The Japan America Society of San Diego was incorporated as a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation in February 2026, but the experience behind it spans far longer. Our founding board brings more than seventy-five combined years of professional engagement with Japan across law, international business, executive education, public policy, and federal acquisition - anchored in deep institutional ties to the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), the Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC), the Japan Society of Northern California, and the National Association of Japan America Societies (NAJAS), which personally encouraged the formation of JASSD after the prior San Diego society wound down its operations. JASSD inherits the trust and goodwill that San Diego's Japan-connected community built over decades, and we are committed to stewarding that inheritance with the seriousness it deserves, because the relationship between San Diego and Japan is not new, even if the institution carrying it forward is.