the japan-america society of new hampshire
Founded in 1988, the Japan-America Society of New Hampshire sponsors educational, cultural and public affairs programs, as well as programs of studies and exchanges undertaken by the members and the general public. The mission of the JASNH is to promote education, the arts and sciences between the peoples of New Hampshire, the US and Japan.
The efforts of the JASNH sustain the relationship between New Hampshire and Japan and the Sister City agreement established in 1985 between the City of Portsmouth and Nichinan, birthplace of Jutaro Komura, lead diplomat at the 1905 peace conference that produced the Portsmouth Peace Treaty and earned President Theodore Roosevelt the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. One of the key initiatives of the Sister City alliance is the bond between Portsmouth High School and the Nichinan Gakuen Junior-Senior High School. Home stay visits by Portsmouth students in Nichinan and Nichinan students in Portsmouth have taken place almost annually in recent years.
Learn more about JASNH and supporting its efforts through membership and donations.
The efforts of the JASNH sustain the relationship between New Hampshire and Japan and the Sister City agreement established in 1985 between the City of Portsmouth and Nichinan, birthplace of Jutaro Komura, lead diplomat at the 1905 peace conference that produced the Portsmouth Peace Treaty and earned President Theodore Roosevelt the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. One of the key initiatives of the Sister City alliance is the bond between Portsmouth High School and the Nichinan Gakuen Junior-Senior High School. Home stay visits by Portsmouth students in Nichinan and Nichinan students in Portsmouth have taken place almost annually in recent years.
Learn more about JASNH and supporting its efforts through membership and donations.
Specifically, the mission of the Japan-America Society of New Hampshire is to:
a. Establish an institution to promote education and arts and sciences between the peoples of New Hampshire , the US and Japan.
b. Promote the prosperity and understanding between the cities of Japan and New Hampshire, including but not limited to the sister city relationship between the Japanese city of Nichinan and Portsmouth.
c. Bring together the peoples of Japan and New Hampshire (i.e. foster tourism) to facilitate goodwill, understanding and cooperation between public and private institutions through cultural, academic and business resources in New Hampshire and Japan.
d. Foster cultural, social and educational interchanges between New Hampshire and Japan.
e. Sponsor educational, social and cultural programs and events offering an understanding of cultural and social similarities and differences between Japan and the United States
The Portsmouth Peace Treaty Centennial in 2005 incorporated all of these objectives in a program of events that specifically draws visitors to venues in and around Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Since then, JASNH has supported efforts to create Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day statewide, to plant Portsmouth Peace Treaty Living Memorial Cherry Trees around the state, presents Portsmouth Peace Treaty Forums and maintains the Portsmouth Peace Treaty website and resource materials for researchers around the globe.
a. Establish an institution to promote education and arts and sciences between the peoples of New Hampshire , the US and Japan.
b. Promote the prosperity and understanding between the cities of Japan and New Hampshire, including but not limited to the sister city relationship between the Japanese city of Nichinan and Portsmouth.
c. Bring together the peoples of Japan and New Hampshire (i.e. foster tourism) to facilitate goodwill, understanding and cooperation between public and private institutions through cultural, academic and business resources in New Hampshire and Japan.
d. Foster cultural, social and educational interchanges between New Hampshire and Japan.
e. Sponsor educational, social and cultural programs and events offering an understanding of cultural and social similarities and differences between Japan and the United States
The Portsmouth Peace Treaty Centennial in 2005 incorporated all of these objectives in a program of events that specifically draws visitors to venues in and around Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Since then, JASNH has supported efforts to create Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day statewide, to plant Portsmouth Peace Treaty Living Memorial Cherry Trees around the state, presents Portsmouth Peace Treaty Forums and maintains the Portsmouth Peace Treaty website and resource materials for researchers around the globe.