February 2021 Events Calendar 2021/2/2 Calendar February 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Virtual Concert February 1: “Music Mondays” Virtual Concert from Japan Foundation, LA – Motoko Honda 2 Virtual Discussion February 2: “Hayao Miyazaki: A Hero’s Journey—The Castle of Cagliostro” Free Talk with NYPL Web Seminar February 2: "From Setsubun to Maki: An Eho-maki Demo and Hands-on Workshop" with the Young Professionals Committee of the Japan-America Society of Chicago 3 Virtual Meditation February 3: Virtual Meditation with Japanese Singing Bowls by Japan Foundation Los Angeles Virtual Class February 3: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center 4 Virtual Class February 4: Virtual Reiki Practice for Self-Care with Japanese Culture Center Web Seminar February 4: "An American Salaryman in Tokyo: An Evening with Indie Book/Manga Author Michael Howard" with the Japan-America Society of Chicago Language Exchange February 4: Online Language Exchange with Nijikaiwa Web Seminar February 4: “A Bowl for All Seasons: Exploring a Year through Japanese Tea Culture” with the Japan-America Society of Houston 5 6 Virtual Class February 6: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center 7 8 Virtual Concert February 8: “Music Mondays” Virtual Concert from Japan Foundation, LA – Naomi Ozawa Virtual Reading February 8: Comic Strip Book Club “Little Fried Chicken & Sushi” virtual reading with the NYPL Virtual Workshop February 8: “Japan in Schools Workshop: Shopping” with the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington 9 Language Exchange February 9: Virtual Japanese Language Exchange with Chicago Speaks Japanese Virtual Discussion February 9: “Hayao Miyazaki: A Hero’s Journey—Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” Free Talk with NYPL Virtual Class February 9: “Japanese Souffle Pancakes: A Valentine’s Treat” with the Japan Society Web Seminar February 9: “TSE Introduces a Brand New Playing Field for Japanese Investors: Who Will Be the Winners?” webinar with the Center on Japanese Economy and Business 10 Virtual Class February 10: Virtual Bilingual Yoga Class with The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Virtual Yoga February 10: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center Virtual Symposium February 10: 2021 Japan Currents Symposium with the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth 11 Language Exchange February 11: Online Language Exchange with Nijikaiwa Virtual Class February 11: Virtual Reiki Practice for Self-Care with Japanese Culture Center Virtual Event February 11: Women in Leadership Workshop, “Where Power Lies: A Conversation” with the Japan-America Society of Oregon Language Exchange February 11: Online Language Exchange with Nijikaiwa 12 Virtual Concert February 12: “Travels with Mendelssohn and Miyazaki” Virtual Concert with the Japan-America Society of Chicago 13 Virtual Class February 13: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center 14 Virtual Class February 14: “Virtual February Haiku Class” 1 of 3 with the Japanese Culture Center 15 16 Language Exchange February 16: Virtual Japanese Language Exchange with Chicago Speaks Japanese Virtual Discussion February 16: “Hayao Miyazaki: A Hero’s Journey—Porco Rosso” Free Talk with NYPL Web Seminar February 16: “Why Women Leaders? Fostering Tomorrow’s Leaders in Japan” webinar with UCD Japan 17 Web Seminar February 17: “The Future of Finance and Empowering the Retail Investor” webinar with the Center on Japanese Economy and Business Virtual Meditation February 17: Virtual Meditation with Japanese Singing Bowls by Japan Foundation Los Angeles Virtual Class February 17: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center Virtual Event February 17: “Japanese Kimono and the Role of Women in Society” Virtual Lecture by The Different Level 18 Virtual Class February 18: Virtual Reiki Practice for Self-Care with Japanese Culture Center Language Exchange February 18: Online Language Exchange with Nijikaiwa 19 Web Seminar February 19: “The Art of Japanese Tea Ceremony” with Urasenke Chanoyu Center Virtual Screening February 19: Virtual Movie Night with Film, “Sake” by Japan-America Society of Oregon 20 Virtual Event February 20-21: Anime Milwaukee Virtual Festival Virtual Class February 20: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center 21 Virtual Event February 20-21: Anime Milwaukee Virtual Festival Virtual Class February 21: “Virtual February Haiku Class” 2 of 3 with the Japanese Culture Center 22 Virtual Concert February 22: “Music Mondays” Virtual Concert from Japan Foundation, LA – Ten Virtual Workshop February 22: “Japan in Schools Workshop: Hanako” with the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington 23 Virtual Discussion February 23: “Hayao Miyazaki: A Hero’s Journey—Princess Mononoke” Free Talk with NYPL Language Exchange February 23: Virtual Japanese Language Exchange with Chicago Speaks Japanese Virtual Workshop February 23: “Japanese for Kids” with the Japan Society of Boston 24 Virtual Yoga February 24: Virtual Bilingual Yoga Class with The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Virtual Class February 24: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center 25 Virtual Class February 25: Virtual Reiki Practice for Self-Care with the Japanese Culture Center Virtual Event February 25: “From Oysters to Barbed Wire” with the Japan-America Society of Chicago Language Exchange February 25: Online Language Exchange with Nijikaiwa Virtual Event February 25: Virtual Japanese Whiskey Tasting with the Japan-America Society of Minnesota 26 27 Virtual Class February 27: Virtual Intro to Origami Class with the Japanese Culture Center 28 Virtual Class February 28: “Virtual February Haiku Class” 3 of 3 with the Japanese Culture Center