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Members of JASNE/JANAFA-Newport participated in wonderful get-togethers throughout southern New England
Summer Party
August 9, 2025
We gathered in East Greenwich, RI, and enjoyed great food, entertainment, and fellowship
Farewell to NWC Graduates
June 5, 2025
At the deck of the Officers Club on Naval Station Newport, RI, we said farewell to our members who were graduating from the Naval War College.
Perry & Cherry Event
May 9, 2025
We held an event at the Naval War College Museum to appreciate the cherry blossoms on the trees on its lawn and to learn about the history of the friendship between our two countries.
Japan Festival Boston
April 24-25, 2025
Members of JASNE/JANAFA-Newport attended and volunteered at the large Japan-focused festival that occurs every April in Boston Commons. We intend to model our Japan-America Friendship Festival in October on this wonderful festival.
Japan Day at the RI State House
April 1, 2025
The Rhode Island House and Senate declared March 31, 2025, "Japan Day" in honor of the close friendship between our countries that started with Rhode Island-native Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry's expedition to Japan and the signing of the Kanagawa Treaty on March 31, 1854
Manjiro Trail Tour
March 29, 2025
Members of JASNE/JANAFA-Newport toured the Manjiro Trail and visited the Whitfield Manjiro Friendship House Museum in Fairhaven, MA.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony
December 5, 2024
The JMSDF members of JASNE/JANAFA-Newport organize, and run a ceremony annually at the Naval War College. The ceremony remembers those who died on December 7, 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and also focuses on the decades after the war as Japan and the U.S. became close friends and allies.