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U.S.-Japan Innovators Network

Welcome to the U.S.-Japan Innovators Project

Connecting people & ideas to create a better world.


Upcoming Events

Jazz Is Life Community Dialogue: Innovation & the Art of Future Building
May 20, 6:30-8 pm at Japan Society, New York
May 22, 6:30-8 pm at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

Kohei Nishiyama
Kohei Nishiyama. © Naho Baba
Innovation, improvisation and collaboration are critical ingredients for recovery. New approaches to problem-solving in Japan and the United States are helping people envision a better future, whether it's a community coping with natural disaster or an individual rebounding from homelessness. These symposia explore the art of recovery from a range of different perspectives, keying off of conversations with members of the U.S.-Japan Innovators Network, including Rosanne Haggerty, founder of the supportive housing non-profit Common Ground Community, Kohei Nishiyama, CEO of design-to-order company elephant design, Marty Ashby, Executive Producer of MCG Jazz, and Jay Weigel, Executive/Artistic Director for the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans. Co-organized with MCG Jazz, Contemporary Arts Center, The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Followed by a reception.

Tickets (May 20 only, New York): $10/$8 Japan Society members/$5 students & seniors. Order tickets at www.japansociety.org/ or call the Japan Society box office, Mon.-Fri. 11AM-6PM & Weekends during gallery exhibitions 11AM-5PM, (212) 715-1258. A $3 service charge is added to all orders. Member ID number required for member ticket purchase. No refunds or exchanges. Programs subject to change.

Tickets (May 22 only, New Orleans): Free admission. For more information, please call the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, (504) 528-3805, or visit www.cacno.org.

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News

Bill Strickland’s Book, Make the Impossible Possible, Finds Japanese Publisher

Eiji Press, a Japanese publishing company, has purchased the rights to publish Bill Strickland’s book, Make the Impossible Possible, in Japanese!

This exciting IN development has an interesting back-story. Chikara Funabashi, founder and President of WillSeed Company Ltd., introduced Naoshi Takatsu, Editor in Chief of the magazine, Works, to Japan Society back in January 2007, during the IN retreat, (IN)SIGHT: Bridging Gaps. Then, almost a year later, after reading Bill’s book at the suggestion of a Japan Society employee and being thoroughly impressed by it, Mr. Takatsu recommended it to his publisher, Eiji Press. Now, Eiji Press plans to make Bill's powerful message accessible in Japanese.

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The U.S. –Japan Innovators Network is co-organized by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. The Network is generously supported by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and Citigroup Inc. Additional support is provided by the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, Jack and Susy Wadsworth, R&R Consulting, Inc., Justin A. Rockefeller and Dr. Michitaka Yamamoto. International transportation supported by Continental Airlines and All Nippon Airways, Ltd. The Network is also made possible in part by Japan Society’s endowment for policy projects.



The Japan Foundation for Global PartnershipCitigroupContinental AirlinesAll Nippon Airlines

For information about supporting the U.S.-Japan Innovators Network, please contact Daniel Rosenblum at (212) 715-1242 or by e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .