Next Generation | 2010s
CULCON EVENT
a portal of information for U.S.-Japan educational and employment opportunities. Called NichiBei Connect, this new web-based initiative was launched in the spring of 2019 as a one-stop informational site designed to help young Americans and Japanese find opportunities for study, internships and jobs in the field of U.S.-Japan relations.
CULCON EVENT
“The task force will be charged to assess, among other things, the current state of U.S.- Japan intellectual exchanges with specific focus on generational transition; identify any clear gaps that need to be addressed and to make concrete proposals on measures, including funding. The goal is to ensure high quality and a sufficient quantity of future leaders to strengthen and sustain our important bilateral relationship.”
CULCON EVENT
XXIV took place in Washington, DC on June 10-11, 2010. CULCON XXIV was co-chaired by Mr. Thierry Porté and Mr. Minoru Makihara. Details on the two co-chairs and on the panelists will be found in the attached list. Initiated by an agreement between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Ikeda in 1961, CULCON has served to focus official and public attention in both the United States and Japan on the vital cultural and educational underpinnings of the bilateral relationship.
