Welcome to Japan Society

The mission of the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana (JSSDT) is to promote goodwill and advance business, civic, educational, and cultural interchange and understanding between the people of Japan, San Diego, and Tijuana.

Founded in 1996, the JSSDT is a non-profit membership organization of individuals and corporations with a focus on tri-national relations between Japan, the United States, and Mexico. The JSSDT is one of approximately forty affiliates of the National Association of Japan-America Societies.

Society Spotlight

June 27 - Japanese Community Night
June 27 - Japanese Community Night
Come out to support the San Diego Padres as they face the Seattle Mariners on Friday, June 27. See Ichiro, Johjima, and new Padres second baseman Tadahito Iguchi.

Coporate Founders

Harrah's Rincon, Kyocera, LMI Global, Morrison & Foerster, SDCRAA, Sanyo, Union Bank

Corporate Patrons

DENSO, HITACHI, LARRABEE | MEHLMAN | ALBI | COKER, SONY, VIEJAS

Special Thanks

  • County of San Diego
  • For its generous grant in support of the JSSDTFor its generous grant in support of the JSSDT

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Upcoming events

May 9 Deadline - YCU Intensive Summer Science Program
Yokohama City University, a research focused university located on the southwest shore of Tokyo Bay, is announcing a summer science program in English for students at overseas university and high schools.

June 27 - Japanese Community Night
June 27 - Japanese Community Night
Come out to support the San Diego Padres as they face the Seattle Mariners on Friday, June 27. See Ichiro, Johjima, and new Padres second baseman Tadahito Iguchi.

May 17 - Japonawa
May 17 - Japonawa
Celebrate Japanese pop culture through cosplay, anime, manga, and J-POP in Tijuana.

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