Press Releases – From 2015
Top U.S. and Japan Leaders See Diverse Methods of Collaboration in Future of U.S.-Japan Partnership
Posted on Press Releases · November 13, 2015 7:03 PM
U.S.-Japan Council’s Sixth Annual Conference Successfully held in Tokyo for the First Time
Tokyo [November 13, 2015] – On November 9 and 10, the U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) hosted its sixth Annual Conference, themed “Beyond 2020 Vision: Going Global with the U.S.-Japan Partnership.” Approximately 850 American and Japanese leaders from all sectors convened in Tokyo, Japan to discuss the value of working across sectors and generations to envision, promote and develop a more vibrant and dynamic U.S.-Japan relationship. This was USJC’s first Annual Conference in Japan, and its biggest yet, with speakers bringing their expertise in business, government, civil society,…
Asian American State Legislators Meet with Top Japanese Government and Business Leaders (2015)
Posted on Press Releases · October 20, 2015 3:19 PM
WASHINGTON, DC – Six state elected officials from diverse Asian American backgrounds and regions recently traveled to Japan as part of the 2015 Asian American Leadership Delegation (AALD) program. From September 25 to October 3, the Delegation traveled to Tokyo and Kyoto and exchanged ideas with Japanese political and government leaders, business executives and non-profit leaders, creating networks that can mutually benefit the U.S.-Japan relationship.
The six state legislators are:
- Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood – State Senator, Michigan State Legislature
- Representative Scott Kawasaki – State Representative, Alaska State Legislature
- Representative Mark Nakashima – State Representative, Hawaii State Legislature
- Representative Kesha…
U.S.-Japan Council to Hold Its Annual Conference in Tokyo for the First Time, from November 9 to 10
Posted on Press Releases · October 08, 2015 4:46 PM
U.S. & Japan leaders to discuss current issues under the theme “Beyond 2020 Vision: Going Global with the U.S.-Japan Partnership”
Tokyo [October 8, 2015] – U.S.-Japan Council (USJC), a Washington, DC-based non-profit educational organization that strives to strengthen U.S.-Japan relations, announced today its Sixth Annual Conference program, which will be held for the first time in Tokyo from November 9 to 10, 2015. The conference theme is “Beyond 2020 Vision: Going Global with the U.S.-Japan Partnership.” Building upon the expanding presence of USJC in Japan, as well as the 70th anniversary year of the end of World War II, this…
Delegation of Japanese American Leaders Meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Posted on Press Releases · March 31, 2015 3:19 PM
Prime Minister Abe thanked the ten-member delegation and U.S.-Japan Council President Irene Hirano Inouye for demonstrating their continued support for Japan and said, “This year is the 70th year since the end of the World War II, and I understand that Japanese Americans have overcome many difficulties during this time. Allow me to express my sincere thanks to the efforts of Japanese Americans leaders in strengthening U.S.-Japan relations.”
The meeting was one of the highlights of the 2015 Japanese American Leadership Delegation program, which provides opportunities for Japanese Americans to establish a meaningful role in strengthening U.S.-Japan relations. Other leaders…
Sophia University Students Participating in the Tomodachi Inouye Scholars Program Welcomed by Consul General Horinouchi of Los Angeles
Posted on Press Releases · March 10, 2015 9:16 PM
LOS ANGELES (March 10, 2015)–Consul General Harry Horinouchi and his wife, Ms. Sabine Horinouchi, opened their residence on March 9 to welcome 23 Sophia University students participating in the U.S.-Japan Council (USJC)’s 2014-2015 TOMODACHI Inouye Scholars Program.
This enthusiastic group from Sophia University met with local leaders who are members of USJC, as well as a group of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) students who visited Japan on…
Assistant Director of Global Initiatives at Asia Society to Visit Tokyo and Hiroshima to Meet with Top Japanese Officials
Posted on Press Releases · February 25, 2015 3:00 PM
NEW YORK – Yoshie Ito, Assistant Director of Global Initiatives at Asia Society in New York, will travel to Japan from March 7 to 14 as a member of the 2015 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) program, which brings ten prominent Japanese Americans to Japan for a week-long trip dedicated to building people-to-people connections with Japanese leaders. In its 15th year, JALD provides opportunities for Japanese Americans to establish a meaningful role in strengthening U.S.-Japan relations across all sectors of society. The delegates will travel to Tokyo, where past delegations have typically met with the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister…
Japanese American Leaders to Visit Tokyo and Hiroshima to Meet with Top Japanese Officials
Posted on Press Releases · February 25, 2015 2:55 PM
WASHINGTON, DC – Ten Japanese American leaders will travel to Japan from March 6 to 14 on the 2015 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) program, a week-long trip dedicated to building people-to-people connections with Japanese leaders. In its 15th year, JALD provides opportunities for Japanese Americans to establish a meaningful role in strengthening U.S.-Japan relations across all sectors of society.
The delegates will visit Hiroshima prefecture, where they will participate in a panel discussion sponsored by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the U.S.-Japan Council (USJC). The delegates will then visit Tokyo, where past delegations have typically met…