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Japanese Innovation and Experiences Implementing New Technology in the U.S., From “Product Out” to “Market In” ～日米草の根交流プログラム：80年代からの対米進出日系企業の経験から：2020年代のIoTを活用する中・小規模生産現場での斬新な人材育成、労働力開発の紹介～ The Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX), together with the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville and University of Arkansas, invites you to join for a seminar on how to address workforce development issues and the 21st century workplace under […]

In 2018 CEPEX launched a new seminar series on workforce development in the U.S. This initiative has been supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) under the U.S.-Japan grassroots program which promotes collaboration with private sector, government authorities and educational institutions, on how to address workforce development issues and the 21st century workplace. […]

CEPEX hosted a seminar at Ivy Tech Fort Wayne’s North Campus on October 9, 2018. The second largest city in Indiana, over 30% of the economy in Fort Wayne is based on manufacturing. SMEs located in the area including BF Goodrich, Steel Dynamics, and Sweetwater. Before the seminar Ivy Tech Fort Wayne’s Dean Darrel Kesler […]

Japanese Innovation: Developments in Manufacturing Technology and the  Japanese Manufacturing Innovation Experience in the U.S. The Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX), supported by the Consulate-General of Japan and World Business Chicago, will host a seminar on Japanese innovation in manufacturing and experiences implementing new technology in the U.S. The event will be held at the […]

  From “Product Out” to “Market In” Beyond Just In Time & “Kaizen” “Don’t Waste Opportunities Tuesday, October 9, 2018 | 2:30 pm- 5:00 pm   Ivy Tech Fort Wayne North Campus  The Steel Dynamics, Inc. Keith E. Busse Technology Center 3701 Dean Drive, Fort Wayne, IN 46835 Register: https://ivytech-cepexevent.eventbrite.com   Featuring  Naoki Ito  Consul-General, […]

On October 17 CEPEX co-hosted a casual dinner and conversation at Tono Sushi restaurant with Keizai Doyukai Americas-Japan Committee co-chairs, Mr. Shigeru Yamazoe and Mr. Yukio Tada, and DC-area JET Program alumni. The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, and many of the over 32,000 American alumni have an […]

Yukio Tada, chairman of Keizai Doyukai’s Empowerment of Japan Hands committee, was the special guest speaker at a dinner with JET alumni in the DC area on March 16, 2016. This relatively new committee was created following initial action in the Americas-Japan Relations Committee in 2013, when Doyukai conducted a survey to gauge the awareness […]

Nine JET Alumni members in DC met with a visiting delegation of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) for a special discussion about Millennials at the Halcyon House in Georgetown on December 7. Keizai Doyukai’s Americas-Japan Relations Committee organized a mission trip to DC and New York to engage with think tank specialists, universities, […]

CEPEX hosted a dinner on September 24, 2014, with special guest Mr. Yukio Tada, Chairman of Keizai Doyukai’s Project Team for Empowerment of Japan Hands. Mr. Tada visited DC to discuss Empowerment of the JET Program following his delivery of a keynote speech at the JETAA National Conference in Seattle, Washington. Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate […]

One of CEPEX’s founders, Yukio Tada, was in Washington, DC for business last week. Even given his hectic schedule, he was able to meet with Great Falls Elementary PTA members for lunch. Great Falls Elementary is fortunate to be part of Fairfax County Public School’s Partial Language Immersion Program for Japanese.  Approximately 25% of its students […]