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March 29, 2024
The 3rd Meeting of Subnational Diplomacy/Regional & Local Interchange Working Group was held in a hybrid format.
March 1, 2024
The 3rd CULCON Salon of FY2023 was held at COMORE YOTSUYA TOWER CONFERENCE.
Talk Event “Bridging Japan and the World with English Rakugo” and Presentation of English Rakugo “Peach Boy” by Katsura Sunshine (English Rakugo storyteller)
February 28-29, 2024
The 3rd Meeting of Information Access and Sharing Working Group was held at University of Tsukuba.
December 22, 2023
CULCON Japan Chair Kenichiro Sasae paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and handed over the Joint Statement issued after the 30th CULCON Plenary Meeting.
November 27, 2023
The 2nd CULCON Salon for FY2023 was held at COMORE Yotsuya Tower Conference.
" Challenges of the Digital Age and U.S.-Japan Alliance: Developing a Free Internet" By Kristopher Tate, President, General Development Officer and CEO, connectFree Corporation
October 6, 2023
30th Plenary Meeting convened in Atlanta, GA.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website
September 19, 2023
Japan CULCON held 2nd Panel Meeting of FY2023 at International House
August 4, 2023
The 2nd Meeting of Subnational Diplomacy/Regional & Local Interchange Working Group was held in a hybrid format.
July 13, 2023
The 2nd Meeting of Information Access and Sharing Working Group was held in a hybrid format.
July 10, 2023
The 1st CULCON Salon of FY2023 was held at COMORE YOTSUYA TOWER CONFERENCE.
“The Role of Public Policy Formation and Intellectual Networks in Solving Global Challenges”
by YARIME Masaru (Associate Professor, Division of Public Policy, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
June 8, 2023
Japan CULCON held 1st Panel Meeting of FY2023 at International House
April 1, 2023
Mr. SASAE Kenichiro, President of The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), was appointed to serve as Japan CULCON Chair.
Ms. KOBAYASHI Izumi, former CEO and Executive Vice President of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), was appointed to serve as CULCON Japan Panelist.
SUGITA Akiko was appointed as Secretary-General, Japan CULCON Secretariat.
MUNAKATA Nanako was appointed as Secretary-General, Japan CULCON Secretariat.
March 18, 2023
The first Subnational Diplomacy/Regional & Local Interchange Working Group meeting was held in Boston.
March 1, 2023
The 1st Information Access and Sharing Working Group meeting was held Online.
October 23-24, 2022
CULCON Symposium was held in Kyushu.
August 1, 2022
Dr. TSUCHIYA Motohiro, Vice-President for Global Engagement and Information Technology at Keio University and Professor at Keio University Graduate School of Media and Governance appointed to serve as Japan CULCON panelist.
May 23, 2022
Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, held a Japan-U.S. summit meeting with the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America. In the "Joint Statement" issued as a result of meeting, the name of CULCON was mentioned in the text and its role was reaffirmed by the two leaders.
May 11, 2022
Japan CULCON held 1st Panel Meeting of FY2022 at International House
April 1, 2022
The Organizational Restructuring of the Japan Foundation.
The Japan Foundation has reorganized its structure as of April 1, 2022, and the CULCON Secretariat has been transferred from the Center for Global Partnership (CGP) to the newly established Planning and Development Team of Global Partnerships Department.
The Japan Foundation Website:
https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/notice/notice_reorganization.html
Message from the President of the Japan Foundation:
https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/president/index.html
March 26, 2022
The 2nd Ad Hoc Committee meeting was held in Hawaii (with some online participation).
March 9, 2022
The 15th CULCON Salon was held at KAZANKAIKAN.
“What is Shared Values: From the Region to the U.S.-Japan, and the World”
by KAMIKAWA Yoko (Member of the House of Representatives)
February 3, 2022
The 1st Japan-U.S.CULCON Ad Hoc Committee meeting was held online.
