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Ambassador Hagerty – A Tennessee Businessman with Strong Ties to Japan

In August 2017, William F. “Bill” Hagert...

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Japanese Woodblock Prints Online — and Free

The most recent gift from the U.S. Library of Congress to the world is a collection of more than 2,500 st...
Nov 27, 2017VIEW
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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...
Nov 24, 2017VIEW
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The Portland Japanese Garden: A Living Classroom

Imagine you’re in the bustling downtown of Portland, Oregon, with the smell of coffee in the air and the ...
Sep 11, 2017VIEW
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These Things I Will Remember

As my time as Chargé d'Affaires draws to a close July 31, I feel so grateful for the warm welcome I have ...
Jul 31, 2017VIEW
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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...
Jul 20, 2017VIEW
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In Washington, Bonsai Trees Express U.S.-Japan Ties

In 1976, as Americans celebrated their country’s bicentennial, Japan gave the United States a birthday pr...
Jul 13, 2017VIEW
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Professor Donald Keene – The Quintessential Teacher

It is hard for me to separate my discovery of the beauty and depth of Japanese literature and culture fro...
Jul 6, 2017VIEW
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St. Luke’s International Hospital – A Lasting Symbol of U.S.-Japan Friendship

St. Luke’s International Hospital has been a center of U.S.-Japan history for well over 100 years, making...
Jun 14, 2017VIEW
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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 ...
Jun 9, 2017VIEW
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Vice President’s Wife Puts Spotlight on Art Therapy

Art can be therapeutic. Karen Pence, wife of the U.S. vice president, is championing that message as she ...
Apr 18, 2017VIEW
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Kumamoto One Year Later: Resilience and Goodwill

I went back to Kumamoto in early April to meet Governor Kabashima and Mayor Onishi, and to talk with peop...
Apr 14, 2017VIEW
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Japan’s Much-Celebrated Gift Blooms in Washington

Washington’s famous cherry trees are blooming again. This year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival in W...
Mar 28, 2017VIEW
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“Millions of Acts of Friendship, Kindness, and Trust”

It is not often that one can point to a single decision that seemed quite ordinary at the time but was tr...
Mar 2, 2017VIEW
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Trump and Japan’s Abe Affirm "Very Crucial Alliance"

President Trump and first lady Melania welcomed Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie, to ...
Feb 16, 2017VIEW
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Remembering the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995

At about five-thirty in the morning on January 17, 1995, I woke up in the dark for some reason and got ou...
Jan 17, 2017VIEW
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Tsuda College – An Extraordinary Symbol of U.S.-Japan Friendship

There are so many touchstones of U.S.–Japan friendship throughout our common history, but I was especiall...
Jan 4, 2017VIEW
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Singing Sands Unite Japanese and American Cities

In June 2015, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visited Kyotango City in Kyoto Prefecture. Kyotan...
Nov 2, 2016VIEW
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President Obama’s Visit to Hiroshima: Special Guests Invited to Witness History

On May 27, 2016, President Barack Obama became the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima. I...
Oct 24, 2016VIEW

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