Editor’s note: Global Atlanta traveled to Japan in mid-October for a reporting trip bookended by the SEUS-Japan conference and a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the state’s office in […]
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Ambassador Rahm Emanuel: Shifts in Globalization Underscore Need for Deeper U.S.-Japan Partnership
TOKYO — A hush came over the crowd when U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel entered the ballroom, impromptu networking sessions giving way to the gravity of the moment. The former Chicago mayor, White House chief […]
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Taking Your Chances: Japanese Indy 500 Winner on Seizing Opportunity
TOKYO — Before he loved to drive, Takuma Sato learned to cycle. The two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 wasn’t born with a silver steering wheel in hand. He came […]
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Japan’s Quest to Include Women: A Work in Progress
TOKYO — Japan has made some strides reducing its well-documented gender imbalance, but the moves have been insufficient and too slow, prominent advocates for women in the workforce said at […]
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Tomatoes or Tax Incentives? What Seals the Deal with Japanese Firms
TOKYO — Given Alabama’s experience wooing 90 Japanese firms, many of them in the last 25 years, other states might do well to pay attention to its strategy. Commerce Secretary […]
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How Each Southern State Stacks Up on Japanese Investment
TOKYO — If the Southeast U.S.-Japan Alliance ever needs a rallying cry to justify the continued relevance of its annual conference, Parliamentary Vice Minister Nobuhiro Yoshida may have delivered it […]
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Always Fierce Competitors, Southern States Play Nice to Woo Japanese Investors
TOKYO — When Mio Maeda arrived in Atlanta a year ago, one of his first acts as consul general was to attend the 44th annual SEUS-Japan conference in Orlando. It […]