JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership selects and invites 13 active Japanese-American leaders throughout the U.S. to Japan for the Japanese American Leadership Delegation Program (headed by Irene Hirano) from February 29 to March 9. This Japanese American Leadership Delegation Program targets mainly sansei or yonsei (third and fourth generations of Japanese Americans) and implemented for the eighth time this year. The group will visit Tokyo, Kyoto and Fukuoka prefecture to visit affiliates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, business leaders, and the U.S. Embassy in Kyoto among other organizations to exchange opinions with various industry leaders of Japan. On March 6, the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership will sponsor a symposium pertaining to Japanese-Americans in Fukuoka prefecture with the cooperation of Japanese American National Museum, during which three persons will be selected out of the group as panelists in the event. The thirteen representatives were selected from all over the nation: northern California, southern California, Seattle, Portland, Honolulu, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, Boston, and Atlanta. Each member is active in various industries such as law, politics, education, public welfare, art and culture, with strong interest in enhancing the relationship between Japan and the U.S., and are eager to bridge the future between the Japanese American community and Japan. The thirteen members selected are as follows:
1. KRISTEN DOZONO (Account Executive, Sprint-Nextel / Portland, Oregon) 2. TOM IKEDA (Executive Director, DENSHO: The Japanese American Legacy Project / Seattle, Washington) 3. DAVID IWATA (Principal Partner, LD Two Group, Inc. / Los Angeles, California) 4. SACHI KOTO (Founder, Sachi Koto Communications, Inc / Atlanta, Georgia) 5. STAN H. KOYANAGI (Vice President, Senior Regional Counsel, KB HOME / Los Angeles, California) 6. WAYNE H. MURAOKA (Vice President, Armstrong Development, Ltd. / Honolulu, Hawaii) 7. STANN NAKAZONO (Filmmaker, Traax Production / New York, New York)
8. PAUL NIWA (Assistant Professor, Journalism, Emerson College / Boston, Massachusetts) 9. JOHN TAKEO NOGUCHI (Director, Convention Facilities Department, City & County of San Francisco / San Francisco, California) 10. JOAN OCHI (Director, Marketing Communications, GlobalGiving / Washington, DC) 11. MARK H. YAMAKAWA (Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer, The Queen’s Health Systems / Honolulu, Hawaii) 12. TED YAMASAKI (Managing Deputy Human Resources Director, City and County of San Francisco / San Francisco, California) 13. LORI S. C. YOKOYAMA (Founder and Managing Partner, Lori S. C. Yokoyama & Associates, P.C. / Chicago, Illinois)
Get a Taste of Japan in Anaheim
-Japanese food & Sake Festival at Hyatt Regency, Anaheim-
Japanese Food Culture Association is organizing this event in Thursday, March 13th at the Hyatt Regency in Anaheim.
Eating delicious food and living many healthy years are two things that people have always wanted. Recently Americans are becoming more health conscious and Japanese food is in peak popularity. And this popularity has begun to reach around the world.
Recent studies show that more and more tourists are coming to Japan. When asked what they want to experience, more than anything they say Japanese food.
“Kaiseki Ryori” is often said to be the ambassador of Japanese cuisine. Using ingredients picked at the peak of their season, it is beautiful, delicious, and healthful. And on top of that, the “omotenashi” spirit, taking into consideration the customer’s individual preferences, provides the final touch. All this is brought to the table from masters who have honed their craft over long, painstaking years.
This event, the Japanese Food & Sake Festival in Anaheim, is being held to spread understanding of these concepts. They have invited famous chefs from renowned restaurants, KATSUYA, KITAYAMA and SUSHI ROKU, to give us cooking demonstrations on a kitchen stage. Also, show you a wide range of Japanese food, from high-end to the popular with about fifty food and Sake booths. Not only will there be samples and representatives from food and sake manufacturers, they will also have major restaurants from the L.A. area offering special menus.
The Japanese Food Culture Association will begin providing recipes, new ingredients, techniques and sanitary know-how on its website.
So eat, drink, and enjoy the many flavors here at the Japanese Food & Sake Festival.
Japanese Food & Sake Festival
Date: Thursday, March 13th, 2008 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Place: Hyatt Regency Orange County. Grand Ballroom
11999 Harbor Blvd. Garden Grove, CA 92840
Fee: $50 / pre-sale. $55 / on-site
More information and reservation at www.JapaneseFoodCulture.org
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