 30, 2020 Mayor de Blasio holds a press conference as the US Comfort arrives in NYC (Photo by Steve Sanchez Photos / Shutterstock） A message from president Dear JAA members and friends, I hope you are all managing to stay safe and healthy while we all hunker down to ride out this unprecedented health and economic crisis. As you may know, for the health and safety of our employees and members, our offices have been closed and are now required to remain closed for the foreseeable future until further notice. However, please know that we are here to help you: Our offi ..read more

Congratulations, JAA President, Susan Onuma, Recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette In an official ceremony at the residence of Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi on June 23, 2021, JAA President Susan Jun Onuma was bestowed the Government of Japan’s highest civilian honor. She was recognized for her more than 30 years of continuous work in advancing Japan-U.S. relations and improving the lives of Japanese and Japanese Americans. Onuma became JAA’s first female president from 2005 to 2007 and has been serving her second term since 2014, a period during which she expanded pro ..read more

Contents 2023 JAA Annual Meeting JAA has completed its move! The 15th Sakura Health Fair The 18th JAA Sakura Matsuri JAA 3.11 Volunteer 2023 New Year’s business card exchange party New Year Luncheon for Senior at the Nippon Club Fred Korematsu Day JAA calligraphy class JAA Japanese Language Committee JAA Women in Business Committee The 38th Baseball Tournament The 53rd Scholarship Dinner Social Service Obituary Face of JAA Judith Setsuko Hata 2023 JAA Annual Meeting The Annual JAA General Meeting was held online on February 22nd. JAA President, Koji Sato gave his thoughts on his second ye ..read more

Contents 2023 JAA NEW YEAR REMARKS JAA 115th Anniversary Gala Dinner The 28th JAA Charity Golf Tournament The 16th Autumn Health Fair 9/11 Community service The 36th JAA Foreign Minister’s Cup Baseball Tournament 2022 NYC Tanabata Festival The 150th anniversary of US-Japan Baseball relations Hope Against Hate Campaign JAA Japanese Language Committee Workshop JAA Women in Business Committee Keirokai & Social Service Committee Schedule in 2023 Donations Obituary Face of JAA Ms. Noriko Sengoku 2023 JAA NEW YEAR REMARKS JAA President: Koji Sato Happy New Year. After almost 2 years of everyon ..read more

Contents The 52nd JAA Scholarship and the 16th Honjo Scholarship Award The 17th Sakura Matsuri JAA’s 14th Annual Sakura Health Fair First Japan Parade in New York The 26th JAA Art Exhibition of Japanese and Japanese American Artists in New York JAA Annual Memorial Service 3.11 Food Bank For New York City The 36th JAA Foreign Minister’s Cup Baseball Tournament JAA Committee on Japanese Language Education Accepting programs for The Autumn Health Fair The 28th JAA Charity Golf Tournament Congratulations! Mr. Takeshi “Tak” Furumoto Social Services Obituary Face of JAA Mr. Koji Sato The 52nd JAA ..read more