Sakura Grant Program
サクラグラントプログラム

The J.C.C. Fund and the JCAW Foundation are pleased to support the Sakura Grant Program as part of the Cherry Blossom Centennial Commemoration Project. The purpose of the Sakura Grant Program is to support public, private, and charter/magnet schools that provide Japanese language and/or Japanese cultural education to students at the K-12 level in Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. Grants will range between $1,000 and $3,000 per school, per school year. The application deadline was June 30, 2012 and results will be announced shortly.

For more information, e-mail sakuragrant@jcawf.org or call 202-833-2210.

Good Luck to Team Japan NYC!

JCCI would like to offer our heartfelt encouragement to Team Japan NYC, who will represent Japan in this year’s Cosmos Copa soccer tournament. We have no doubt you will do your best and make Japan proud! To show your support and learn more, please visit Team Japan NYC’s website.

JAA: 2013 General Scholarship
日系人会主催「JAA奨学金プログラム」

Since 1971, The Japanese American Association of New York, Inc. has awarded scholarships to graduating high school students of Japanese descent living in the tri-state area who are applying to United States institutions of higher learning.
In the past, the scholarships generally range from $1,000.00 to $6,000.00 and depending on the year, one round-trip ticket between New York and Japan. In 2013 there may be a new $10,000 award.
The JAA Scholarship Committee will review the applications, and the awards will be presented at the Annual Scholarship Dinner which is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 6, 2013 at the Harvard Club in Manhattan. The keynote speaker is Columbia University Professor Gerald Curtis.

For more information, go to JAA website.

2013 Membership Directory
会員企業名簿 2013

JCCI NY's 2013 Membership Directory is now available!!

A complimentary copy of the directory has been sent out to our member companies.

≫ Please click here to purchase the 2013 Membership Directory (PDF order form)

2012 JCCI Member Business Survey Results
(Members only)

In November 2012, JCCI conducted a survey of its Board of Director Companies and Regular Member Companies to determine the state of Japanese-affiliated companies in the New York metropolitan area. The following is an analysis of the responses.

The Nippon Club and JCCI Donate $10,000 for the Queens Library Foundation for Hurricane Sandy Relief

Mr. Mitsuhiko Kawai, President of the JCC Fund, presented the donation to Thomas W. Galante, President and CEO of Queens Library, and Diana Chapin, Executive Director of the Queens Library Foundation, at the Peninsula Library in Rockaway Beach on March 8, 2013.
The donation, made possible thanks to the generous contributions of JCCI and Nippon Club members, will help the many libraries in Queens that suffered storm damages. Despite their own challenges following the hurricane, Queens libraries served as crucial community centers in the hardest hit areas.

Picture (from left to right): Ms. Diana Chapin (Executive Director, Queens Library Foundation), Mr. Mitsuhiko Kawai (President of the JCC Fund), Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki (Consul General of Japan in New York), Ms. Simone-Marie Meeks (wife of Rep. Gregory Meeks) and Mr. Thomas W. Galante (President & CEO of Queens Library)

The Nippon Club and JCCI Donate $95,000 for All Hands Volunteers' Sandy Relief

Mr. Mitsuhiko Kawai, President of the JCC Fund, presented the donation to Mr. David Campbell, Executive Director of All Hands Volunteers, on February 6, 2013.
Thanks to the generous contributions of JCCI and Nippon Club members, the JCC Fund was able to donate $95,000 to All Hands Volunteers, a non-profit that provides assistance to communities in the wake of natural disasters. JCCI's donation will help All Hands Volunteers in their storm response, which includes Project Long Island and Project Staten Island, initiatives that work closely with community-based organizations to help homeowners with the first step on their road to recovery.

A Sui-seki (natural stone placed on a tray) was presented to The Nippon Club and JCCI from the Tohoku Sui-Seki Kai (North-Eastern Japan Sui-Seki Association)

On August 7, 2012, as a show of appreciation for The Nippon Club, JCCI and the J.C.C. Fund's support for the 2011 Eastern Japan Earthquake Relief, the North-Eastern Japan Sui-Seki Association (Mr. Eiji Horie, Chairman) generously donated a traditional Japanese decorative scroll together with a Sui-seki collected at Miyagi Prefecture in Japan.
The Sui-seki and decorative scroll are now displayed in the Tokonoma (alcove) of the Nippon Club's tatami-room.

Thank you JTB Cultural Exchange Corporation

The JTB Cultural Exchange Corporation generously granted $2,000 to the J.C.C. Fund in support of its commitment to strengthening positive relations between Japan and the United States. The J.C.C. Fund would like to express sincere appreciation for this contribution.

JCCI Makes $100,000 Contribution to AmeriCares through J.C.C. Fund to support Tornado Relief Efforts

On May 17, 2011, JCCI made a $100,000 contribution through the Chamber’s J.C.C. Fund to help victims of the recent tornadoes that devastated seven southern states in the U.S. This contribution was provided to AmeriCares, a leading nonprofit global health and disaster relief organization that is on the front lines of efforts to help victims of this disaster.