Why is it important to gather regional Japanese cultural events together in one listing?
Because our world is ever shrinking, global cooperation has become indispensable to our way of life. Buffalo has the potential to become a eastern coast hub — a gateway to the west — for the distribution of goods and information. Tourism is becoming one of the important businesses in our area. The city of Buffalo attracts many visitors from places like Japan every year. Through the interaction between the Japanese community in Buffalo and other interested community members, the Year of Japan in Buffalo-Niagara project contributes to a better understanding of Japanese culture. It enhances the image of Buffalo to a more cosmopolitan city to attract more tourism and gives an opportunity to explore other business ventures in the area of distribution of tangible and intangible products. During the year the group promotes various Japanese related events through event listings or related news stories. To introduce the Japanese way of life and culture to the city is to broaden our view of th
