GW Kakehashi Participants 2017

05/30/2019

In case you're interested in why it's so difficult to find trash cans on the streets of Japan:

The near-absence of public garbage bins in cities like Tokyo is both a security measure and a reflection of a cultural aversion to littering.

02/12/2019

A summer job opportunity that supports US-Japan relations:

08/04/2018

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Young A-bomb victim's message resonates globally thanks largely to her classmates, who turned the origami bird into an icon of peace.

05/22/2018

So proud of the Graduates this weekend!

04/09/2018

The Kakehashi 2018 students final presentations are next Monday! I hope you can make it.

You're invited to Kakehashi Final Presentations - Click here to RSVP

01/22/2018

he Japanese Embassy has asked me to share details about an event with you: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/japanese-investment-in-america-the-automotive-story-tickets-42005006104

JICC (Embassy’s outpost in downtown DC) is hosting an event Tuesday night about the impact of Japanese investment, especially by the automobile industry, in the US. Panelists from CSIS, JAMA (Automobile association), Honda, and WSJ along with the Embassy will be on stage.

The Embassy of Japan will gather business experts, auto industry insiders, and journalists on the sidelines of the Washington Auto Show to explore Japan’s key place in the U.S. auto industry. The Japanese auto industry supports 1.5 million American jobs, and Japanese automotive companies have rece...

01/14/2018

A surprise foot onsen at one of our reststops in Kumamoto Prefecture.

01/13/2018

Japals 2.0 is in Japan this week!

11/30/2017

Kakehashi alumni, please connect to the Kakehashi alumni page on LinkedIn:

11/02/2017

https://www.brookings.edu/research/lessons-from-the-rise-of-womens-labor-force-participation-in-japan/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=58000378

After lagging behind U.S. women for more than forty years, Japanese prime-age women have now caught up and exceeded the U.S. rate of labor force participation. In this economic analysis, we seek to learn from a labor market that has been on an entirely different trajectory from that of the U.S.

09/17/2017

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-concept-of-ikigai-could-be-the-secret-to-a-long-meaningful-life-2017-9?utm_content=buffer1ab19&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-bi

Answering four questions could help you determine your purpose, or value in living.

06/23/2017

https://www.brookings.edu/events/dilemmas-of-a-trading-nation-japan-and-the-united-states-in-the-evolving-asia-pacific-order/?utm_campaign=Foreign%20Policy&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=53507030

On June 26, the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at Brookings will host a book launch for Mireya Solís's new book, “Dilemmas of a Trading Nation: Japan and the United States in the Evolving Asia-Pacific Order.”