February 1, 2022
The 14th CULCON Salon was held online.
“Redefining CULCON”
by TANIGUCHI Tomohiko (Graduate School of Keio University)
December 22, 2021
13th CULCON Salon held at International House of Japan
“JAXA Activity Highlights and Japan-US International Cooperation”
by Dr. YAMAKAWA Hiroshi (President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA))
November 29, 2021
12th CULCON Salon held at KAZAN KAIKAN
“Towards Stakeholder Capitalism: Diversity and Governance”
by Dr. George Olcott (Professor, Vice President of Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation, Shizenkan University)
November 19, 2021
Japan CULCON Chair, KATO Ryozo, Vice Chair, KUBO Fumiaki, Panelist AGAWA Naoyuki, Panelist SUGIURA Yasuyuki and Secretary-General ITO Misako visited Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio to deliver Joint Statement issued after the 29th CULCON Plenary Meeting.
Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet website
Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
November 3, 2021
The Government of Japan announced the 2021 Autumn Conferment of Decoration on Foreign Nationals. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Honorary Member of CULCON was conferred the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun for dedicating to strengthen the relationship between Japan and the United States.
October 26, 2021
Joint Statement from 29th Plenary Meeting released
( English【PDF:122KB】 / Japanese【PDF:341KB】 )
October 18, 2021
29th Plenary Session held in hybrid on-site/online format
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release
September 7, 2021
CULCON at 60
CULCON 60th Anniversary Video released
July 12, 2021
Activity report of sub-national project proposed by Junior Chamber International at Japan CULCON End of FY2020 Meeting and posted to Junior Chamber International website
July 8, 2021
11th CULCON Salon held online
“Focusing on economic and energy policies under the Biden administration: Perspective from Japan”
by Dr. SHIRAI Sayuri (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)
June 22, 2021
On the occasion of CULCON’s 60th anniversary, former Prime Minister ABE Shinzo congratulates CULCON with a video message
June 15, 2021
10th CULCON Salon held online
“The past and present of the Republican”
by Dr. KUBO Fumiaki (President, National Defense Academy of Japan)
May 25, 2021
Japan CULCON held 1st Panel Meeting of FY2021 online
April 9, 2021
Japan CULCON Chair KATO Ryozo, ERC Co-Chair EGAWA Masako and Japan CULCON Vice Chair KUBO Fumiaki visit Prime Minister SUGA Yoshihide to deliver ERC final report with brief presentation
April 7, 2021
Japan CULCON Chair KATO Ryozo and ERC Co-Chair EGAWA Masako visit former Prime Minister ABE Shinzo to deliver ERC final report with brief presentation
March 19, 2021
Japan CULCON End of FY2020 Meeting held at International House
March 1, 2021
Mr. Takaharu Saito (Graduate School for Law and Political Science, the University of Tokyo) contributed an essay “A Short History of CULCON”
February 4, 2021
The 9th CULCON Salon was held online.
“Japan-U.S. Space Cooperation: To Establish Equal Partnership”
By Dr. Kazuto Suzuki (Professor, International Politics, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy)
January 15, 2021
The 8th CULCON Salon was held online.
“Japan-U.S. Alliance and the Role of Information”
By Ms. Keiko Iizuka (Editorial Writer, Yomiuri Shimbun)
December 21, 2020
Minoru (Ben) Makihara, former co-chair of CULCON and the special advisor passed away on December 13, 2020. Japan CULCON extend our deepest condolences to his family.External link
November 9, 2020
The 7th CULCON Salon was held at KAZAN KAIKAN.
“COVID-19 and International Politics-Impact on US-Japan Relations-”
By Dr. Kayo Takuma (Professor, International Politics, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
October 19, 2020
Japan CULCON had the 1st Japan CULCON Panel Meeting in FY2020 at International House.
September 14, 2020
The 6th CULCON Salon was held at KAZAN KAIKAN.
