JASO kicks off our Women’s Leadership programming for 2023 with our highly acclaimed luncheon event. On Thursday February 9th we’ll be in conversation in-person in downtown Portland at the Sentinel Hotel with two successful Japanese
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Our Winter Term classes kick-off the week of January 23, with classes for 8 weeks running through to mid-March. Seven different levels to choose from, affordable rates, professional teachers, aimed for business and after-work social
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Registration is now open. Join us for our annual JASO Shinnenkai!
Travel Portland is hiring and has several job openings: Content Project Manager Business Development Director Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Coordinator Technical Business Analyst Convention Marketing Coordinator Click the link below to learn more and
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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!
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2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。
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