Sightseeing with Yuri By Meg Pfeifle During the second part of the DC Sojitz internship I was able to spend the day with Yuri Amano, a pharmaceutical student from Tokyo. She was here for a one week trip with the Rotary Club and was staying with various home-stay families and touring Washington D.C. We met […]
CEPEX Hosts Rotary Club Exchange Student
August 3, 2011
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Introducing the Washington, DC Staff
July 1, 2011
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Greetings from Washington! We have been busy this summer coordinating the Japan Studies Award DC Internship and collaborating with other Japanese organizations with cultural exchange activities. Introducing the CEPEX Co-Directors in Washington, DC: Christy Busch, a long time Japan-enthusiast, first forayed across the Pacific in high school as a Youth for Understanding Japan-U.S. Senate-Exchange Scholar. While living […]
Megan Pfeifle Starts DC Internship at Sojitz
July 1, 2011
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2011 CEPEX Japan Studies Award winner, Megan Pfeifle, began her DC internship at the Sojitz Corporation of America office this week. Meg was introduced to a wide variety of think tank lectures and attended a two-day conference series hosted by the Department of Energy Biomass Program. Meg will travel to Tokyo in July for a one-week internship […]
“Arigato, America” Published in U.S. Military’s Commemorative Book on Operation Tomodachi
June 26, 2011
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With huge help from retired U.S. Army Colonel Milton H. Isa, who currently works part time for Stars and Stripes, the WA Project’s “Arigato, America” message has been published in a commemorative book on Operation Tomodachi. The U.S. Armed Forces undertook Operation Tomodachi rescue and relief efforts with the Japan Self Defense Forces following the March 11th tsunami […]
Announcing the 2011 CEPEX JSA Winner
May 31, 2011
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We are pleased to announce the winner of the Second Annual CEPEX Japan Studies Award. We were impressed by the variety and quality of the numerous submissions we received. After careful consideration, we narrowed down the applicants to three finalists: Tracy Kline, Lissett Medrano and Megan Pfeifle. Our selection criteria for this year’s winner took into account the […]
Today, in the May 10th edition of the Washington Times, there is a full page ad on the back of the first section. Below a sketched image of a firm handshake one simple word is written: Arigato. This is one way the Japanese community, through the WA Project and with support from CEPEX, is saying […]
Join the “Arigato, America” Campaign As It Kicks Off (グローバルWA（輪）-DC プロジェクト)
April 19, 2011
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An outgrowth of the WA Project (“Like” their Facebook page here), the Japanese community is saying “Thank you, America” for the United States’ assistance as Japan emerges from the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. This assistance includes the U.S. military’s Operation Tomodachi along with numerous NGOs, U.S. government agencies, […]
Fairfax County Public Schools Grateful for Support for Japanese Immersion Program
March 31, 2011
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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 […]
CEPEX Japan Studies Award Still Scheduled for 2011
March 29, 2011
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Those interested in applying for the 2nd Annual CEPEX Japan Studies Award may be wondering if the tragic earthquake and tsunami that Japan experienced on March 11th has affected the program or its award, which includes a trip to Japan, given everything that has been going on since 3/11. The CEPEX executive officers would like […]
CEPEX Holds 2011 Board Meeting in Tokyo
March 7, 2011
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The 2011 CEPEX Board Meeting was held at Diet Member & CEPEX Vice-Chairwoman Mieko Nakabayashi-san’s office on February 24, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan.
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