Happy Independence Day 2026!
My sincere thanks to the ACCJ board and all the member companies for your vital work to energize the US–Japan economic partnership and infuse it with our American spirit of possibility.
Happy Independence Day 2025!
Happy Birthday, America! Two hundred forty-nine years! I want to take the opportunity to thank the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan for your tireless work to make the US–Japan partnership the huge success it is today.
Alliance Maker
As US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel prepares to hand over the reins to a new envoy, he talks to The ACCJ Journal about the experience, the importance of the alliance, and the future.
Happy Independence Day 2024!
As Americans around the world celebrate the nation’s 248th birthday, the Fourth of July provides a chance for those of us in Japan to reflect on what has already been a historic year for US–Japan ties.
Happy Independence Day 2023!
On the 247th anniversary of the birth of our great nation, I would like to extend my warmest wishes for a Happy Fourth of July to our friends and partners at the ACCJ.
Changed Reality
When Rahm Emanuel arrived in January as the 31st US ambassador to Japan, he wasted no time in building new connections and strengthening existing ties between the two countries. His experiences as mayor of Chicago, President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, a member of the US House of Representatives, and senior advisor to President Bill Clinton coalesce into a whirlwind of diplomatic energy. On May 16, Emanuel took time out from this fast-paced schedule to speak to members and guests of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ).
Happy Independence Day!
I would like to wish our friends and partners at the ACCJ a Happy Independence Day on the 246th anniversary of the founding of our great nation. The US–Japan Alliance has much to celebrate as well …