CEPEX Japan Studies Award Winner Kaloyan Kostov, center.

CEPEX Japan Studies Award winner Kaloyan Kostov started his internship at the Washington D.C. office of Sojitz Corporation of America this week. Between visits to Capitol Hill to attend congressional hearings and going to events at local think tanks, Kaloyan has been gathering data for an in-depth research project.

The two week internship in Washington, D.C. is the first part of the CEPEX Japan Studies Award. In mid-July, Kaloyan will take his first trip to Japan to learn more about the country and culture and practice his Japanese in country.