{"id":61536,"date":"2026-01-07T02:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T02:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=61536"},"modified":"2026-01-09T00:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T00:20:59","slug":"shin-issei-networking-shinnenkai-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/ja\/events\/shin-issei-networking-shinnenkai-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Shin-Issei Networking: Shinnenkai 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"background-color: #d9edf7; color: #31708f; border-left-color: #31708f; \" class=\"ub-styled-box ub-notification-box wp-block-ub-styled-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-791a41f2-f457-4cbc-add4-2cb8f9214e32\">\n<p id=\"ub-styled-box-notification-content-1ff62f2f-026c-47fe-9769-27254b66d2c8\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> January 22, 2026 (U.S.) \/ January 23, 2026 (Japan)<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:00 pm (EST) \/ 5:00 pm (PST) \/ 10:00 am (JST)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Virtual Event<br><strong>Registration:<\/strong> If you have questions about this event or would like to attend, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:membership@usjapancouncil.org\">membership@usjapancouncil.org<\/a> or the Shin-Issei Steering Committee at <a href=\"mailto:shinisseigroup@gmail.com\">shinisseigroup@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Join the Shin-Issei Affinity Group to welcome the Year of the Horse with our annual virtual Shinnenkai (Japanese New Year gathering) \u2014 a warm, energizing networking session to start the year with connection and intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll get to experience Kakizome, a beloved New Year tradition of writing an inspirational word, hope, or resolution to guide the year ahead. 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