What it does
To promote friendship and understanding between americans and japanese through diverse programming that spans the educational, cultural, business, and policy spheres.
The sakura matsuri - japanese street festival - sakura matsuri is generally considered the largest celebration of japanese culture in the united states and the grand finale of the national cherry blossom festival in washington, d.c. Performers and vendors share japanese culture and traditions with the festival attendees.
National japan bowl - the society organizes the national japan bowl each spring and supports other japan bowls across the country to recognize and encourage high school students who have chosen japanese as a foreign language.
Us-japan capital gala - the society's annual us-japan capital gala and silent auction supports the society's many educational and cultural activities and provides an opportunity to gather and honor some of united states of america's and japan's most distinguished leaders.