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• 2025 Annual Dinner

  • When
    Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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    5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Duquesne Club, 325 Sixth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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  Please join us on November 11 for an evening of networking with colleagues that have an interest in business, culture, and life in Japan! 

  Your ticket or sponsorship will give you access to fabulous silent auction prizes, delicious food, and a keynote presentation by Hiroshi Ono. 

  Mr. Ono is Managing Executive Officer with Nippon Steel Corporation, and President and CEO with Nippon Steel North America, responsible for global business development in the Americas.

  He joined Nippon Steel in 1989 and has held a wide range of jobs with the company, including marketing and strategic planning of global business developments. Mr. Ono received a B.A. in Economics from Kyushu University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

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  Consider sponsoring a half or full table of students. The JASP will match the seats with student members.  Please contact us for more information.

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• High School Japanese Speech Contest & Middle School Art Contest

  • When
    Friday, March 06, 2026
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    9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

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  This competition is designed for high school students from Western Pennsylvania and the tristate area studying Japanese language. Japanese language students of all levels and students who are involved in Japan-related cultural activities, are able to compete against other area students in speech or poster activities. Non-language students are eligible to compete in the poster contest. Each year over 80 students participate. There will be lots of fun Japan-related activities for participating students and parents.

  Students who compete in speech levels are required to write and memorize a speech on the chosen topic for the contest. Winners receive prizes and trophies! Please visit the contest page for more information.

  2026 Themes:

  Beginner Level: Self-Introduction
  All Other Levels: 祭り (Festivals) 

  Japanese language teachers or students studying Japanese in high school should contact the JASP office at 412-856-8608 or email Katsuko Shellhammer to learn more about the competition. The contest is held in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Museum of Art.

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