Now accepting applications for Congressional Staff Program on Asia
April 11, 2017Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
The East-West Center in Washington, in cooperation with Sasakawa USA, is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for a new cohort of the EWC-Sasakawa USA Congressional Staff Program on Asia (CSPA).
Tags: applications, Asia, Congress, congressional outreach, congressional staff, congressional staff program on asia, cspa, east-west center, ewc, Japan, staff
Video preview: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski addresses ‘Securing Critical Resources’ conference
November 28, 2016Categories: Energy and Technology
In this video preview, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) addresses panelists and audience members who will attend Sasakawa USA’s Securing Critical Resources in a New Green and Industrial Era conference on November 30, 2016.
Tags: congressional outreach, earth metals, energy, lisa murkowski, murkowski, natural resources, rare earths, rare metals, senator lisa murkowski, stanford, supply chains
Congressional staffers deepen knowledge of Japan on delegation to Tokyo and Okinawa
July 8, 2016Author: Christa Desrets
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Nine senior congressional staff members and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives had the opportunity to deepen their political, economic, historical, and cultural knowledge of Japan in early June while participating in a week-long trip to Okinawa and Tokyo. The tour, conducted through the Congressional Study Group on Japan with support from
Tags: Congress, congressional outreach, congressional study group on japan, csgj, delegation, delegations, kadena air base, naha air base, Okinawa, Tokyo, u.s. bases in okinawa, us-japan relations
Navigating Unsettled Waters: A Briefing on Maritime Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region
May 24, 2016Date: May 24, 2016
Sasakawa USA partnered with the National Bureau of Asian Research for an important Capitol Hill briefing on maritime issues. This event featured a demonstration of the Maritime Awareness Project.
Tags: congressional outreach, jeffrey hornung, MAP, maritime awareness project, maritime issues, national bureau of asian research, nbr, South China Sea, tiffany ma, xiaodon liang
Capitol Hill reception for visiting Diet members
May 3, 2016Date: May 3, 2016
Sasakawa USA took part in a reception at the U.S. Capitol welcoming members of Japan’s National Diet, who were visiting Washington, D.C. during Japan’s Golden Week. The reception, hosted by organizations that foster a strong U.S.-Japan relationship through legislative exchanges, celebrated the strength of the U.S.-Japan relationship.
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