It's time for another East Bay Networking Nomikai TOMORROW, 2/16! Join us at Oakland's Bar 355 for happy hour specials, including $2...

UPDATE: Postcard and flyer now attached! Please let me know if you plan to go, I would like to keep a tally of people from Northern...

Some great JET-like job opportunities in the Bay Area, brought to us by local JET alumna Rachel Peters, who works for the respected Ayusa...

A new exhibit that alumni and friends in the Central Valley may be interested in. Clark Center opening spring exhibition with Buddhism...

For those taiko fans out there, Japanese taiko "rock star" group TAO is to perform at Stanford on Feb. 14, 8 p.m....

新年明けましておめでとうございます。 Thank you for your ongoing support of the JET Program and JET Alumni Association of Northern California (JETAANC). We...

A recent letter from one of JETAANC’s great partners, the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association. Please contact Liane directly at...

An event some of you may be interested in: Wednesday • February 1, 2012 • 4:00-6:30 PM Center for Japanese Studies IEAS, UC Berkeley ...

A request for help from Todd Van Horne, a JET alum. Please contact Todd directly at tvanhorne@gmail.com if there are ways you could help....

World-famous Kabuki actor Tamasaburo will be making a rare U.S. appearance in San Diego on March 20-22, 2012. This may be the first time...

Just a quick note to let you know we won't be having an East Bay networking nomikai happy hour this month, focusing instead on getting...

Hello JET Alumni and Friends, Welcome to the New Year! You know what that means? Yes! Our Shinnenkai New Year’s Party is right around the...

Would you be interested in staffing a Japanese craft table at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)’s Lunar New Year festival? The...

A special treat for fans of Kurosawa and Kobayashi. With some of the best performances ever given by those two powerhouses, Mifune and...

Two additional Japanese New Year's events you may be interested in, at the JCCCNC in San Francisco: Oshogatsu Matsuri Saturday, January...

A couple of Japanese New Year's events some of you may be interested in: Mochitsuki Mochi Pounding Ceremony Saturday, January 14, 2012...

For those of you interested in learning Butoh, the expressive modern Japanese dance style, the Oakland Asian Cultural Center is offering...

If you are interested in the Japanese post-visual kei band DIR EN GREY, chances are you already know they are playing San Francisco's...

There is still time to join us at the East Bay Bonenkai Party this Thursday, so RSVP now! Instead of the usual East Bay Nomikai, this...

Instead of the usual East Bay Nomikai, this month we'll be doing an old-fashioned Bonenkai End-of-the-Year Party! For those of you who...