JBAAは、アリゾナ地域で活躍している日本企業で働く人々の連携及びアリゾナと日本との相互理解と協力を図るために1991年3月に日本からの進出企業15社をもって発足致しました。 私たちは、アリゾナ地域社会との融合を図りながら、日本企業の活動環境の改善や向上に努力することが大切と考えています。 また、アリゾナ地域の日本企業で働く日本人の子女への日本語教育、日本文化教育の重要性を認識し、アリゾナ学園スクールへの支援を発足以来行っています。 これからも益々、組織を強化し、活動を充実したいと考えておりますのでご理解とご協力を宜しくお願い致します。

昨年は新型コロナウイルス感染症(COVID-19)の変異株が全世界で拡大し、アリゾナの地でも猛威を振るっていましたが、JBAAにおきましては最新の情報を注意深く見極めて、感染対策をしながら、ピクニック、桜の会などのイベントなどの活動を再開し始めました。 本年度はアリゾナのみならず全米で新しい日常生活に戻ろうという動きが広がっており、JBAAとしても2019年以前の各種イベント(新年会、総会、アリゾナ祭、ピクニック)を開催する予定でいます。

32年間、今日までたくさんの新しい道を切り開き、支えて下さった皆様方に改めて感謝を申し上げるとともに、今後も各イベントを盛り上げて参りたいと考えておりますので、皆様方のご支援、ご協力を宜しくお願い申し上げます。 まだ先を見通しづらい状況ではありますが、皆様のご健康と、益々のご繁栄を心よりお祈り申し上げます。
イベント等において皆様とお会いできる機会を楽しみにしております。

Established in March, 1991 by 15 Japanese companies doing business in Arizona, JBAA is a non-profit, membership organization. JBAA‘s mission is to promote friendly relationships and support among its members, accelerate mutual understanding and goodwill between its members and the people of Arizona and to support Arizona Gakuen School. We believe that it is important to make the effort to improve the working environment of Japanese company employees as they integrate into the community in Arizona. In addition, we recognize the importance of Japanese language and cultural education for members’ children and have provided support to Arizona Gakuen School since its inception 32 years ago. We are looking forward to continuing our support. We also welcome new members to join JBAA.

Last year, the COVID-19 variant spread around the world and was raging in Arizona, but JBAA has carefully monitored the latest information and has begun to resume activities such as our fall picnics, cherry blossom parties (Sakura-no-Kai), and other events, while taking infection prevention measures.

This year, there is a growing movement to return to a new style of daily life, not only in Arizona but throughout the United States, and JBAA is planning to hold various events (New Year's party, Annual meeting (So-kai), Arizona Japanese Festival, fall picnic, etc.) as we had before Y2019. I would like to express my gratitude once again to all of you who have blazed many new trails and supported us over the past 32 years. We would like to continue to enliven each event in the future, so we would like to ask for your support and cooperation. Although it is still difficult to predict the future, I sincerely pray for your health and further prosperity. We are looking forward to meeting you at the events this year. We also appreciate your continued participation.