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IJS Lecture: US-Japan Relations and the importance of learning Japanese in Ohio

picture of Consul Genearl Katayama
April 7, 2015
All Day
Mendenhall Laboratory, Room 115 (125 South Oval Mall, OSU Campus)

Institute for Japanese Studies lecture series:

"US-Japan Relations and the importance of learning Japanese in Ohio"

Consul General Katayama will discuss US-Japan relations including political and economic issues. He will also discuss the relationship between Ohio and Japan and potential job opportunities for the students learning Japanese in Ohio.

Consul General Katayama began his career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan in 1983. Within the Ministry, he has served as Director of the Energy Resources Division of the Economic Affairs Bureau, and as Director of the Cultural Affairs Division of the Public Diplomacy Department. Overseas, Consul General Katayama has held posts at the Japanese Embassies in China, the United States, Malaysia, and Belgium. Consul General Katayama joined the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit on September 20th, 2013.

This event is cosponsored by the Institute for Japanese Studies, East Asian Studies Center, Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, and a U.S. Department of Education Title VI Grant. 

The event is free and open to the public. 

For more information, please contact Janet Stucky Smith, Institute for Japanese Studies, stucky.7@osu.edu or 614-292-3345.