Hawaii USJC Members Gather For a Networking Dinner
Members from the Hawaii region gathered for a networking dinner at The Original Roy’s in Hawaii Kai, the restaurant owned by USJC Board of Councilors member and chef Roy Yamaguchi on March 7. The dinner was… Read More
2021 ELP Cohort Participates in the Third Kaiwa Series Event On Leadership with Sachi Hamai
The ELP Kaiwa Series is an initiative launched recently to connect USJC’s emerging leaders with established leaders through meaningful conversations. The goal of these conversations is to foster the next… Read More
Twenty-Sixth Business Advisory Board Meeting Discusses Space Sustainability
On February 22, 2022, the 26th U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) Business Advisory Board (BAB) Meeting was held online. This meeting marked the sixth time the meeting has been held virtually… Read More
TOMODACHI Sumitomo Students Gather in NYC for a Spring Break Leadership Program
Pictured above: Suzanne Basalla and Fred Katayama with the 11 TOMODACHI Sumitomo Scholars in New York. Photo Credit: Sumitomo Americas. With the world health situation improving, this year, we were… Read More
Suzanne Reflects the Eleventh Anniversary of 3.11
This week, we once again pause to reflect on the tragic triple disaster of the Great East Japan Earthquake. When we gathered community partners last year for the 10-year commemoration,… Read More
U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (March 10, 2022)
TOMODACHI KAKEHASHI Inouye Scholars Gather For a Virtual Dialogue & Mixer
Pictured above: Howard University and George Washington University TOMODACHI Kakehashi Inouye Scholarship Program alumni with Mr. Ken Inouye (first row, third from left.) Image Credit: JICE. On March 8, a… Read More
TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Cohort Completes their U.S. Study Tour Virtually
The U.S. study tour of the TOMODACHI J&J Disaster Nursing Training Program was conducted virtually from February 14 to 25. Eight students studying nursing at universities in Japan attended multiple sessions… Read More
USJC Co-Hosts Panel Discussion in Response to Recent USJC Webinar on Achieving a Carbon-Free Power Sector in the U.S. and Japan
(Left to right) USJC Japan Board Member Gary Moriwaki (Partner at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP) USJC Executive Vice President Fred Katayama and panelist Michael J. Clain USJC co-hosted an… Read More