The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is now having an increased impact on business, events, and travel in the United States, Japan and beyond. The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) continues to monitor… Read More
(L-R) Clement Hanami, Nancy Ukai, Shirley Ann Higuchi, Norman Mineta, Floyd Mori and David Inoue The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) held a panel discussion titled “Not for Sale:… Read More
(L-R) Ms. Watanabe, Ms. Wada, Ms. Ebara and Ms. Strong (Photo courtesy of Japan America Society of Oregon) On February 19, USJC members in the Pacific Northwest attended the Japan America… Read More
The U.S.-Japan Council is closely monitoring the impact of COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus outbreak), which is changing rapidly. Our top priority is the safety of our community and program participants,… Read More
On February 25, in collaboration with the American Jewish Committee (AJC)-Chicago and the Japan Foundation, the U.S.-Japan Council hosted a reception and panel discussion titled “Farming in the Future: Progress… Read More
On February 14, the U.S.-Japan Council and the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan welcomed a delegation from the California State Assembly to Tokyo. The group discussed topics including clean energy,… Read More
On February 19, the 20th U.S.-Japan Council Business Advisory Board (BAB) Meeting was held at the Tokyo American Club. It welcomed Patrick Newell, Future Vision Navigator and Founder… Read More
De’Jia Long-Hillie (Watanabe ’19-20) All of a sudden, after 7 years of studying Japanese, you find yourself in a study abroad program in Japan. You have waited most of your… Read More
The following reflection is part of a year-long series by participants of the 2019 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). Click… Read More
From January 31 to February 1, the 2020 class of the Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) gathered for an intensive two-day orientation in Los Angeles. The orientation… Read More