The third cohort of the USJC mentoring program has begun! Ten mentor-mentee pairs from various geographic locations, different life stages and occupations shared their stories, excitement and expectations for the… Read More
Recently, we were invited to co-host the first ever Lunar New Year reception at the Vice-President’s Residence. The reception was a wonderful event with many representatives from the Asian American… Read More
Image Credit: Fred Katayama On February 6, the USJC New York Regional Committee, chaired by USJC Board Member Terry Suzuki (ORIX Corporation USA), held a Setsubun Soirée at Japan Society… Read More
The Board of Directors met in San Francisco over the last weekend of January for a Board Retreat. Executive Committee member Kazu Gomi hosted the group at the innovative NTT… Read More
On February 1 (U.S.) and February 2 (Japan), USJC Council Leader Gerald Hane (Senior Research Fellow at the Health and Global Policy Institute) hosted the first Mental Wellness Affinity Group… Read More
On January 31, 2023, 2014 TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Program alumna Danielle Cochran attended a high-profile TOMODACHI alumni event held at the Consulate General of Japan in Boston. Ms. Cochran reminisced about… Read More
On January 25 (U.S.) and January 26 (Japan), the USJC Outreach and Allyship (O&A) Committee and Mental Wellness Affinity Group (MWAG) hosted their first collaboration where they discussed how to… Read More
USJC NorCal members gathered on January 26 at the Scroll Bar Waterside Kitchen in Redwood City for a Shinnenkai to kick off the Year of the Rabbit. Many Council members… Read More
On January 19, the Midwest and Southeast regions collaborated on a virtual event to learn more about the Japanese American incarceration camps during World War II. Participants welcomed keynote speaker… Read More
Photo courtesy Debra Nakatomi On January 17, President & CEO Suzanne Basalla represented the U.S.-Japan Council at a reception co-hosted by Consul General Kenko Sone in his home in Los… Read More