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JAXA Astronaut Koichi Wakata Demonstrates Unique Leadership Style

This article is only available in Japanese....
Dec 18, 2014VIEW
Interview VideosEducation & Study AbroadU.S.-Japan RelationsStudy Abroad Videos

TEDxTokyo Founder Patrick Newell Urges Japanese Youth to Go Global

Patrick Newell is a 21st century learning specialist, an ideas activist, and a proud TEDster. An innovato...
Dec 9, 2014VIEW
SportsEducation & Study Abroad

Tom's English Lessons, Part 1 - Sports Idioms

This article is only available in Japanese....
Nov 5, 2014VIEW
Arts & Culture

Sculpture and Serenity at the Noguchi Museum in New York

The quiet streets of Long Island City in Queens can feel very far away from the skyscrapers of Manhattan,...
Sep 19, 2014VIEW
Social Issues

LGBT Rights -- Let's Create a Society Where Everyone Is Accepted

U.S. Embassy interns Azusa Mogi and Konomi Ishida participated in an LGBT reception at the U.S. Ambassado...
Aug 4, 2014VIEW
Event VideosEducation & Study AbroadStudy Abroad Videos

Tom’s Diary Entry 2: Getting Together with Japanese Students at “Visa Day”

It’s so hot outside! I didn’t realize Tokyo was going to be this hot… Since I’m from Alaska, the cold doe...
Aug 1, 2014VIEW
Social Issues

George Takei – A Man of the 23rd Century

Pioneering Japanese-American Hollywood actor George Takei visited Japan in June and spoke at various venu...
Jul 9, 2014VIEW
Travel

U.S. Route 66: A Journey for Travelers Seeking ‘Americana’

As the Disney-Pixar movie Cars explains, there was once a thoroughfare through the southwestern United St...
Jul 1, 2014VIEW
TravelSocial Issues

Kentucky – There’s More to It Than Fried Chicken and Horse Races

“When I tell people in Japan that I live in Kentucky,” says Kozo Saito, “they usually ask me about three ...
Jun 25, 2014VIEW
Education & Study AbroadArts & Culture

Poetry Boxing: A Battle of Expression

Have you ever heard of poetry boxing? It’s when two people recite original poems in a battle on stage to ...
May 30, 2014VIEW
PoliticsU.S.-Japan Relations

President Obama Visits Japan!

U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Japan at around 7 p.m. on April 23, 2014. He was greeted at...
May 15, 2014VIEW
Science & Technology

Paint the Town Green

Cities, though crowded by people, cars and buildings, lead U.S. environmental efforts. They have become l...
Apr 16, 2014VIEW
Featured VideosEducation & Study AbroadU.S.-Japan RelationsStudy Abroad Videos

U.S. Embassy Offers Useful Information on Studying Abroad through Engaging Video Series

On April 10, 2014, we released the first episode of “Noriko’s Study Abroad Story,” an online video drama ...
Apr 10, 2014VIEW
Food

American-Style “Washoku”: Edible Art and Food for the Soul

Not long ago most Americans considered Japanese cuisine (“washoku”) to be “health food” and would have tu...
Apr 4, 2014VIEW
SportsU.S.-Japan Relations

Ambassador Kennedy Throws First Pitch at Japanese Baseball Game

On March 28, 2014, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the ...
Mar 28, 2014VIEW
SportsU.S.-Japan Relations

TOM’S DIARY Entry 1: My Debut on the Baseball Field

Let’s start off with a pop quiz!!! Can you guess where I’m headed in this photo? (Hint: I’m extremely...
Mar 28, 2014VIEW
Interview VideosEducation & Study AbroadStudy Abroad VideosArts & Culture

Pixar’s Tsutsumi Advises Young People to Go to the U.S. Now and Ponder the Future Later

Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi is an Art Director at Pixar Animation Studios in the U.S. After graduating from h...
Mar 20, 2014VIEW
Education & Study AbroadU.S.-Japan RelationsSocial IssuesScience & TechnologyFood

Future Farmers Sow Seeds of Friendship Overseas

On January 31, I took part in an outing to Tokyo Metropolitan Engei High School to report on a visit to t...
Mar 17, 2014VIEW

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