“The U.S. Defense Innovation and Presidential Election”
By Dr. Satoru Mori　(Professor, Department of Global Politics, Faculty of Law, Hosei University)
September 1, 2020
Japan CULCON hosted one session at AAS-in-Asia 2020 and promoted CULCON’s activities and projects.External link
Speakers: Masako Egawa (ERC Co-Chair, Hitotsubashi University), Fumiaki Kubo (Japan CULCON Chair, University of Tokyo), Anne Nishimura Morse (ADC Co-Chair, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), Sheila A. Smith (US CULCON Chair, Council on Foreign Relations)
July 27, 2020
The 5th CULCON Salon was held at KAZAN KAIKAN.
"The U.S. Presidential Election and Japan-U.S.-China Relations"
By Mr. Joseph P. Schmelzeis, Jr. (Senior Advisor to the Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tokyo)
June 05, 2020
The 4th CULCON Salon was held at KAZAN KAIKAN.
"The U.S. Presidential Election and U.S. Society: From the Context of U.S.-Japan Relations"
By Dr. Toshihiro Minohara (Professor, Graduate School of Kobe University)
May 18, 2020
The 29th CULCON Plenary Meeting postponed to 2021 fall.
May 01, 2020
The U.S. CULCON panel announced Dr. Sheila Smith appointed as Chair. CULCON also appointed Dr. Samuel Morse, Professor, Amherst College, and Dr. William Tsutsui, Former President, Hendrix College to serve as panelists.
April 01, 2020
Ms. Seiko Maruyama has joined the Secretariat of Japan CULCON as Assistant to Secretary General.
January 22, 2020
Japan CULCON had the 2nd Japan CULCON Panel Meeting on January 22nd at International House.
December 4, 2019
Ms. ITO Misako, Secretary General of Japan CULCON gives speech at Faculty of Global Business, Showa Women's University
November 25, 2019
3rd CULCON Salon held at KAZAN KAIKAN
“Energy Security: Challenges in Civilian Nuclear Technology Exports”
By Dr. ENDO Noriko (Project Professor, Keio University Global Research Institute)
November 04, 2019
2019 USJC (U.S.-Japan Council) Annual Conference held in Los Angeles
Mr. AKITA Hiroyuki, Nikkei Commentator, Japan CULCON panelist and secretariat member participates
September 19, 2019
2nd CULCON Salon held at Industry Club of Japan
“The U.S. – Japan Alliance and Cyber Security”
by Dr. TSUCHIYA Motohiro (Dean of Faculty of Policy Management / Professor of Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
July 05, 2019
1st CULCON Salon held at International House of Japan "AI and the Nations"
by Mr. SHIONO Makoto (Partner/Managing Director, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc)
September 06, 2019
9th ADC meeting and ADC Symposium on Occasion of ICOM Kyoto General Conference held at Kyoto National Museum
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August 19, 2019
On September 6, CULCON Arts Dialogue Committee Symposium on Occasion of ICOM Kyoto General Conference will be held in Heisei Chishinkan Wing, Kyoto National Museum
Learn more【PDF:274KB】
June 11, 2019

On June 6, 2019, CULCON, Anniversaries, Inc., and Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce (DRC) jointly convene event in Dallas, Texas
CULCON Joint EventExternal link

On June 4, 2019, CULCON convenes a symposium in Austin, Texas
CULCON SymposiumExternal link

January 19-20, 2019
8th ADC meeting at Tokyo National Museum
November 3, 2018
Dr. Anne Nishimura Morse, William & Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and CULCON US Panel Member bestowed with Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
June 5, 2018
28th Plenary Meeting convened in Washington D.C.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs WebsiteExternal link
May 31, 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press ReleaseExternal link
On June 5, CULCON’s 28th Plenary Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C.
October 6, 2017
CULCON Next Generation Task Force FORUM held at International House of Japan
CULCON Next Generation Task Force FORUM Report (English)【PDF:743KB】
MOFA Press Release (English)External link