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The Future of Healthcare (Recap)

September 14, 2021 — Peter Gruss, President/CEO of OIST, presents his thoughts on the future of healthcare and engages with participants on the topic.
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Ambassadors' Circle with the Russian Ambassador (Recap)

August 26, 2021 — Asia Society Japan welcomed H.E. Mr. Mikhail Y. Galuzin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Ambassadors’ Circle in August.
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Art for Breakfast 2021: Survival Society (Recap)

February 22, 2021 — Matt Alt, the author of “Pure Invention”, joined Art for Breakfast online to discuss how our pandemic lives were “made in Japan” and tell us how he became an expert in Japan’s pop culture.
Dr. Peter Gruss, President/CEO of OIST, and Mr. Jesper Koll, Asia Society Japan’s policy committee chair, preparing for the session
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OIST Quantum/Cyber Security Initiative: The Science, the Opportunities, and the Real-World Challenge (Recap)

June 1, 2021 — Asia Society Japan Center and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) held an online seminar on quantum technology and its future impact on information security.
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2021 Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contest Award Ceremony (Recap)

July 6, 2021 — Award ceremony for Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contest was held to award the very first Ronnie Prize to a winner from a group of ten finalists.
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Startup Nation Japan 2021: Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship and Japan’s New Growth Dynamics (Recap)

July 20, 2021 — In the inaugural session of a new series, Startup Nation Japan, three thought leaders in Japan’s emerging venture capital scene discussed the real-world perspective and challenges for Japan to become a startup nation.
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Ambassadors' Circle with the Mexican Ambassador

June 22, 2021 — Japan Center welcomed Her Excellency Ms. Melba Pría to June Ambassador’s Circle. Ambassador Pría discussed Mexico’s relations with US and Canada as well as its partnership with Japan.
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Art for Breakfast 2021: Steve Beimel | JapanCraft21

April 8, 2021 - Steve Beimel, founder of JapanCraft21, talks about the vision behind JapanCraft21 and its very first Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contest in 2021 which Asia Society Japan Center co-sponsors.

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Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Ambassadors' Circle with the Japanese Ambassador to Australia

May 25, 2021 — H. E. Shingo Yamagami,gives an outside-in perspective of the future of Asia in a conversation with Jesper Koll and Robert Feldman.
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Art for Breakfast 2021: Everett Kennedy Brown | Artist

March 22, 2021 — Everett Kennedy Brown, a Kyoto-based American artist, takes us on a mystical journey where past, present and future collide through his photographic works, using wet plate negatives in his presentation.