This Obon marks five months since the 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. As of 8/11, 20,433 people are reported dead or missing and more than 90,000 people are still displaced from home. In this time of sorrow and…
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2011 JCOP Application is now available!
Calling For JMSA Community Outreach (JCOP) 2011 Applications: JCOP is seeking applicants for its 2011 Grants. Download the application. All Japanese community groups and individuals who are seeking a grant to support their Japanese community outreach projects are eligible to…
JMSA Summer Party 2011
Please join us at the annual JMSA Summer Party! (Click here to see the fun we had at the 2008 party.) — Date: Sunday, August 14th Time: 4-7 PMLocation: Cafe Evergreen (1288 1st Ave, between 69th & 70th Street) Dinner…
Japan Heritage Night at Citi Field
The second annual Japan Heritage Night was held by the New York Mets on June 21 at Citi Field. The game was preceded by an exciting Japanese taiko drum performance by Soh Daiko, and the colorful Japanese Folk Dance Institute…
New Appointments for Dr. Luis J. Fujimoto
Dr. Luis J. Fujimoto has been appointed Treasurer/Secretary of the Osseointegration Foundation, and Chairman of the Osseointegration Foundation’s Titanium Society. The Titanium Society selects the recipient of the Nobel Biocare Br?nemark Osseointegration Award, an honor given annually to recognize an…
Health Seminar vol. 23 Medical Volunteer Experience in East Japan Earthquake Relief
Drs. Yanagisawa, Ramani, and Inagaki spoke about their experiences in Tohoku area at the Japan Society on June 14. It was interesting to compare their impressions and personal experiences from their different standpoints as endocrinologist, family practitioner, and pediatrician, even though…
Golf Outing 2011
This year’s golf outing took place on June 11 at Lido Beach Golf Club on Long Island.? It was a cloudy day with tremendous wind blowing in from Atlantic Ocean the whole time, sometimes mixed with misty rain.? Still, it…
Health Seminar vol. 23 Medical Volunteer Experience in East Japan Earthquake Relief
Please join us for the 23rd Health Seminar on the medical volunteer experience of our member physicians in regions affected by the East Japan Earthquake. Following the devastating earthquakes and tsunami on March 11, several physicians and nurses from the…
JMSA Japan Relief Fund: UPDATE
Dear JMSA members and friends, The JMSA would like to express our gratitude for your generous donations to the JMSA Japan Relief Fund. Thanks to your kind support, we have raised $170,000 to benefit rebuilding efforts in northern Japan. JMSA…
JMSA Japan Relief Fund: UPDATE
Dear JMSA members and friends, The JMSA would like to express our gratitude for your generous donations to the JMSA Japan Relief Fund. Thanks to your kind support, we have raised $170,000 to benefit rebuilding efforts in northern Japan. JMSA…