On November 16, the “Friendship Blossoms — Dogwood Tree Initiative” celebrated the centennial anniversary of Japan’s historic gift of 3,000 cherry trees to America with the planting of 100 blooming dogwood trees in Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, the first of 3,000 dogwood trees to be sent as a reciprocal gift to Japan by the people […]
Today the Institute of International Education (IIE) released its 2012 Open Doors Report, which annually tracks study abroad trends worldwide. The report shows that in the 2011/12 academic year, 19,966 students from Japan studied in the U.S. This represents a 6.2% decline from the previous year (2010/11) when 21,290 Japanese students were enrolled in academic study abroad […]
The CULCON Education Task Force is underway and preparing for a January 2013 meeting at which it will examine the causes of declining levels of exchange between Japanese and U.S. students in higher education and make recommendations to the highest levels of both governments on ways to improve the number and quality of student exchanges. […]
Our thoughts go out to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Emergency crews and relief organizations are hard at work helping those in need. Here is a list of volunteer organizations and relief organizations accepting donations: http://www.fema.gov/volunteer-donate-responsibly
