JASGC on the Road

at Immaculate Conception Academy

              A "tour of the culture of Japan" was presented to the 4th, 5th and 6th grade class by JOI Japan Outreach Coordinator A. Ono.  The students greatly enjoyed learning about a typical Japanese school day.  The learned to count, and make an origami cup and had a small taste of Japan with an onigiri.

at Northern Kentucky International Festival Week

            JASGC participated in a fascinating lecture on the Japanese tradition of anime movies.  If you thought they were just cartoons -- they are not. Key messages of several films were identified and discussed.  The discussion was concluded with the question, "who really is the target audience -- parent or child?". 

at Georgetown Ohio Police Cadet Diversity Training

            JASGC held a Japanese culture training seminar as part of divesity training for police cadets conducted by the Ohio Attorney General's Office.  

at JASGC with our Friends from the Cincinnati Regional USA

             JASGC held a first ever Halloween Ikebana event.  We offered a Sogestsu School                    Ikebana lesson for our friends at Cincinnati Regional USA.  This was a true combination of cultures as made our arrangements in hollowed out pumpkins -- spiders optional.

at the Governor's Mansion

           JASGC attended the "Ethnic Leaders of Ohio" event with Governor Kasich

           We presented him with the great story of the Japanese businesses in the region,  

           "over 100 Japanese businesses providing over 10,000 jobs"

at the Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Discussion Table

           Representatives from Kosovo, Phillipines, Portugal, Barbados and Mr. Ryuichi Funatsu

         from the Japan Foreign Ministry came to anchor a discussion on conflict resolution.

         click here for photo

at the World Choir Games Kickoff

            JASGC with Gifu Sister City cohosted a booth for the World Choir Game Kickoff on

          Fountain Square; Visitors could have their name written on a bookmark in Japanese

          calligraphy, Cincinnati Aikido gave demonstrations, and the "little Sakuras" sang songs

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at Lawrenceburg Library; main branch and North Dearborn

          JASGC was invited to the libraries as part of their "Around 

          the World" reading program.  Carolyn led them through "all 

          things Japanese" -- geography, customs, games, and crafts.

at Crayons to Computers

          These associates learned by experience how their factory's discarded

          component containers are recycled into learning games and tools for 

          school children in the Cincinnati area.  You can view a collage of their

          experience at this great Cincinnati organization at:

http://animoto.com/play/0darJQdlA8C1wlBeut0tdA?utm_content=escape_link

at U.S. District Court 

          The U.S. District Court invited JASGC to hold their diversity training session for

          2011 to a group of 40, which included Honorable Timothy Black. JASGC presented

          "Working in Japan: the Office as Family" and enjoyed origami with all.