After Sakai Mayor Nagafuji visited Berkeley, Mayor Ishii made a reciprocal trip to Sakai - her first time there.
Knowing that Sakai’s Mayor Nagafuji wants more business start-ups in biotech and other emerging business, during our visit to Sakai last April we presented the Mayor with an idea. What about having a UC Berkeley student come to Sakai to help teach scientific English so that students from Sakai would succeed in entering Cal State East Bay, Berkeley City College, or the UC system, with the aim of bringing home valuable knowledge. The result was his desire to visit us in Fall, 2026 to meet the people at SkyDeck and the Haas E-Hub and to see how we do high school. After many long threads of back and forth with the International Division folks in Sakai, it all came together in an utterly-packed two-night, day-and-a-half visit from November 12-14.
EXPO 2025 is being held in Osaka, Japan from April - October, 2025. You ought to go - it's fabulous! https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/
Berkeley’s sister city, Sakai, has launched a new website showcasing the events at EXPO 2025 that are hosted by Sakai City.
Check out this website for more details!
Here are some photos that the Goodwill mission took of the Expo
You are cordially invited to the 2025 Annual Meeting and Potluck on Friday, March 14 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm at the Berkeley Methodist United Church, 1710 Carleton Street, Berkeley. The church is at the SE corner of Carleton and McGee Ave.
Please bring an appetizer or a salad or a side dish to serve 6, plus something for yourself to drink. The board will supply main course dishes, dessert, tea and punch.
There will also be a silent auction at the annual potluck diner. If you have something you can donate to the auction, it will be greatly appreciated. We are trying to raise money for the upcoming student exchange and the Fern Harger Student Exchange Scholarship Fund. Items that have sold the best are:
Wine or alcoholic beverage, coffee, Japanese items, and coupons for a favorite restaurant.
We hope to see you at our annual meeting and potluck diner.
