2017-05-10T10:38:24-07:00 2016-12-31 Paul Shishima & Co 901 Corporate Center Drive 503 Monterey Park CA 91754 990 2016-01-01 900447211 US-JAPAN COUNCIL US-J 2022236840 1819 L STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20036 Irene Hirano President 2017-05-10 true Paul N Shishima P00185358 3232652590 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 5243081 false false X WWW.USJAPANCOUNCIL.ORG X 2008 DC See Form 990, Part III, Page 2, Line 1 Statement of Program Service Accomplishments. 24 23 25 67 0 10413760 768972 2896703 4234333 220 198634 -36943 41142 13273740 5243081 1168255 1240076 0 1117938 1170572 0 107186 768139 2031356 3054332 4442004 10219408 801077 14873360 15829193 596068 605982 14277292 15223211 THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL IS A JAPANESE AMERICAN-LED ORGANIZATION FULLY DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT. BY PROMOTING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN NETWORKING AND LEADERSHIP, THE USJC SERVES AS A CATALYST TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE JAPANESE AND AMERICANS OF ALL GENERATIONS. IT DEVELOPS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS COMMITTED TO A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP. false false 2122712 2483008 TOMODACHI INITIATIVETHE TOMODACHI INITIATIVE IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, BORN OUT OF SUPPORT FOR JAPANS RECOVERY FROM THE 2011 GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE. THE INITIATIVE INVESTS IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAPANESE AND AMERICAN LEADERS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. THE TOMODACHI INITIATIVE IS LED BY THE USJC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. EMBASSY IN TOKYO AND SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. TOMODACHI RAISES FUNDS FROM U.S. AND JAPANESE DONORS THAT WILL INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG JAPANESE AND AMERICANS IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC TIES, AND DEEPENS THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN OVER THE LONG-TERM. THE INITIATIVE SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN 1) EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES, EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND STUDENT EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN; 2) YOUTH EXCHANGES IN ARTS, SPORTS AND CULTURE; AND 3) LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. IN 2012, THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL (JAPAN) WAS CREATED TO ALSO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION OF TOMODACHI. THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL (JAPAN) IS A REGISTERED PUBLIC INTEREST CORPORATION (KOEKI ZAIDAN HOJIN) AND MAINTAINS OFFICES IN TOKYO, JAPAN. IN 2016, PROGRAM AND EVENT PARTICIPANTS TOTALED 1,081 YOUNG PEOPLE IN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE 47 PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT JAPAN AND IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS FROM THE TOHOKU REGION, THE AREA IMPACTED BY THE TRIPLE DISASTERS OF 2011. FROM INCEPTION TO THE END OF 2016, MORE THAN 5,500 YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS AND MORE THAN 35,000 PEOPLE HAVE SUPPORTED TOMODACHI PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. 1387239 1608346 GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMSASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD)THROUGH THE ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (AALD) PROGRAM, USJC WORKS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO BROADEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL. THE 2016 PROGRAM SELECTED SIX ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. FROM DEC 2-10, THE DELEGATES TRAVELED TO TOKYO, KYOTO, AND OSAKA TO MEET WITH JAPANESE POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND NON-PROFIT LEADERS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AS WELL AS CREATE NETWORKS THAT CAN MUTUALLY BENEFIT THE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP. THE DELEGATES ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THEIR VARIED PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNEYS AT A PANEL DISCUSSION IN KYOTO TITLED DIVERSITY IN LEADERSHIP: THE JOURNEY OF ASIAN AMERICAN STATE LEGISLATORS. AALD IS FUNDED BY THE SASAKAWA PEACE FOUNDATION AND IMPLEMENTED BY USJC, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN CAUCUS OF STATE LEGISLATORS AND THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS.JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION PROGRAM (JALD)THE JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION (JALD) PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SELECT GROUP OF JAPANES AMERICAN LEADERS TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN TO ENGAGE WITH JAPANESE LEADERS IN THE BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC, NON-PORFIT AND CULTURAL SECTORS. