JSO - Japanese Student Organization at NYU

JSO Fall Socials

JSO will be hosting a fall party on Friday October 21st. The party will start from 5 PM and it will be held at Amity Hall. There will be Happy Hour price all night for JSO members.

Facebook event page
10/21(Fri) 17:00〜
Amity Hall (80 West 3rd Street between Sullivan St. and Thompson St.)
One minute walk from Bobst Library

JSO Graduation/Summer Break Party

We are going to hold a semester end party for JSO coming this May 14th! Please rsvp on the Facebook event page if you are interested.

We are also happy to welcome anyone who were not able to rsvp, but we will really appreciate it if you can do it by 5/1 so we can negotiate the space better.

We still have not yet decided on the location for the event but we are planning to have it on 5/14 starting at 6:00pm and will most likely be around St. Marks. We are also happy to hear about your suggestions for places to have this party.

3/11 Exhibition Closing Reception & Concert

Thank you for those who came to the opening night reception of 3/11 EXHIBITION last Friday. Just to offer an opportunity for more people to come see the exhibition and to share the information with others, we decided to have a closing reception & concert.

A young but acclaimed CLARINET TRIO will play 2:30-3:30. Featured artists are: Yumi Ito, Alex Yu and Yoonah Sally Kim.

This event is OPEN TO PUBLIC.

* The Exhibition will last until noon, April 18th.

On Sunday, the gallery is accessible 12-9pm.

Catastrophe in Japan: 3/11 Photo Exhibition

On April 8th, JSO held the opening night for the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami photo exhibition to raise awareness and donations at the NYU Kimmel Center. Around 80 people showed up that night and we were able to collect $266, which will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross.

The Mainichi newspaper also has an article about this event through Kyodo News:

Japan disaster photo exhibition offers hope and reality

NEW YORK(Kyodo) -- Japanese students at New York University on Friday started hosting an exhibition of news photos of Japan hit by the deadly earthquake and tsunami as part of support efforts for their home country.

"Catastrophe in Japan: 3.11 Photo Exhibition," running through April 18 under the auspices of Kyodo News, is intended to offer visitors a chance to see not only the plight of the disaster-hit areas but also heart-warming scenes attesting to people's power to survive through the ordeal, organizers said.

The admission fee to the exhibition at the university's Kimmel Center in downtown Manhattan is up to visitors, which will all be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help Japan, they said.

"I hope this reception will also be a place, especially for our fellow Japanese, to meet other members of our community and share thoughts on the disaster, and about what we can do to support while living faraway from Japan here in New York," said Naoko Koda, graduate student at the university and president of the Japan Student Organization there, the host of the event.

The event is co-sponsored by the Japan International Club and the Off Campus Student Council at the university.

(Mainichi Japan) April 9, 2011

3/11 Photo Exhibition

NYU JSO (Japanese Student Organization) is hosting an exhibition of news photos the recent Japan earthquake, licensed by KYODO NEWS. It is shocking to see the plight of the area hit by the earthquake and tsunami; however, there are also heart-warming scenes in which we can feel the power of people trying to survive through the situation. This exhibition is open to the public and the admission fee is whatever amount you wish to donate to help Japan.

On the first day of the exhibition, we are going to have an opening night reception. I hope this reception will also be a place, especially for our fellow Japanese, to meet other members of our community and share thoughts on the disaster and the what we can do to support while living faraway from Japan here in New York.

The reception is co-sponsored by JI, Japan International and OCSC, Off Campus Student Council. All the donation made through the exhibition will be combined with the donation raised by JI and eventually goes to Japanese Red Cross.

Join us in helping the Japan Earthquake Victims

We extend our deepest condolence to the people in Northeast Japan and those who have family and friends in Tohoku areas.

New York University Japanese Student Organization (NYU JSO) has decided to collect donations to aid victims of the Tohoku earthquake in Japan and send it to the Red Cross relief fund. We are an official NYU student organization which mainly consists of students from Japan and of Japanese descent.

