USJC Hawaii Region Spends Time Together at a Taro Patch
On August 20, Hawaii regional members gathered to give back to the community by volunteering in a lo’i (taro patch) at Waianu (Reppun Farm) in Waiahole. The members got dirty… Read More
TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program 2023 Participants Wrap Los Angeles Trip with Reception
From August 9 to 19, fourteen high school students from all over Japan visited California as part of the TOMODACHI Toshizo Watanabe Leadership Program. The objective of this program is… Read More
TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program Participants Wrap U.S. Study Tour with Reception Hosted by Children’s National Hospital
On August 16, 2023, the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program participants attended a reception hosted by the Children’s National Hospital to celebrate the conclusion of their U.S. study tour. Read More
TOMODACHI Tohoku Regional Event Highlights Triple Disaster Devestation
The TOMODACHI Tohoku regional event “Think about Tohoku” was held on August 11. Organized by USJC Associate and TOMODACHI Alumni Regional Representative of the Tohoku Region Rimpei Takahashi (General Incorporated… Read More
USJC NorCal Regional Planning Group meets with Consul General Nouchi and his Team to Discuss Future Activities
Photo credit: Deputy Consul General Kishimori The USJC NorCal Regional Planning Group and USJC President and CEO Suzanne Basalla met with Consul General Noguchi and his team over lunch to discuss future… Read More
TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program Concludes U.S. Programming at UC Berkeley
Photo Credit: Deputy Consul General Hajime Kishimori On August 12, the TOMODACHI Summer SoftBank Leadership Program 2.0 -Building Resilient Communities for Future- concluded its U.S. program at the University… Read More
Note From Suzanne: On the Wildfires in Maui
My heart aches as reports continue about the horrifying wildfire destruction on Maui and the continued battles to contain the fires there and on the Big Island. We offer our… Read More
U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (August 10, 2023)
TOMODACHI Boeing Keio SFC Entrepreneurship Seminar Participants Wrap Trip to United States
Photo credit: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Five TOMODACHI Boeing Keio SFC Entrepreneurship Seminar students, who were selected at the final presentation day, completed their U.S. study tour. During the… Read More