Japan Night Reception during SEMICON West

Japan Night Reception during SEMICON West runs Wednesday, October 14, 2026 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in San Francisco, hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California with RISE-A. Host copy frames networking between Japan and San Francisco or Silicon Valley microelectronics and semiconductor colleagues while SEMICON West brings that stack into the city. The reception is free, but registration must be approved, and a company or organization domain email is required. Japanese-language host notes also ask for full English name on the form. Venue details are shared after approved registration; do not treat a public map pin as confirmation.

Japan Society of Northern California has advanced U.S.-Japan collaboration in the Bay since 1905, and RISE-A (Revolutionary Innovation by Semiconductor Ecosystem for All Industries) is framed as a Japan-side semiconductor ecosystem association tied to Mitsui Fudosan and industry players. That named pair is why the night clears Circuit: clear Japan-SV semiconductor corridor, approval gate, and a reason beyond free drinks. Hosts enforce a bag policy: avoid backpacks and large bags when possible; large bags go to limited coat check, and the Society does not take responsibility for lost items. Freemail registrations may be declined.

This is right for semiconductor, microelectronics, and Japan-corridor business development operators who can clear a company-domain RSVP during SEMICON week. Skip it if you need an open public ticket or an Indian philanthropy gala. Bring a concrete partnership or supply-chain ask, register with full English name on a work domain, and wait for venue instructions before blocking travel across the city. Travel light so coat check capacity is not your bottleneck at 4:00 PM.

If ICA's Palo Alto gala is your Sunday philanthropy night earlier in October, use this Wednesday for Japan-SV semiconductor density instead of stacking unrelated asks. Start on usajapan.org, submit the approval RSVP early, and re-check bag and venue notes in your confirmation before you leave for the reception.