Dr. Kimiko Gunji, Professor Emeritus of Japanese Arts & Culture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, demonstrated how to make "Ichigo Daifuku" (a type of mochi) for 25 lucky participants on March 15, 2023. Her...
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JASGC member Denny Kato was interviewed on May 17 by WVXU's Lucy May. After retiring from a career in restaurant management in 2014, Kato took a deep dive into his family's history, including time spent during WWII with other Japanese-American families in an...
Members of our community enjoyed a unique opportunity at Great American Ball Park to experience a Reds game with special Japanese flavor and style. Our new Consul General, Mr. Yusuke Shindo, threw the ceremonial First Pitch, with our Board President, Koji Sado, as...
We are so pleased to report that more than 40 people attended our Ault Park Sakura Grove Beautification event on Saturday, March 27, at Ault Park — the largest number of volunteers for this event in the past 10 years, according to Tokiko Freeman, event organizer and longtime friend of the JASGC.