CEPEX

関係各位 拝啓 時下益々ご清栄のこととお慶び申し上げます。 さて、2005年に設立されたCEPEX(シーペックス)「センター・フォー・プロフェッショナル・エクスチェンジ」は、お陰様で最初に企画した活動期間の10年を無事に終えましたが、次世代の知日派親日派の育成が急務という昨今の状況を鑑み、この度、体制を一新して更に10年間の活動延長の手続きを行いました。これまでのご協力に厚く御礼を申し上げるとともに、引き続きご指導・ご鞭撻の程、宜しくお願い申し上げます。 （１）活動10年延長・新体制： The original charter was set for a period of ten years. As we look at the state of U.S. and Japan relations, we perceive the need for our mission to help cultivate the next generation of Japan hands, and provide an organizing partner for our Japanese counterparts, remains as strong […]

The Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) was originally established in 2005. In the past ten years, the organization has successfully upheld the mission of supporting young Americans interested in Japan and young Japanese professionals in Washington, DC. CEPEX has held numerous educational events and conferences at Vanderbilt University, Georgetown University, Florida International University, University of […]

JET Alumni and special guests joined Mrs. Abe and Mrs. Sasae The First Lady of Japan took time out of her busy schedule on April 29 to meet with 18 alumni of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program and the families of Taylor Anderson and Monty Dickson in Washington, DC.  Mrs. Abe, Mr. Tada, […]

CEPEX along with USJI (U.S.-Japan Research Institute) hosted a special event on February 10, 2015. Sojitz Research Institute’s Masayuki Kobayashi gave a presentation to undergraduate and graduate students in the Washington, DC area about Japan, World and ‘Sogo Sosha’. Mr. Kobayashi discussed Japan’s history, the impact of Abenomics and the role of the sogo shosha […]

Great Falls Elementary School held a special tree planting ceremony in their Yujo no Niwa (Friendship Garden) on Thursday, April 30. Mrs. Akie Abe had requested the chance to plant a cherry blossom tree, called sakura, in the garden. Her husband, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, had attended the opening ceremony for the garden in 2010. […]

Arrival Ceremony  Crowds of American and Japanese individuals arrived early in the morning on Tuesday, April 28, to pass the security gauntlet and find the perfect spot for the Arrival Ceremony of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and First Lady Akie Abe. While hundreds were invited, not everyone made it onto the South Lawn, with a […]