Embracing AI in Learning
Seisen International School is preparing students for tomorrow’s business world with a thoughtful approach to artificial intelligence.
Beyond the Answer
As AI becomes both coder and tutor, teachers ask what students still need to learn and what role they should play.
Human Edge
As AI reshapes education and business, Minerva’s World Wise Executive Leadership Program builds leaders no algorithm can replicate.
University Briefings
Through custom sessions, the chamber helps professors and students navigate the US–Japan business landscape.
Leading across Borders
Minerva University’s new World Wise Executive Leadership Program is designed to help mid- to senior-level professionals build global fluency and lead with confidence across cultures, regions, and global environments.
Nurturing Global Citizens
Bringing more than 160 years of UK educational history to western Tokyo, Malvern College’s Kodaira campus offers an international learning environment with small classes, outstanding facilities, and and strong support.
Back to Nature
For many travelers, Niseko is synonymous with winter. But with year-round operations, MnK is offering programs that help children build confidence, develop problem-solving skills, and forge friendships that extend beyond summer.
Talent Exchange
Faced with a dwindling workforce, companies in Japan are locked in fierce competition to find young talent who can carry the organization forward and inject it with fresh ideas and vitality. Many overlook an option that offers tremendous advantages for employers and students alike: internships.
Incredible Opportunity
Isabella Boulware shares her experiences interning at the ACCJ and how the Bishop Family Memorial Scholarship continues to open doors for young talent.
Holistic Learning
For more than 36 years, The British School in Tokyo (BST) has welcomed families from around the world. In 2025, BST was named to the Spear’s Index Top 100 Private Schools in the World list—recognition of its continued commitment to educational excellence.
Shooting for the Stars with AUW
As the world changes, the future may depend on empowering women and amplifying their voices. The Asian University for Women‘s April fundraiser helps make education possible.
Academic Evolution
The British School in Tokyo is moving from A Levels to the International Baccalaureate.
A Bishop Scholar’s Journey
As his time as the first Bishop Memorial Scholar draws to a close, we sit down with Matthew Trani to learn about the experience and how he hopes to maintain his ACCJ connections.
Bishop Scholar
Matthew Trani, the first recipient of the Bishop Family Memorial Scholarship Fund, arrived in September. The Long Island native shares his path to Japan and where he hopes the opportunity will lead him.
The Bishop Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
On June 12, the ACCJ and the United States–Japan Bridging Foundation gathered at Tokyo American Club to honor the family and launch the Bishop Family Memorial Scholarship Fund at an event entitled Lives Lived for Bridging the United States and Japan.
In a Class of Its Own
In the nearly 160 years since it was founded in the English county of Worcestershire, Malvern College has become synonymous with the very highest levels of education and renowned for producing prime ministers, Nobel laureates, noted authors, and even an Olympic gold medalist. Now, to complement its international campuses in Egypt, Switzerland, and China, the college is to open a state-of-the-art Tokyo school in September 2023.
Life Beyond Covid-19
Since the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in Japan in January 2020, the world as we know it has changed in many ways—not least of which has been a transformation in how we study, work, and socialize. In light of this, The ACCJ Journal spoke to professionals in business and education, as well as soon-to-be-graduates, to learn about the challenges they’ve faced—and the solutions they’ve implemented—in a period defined by the pandemic.
Sustainable Change through Animation
One of the most noticeable aspects of digitalization has been the shift from traditional television to on-demand streaming video. But even before the coronavirus boosted demand, these companies were experiencing a shortage of high-quality animated content. ACCJ 2018 Volunteer of the Year Royi Akavia sees this as foundation for telling stories that make a difference using original characters to which children can relate.
Social Impact
If the future of Earth as we know it is to be secured, not just for ourselves but for generations to come, the way we do business has to change. That was the conclusion of scientists in a recently released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a body under the mandate of the United Nations. Serial entrepreneur Priya Sultan agrees with the report’s conclusions, adding that the education system—in addition to business practices—must be upgraded.