Oct 2021, 2 vacancies, senior management at Portland Art Museum

Two fascinating positions within creative and operations just announced at the Art Museum, who are getting back up to full-speed post-covid.

Nov 10 & 17, Welcoming Japanese Entrepreneurs in the Metals & Machinery sector

JASO supports two events welcoming Japanese entrepreneurs and connecting them to local entrepreneurs in this industry sector in November. These events are a part of Prosper Portland’s B2B Matchmaking Series. First, on November 10, we
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Oct. 20 – New Vacancies, Tabbisocks is Now hiring

Pop-up Socks Store Associate Who we are: Founded in 2006, Tabbisocks has been offering quality, made-in-Japan socks to both wholesale and retail customers throughout the US. Our socks are full of style and colors to
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Nov 18, Women’s Leadership Fireside Chat Series

REGISTER NOW Are you a Japanese, Japanese-American or API female, and looking to break that bamboo ceiling? Come join our fireside chat with Mari Watanabe, executive director of Partners in Diversity and co-chair of JASO’s
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Nov 9, Let’s Talk Japan Election

Join us in discussion with Tsuneo Watanabe, Senior Fellow at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, NHK TV commentator, and Japan-Watcher, live from Tokyo on Zoom, on Tuesday November 9th at 5:30pm local Pacific time, 10:30am on
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Fall 2021, PSU Center for Japanese Studies Lecture Series

Portland State University Center for Japanese Studies always hosts a series of thought-provoking, stimulating presentations through the fall each year. This year is no exception, registration is free of charge, and events are a mix
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Sept 2021 – Fall Japanese Language classes start

Fall term registration is now open! If you’re interested in studying the Japanese language for business purposes, we run a range of classes at beginner, improver, and intermediate levels. Small group classes held online during
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Private Japanese Classes Now Available

JASO 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
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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!

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