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A Baseball First: What Was Historic about the 2018 World Series?

Baseball fans across the United States and around the world witnessed history in the World Series between...
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What Are Midterm Elections, and Why Are They Important?

U.S. presidential elections are big news worldwide every four years. But what happens in the midterm elec...
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“Teach English Now!” – My Experience at an English Education Conference in the U.S.

I participated in a conference on English education called “Teach English Now!” at Arizona State Universi...
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Advice on Studying Abroad: Kenichi Nonomura, Director of Business Design and Development at IDEO Tokyo

In 2005, Kenichi Nonomura, then fresh out of university, joined Toyota’s Sales & Marketing Division a...
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Advice on Studying Abroad: Microsoft Japan President Takuya Hirano

As a corporation whose Windows operating systems are used globally, Microsoft is practically a household ...
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Kanpai! How the Story of American Whiskey Leads to Japan

For hundreds of years, American whiskey has been savored at weddings, sipped next to cozy fireplaces and ...
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The Economic Benefits of Meaningful Employment for People with Disabilities

After suffering a life-threatening accident and finding out she had epilepsy, Joyce Bender developed a pa...
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“No Attack, No Chance” – Takuma Sato Keeps Racing Toward His Dreams

In May 2017, professional racing driver Takuma Sato became the first Japanese to win the Indianapolis 500...
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Meet Mike Pompeo, the New Secretary of State

Few Americans possess a resume as varied as that of Mike Pompeo: first in his class at West Point, an edi...
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Advice on Studying Abroad: Film Director Keishi Otomo

Keishi Otomo is a world-renowned film director who worked on the 2010 NHK historical fiction TV drama ser...
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U.S. Olympian Hits Her Stride

Twelve years after immigrating to the United States from Ghana to live with her father, Maame Biney becam...
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Tokyo Welcomes Ivanka Trump

In advance of the President’s historic trip to Asia, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump arrived in Jap...
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Learning about Myself While Studying in the U.S.

From the time I entered university, I knew I definitely wanted to study abroad someday. I felt that no ma...
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12 Years in Japan: How John Bingham Bolstered U.S.-Japan Ties in the Meiji Era

Have you ever heard of John Bingham? Not very many people have, it seems. Until recently I didn’t know wh...
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A True American Hero

Daniel Inouye, as Hawaii’s longest serving Senator, a pioneer for Asian-Americans in public service, and ...
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Advice on Studying Abroad: UN Public Information Officer Masayoshi Suga

I’m sure there are many people who would love to work at the United Nations. In fact, I count myself amon...
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American Student Shares Love of Japan through YouTube

Loretta Scott is an American graduate student at a Japanese university, who is studying business on a sch...
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Creating a Diverse Workforce that Embraces People with Disabilities

“Thanks to the ADA, the places that comprise our shared American life — schools, workplaces, movie theate...
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