The Japan-America Society of West Michigan was founded in 1999 to foster greater understanding and friendship among Japanese and Americans in West Michigan.
Our organization works with Japanese companies and their U.S. suppliers, customers and service organizations to extend Michigan hospitality to the managers and employees assigned here from Japan, and their families.
We also engage our Japanese guests to enrich the lives of Michiganders by making Japanese life and culture better understood and appreciated. The Japanese among us are a cultural asset in West Michigan and one we help make accessible in our region. We invite Americans join us in celebrating and enjoying the diversity offered by our friends of the East.
In line with our mission, JAS of West Michigan is putting greater emphasis on global education, specifically Japan, in West Michigan and we need your help in support of those successful and growing programs. Please see the our Fall 2011 Newsletter for more information about our activities and programs.
Jan Frantz, Chairperson
Japan-America Society of West Michigan