Tohoku High School Students Visit Washington
Ambassador Sasae hosted more than 450 Japanese high school students from the Tohoku area in the U.S. for a week on the Kizuna program. CULCON staff attended the exuberant gathering.
Summer Internship Opportunity – POSITIONS FILLED! – Please check back for opportunities for Fall 2013
Posting for JUSFC and USJBF: The Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation in Washington, DC are seeking a summer intern to support current
CULCON, JUSFC, USJBF "Cheat Sheet"
This is a helpful comparison of the three organizations that share offices in Washington, DC – CULCON, JUSFC and USJBF: For a comparison table of mission statements, membership,
Two-year Anniversary of March 11, 2011
Two years ago, on March 11, 2011, Japan’s Tohoku coastal region was devastated by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. The two years following these disasters have brought to the
Prime Minister Abe meets U.S. CULCON panelists and secretary-general
U.S. CULCON panelists Anne Nishimura Morse and Susan Pharr, along with U.S. CULCON Secretary-General Paige Cottingham-Streater met Prime Minister Abe during his February 22, 213
Abe to Visit Washington
This week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Washington to meet with President Barack Obama for the first time in each of their new administrations. It is anticipated that
CULCON Mourns Loss of Donald Richie
CULCON mourns the loss of Donald Richie, a Tokyo-based expert on Japanese cinema who wrote dozens of books and articles about the country’s people and culture who died on Tuesday,
New Bridging Scholars Selected
This is from the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation, which awards scholarships to US undergraduate students to study for one semester or academic year in Japan. The Bridging Foundation