{"id":42560,"date":"2023-05-23T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=42560"},"modified":"2023-06-01T22:42:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T22:42:52","slug":"usjc-japan-region-expresses-appreciation-for-junko-tsuda-and-steve-sakanashis-leadership","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/ja\/news\/usjc-japan-region-expresses-appreciation-for-junko-tsuda-and-steve-sakanashis-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"USJC Japan Region Expresses Appreciation for Junko Tsuda and Steve Sakanashi&#8217;s Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-493x370.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-915x686.jpg 915w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3-287x215.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image_6487327-3.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 20, USJC President and CEO Suzanne Basalla, Executive Director of U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Mark Ikeno and USJC Members in the Japan Region hosted an appreciation event for former Executive Director Junko Tsuda and USJC (Japan) Board Member Steve Sakanashi (Matchbox Technologies, ELP \u201815) as a way to thank them both for their leadership at USJC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of their leadership, the Japan Region was able to remain active, foster closer connections among the members and continue expanding the USJC network despite the challenges brought by the pandemic. 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