CEPEX

      Join the Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) and Florida International University’s Asian Studies Center, European Union Center and Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies for a thought-provoking reflection on the March 11th crisis at Fukushima Dai-Ichi and the future of nuclear power around the world. In the aftermath of the crisis, countries around […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]