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Announcing Mark Ikeno as USJC (Japan)’s Next Executive Director
USJC is pleased to announce that Mr. Mark Ikeno will join the Council on May 1 as the Tokyo-based Executive Director, succeeding Ms. Junko Tsuda upon her retirement. Mark will… Read More
2023 Japanese American Leadership Delegation Concludes Successful Program
Fred Katayama (JALD ’23)USJC Executive Vice President The delegates of the 2023 Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) program met a star-studded lineup of Japanese movers and shakers… Read More
Sally Schwartz on Educating Young People About Asia
One might imagine that a young person growing up in the nation’s capital, with a wealth of international institutions, resources, and expertise so close at hand, would have a decided… Read More
TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program Students Visit New York and Washington, DC
Nine students from the 2022 TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program participated in a five-day training program hosted by Sumitomo Corporation of America’s (SCOA) Corporate Communications and Sustainability Promotion Department in… Read More
2023 JALD: Japanese American Leaders Visit Tokyo and Shizuoka to Meet Top Japanese Officials
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 17, 2023 Japanese American Leadership Delegation Cultivates People-to-People Connections between Prominent Japanese and Japanese American Leaders WASHINGTON, DC – Ten Japanese American leaders traveled to Japan… Read More
U.S. Embassy and U.S.-Japan Council Co-host Roundtable on Meeting the Twin Challenges of Climate Change and Energy Security through Methane Mitigation
On March 14, the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo co-hosted a “Roundtable on Meeting the Twin Challenges of Climate Change and Energy Security through Methane Mitigation.” Nearly… Read More
USJC (Japan) Discusses the Future of Healthy Food with Pasona
On March 10, the U.S.-Japan Council and Pasona hosted a U.S.-Japan ‘Future of Food’ conference and mixer at Aoyama Pasona Square. The first portion of the event explored three culinary… Read More
Inaugural TOMODACHI – U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Leadership Program Takes Students to Los Angeles and New York
Ten Japanese university students from different universities visited Los Angeles and New York City as part of the TOMODACHI-U.S. Embassy Go for Gold Leadership Program starting on February 27. The program,… Read More
Watanabe Scholars Convene in Los Angeles for Leadership Programming
Twenty four members of the 2022-2023 Watanabe Scholars cohort gathered in Los Angeles on February 24-26 for a weekend of leadership programming. Students were treated to panels that consisted of… Read More