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The U.S. CULCON Panel mourns the loss of Norman Mineta, the first Japanese American Cabinet Member, who passed away recently at age 90. Secretary Mineta was interned during World War II and then built ...

Paige Cottingham-Streater Awarded Imperial ...

Embassy of Japan Press Release April 29, 2022 2022 Spring Conferment of DecorationSecretary-General Paige Cottingham-Streater On April 29, 2022 (Japan Time), the Government of Japan announced the ...

CULCON Hosts 11th Summit of U.S.-Japan Related ...

On January 7, 2022, U.S. CULCON hosted a virtual summit to bring together representatives from more than 35 U.S.-Japan Related organizations. The Summit focused on Collaborative Online Learning (COIL) ...

CULCON Celebrates International Education Week

#USCULCON celebrates International Education Week and the resilient U.S. and Japanese students pursuing study abroad in each other’s countries. Thank you #IIEglobal for the Open Doors data that ...

CULCON XXIX Plenary Session

CULCON convened for CULCON XXIX virtually on October 17/18, 2021. The modified meeting format was a reminder of what has been lost through the pandemic, with engagement limited to a virtual platform, ...

CULCON Kanreki – 60th Anniversary!

Thanks to all the panelists, staff, experts and public and private partners who have made such a meaningful impact in cultural and artistic people-to-people exchange over the years. We have two treats ...

忘れません We Will Not Forget

Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011, the world watched in shock as an earthquake struck the Tohoku region of Japan, triggering a tsunami and causing a nuclear power plant meltdown, and unimaginable ...

U.S. CULCON is delighted to collaborate with USJETAA on this special opportunity to explore Racial and Social Justice in Cross-Cultural Contexts: Meaning and Action in the U.S.-Japan Community. We ...

U.S. CULCON Mourns the Loss of Mr. Minoru ...

U.S. CULCON mourns the loss of Minoru (Ben) Makihara, former co-chair of the Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) and special advisor. Mr. Makihara led the binational advisory ...

Year End Message from Chair Sheila Smith and ...

2020 has been a year of unprecedented challenge, especially here in the United States. A global pandemic and its attendant economic and social dislocation continue to highlight economic and social ...