2018 Year in Review 565 Metro Place South, Suite 300 • Dublin, Ohio 43017 © JASCO 20191 Table of Contents 2018 JASCO Corporate Members ................................................................4 2018 JASCO Board of Directors ..................................................................6 JASCO Staff & Interns ....................................................................................7 SIGNATURE EVENTS 19th Annual Japanese Speech Contest ...............................................8 JASCO Japanese Career Exploration ...............................................10 20th Anniversary Reception ..............................................................11 19th Annual Golf Outing Fundraiser ..............................................12 Economic Business Seminar ..............................................................13 BUSINESS AND NETWORKING EVENTS Networking Events ...............................................................................14 JETRO Seminars ..................................................................................15 Communication Seminars .................................................................16 CEPEX Seminars ..................................................................................17 2 www.jas-co.org Table of Contents CULTURAL EVENTS Cultural Workshops.............................................................................18 Kimono .............................................................................................18 Indigo Dyeing ..................................................................................19 Calligraphy .......................................................................................20 Koto ...................................................................................................20 Awa Odori Performance & Workshop .............................................21 Asian Festival ........................................................................................22 Tanabata Matsuri .................................................................................23 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Art Curator Lecture .............................................................................24 Japanese Language Classes .................................................................25 School Outreach ...................................................................................26 JASCO’s Core Values ....................................................................................27 3 2018 JASCO Corporate Members Benefactors Patrons • Corna-Kokosing • American Electric Power Construction, Co. • Honda Logistics North • Honda of America Mfg., Inc. America • Honda R&D Americas, Inc. • Honda Transmission Mfg. • Honda Trading America • Schneider Downs • Meijer • TS Tech Americas, Inc. • PNC • Yachiyo of Americas, Inc. Contributors • Belletech • Nissin Travel Services (U.S.A). • Change 4 Growth Inc. • Chrono Management Group • Optimed Research, Inc. • Columbus 2020 • Pacific Food, Inc. • Dublin Building Systems • Plante Moran • Dublin Technical Systems, Inc. • Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC • Embassy Suites Dublin • Reliant Mechanical • Ernst & Young • The Schumacher Group • Funai Service Corporation • THK Manufacturing of • GBQ Partners America • Hidaka USA, Inc. • Toagosei America Inc. • Homewood Suites Dublin • Tosoh America, Inc. • Honda Engineering NA • United Healthcare • Humble Construction • USI Insurance Services • JASStek Inc. • Vorys, Sater, Seymour and • Kirk Williams Co. Pease LLP • KTH Parts Industries, Inc. • Weastec, Inc. • Nifco America Corporation • Yamato Transport • Nippon Rika, Inc. Thank you for your continued support! 4 www.jas-co.org 2018 JASCO Corporate Members Not-for-Profit Members • City of Delaware • Ohio University • City of Dublin • Ohio Wesleyan University • Columbus Regional Airport • Shadowbox Live Authority • TraVerse: English Language • Denison University Training, OSU • JETRO Chicago • Union County-Marysville • JobsOhio Economic Development • Logan County Area Chamber of • Wittenberg University Commerce • Women for Economic • The Ohio State University Leadership & Development Institute for Japanese Studies • Worthington International • The Ohio State University Friendship Association Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures Professional Individuals • Katie Blumenschein (adecco) • Akiko Miyamoto (Nihon-de- • John Beeler Columbus, LLC @ Re/Max (Porter Writer Morris & Arthur 24/7) LLP) • Mika Murakami DeMura • Anand Ekbote (Anand Strategic) (Milestone Memories • Mark Headlee (Red Architecutre Photography) + Planning) • Megumi Musick • Tracy Imamura (Fort Hayes Arts (Local2Global, LLC) and Academic High School) • Takashi Nagaoka (Creo • Masatoshi Inoue (New York Life Consulting, LLC) Insurance Company) • Lisa Reaves (Reaves • Jun Kawabe (Mirai InterCultural Opthalmology Center) Language & Consulting) • Masao Tachibana (Plex • Randy Lowe (Korda/Nemeth Systems) Engineering) • Chikara Tanaka (Tanaka & Company LLC) Thank you for your continued support! 