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
Participants at a luncheon hosted at the residence of Ambassador Shinsuke J. Sugiyama (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Japan) Ambassador Sugiyama gives a speech at the luncheon reception. On… Read More
The U.S.-Japan Council has announced that it is entering a new phase, with the decision of President Irene Hirano Inouye to retire later this year, and the opening of a… Read More
The five participants of the 2019 TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program completed a training program this month, which was hosted by representatives from Sumitomo Corporation of… Read More
Foreign Minister Motegi (center), Consul General Uyama (right) with Japanese American leaders. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan) On January 13, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with… Read More
From December 6 to 8, seventeen American Watanabe Scholars currently studying in Japan convened in Tokyo for a Leadership Weekend. The weekend kicked off with an… Read More