2025-06-26T17:37:18-07:00 2025-03-31 061609121 Adam P Cohen CPA LLC 81 South Main St Suite 9 West Hartford CT 06107 990EZ 2024-04-01 043471134 Amherst Japanese Language School Inc AMHE 4132594483 PO Box 353 South Hadley MA 01070 Miki Umeya Treasurer 2025-06-25 true true Adam P Cohen P00046319 8605216400 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Modified Cash B www.amherstjapaneselanguageschool.org X X 73324 X 34703 35969 2652 0 0 0 0 73324 14423 28116 13723 218 15267 71747 1577 112634 114211 X 112958 114211 112958 114211 324 112634 114211 If we, as a student, a teacher and a parent, study the language as well as our culture together, we believe that well find where our country is in the world. We will, then, be able to nurture those who would contribute to world peace and society in various fields. The Amherst Japanese Language School operated a Saturday morning Japanese language school during FY2025 with the following details:- Served approximately 53 students (44 in-person, 8 online) from preschool through middle school through 40 Saturday classes throughout the fiscal year. The curriculum included Japanese language (Kokugo), Mathematics, JSL (Japanese as a Second Language) and Japanese cultural education. Hosted cultural events, including: -Traditional New Years activities (Jan) calligraphy (kakizome), karuta card game, sugoroku board game, fukuwarai (face game), and tea ceremony - Setsubun (Feb) : an event held in early February, where students throw roasted soybeans to symbolically drive away evil spirits and welcome good fortune - Hinamatsuri (March) : a festival during which families pray for the health and well-being of girls. The traditional special dolls called hina-ningyo are displayed at the library by the students. - Childrens Day (May) : a celebration of children's health and happiness with carp streamers - Summer festival (Ennichi), featuring food stalls and Bon Odori, a traditional folk dance performed to honor the spirits of ancestors during the Obon season Additional schoolwide events included: - Undokai, a sports day with team-based physical games - Student showcase of academic learning and presentations - Workshop combining the study of Japanese poetry with the creation of artwork 58405 58405 Takuya Minami Principal 2.00 1952 Maiko Nakamura Director 3.00 2433 Yumi Uetake Vice Chair 3.50 2914 Miki Umeya Treasurer 4.00 3650 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false MA Miki Umeya Treasurer PO Box 353 South Hadley MA 010700353 4132594483 false false false false false false false false false true false NONE NONE true X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false true false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized Schedule E, Line 4 - Explanation of Records and Materials Not Maintained Schedule E, Line 5 - Explanation of Organization Discrimination by Race Other Expenses.1007 Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $1742 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $2634 Other Expenses.1 Educational activites $3963 Other Expenses.2 Volunteer Expenses $3694 Other Expenses.3 Educational materials $2317 Other Expenses.4 Telephone + communications $1331 Other Expenses.5 Supplies $629 Other Expenses.6 Gifts $543 Other Expenses.8 Refund of Penalties $-1586 Total Liabilities.1 MA Paid Family and Medical Leave - Beginning $5 MA Paid Family and Medical Leave - Ending $0 Total Liabilities.2 Mass income tax withholding - Beginning $20 Mass income tax withholding - Ending $0 Total Liabilities.3 Federal payroll taxes - Beginning $299 Federal payroll taxes - Ending $0