A long-running program allowing Atlanta fourth- and fifth-graders to travel to Japan for two weeks is seeking applications for this summer’s four open slots.
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Remembering Jimmy Carter’s Lifelong Friendship With Japan
I was in Hiroshima this week when I heard the news that President Jimmy Carter had passed away. It was a fitting place to reflect on his life and legacy, and I said a prayer for him as I rang the bell in Peace Park, just steps away from where the atomic bomb detonated during World War II.
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Botanical Garden Unveils First Bilingual Sign Celebrating Cherry Trees as Symbols of Japanese Friendship
The Atlanta Botanical Garden on Dec. 11 unveiled its first bilingual sign, celebrating a longstanding relationship with Japan that continues to bloom more than 50 years after the first seeds of friendship were planted.
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Two Georgians Honored by Japanese Government for Boosting Economic, Cultural Ties
The Japanese government has conferred honors on two Georgians being decorated for their work promoting cultural and economic exchanges between the state and Japan.
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Softbank-backed Joint Venture Investing $144M to Bring AI-Powered Warehousing Solution to Georgia
A joint venture between the Japanese tech and telecom giant Softbank and Massachusetts firm Symbotic Inc. is investing $144 million in a new distribution center between Atlanta and Macon.
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Industrial Park Lands Chinese, Japanese Subsidiaries in Flowery Branch
Global real estate developer Hines, based in Texas, has landed international clients for two of three buildings in its new Hall County logistics park.
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Georgia Seeks New Director for Japan Office
The department in 2023 celebrated 50 years of continuous representation in Japan with a reception at Tokyo’s Peninsula Hotel, where Joseph Huntemann helped preside over the ceremonies as managing director.
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Celebrating 50 Years of Georgia-Japan Connections at JapanFest 2024
This year’s JapanFest, scheduled for Sept. 21-22, is a particularly special one as we celebrate 50 years of Georgia-Japan connections, a milestone in the history of collaboration between Georgia and Japan.
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Japanese Firm Announces New Norcross Office During Gwinnett Mission
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. A Japanese manufacturer of machines for coatings confirmed that it would open its first […]
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Aflac’s 50 Years in Japan Marked With Visit From Legislative Caucus
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. It was 1970 at the world’s fair in Osaka that Aflac Inc.’s founders saw […]