Japan experienced the worst earthquake and tsunami in the nation's history on March 11. It has been reported that the death toll could top over 10,000. The Japanese government also declared Nuclear Emergency on the same day as radio active hazards were released after the atomic power plants were damaged by the earthquakes and tsunami in Fukushima. The victims of the radioactive exposure was reported to be 160 as of March 13. Many cities and towns that experienced the massive earthquakes and tsunami on Friday are among the Japan’s most aging areas located in farming and fishing regions. Some villages on the Pacific Coast vanished entirely, leaving many people without a home.

Japan received offers of assistance from the international community, including:

Australia, Taiwan, United States of America, Republic of Korea, China, Mexico, Thailand, New Zealand, Israel, Singapore, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, India, Russia, Turkey, Germany, France, Belgium, Ukraine, Slovakia, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland, Jordan, United Kingdom, European Union, Chile, Spain, Greece, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Denmark, Serbia, Uruguay, Mongolia, Ecuador, Iran, Kyrgyz Republic, Malaysia, Argentine, Philippines, Canada, Italy, Sweden, Kosovo, Iceland, Norway, Romania, and Slovenia.

As students from Japan studying at NYU, we would like to help people in Tohoku while appreciating warm support and deep condolences from the international community.

Please help us raise a disaster relief fund through:

We also decided to hold a fund raising event next week or so. We will make an announcement as soon as we have a plan. Please follow us at Facebook: NYU JSO

For any questions, please email to: jsoclub@nyu.edu

Sincerely yours,

Naoko Koda
JSO President

Update 2011-03-16 00:04:35: We decided to stop doing the fund raising by ourselves due to legal concerns. We will take full responsibility of donating the funds we have raised so far to the proper channels. Thank you very much for your help.

JSO Drink Social

We are going to have our drink social basicaly on the same place as the back to school party early this semester:

Time：11/24　2000 onwards
Venue：SWIFT HIBERNIAN LOUNGE near NYU
　　(34 E 4th Street New York City 10003)

There are a quite a lot of people who are still undecided on their attendance so we're thinking of having a casual drinks on the bar instead of dining out. By the way, people who were not able to RSVP earlier are also welcome to join us!

See you on Wednesday!

JSO Drink Social

We are going to have our drink social basicaly on the same place as the back to school party early this semester:

Time：11/24　2000 onwards
Venue：SWIFT HIBERNIAN LOUNGE near NYU
　　(34 E 4th Street New York City 10003)

There are a quite a lot of people who are still undecided on their attendance so we're thinking of having a casual drinks on the bar instead of dining out. By the way, people who were not able to RSVP earlier are also welcome to join us!

See you on Wednesday!

[NYU & Columbia] NY Japanese Students and Professionals Party

Time：10/7 2000-0000
Venue： 230 Fifth (roof-top bar)
Address： 230 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001 (corner of 5th ave & 27th st)

Fee：Free
Expected Attendance：About 100

* Students from Columbia, NYU and other NY Universities, professionals from different fields.
* Although we are mostly expecting Japanese, it's alright to invite your non-Japanese friends to join us.

Note: Please bring your ID. There's also a strict dress code for men, so please wear a shirt with a collar.
There's a tremendous amount of fee per person if we are to reserve the space, so we didn't take one. But the place is quite huge, plus it's a Thursday, so there shouldn't be any problems taking the empty seats.

Tomorrow's party

Thank you to all who replied to the RSVP. We will proceed to the same venue and time as planned:

Time：9/17　1900 onwards
Venue：SWIFT HIBERNIAN LOUNGE near NYU
　　(34 E 4th Street New York City 10003 http://swiftnycbar.com/index.html)

We have basically planned this to be a 2 hour event. There will be no membership fee required, but everyone has to pay for their own food and drinks.

There are also quite a couple of new comers joining us. Let's have a great time tomorrow!

Back-to-School Party for Incoming Students

Time：9/17　1900 onwards
Venue：SWIFT HIBERNIAN LOUNGE near NYU
　　(34 E 4th Street New York City 10003)

There is a slight chance that we will move the venue depending on the number of people attending. We send out an announcement through email after the headcount. Please send an email to the address below or join us on our Facebook group by 9/15 if you would like to attend the event.

　jso.club@nyu.edu