5 2018 JASCO Board of Directors Officers Dr. Mari Noda, President The Ohio State University Mr. Isao Shoji, Past President The Schumacher Group Mr. Anthony Weis, President-Elect Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Mr. Akio Seino, Treasurer GBQ Partners, LLC Mr. Doug Muszynski, Secretary PNC Corporate Banking Honorary Board Member Mr. Toshiyuki Shimabara, Honda of America Manufacturing., Inc. 6 www.jas-co.org 2018 JASCO Board of Directors Board Members Mr. Phil Barth, Former Honorary Consul of Japan in Ohio Mr. Mark Cobetto, Schneider Downs Mr. Matt Ference, Corna-Kokosing Co. Mr. Hiroshi Fukuda, Nissin Travel Services, Inc. Mr. Yoshihiro Hidaka, Hidaka USA, Inc. Ms. Sachiyo Isoda Peterson, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP Mr. Scott Kuehn, American Electric Power Ms. Noriko Mills, Honda R&D Americas, Inc. Mr. Nick Moulakis Mr. Tim Myers, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. Mr. Greg Norval, Honda Trading America Corporation Mr. Eric Riehl, Humble Construction Ms. Deborah Scherer, Columbus 2020 Ms. Monica Wilson, USI Insurance Services JASCO Staff & Interns Benjamin Pachter Ayana May Yuko Rader Elinor Lindeman Risako Tanaka Moe Oyagi 7 2018 Japanese Speech Contest March 10, 2018 Dublin Community Recreation Center The Annual Japanese Speech Contest is an event that offers an opportunity for Japanese-language learners to showcase achievements. This competition not only provides highly motivated students across the state with the chance to improve their Japanese language skills, but also inspires and encourages others to broaden their understanding of Japan, its culture, and the strong ties between Japan and United States. 20 High School, College, and Advanced finalists were invited to Dublin to give their speeches in front of a panel of judges: Ms. Yuki Sakai, Deputy Consul General of Japan in Detroit; Mr. Hiroshi Fukuda, COJAC/Nissin Travel Services (U.S.A.) Inc. ; Ms. Noriko Mills, JASCO/Honda R&D Americas Inc.; and Ms. Allyson Larimer, Echo Japanese Interpreting, LLC. Support was provided by The Japan Foundation Los Angeles, the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, the Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese, the Central Ohio Japanese Association of Commerce, The OSU Institute for Japanese Studies, the City of Dublin, and the OSU Japanese Students Organization. 8 www.jas-co.org 2018 Japanese Speech Contest High School Winners First Place - Hyerin Noh (Orange County Japanese School) Second Place - Brent Luttmer (Benjamin Logan High School) Consul General Award - Zach Shafer (Marysville High School) College Winners First Place - Yang Han (Case Western Reserve University) Second Place - Tianchu Gao (The Ohio State University) Consul General Award - Rohit Kumar (The University of Toledo) Advanced Winners First Place - Xiyue Zhang (The Ohio State University) Second Place - Zane Casimir (The Ohio State University) 9 JASCO Japanese Career Exploration March 10, 2018 Dublin Community Recreation Center Held in conjunction with the 2018 Japanese Speech Contest was the JASCO Japanese Career Exploration. The Career Exploration provides students studying the Japanese language and English-Japanese bilingual job seekers with an opportunity to interact with local business leaders and learn about career paths available to them, as well as learn about various Japanese language learning opportuties in Ohio. The participating companies and organizations in the 2018 Career Exploration were: COMPANIES CREO Consulting, LLC Dublin technical Sustems, Inc. THK Manufacturing of America, Inc. TS Tech Americas, Inc. UNIVERSITIES AND NON-PROFITS The Ohio State University Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures The University of Findlay TraVerse English Language Training at The Ohio State University Wittenberg University 10 www.jas-co.org 21st Annual JASCO Anniversary Reception April 12, 2018 Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease LLP Consul-General of Japan in Detroit, Mr. Mitsuhiro Wada This annual event is a celebration of the organization’s anniversary, as well as an opportunity to discuss and evaluate the year’s past and upcoming programs. Each year, we welcome a number of special guests and visitors to the reception, such as Consul General Mr. Mitsuhiro Wada from the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit. 11 20th Annual JASCO Golf Outing Fundraiser June 11, 2018 The County Club at Muirfield Village The 20th Annual JASCO Golf Outing was held at The County Club at Muirfield Village on June 11, 2018. The weather was mixed on the day