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JAPANESE LEADERS TO GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MULTI-CULTURAL AMERICA THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF A DIVERSE GROUP OF JAPANESE AMERICANS. THE 10-MEMBER 2016 JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERSHIP DELEGATION TRAVELED TO JAPAN FROM MARCH 5 TO 12. THEY VISITED KOBE AND THREE DELEGATES SPOKE AT A SYMPOSIUM ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION THAT WAS CO-SPONSORED WITH THE JAPAN FOUNDATION CENTER FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP. THEY TRAVELED TO TOKYO TO MEET WITH SENIOR LEADERS IN THE BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT SECTORS, INLCUDING PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE. JALD IS SPONSORED BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGH AFFAIRS OF JAPAN. JALD HAS SO FAR SENT A TOTAL OF 186 DELEGATES TO JAPAN. WOMEN IN LEADERSHIPTHE USJC HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPANS GOAL OF ADVANCING WOMEN IN JAPAN. IN 2016, SEVERAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS LED TO ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND BUILDING STRONGER NETWORKS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN. USJC HELD 26 NETWORKING EVENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN 11 CITIES, PROVIDING THE PLATFORM FOR 396 COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DISCUSS JAPANS WOMENNOMICS AGENDA AND WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. DURING THE 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE, BREAKOUT SESSIONS EXAMINED WOMENS LEADERSHIP FROM TWO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. IN WOMENS ADVANCING LEADERSHIP IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE WORLD, CORPORATE LEADERS DISCUSSED INNOVATIVE IDEAS ON ADVANCING WOMENS IMPACT IN THE WORKPLACE. IN NEW PATHS FOR NIKKEI WOMEN: ELECTIVE POLITICS, JAPANESE AMERICAN WOMEN IN A VARIETY OF ELECTED OFFICES, FROM SCHOOL BOARDS TO STATE GOVERNMENTS, SHARED HOW THEY OVERCAME CULTURAL NORMS AND GENDER STEREOTYPES TO ENGAGE IN POLITICS.GOVERNORS CIRCLETHE USJC HAS WORKED WITH PREFECTURAL GOVERNORS IN JAPAN TO PROMOTE BILATERAL ECONOMIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN U.S. STATES/REGIONS AND JAPANESE PREFECTURES.IN 2016, REPRESENTATIVES FROM APPROXIMATELY 25 COMPANIES FROM HIROSHIMA, OKAYAMA, FUKUOKA, SHIZUOKA AND OITA PARTICIPATED IN THE USJC ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN SILICON VALLEY. IN A BREAKOUT SESSION CALLED HIDDEN GEMS SHOWCASE, THEY SHARED THEIR TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES THAT HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH IN COLLABORATION WITH SILICON VALLEY INNOVATORS OR INVESTORS. THESE RANGE FROM POWER TECHNOLOGIES, MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES, IoT APPLICATIONS, GAMING AND 3D APPLICATIONS TO FINTECH TECHNOLOGIES.REPRESENTATIVES OF FIVE PREFECTURES ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE UNIQUE ASPECTS AND ADVANTAGES OF THEIR REGIONS, AND PRESENTED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES REFLECTING THE PARTICPATING COMPANIES. THEY ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THEIR MANUFACTURING STRENGTHS, ATTRACTIONS FOR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS, AND UNIQUE FOOD PRODUCTS. REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. AND JAPANTHE USJC HOLDS REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JAPANESE AND AMERICANS TO COME TOGETHER TO HEAR SPEAKERS AND EXPLORE AREAS OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. IN 2016, PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN BOSTON, HAWAII, HOUSTON,, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC AND TOKYO.WATANABE SCHOLARSHIPTHE TOSHIZO WATANABE STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FOR A SEMESTER OR YEAR-LONG STUDY ABROAD IN THE UNITED STATES TO JAPAN. A GENEROUS ENDOWMENT GIFT OF $10 MILLION FROM MR. TOSHIZO WATANABE TO THE USJC MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS FOR WHOM STUDY ABROAD WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IN THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR, SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO 10 JAPANESE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING IN THE UNITED STATES. OCEAN SYMPOSIUMIN AUGUST, USJC AND SAILORS FROM THE SEA OF JAPAN HELD THE JAPAN-U.S. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION IN HAWAII. MORE THAN A DOZEN PROMINENT LEADERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE PACIFIC, INCLUDING AKIE ABE, THE FIRST LADY OF JAPAN, GATHERED IN HONOLULU TO DISCUSS OCEAN CONSERVATION, THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES AND MORE. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY CLOSE TO 300 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND THE CIVIL SECTOR.SILICON VALLEY JAPAN PLATFORMTHE SILICON VALLEY JAPAN PLATFORM (SVJP) IS AN INITIATIVE OF USJC AND THE REBUILD JAPAN INITIATIVE FOUNDATION (RJIF). SVJP EMERGED OUT OF THE SUCCESS OF THE GOVERNORS CIRCLE MEETING IN SILICON VALLEY IN JULY 2014, SVJP AIMS TO CONNECT THE TECHNOLOGICAL DYNAMISM OF SILICON VALLEY WITH THE CURRENT FUTURE NEEDS OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION IN JAPAN.ACTIVITIES IN 2016 INCLUDED SPEAKERS, WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS WITH CORPORATE LEADERS. SVJP WAS ALSO INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING PANEL DISCUSIIONS DURING THE 2016 USJC ANNUAL CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE SILICON VALLEY EXPERIENCE, U.S.-JAPAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION, AND SILICON VALLEY DEMO SESSION.OTHER NETWORKING AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIESTHE USJC HOLDS VARIOUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BRINGING TOGETHER USJC MEMBERS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WITH REGIONAL LEADERS INVOLVED IN PROMOTING STRONG U.S. - JAPAN RELATIONS. THROUGH DEVELOPING REGIONAL NETWORKS OF BUSINESS, CIVIC, AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS, THE USJC ASSISTS IN THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON CURRENT TOPICS RELATED TO U.S. AND JAPAN AND FOSTERS DIALOGUE IN AREA OF MUTUAL INTERESTS. THE USJC ALSO FOSTERS BUSINESS NETWORKING IN KEY REGIONS IN THE U.S. BY FOSTERING NETWORKS OF JAPANESE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN THE U.S. AND JAPANESE AMERICAN LEADERS IN THESE REGION. REGULAR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING EVENTS ARE HELD TO DEEPEN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE REGIONAL BUSINESS NETWORKS IS ALSO HELD AT THE TIME OF THE USJC ANNUAL MEETING.IN JAPAN, THE USJC BEGAN A BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH IS A GROUP OF BUSINESS LEADERS IN JAPAN WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE USJCS MISSION AND GOALS. IN NOVEMBER 2014, 70 BUSINESS LEADERS GATHERED TO LAUNCH THE ADVISORY BOARD WHICH CONVENES QUARTERLY TO HEAR FROM LEADING EXPERTS ON CURRENT TOPICS RELATED TO U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS AND TO ENABLE BOARD MEMBERS TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ON CURRENT TOPICS WITH EACH OTHER. THE USJC'S MISSION OF BUILDING PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONSHIPS AT THE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL SECTOR INCLUDES BRINGING TOGETHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS FROM THE U.S. AND JAPAN TO WORK TOGETHER ON AREAS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.THE USJC HOSTS MEMBERS OF THE JAPANESE PARLIAMENT WHO VISIT WASHINGTON, D.C. AND OTHER CITIES IN THE U.S. TO CONNECT THEM WITH KEY GOVERNMENTAL AND POLITICAL LEADERS. THE USJC ALSO MEETS WITH U.S. OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ISSUES AFFECTING U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS. 590746 828530 ANNUAL CONFERENCETHE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS A FORWARD-THINKING PUBLIC EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE EACH FALL. LEADING PROFESSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF THE U.S.-JAPAN COMMUNITY CONVENE TO EXPLORE CUTTING-EDGE TOPICS THAT PROVIDE OPPOERTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GROWTH AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. THE 2016 U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL ANNUAL CONFERENCE, THEMED IMAGINE, INNOVATE, INSPIRE,-THE SILICON VALLEY EXPERIENCE, WAS HELD FROM NOV 14 TO 15 IN SILICON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. IT BROUGHT TOGETHER REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, ACADEMIA AND THE NON-PROFIT SECTORS TO DISCUSS ISSUES THAT INCLUDED TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION IN VARIOUS AREAS FROM DESIGN TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AS WELL AS WOMENS LEADERSHIP, FOSTERING YOUNG LEADERS AND CELEBRATING DIVERSITY. APPROXIMATELY 700 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING 250 USJC MEMBERS, ATTENDED THE FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN CALIFORNIA. APPROXIMATELY 100 GENEROUS SPONSORS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $1 MILLION. THE MANY DIMENSIONS OF THE US-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP WERE REFLECTED IN THE CONFERENCES PANEL DISCUSSIONS, PROGRAMS AND NETWORKING AND INFORMATION SESSIONS. AS PART OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, USJC ORGANIZES A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, TOMODACHI EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM (ELP) FOR YOUNG JAPANESE AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS, UNDER THE AGE OF 35, WHO EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN BEING INVOLVED IN US-JAPAN RELATIONS IN THE FUTURE. THE ELP IS CONVENED AT THE TIME OF THE USJC ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND RECEIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND NETWORK WITH SENIOR AMERICAN AND JAPANESE LEADERS. IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR, THE 2016 PROGRAM BROUGHT 12 JAPANESE AMERICAN YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO SILICON VALLEY FOR THE 2016 U.S.-JAPAN ANNUAL CONFERENCE. 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A DETAILED REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS CONDUCTED BY A COMMITTEE SELECTED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY EACH BOARD MEMBER. A SUMMARY REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF RELIABLE COMPARABILITY DATA AND A DECISION AS THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION. A RECORD OF THE DELIBERATION, DECISION AND PERSONS INVOLVED ARE MAINTAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE MINUTE BOOK. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF RELIABLE COMPARABILITY DATA AND A DECISION AS THE REASONABLENESS OF THE COMPENSATION.A RECORD OF THE DELIBERATION, DECISION AND PERSONS INVOLVED ARE MAINTAINED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CORPORATE MINUTE BOOK. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE EACH YEAR.