February 22, 2018
In the final weeks of his placement with Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau, Mansfield Fellow Chip Taylor (Federal Aviation Administration) had two opportunities to travel outside Tokyo to share his expertise and to learn more about policy and governance issues of importance to Japanese and other government and industry leaders. On February 19, Mr. Taylor gave a lecture (pictured ...READ MORE »
February 15, 2018 Last month the National Park Service (NPS) announced that alumni Mansfield Fellow Stanley Austin was selected to serve as regional director of the National Park Service’s Pacific West Region. In his new position Mr. Austin will be responsible for overseeing operations for more than sixty national parks, 241 national historic landmarks, 100 national natural landmarks and other sites. ...READ MORE »
February 15, 2018 Mansfield Fellows Charles Mahaffey (U.S. Department of State) and Stephen Ching (U.S. Department of State) both recently began placements at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and last week they had an opportunity to meet with MEXT Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi. Councillor Hayashi has served as MEXT Minister since last August, but his connection to the Mike Mansfield Fellowship ...READ MORE »
February 8, 2018
Last week the Mansfield Fellows in Japan spent a day in Sumida-city in northeastern Tokyo learning how the municipal government is promoting industrial tourism and visiting two of the ward’s small and medium-sized enterprises. After a briefing on Sumida-city’s industrial tourism strategy, the Fellows visited two companies that manufacture metal molds and parts — Yoshizumi Press, which specializes ...READ MORE »
February 2, 2018 Next month Mansfield Fellow Chip Taylor will finish his first placement in the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Mr. Taylor, a Principal Maintenance Inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration, has been working in JCAB’s Aviation Safety and Security Planning Division since September. This month he was profiled in an article ...READ MORE »
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