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.
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 …
RTO Diplomacy
As the pace of digitalization quickens and technology plays an increasingly important role in our lives, maintaining global leadership in science, technology, and innovation is critical. To do so, the United States Foreign Service has created a new position—regional technology officer (RTO)—which will focus on enabling the United States to maintain its leadership through transnational approaches to technology policy and development initiatives.
Wishing You a Happy Independence Day
Happy Independence Day to our partners and friends at the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ). On the 245th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, the democratic values that underpin the US–Japan alliance continue to bear fruit. Reflecting on the year thus far, we have much to celebrate as our bilateral ties with Japan remain strong.