Japanese diplomacy at historic watershed
 Prime Minister Kan described a new era for Japanese diplomacy in speeches this month.
He explored five pillars of Japan's foreign policy, with the Japan-U.S. alliance as the cornerstone; and with key issues being the fostering of cooperation in Asia and global economic and security issues.
Read Prime Minister's speeches and the Foreign Minister's speech to the Diet.
PM Kan Foreign Policy Speech
PM Kan Policy Speech
FM Maehara Speech |
2011 JA Leadership Delegation Orientation
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The thirteen members of the 2011 Japanese American Leadership Delegation gathered for an orientation on January 21 and 22 at the Japanese American National Museum. U.S.-Japan Council President Irene Hirano Inouye will lead the delegation to Japan on this program sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Find out more at:
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Love and Honor
 Boy idol and SMAP star singer Kimutaku performs the role of a life time as the blind samurai in "Love and Honor," directed by Yoji Yamada. The film will be screened at UCLA's James Bridges Theater on February 4 at 7:00 pm followed by a panel discussion.
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Karate Tournament
Fighters square off at the Southern California Karate Tournament on January 30 at the U.S. Weight Category Karate Championship 2011 at JACCC.
JACCC |
Japan to Open Pleistocene Park?
 Japanese genetic researchers announced a major breakthrough in extracting complete, and potentially viable, woolly mammoth DNA suitable for cloning living specimens within 4 to 5 years. Get the wild and woolly details on how these creatures, after a brief little 12,000 year hiatus, could be making a return to the planet via Japan! (Do a search with the terms Japan + mammoth + breakthrough).
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs News
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On January 14, Prime Minister Kan announced his re-shuffled Cabinet. 
MLIT Vice Minister Masafumi Shukuri promotes Japan's world-leading high speed rail technology to an audience of over 400 attendees in downtown Los Angeles. Go to the following link for an overview and photos of the seminar and of the vice minister's tour of Los Angeles Union Station: 
Leading up to the 2011 VerdeXchange Conference in Los Angeles, Consul General Ihara hosted a VIP reception for government, buisness and policy leaders on environmental issues and climate change. Many Japanese companies took this opportunity to display their cutting-edge technology solutions to these key policy and decision-makers. See more here: 
Bamboo swords at the ready! Shout a spirited kiai and attack! The Southern California Kendo Federation tournament will commence at 9:00 am on January 30, at Wilson Park in Torrance. 
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Prime Minister Kan described a new era for Japanese diplomacy in speeches this month. 
Boy idol and SMAP star singer Kimutaku performs the role of a life time as the blind samurai in "Love and Honor," directed by Yoji Yamada. The film will be screened at UCLA's James Bridges Theater on February 4 at 7:00 pm followed by a panel discussion. 
Japanese genetic researchers announced a major breakthrough in extracting complete, and potentially viable, woolly mammoth DNA suitable for cloning living specimens within 4 to 5 years. Get the wild and woolly details on how these creatures, after a brief little 12,000 year hiatus, could be making a return to the planet via Japan! (Do a search with the terms Japan + mammoth + breakthrough). 
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