Friendship Blossoms is a public/private partnership between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation.  Watch Secretary of State Clinton’s announcement here.  Applauding the resounding success of events to celebrate the centennial of the historic gift of 3,000 cherry trees by Japan to Washington, D.C., in 1912, the President announced a reciprocal gift of 3,000 dogwood trees to Japan this year. » Read More

CULCON Panelists recently visited the Tohoku area, which had been devasted by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. They met with local officials and were briefed on the status of restoration.  Click here to view more photos from the visit: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=347773398612994&set=a.347771891946478.80455.177546128969056&type=1&theater