1917. 4 |
America-Japan Society founded in Tokyo
Viscount Kentaro Kaneko becomes the first president |
1923. 9 |
Great Kanto Earthquake
The Society assists doctors, nurses and relief supplies arriving from the U.S. The Society receives a $100,000 contribution from the Japan Society of New York |
1924.10 |
Prince Iyesato Tokugawa becomes the second president |
1924.12 |
Welcome dinner given in honor of Ambassador Edgar A. Bancroft |
1926. 9 |
The First Lincoln Essay Contest to commemorate the Lincoln Centennial |
1928. 6 |
Presentation ceremony of the relics of Commodore Perry to the Imperial Museum |
1931. 8 |
Welcome dinner given in honor of Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh |
1932. 6 |
Welcome luncheon given in honor of Ambassador Joseph C. Grew |
1934. 4 |
80th anniversary banquet to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between Japan and U.S. |
1934.10 |
The Society becomes incorporated |
1935. 5 |
Ambassador Grew Golf Cup competition established as an annual event |
1941.11 |
Count Aisuke Kabayama becomes the third president |
1944. 5 |
War time suspension of the Society activities |
1948. 6 |
The first general meeting held after the war. The Society resumes its activities |
1949 |
General and Mrs. MacArthur attend the Society's tea party |
1950.12 |
Mr. Takashi Komatsu becomes the fourth president |
1951. 2 |
Mr. John Foster Dulles, Special Envoy of the President of the United States, speaks at the Society's luncheon |
1951. 8 |
Farewell dinner given in honor of the Japanese delegation to the San Francisco Peace Conference |
1951.11 |
Vice President Alben William Barkley speaks at the Society's function |
1952. 2 |
Mr. Dean Rusk, Special Representative of the President of the United States speaks at the Society's luncheon |
1953.11 |
Vice President Richard M. Nixon speaks at the Society's luncheon |
1954. 6 |
The Society presents "Shofuso," a full-scale traditional Japanese house and garden, to the Museum of Modern Art in New York |
1959. 2 |
Selection Committee selects candidates for the Harvard University International Seminar |
1960. 4 |
Former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida becomes the fifth president |
1960. 5 |
President Eisenhower Golf Cup competition established as an annual event |
1960.10 |
Welcome home banquet given in honor of Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess after their return from goodwill visit to the U.S. |
1961. 5 |
Ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer speaks at the Society's welcome luncheon |
1963.12 |
The Society organizes National Memorial Assembly for President John F. Kennedy |
1964. 1 |
Secretary of State David Dean Rusk speaks at the Society's function |
1964. 4 |
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon gives speech at the AJS-ACCJ luncheon |
1967.12 |
The 50th anniversary banquet |
1968. 3 |
Former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi becomes the sixth president |
1968. 8 |
President Kishi Golf Cup competition established as an annual event |
1974.11 |
Welcome reception given in honor of President Gerald R. Ford |
1976. 7 |
The Society participates in various activities held in celebration of the American Bicentennial |
1977.10 |
Welcome luncheon given in honor of "Mike" J. Mansfield |
1981.11 |
Welcome luncheon given in honor of Vice President Walter F. Mondale |
1983. 6 |
Great Space Shuttle exhibition |
1984.11 |
Former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda becomes the seventh president |
1987. 4 |
The 70th anniversary banquet |
1995. 6 |
The First International Symposium of Japan-America Societies held in Honolulu, Hawaii |
1995. 9 |
Ambassador Yoshio Okawara becomes the eighth president |
1996. 6 |
The First AJS Essay Contest |
1997. 4 |
The 80th anniversary banquet |
1997. 9 |
The First America Forum |
1998. 5 |
The Second International Symposium of Japan-America Societies held in Fukuoka |
2000. 3 |
AJS Scholarship Program to IUC (Inter-University Center) students launched |
2001. 9 |
The Third International Symposium of Japan-America Societies held in San Francisco |
2001. 9 |
Memorial Ceremony for "All Victims of 9.11 Terrorist Attacks in the U.S." jointly organized with the Japanese government |
2002.10 |
The First Tokyo Forum by the US and Japanese ambassadors |
2004. 4 |
The US-Japan 150th Anniversary ceremony held in Yokohama |
2006. 4 |
The Fifth International Symposium of Japan-America Societies held in Kyoto |
2007. 4 |
The 90th anniversary banquet |
2007. 9 |
The Second Tokyo Forum by the US and Japanese ambassadors |
2008.10 |
First American Study Grant Program |
2010. 8 |
The Seventh International Symposium of Japan-America Societies held in Akita |
2012. 4 |
Banquet commemorating Japan-US centennial cherry tree exchange |
2012. 4 |
"Another History of Japan-US Relations-the 20th century observed via AJS archives-" published |
2012. 5 |
AJS is registered as General Incorporated Association and adopts new articles of incorporation |
2012. 8 |
The Eighth International Symposium of Japan-America Societies held in Dallas |
2013. 7 |
Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki becomes the ninth president |
2013.11 |
Welcome luncheon given in honor of Ambassador Caroline B. Kennedy |
2014. 9 |
The Ninth International Symposium of Japan America Societies held in Sapporo |
2015. 6 |
Special Symposium " Japan-US Cultural Exchanges-Past and Future" held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Pacific War end |
2016. 5 |
The 99th Anniversary "Happy Together" Gala Dinner held in Tokyo |
2016.10 |
The Tenth International Symposium of Japan America Societies held in Atlanta |
2017. 4 |
Centennial ceremony and reception of the society was held on April 13, 2017 at the Imperial Hotel |
2018. 3 |
Centennial commemoration found raising successfully ended. The society started four new programs |
2018. 7 |
The first America Bowl program started |