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China’s Infrastructure Development in the Indo-Pacific Region
On August 22, 2019, Sasakawa USA welcomed Dr. Shino Watanabe, Professor at the Faculty of Global Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo, for a private, off-the-record luncheon discussion on China’s Infrastructure Development in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Lunch Discussion: Strength Through Peace: Japan in the 21st Century Competitive Space
On October 25, 2018, Sasakawa USA hosted the Honorable Sharon Burke, Senior Advisor and Director of the Research Security Program at New America, at a luncheon to discuss her recently published paper “Strength Through Peace: Japan in the 21st Century Competitive Sphere.” The luncheon was held as part of Sasakawa USA’s Alumni Program and the paper is a culmination of Burke’s research from her travels to Japan in February 2018 for Sasakawa USA’s In-Depth Alumni Research Trip.
Congressional Alumni Reception
On August 30, 2018, as part of Sasakawa USA’s Alumni Program, Sasakawa USA partnered with the U.S. Association for Former Members of Congress – Congressional Study Group on Japan (FMC – CSGJ) to host 19 of our congressional alumni for a reception at Kaz Sushi Bistro. Alumni who joined us were former participants of CSGJ’s delegations to Japan and Weekend Asia Retreats in Baltimore or East West Center in Washington’s Congressional Program on Asia (CSPA), which are all sponsored by Sasakawa USA.
Report from Sasakawa USA’s Journalism Fellowship: Fukushima and the 2020 Olympics
Date: June 7, 2018
Sasakawa USA hosted Seth Berkman, contributing sports reporter at The New York Times, for a luncheon titled “Report from Sasakawa USA’s Journalism Fellowship: Fukushima and the 2020 Olympics.” Berkman was the 2017 recipient of the Sasakawa USA Journalism Fellowship, offered in partnership with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Nearing the two-year mark before the opening of the games, the luncheon kicked off Sasakawa USA’s discussion on the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, and served as an opportunity to learn about Berkman’s experience reporting in Japan.
Lunch Discussion: Sister Cities: Seedbed for the Grassroots of U.S.-Japan Relations
Date: April 25, 2018
Sasakawa USA hosted Grace Ruch Clegg, Former Projects and Outreach Coordinator at the East-West Center in Washington, to present on her upcoming paper, “Sister Cities: Seedbed for the Grassroots of U.S.-Japan Relations.” The luncheon was part of Sasakawa USA’s Alumni Program and moderated by Juliane Doscher, Executive Assistant to the CEO & Program Assistant at Sasakawa USA.
Japanese Technology, Economics and Society: Implications for Climate Change and Clean Energy
Date: November 6, 2017
Sasakawa USA held an Alumni Roundtable Dinner as part of Sasakawa USA’s Japan Alumni Program for a discussion on “Japanese Technology, Economics and Society: Implications for Climate Change and Clean Energy.” The discussion featured Umair Irfan, Staff Writer at Vox, and Jane Nakano, Senior Fellow for the Energy and National Security Program at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Alumni Dinner: Continuing the Dialogue with Yasushi Kudo
Date: January 12, 2017
Sasakawa USA hosted a private dinner discussion exclusively for our alumni featuring Mr. Yasushi Kudo, President of The Genron NPO.
Networking Alumni Dinner
Date: October 11, 2016
Sasakawa USA gathered with 18 alumni of our programs at Rural Society for a private alumni networking dinner. The dinner provided alumni with the opportunity to re-connect and broaden their social networks with those who have been involved with Sasakawa USA in the past.
Alumni Luncheon: Partisanship, the Elections, and Future of American Foreign Policy
Date: September 10, 2015
Sasakawa USA hosted the second in a series of Alumni luncheons focused on “continuing the dialogue.” The featured speaker for this event was Mr. Fred Hiatt, the editorial page editor of The Washington Post, and the discussion focused on “Partisanship, the Elections, and Future of American Foreign Policy.”