Buy Delta PDX-Japan Round-Trip Raffle Tickets NOW

July 25, 2024This is the final time this year we are able to do this raffle, so take your shot at winning right now!

Aug 23, NAJAS Convention

July 19, 2024Join the #1 nationwide community gathering of US-Japan interests in the US this year, here in downtown Portland!

July 17, 2024Enjoy a fun day of golf with friends at the beautiful Camas Meadows Golf Club. Stroke play OR Scramble for all levels of golfer, gifts for winners, prizes on EVERY hole, and tons of goodies to be won in our raffle. Register today!

July 19, JASO NEXT: The Art of Making Miso

June 26, 2024Registration is open to JASO NEXT Members only. Learn how to make chickpea miso from Jorinji Miso, a local business that's been making miso commercially for nearly 30 years.

Aug 1, Japanese Beer Garden

June 18, 2024Don't wait until the last minute to buy tickets, this event sells out quickly!

Study Japanese Language in Person

April 3, 2024Class has filled before the registration deadline. We hope you can join us next time in September for fall term!

Study Japanese Language on Zoom

March 22, 2024Are you an adult and work with Japanese colleagues or planning a future trip to Japan for business? Our group Japanese Language Classes on Zoom will help.

From JASO to those in the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas

January 3, 2024令和6年能登半島地震による被害を目の当たりにし、悲しみにたえません。被災された方々、避難されている方々、並びに復旧作業に関わっている方々に心からお見舞いを申し上げます。

Private Japanese Classes Now Available

April 28, 2020JASO is now able to offer private one-on-one Japanese language classes, personalized to your needs. Each class is 60 minutes long, and you can choose when, for what purpose, and how often to study. All classes take place online over Zoom. If you’d like an individualized course structured to your personal needs, complete the attached
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Welcome to the Japan-America Society of Oregon

JASO (ja-zo) is a member-based, volunteer-driven, non-profit organization consisting of corporations and individuals in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

JASO was established in 1907, and is the 3rd oldest Japan America Society in the US.

Our mission is to develop business and community by strengthening the US-Japan relationship. If you are an organization or an individual, and you are passionate about the importance of the US-Japan relationship, we invite you to join us and get involved today!

日米協会は全米の37州にある非営利団体です。オレゴン日米協会は1907年に設立され、アメリカで３番目に古い日米協会です。オレゴン州とワシントン州の南西地区を担当しており、現在、正規職員3名、150名以上のボランティアの方々、120の法人会員、800名以上の個人会員で構成されております。より良い日米関係を築いていくため、お互いの歴史、文化、慣習などを尊重しながら、現地でのビジネスのサポート、教育・文化交流などの活動を行ってきました。アメリカでは、寄付やボランティアをすることで地域社会の発展に貢献するという文化があり、多くの企業が様々な形で助け合っています。JASOでは日本企業様がスムーズに現地の地域社会へ溶け込めるようお手伝いをさせていただきます。