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FEATURED: The NAJAS-99 THE Guide to organizations dedicated to promoting the unique U.S.-Japan partnership The NAJAS-99: A Stakeholder's Guide to the U.S.-Japan Galaxy is a new directory that features 99+ entities grouped under nonprofit, governmental, and regionally focused categories. We debuted the print edition at the NAJAS 2024 Annual Meeting with the generous support of NHK WORLD-JAPAN. Copies of NAJAS-99 are on sale now. |
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HOW TO ORDER THE NAJAS-99
To order, please email: contact@us-japan.org with your name, title, organization, and number of copies requested. |
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Early praise for The NAJAS-99
“NAJAS-99 is GREAT and exactly the resource we needed. I reached out to every single address and organization you listed and have already gotten replies with great interest. Thank you for being a key convener in the U.S.-Japan space. This guide is the best existing inventory of U.S.-Japan stakeholders and key players and will lay the foundations for a more unified approach to keeping this binational relationship growing and thriving.”
CARLO CAPUA
Chair, Board of Directors
Sister Cities International
“Thank you for providing access to NAJAS-99. This guidebook can help the Japan-United States Sister City Association (JUSSCA) in several ways, including identifying potential partners and collaborators and expanding JUSSCA’s reach and visibility. By utilizing the NAJAS-99 guidebook JUSSCA can strengthen its connections, expand its network, and access valuable resources to support its mission of fostering U.S.-Japan friendship and sister city relationships.”
DAVID BRACEY
Secretary
Japan-United States Sister Cities Association
“I can't rave enough about the NAJAS 99 reference book. I LOVE IT! I find myself referencing it all the time for information…”
MICHI CALCAGNO
Executive Director
Japan-America Society of North Carolina
“We are delighted to see your guide of Japan-related organizations. This document has the potential of bringing people together in a much more efficient way. There is much that we organizations can do to assist each other, and your new publication is a perfect tool for networking at the organizational level. Thanks for your hard work in creating it.”
STEVE BEIMEL
Founder
JapanCraft21
On November 30, 2023 U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and Japanese Minister Tetsuo Saito officially designated 2024 as the ‘U.S.-Japan Tourism Year’ to strengthen tourism and business exchanges between the U.S. and Japan which have declined due to the coronavirus pandemic. “This initiative isn’t just about travel; it’s about strengthening ties, boosting economies, and exchanging culture.” As we work together to share information and support each other’s initiatives, please list any significant events that will 1) draw more than 50 participants and 2) involve travel/tourism and/or U.S.-Japan travelers (not domestic informational events or webinars) along with anticipated attendance. Send events to Carlo Capua at carlo@sistercities.org. The World Expo in Osaka, Japan – April 13 – Oct 13, 2025 The World Expo is a twice-a-decade major global event, and Osaka is expected to draw 28 million people. The Expo will bring together 160 countries at 8 total venues including outdoor amphitheaters, parks, concert stages, and exhibition halls. Learn more about the USA Pavilion from this presentation (PDF) delivered by Anthony Pahigian, Senior Advisor, International Expositions, U.S. Department of State at the NAJAS 2024 Annual Meeting:
For more info, contact: expo@state.gov Of Note: JETRO Chicago Executive Director Hiroyuki Nemoto, long-time friend of NAJAS and societies across the Midwest, in particular, will be sorry to learn of his departure from Chicago this month, but delighted that his next big challenge will be as Senior Vice President & General Manager of the Events Department, Int’l Expo in Japan 2025. Youth Ambassador Applications for 2025 World Expo in Osaka Open until Sept. 30
Help recruit the next generation of ambassadors, global leaders, and citizen diplomats. Sister Cities International is working through a grant from the Department of State to recruit and train 88 Youth Ambassadors ages 19-27 as the Face of America, representing the USA at the U.S. Pavilion during the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. Youth Ambassadors serve as guides and cultural representatives of the United States and its territories to millions of Expo visitors. Applications are open at until Sept 30 at Sister Cities >
See below for a blurb to share with your networks to encourage applications. Download the Youth Ambassadors Flyer (PDF) Watch the Youth Ambassador Program Video: Blurb to Share with JAS Networks:
BIE-Cosmos Prize Applications due Nov 20 Bureau of International Expositions (BIE), which governs World Expos, is advertising a Euro 20,000 prize for non-profit projects connected to the Expo 2025 theme of “Designing Future Society for our Lives” and sub-themes: Saving Lives, Empowering Lives, and Connecting Lives. The Prize will be awarded at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Download the invitation letter and application (PDF links). U.S.-Japan Sister Cities Summit – Sept. 16-19 in Izumisano Sister Cities will hold their U.S.-Japan Sister Cities Summit set for September 16-19, 2025 in Izumisano, very close to the Expo location in Osaka, convening 600-800 participants, including U.S.-Japan Sister City partners, government entities, NGOs, elected officials, and other key stakeholders. Japan-America Societies are encouraged to join. Download the one-pager on the Summit. For more information about the Youth Ambassadors Program or the Sisters City Summit, contact: Carlo Capua Chair, Sister Cities International Board of Directors carlo@sistercities.org |
| Over the last 15 years, hundreds of Japanese families have received a “Good Luck Flag” from their fallen soldier relative, bringing longed for closure. In 2025, the 80th year of WW2’s end and a twilight time for many of the dwindling number of surviving relatives of the fallen on both sides, our community can help restore many more of these precious remains to their homes. |
