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Waiting out the #snow at home today? We got you covered! Visit our Oshogatsu from Home page for family-friendly videos and at-home activities to help you avoid the snow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpoKiGtWzLA&t #familyfun #snowday #japan

Looking for some family fun this weekend? Visit our Oshogatsu page filled with video workshops and New Year activities to enjoy from the comfort (and warmth!) of your own home! #FamilyFun #Athome #OshogatsufromHome #JapanCulture https://www.japansociety.org//family-p/oshogatsu-from-home

Calling all teen #manga enthusiasts! Join us for our Manga Workshop to help #artists establish basic drawing skills, character design and story development needed for manga design. Classes start next week: http://ow.ly/1h2P50DiCjR #anime #kawaii #japaneseculture #afterschool

Welcome Year of the Ox! A very happy New Year from our family to yours! Looking forward to a year of strength, inspiration and success! #NewYear #HappyNewYear # # #Oshogatsu

Only one more week till our Manga for Beginner's course begins! This online course for middle school and high school students will help aspiring manga artists building basic drawing skills and story development. Spaces still available: https://www.facebook.com/events/406408336998400/ #manga #afterschool #middleschool #highschool #kawaii

Looking for a good #story? Check out our latest #Japanese Kamishibai folktale: Urashima Taro! A young fisherman visits a palace below the sea. While he enjoys all the sights of the palace, he realizes he is spending too much time from home... #storytime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAs5YYXKOjU&t

Hoping you all enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend! To ensure good weather throughout, try out our Teru Teru Bozu coloring page! These cute handmade dolls are set outside windows to keep the rain away! #kawaii #teruterubozu #coloringpage #forkids

Thank you to all the families that joined us for our Japanese for #Kids: Free Trial lesson this past weekend! We hope you had fun learning #Japanese and creating your own #TeruTeruBozu at home. # #Kawaii https://www.japansociety.org/event/japanese-for-kids

Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.’s short film Born With It follows a half Japanese half Black boy on his first day of school in a small Japanese town, while he trie...s to prove to his new classmates that his dark skin is not a disease. Join us Thursday 6/25 at 7PM EST for a screening of this pertinent work, followed by a talk with the award-winning writer-director, as well as Japan-based anti-racist author, columnist & activist Baye McNeil, and cultural anthropologist & writer Dr. Mitzi Uehara Carter. Co-hosted with The Japan-America Society of Houston, Inc. - JASH. More info: https://bit.ly/3fKAN80 [Image courtesy of Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Jr.]

Headed to Japan anytime soon? Here are a couple of tips to help you avoid some common faux pas. #japaneseculture #travel via The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com//tra/etiquette-tips-for-japan.html

As many museums remain closed, we hope you can enjoy a bit of #Japan Society's #gallery from home with Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics Kid’s Video Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg0-fC1p0bc&t After you've seen the tour, try out creating your own #boro from home with this activity sheet!

Japan has long had a handle on #kawaii culture, and good news for us, it's not going anywhere anytime soon! #Japan #Japanculture via Entrepreneur https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/344361

Looking for a fun activity for your kids? This summer, we are offering new, interactive #Japanese courses designed for #children ages 3-5 and 6-10 online! #parents #languageforkids Learn more here: https://www.japansociety.org/event/japanese-for-kids