CULCON is pleased to introduce this new resource U.S.-Japan Resources is generally designed for a United States audience, but in some cases also highlights opportunities for both U.S. and Japanese participants. Information about Japan is listed in four major categories: • Exchanges and Fellowships; • Professional and Volunteer Opportunities; • U.S.-Japan Related Organizations; and • […]
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
President Obama and Prime Minister Noda met on April 30, 2012 and released a fact sheet on U.S.-Japan Cooperative Initiatives. Recognition of CULCON’s efforts to strengthen the U.S.-Japan relationship is included in the official document: “The leaders welcomed achievements by . . . the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON). The goal of […]
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, CULCON commissioned a film to outline the accomplishments of the organization. The film was produced by former CULCON Panelist Regge Life and narrated by former CULCON Panelist George Takei. The film was shown at the 2012 Plenary Session for the first time and highlights: The history of CULCON and the Plenary […]
Re-posted from Waseda University website: On Monday, April 9, 2012, the US-Japan Higher Education Panel was held at the Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo under Waseda University’s auspices (Supported by: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technolog (MEXT), US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON), US Japan Research Institute (USJI)). Post-war US and Japan, […]
CULCON Chairmen Thierry Porté and Minoru Makihara presented the CULCON XXV Joint Statement to Japanese Prime Minister Noda on April 11, 2012. CULCON XXV was held on April 9-11, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan and covered such issues as arts/museum exchange and the sharp decline in the number of Japanese students studying in the United States. […]
Wendy Kopp Addresses CULCON Symposium on Social Entreneurship as a Vehicle for Education Reform: Wendy Kopp, Founder and CEO of Teach for America presented the keynote address at a CULCON symposium on April 11, 2012 in Tokyo. She announced the launch of Teach for Japan and introduced its founder Yusuke Matsuda. For photos of the […]
CULCON convened its twenty fifth plenary session in Tokyo, Japan on April 9-11, 2012. CULCON proposed a major initiative to establish . . . “a new binational task force to address the optimal scale and focus of student exchanges at the higher education level. CULCON views the recent decline in Japanese students studying in the […]
CULCON Mourns Passing of CULCON Panelist Tadashi Yamamoto: CULCON joins many in the international relations community in mourning the passing of Japan CULCON Panelist Tadashi Yamamoto, 76. He was a strong advocate in developing a vibrant, internationalized civil society in Japan and of deepening Japanese ties with the United States. For more information about […]
