October 26, 2017 Alumni Fellow John Wright (United States Air Force) wrote about U.S. military aircraft accidents and Japanese domestic politics in an October 20 article in The Diplomat. Major Wright participated in the Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program as a representative of the United States Air Force from 2015-2016. He currently serves as Japan Country Director, International Affairs, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces.
October 26, 2017
Earlier this month Mansfield Fellows Luke Deckard (U.S. Air Force) and Patricia Sloss (U.S. Department of Defense, shown above) joined young professionals from throughout Asia and the United States for a joint seminar at the International House of Japan. This was the third year Mansfield Fellows have participated in the seminar, which brings young leaders together to explore ...READ MORE »
October 19, 2017
Throughout the Mansfield Fellows’ year in Japan, the National Personnel Authority (NPA) organizes study tours to deepen the Fellows’ understanding of the country’s history, culture, government, and economy. Last week, the Fellows saw how Japan prepares for and responds to natural disasters during an NPA study tour to Kagoshima and Kumamoto prefectures. In Kagoshima, the Fellows learned about ...READ MORE »
October 12, 2017
Alumni Fellow Siri Hakala (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA) was an invited keynote speaker at the 85th International Symposium of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS) “Fisheries Science for Future Generations” September 22-24. She gave a talk titled “Towards Increased Understanding: Contrasting the U.S. and Japan’s Federal Fisheries Science and Management,” where she presented some of ...READ MORE »
October 5, 2017
On October 3, Mieko Nakabayashi briefed the Mansfield Fellows in Japan on the history of — and current issues in — Japanese politics. Dr. Nakabayashi served as a member of Japan’s House of Representatives from 2009 to 2012 and is currently teaching social sciences at Waseda University. Her presentation began with an introduction to the major political parties of ...READ MORE »
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