April 19, 2018
Throughout their year in Japan the Mansfield Fellows participate in study tours and site visits that expand their understanding of Japan’s industry and economy. After visiting small and medium-sized enterprises in Tokyo earlier this year, this month the Mansfield Fellows traveled to Nagoya and Osaka to tour the facilities of two of Japan’s largest companies – Toyota and Panasonic. The ...READ MORE »
April 12, 2018
A recent placement in the office of Diet member Yasuhide Nakayama allowed Mansfield Fellow Ian Hurdle (United States Air Force) to sit in on a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee (shown above), appear in a live stream interview with Representative Nakayama, and meet with Coca Cola’s Tokyo Olympic committee. Captain Hurdle is a B-1B Pilot with the ...READ MORE »
April 12, 2018 Alumni Mansfield Fellow John Wright (United States Air Force) provided an overview of Japan’s new Midterm Defense Plan in commentary published in the April 3 PacNet newsletter. Major Wright observed that “While the new plan looks similar to its predecessors, proposed capabilities target emerging domains considered essential to high-end warfare. This makes the plan the most consequential MTDP in a long time, ...READ MORE »
April 5, 2018
Last month Mansfield Fellow Sarah Watson was in Aichi Prefecture for a brief placement with Toyota Motor Company. Ms. Watson, an Environmental Engineer with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, had the opportunity to meet with staff in each section of the Environmental Division at the company’s headquarters in Toyota City. These meetings provided opportunities for Ms. Watson to learn more about ...READ MORE »
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