U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (Sep 26, 2019)
BA Board Meeting TOMODACHI News JALD News ELP News Announcements Member News Upcoming Events Opportunities Eighteenth Business Advisory Board Meeting Welcomes… Read More
2019 JALD Symposium Report
Governors from Japan and California Discuss Economic Collaboration, Education and Healthcare
(Left to right) Dr. Daniel Okimoto, SVJP; Governor Yuzaki, Hiroshima Prefecture; Dr. Kawakatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture; USJC President Irene Hirano Inouye; Ambassador Kounalakis, Lt. Governor of California; Governor Ibaragi, Okayama Prefecture;… Read More
U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (Sep 12, 2019)
Governors Discuss Recent Events ELP News Announcements Upcoming Events Opportunities Governors from Japan and California Discuss Economic Collaboration, Education and… Read More
Masami Tyson Speaks About Tennessee Foreign Investment and Trade
Council Leader Masami Tyson, Global Director of FDI and Trade at the Tennessee Economic and Community Development (ECD), uses her unusual experience as a Japanese… Read More
Susie Roos, Suzanne Basalla Discuss Women’s Leadership in NorCal
USJC members recently spoke at an event hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California in San Francisco. This event, called “… Read More
History of Japanese Americans will live on as Japanese Hall articles moved to museum
A small, white building on 17th Street holds the history and stories of generations of local Japanese-Americans. The Japanese Hall at 1705 Ave. C is home to these memories in the valley. Vickie Sakurada Schaepler, a Sansei, or third-generation Japanese, is working to not only preserve the history, but the very building in which so many memories were made... Read More
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
U.S.-Japan Council Newsletter (August 29th, 2019)
ELP Alumni Host Recent Events Announcements Member News Opportunities ELP Alumni Host Japanese Heritage Day at Angel Stadium Many thanks to Claire Fukuoka (ELP ’18)… Read More
Laurie Van Pelt Appointed Oakland County’s First Woman Deputy County Executive
Congratulations to Laurie Van Pelt for being appointed as Oakland County, Michigan’s first woman Deputy County Executive! Ms. Van Pelt, who was a delegate of the 2018 … Read More
Alan Nishio Receives Nisei Week Inspiration Award
Congratulations to Council Leader Alan Nishio, who received the 2019 Nisei Week Inspiration Award! Mr. Nishio, Chair of the Board of… Read More