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Education & Study Abroad

American Universities Want YOU!

The Embassy is celebrating EducationUSA Week! I'm Yuki Kondo-Shah, the Public Affairs Officer at the U...
Nov 18, 2019VIEW
Science & Technology

NASA Visualization Shows a Black Hole’s Warped World

This new visualization of a black hole illustrates how its gravity distorts our view, warping its surroun...
Oct 10, 2019VIEW
Arts & Culture

Charlie Nagatani Closing Curtain on Country Gold, but Not on Performing

On the eve of his 20th birthday, Masateru Nagatani was given the gift of a live performance by a country ...
Oct 4, 2019VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

American Colleges Get in the Game with Varsity Esports

Two teams enter the arena, each ready to take down its opponent while destroying and plundering for gold ...
Sep 9, 2019VIEW
BusinessSocial Issues

Young Entrepreneurs Learn That Business Can be Sweet

Hailey Hertzman and Katie Vonder Haar, co-owners of Ooh La Lemon, take credit cards if you don’t have cas...
Aug 15, 2019VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

Study in the U.S. … and Speak Out

Students from all over the world who study at U.S. colleges are sometimes surprised that their professors...
Jul 2, 2019VIEW
Science & Technology

50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing

The 1969 lunar landing was an unprecedented achievement — a milestone in human history. How did it hap...
Jun 28, 2019VIEW
Education & Study AbroadTravelArts & Culture

History and Hospitality Converge in American Deep South

Interview with Dr. Pamela Moore, Associate Dean of Global Engagement, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluf...
Jun 11, 2019VIEW
U.S.-Japan RelationsScience & Technology

U.S. and Japan Partner on Future Moon Mission

At a May meeting in Washington, U.S. and Japanese officials affirmed the desire for continued scientific ...
May 26, 2019VIEW
PoliticsU.S.-Japan Relations

Trump’s Japan Trip Signals a Strong Friendship

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump’s upcoming visit to Japan — which includes scheduled talks b...
May 23, 2019VIEW
U.S.-Japan Relations

An American “Good Couple” Goes Home to Akita

We first arrived in Kakunodate, Akita, in the summer of 1997 with a 3-year-old son, a 1-year-old daughter...
May 17, 2019VIEW
Science & Technology

Celebrating Pollinators on Earth Day

What would we do without pollinators — the birds and the bees? Without them, we would not have the abunda...
Apr 19, 2019VIEW
SportsEducation & Study AbroadU.S.-Japan Relations

“Go for Gold” Campaign Nurtures Friendly Ties Between U.S. and Japan

As Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the U.S. Embassy in Japan has been...
Apr 17, 2019VIEW
Business

From Silicon Valley to the American Heartland

American entrepreneurs are on the move. Although historically centered around Silicon Valley and the East...
Apr 8, 2019VIEW
Sports

March Madness Explained

If you come to study in the U.S., you’ll find that this is the time of year when many college students — ...
Apr 3, 2019VIEW
Science & Technology

A High Schooler Discovered Thousands of Golf Balls Polluting California's Coastal Waters

SMITHSONIAN.COM In 2017, a teenage diver named Alex Weber was exploring a small cove off the coast of ...
Mar 13, 2019VIEW
SportsSocial Issues

Paralympian John Register Shares “New Normal” Mindset for Hurdling Life’s Obstacles

When John Register qualified for the Olympic trials for hurdles in 1988 and 1992, he was flying high and ...
Jan 28, 2019VIEW
Education & Study Abroad

The World Comes to America to Study

Nearly 1.1 million international students — a record number — attend American colleges and universities, ...
Dec 3, 2018VIEW

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