A Night of Stars and Stripes
ACCJ members and partners celebrated 250 years of American independence.
Strategic Dialogue
ACCJ leaders visited Washington in June to discuss security, economic, and strategic partnerships.
Go Big or Go Home
How Takaichi’s ruthless capitalism and Takanomics have Japan poised for resurgence in a changing world.
Pax Nipponica
With Japan uniquely positioned to emerge as a true 21st-century global leader, Jesper Koll asks who will write the rules governing our future?
Advancing Dialogue
A delegation of seven leaders from the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) traveled to Washington, DC in December for the 2025 DC Doorknock. The visit carried forward momentum from April’s DC recon trip and reinforced the chamber’s sustained engagement with US policymakers.
Capitol Discourse
On April 23 and 24, ACCJ President Victor Osumi, Chairman Christopher LaFleur, and Executive Director Laura Younger visited the US capital to meet with members of the administration.
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.
2024 DC Doorknock
During the 2024 DC Doorknock, ACCJ delegates met with leaders in Washington, DC, to discuss security, economic, and strategic partnerships.
Diversity & Inclusion Summit Series Day 3
The ACCJ hosted its first in-person Diversity & Inclusion Summit since the pandemic on Day 3 of the "Unleashing the Power of Inclusion" series.
2023 DC Doorknock
During the first full DC Doorknock since 2019, ACCJ delegates met with leaders in Washington, DC, to discuss security, economic, and strategic partnerships.
2022 DC Doorknock
ACCJ leaders made their first DC Doorknock visit to Washington since before the pandemic June 14–16. View a selection of photos from the event.
Make Japan a Startup Nation
If you had two minutes with the new prime minister, to give your best-shot advice on how to create a better economic future for Japan, what would you say? From a macro perspective, by far the best answer is: Do whatever you can to make Japan a startup nation. But where does economic growth come from? Not from the stuff politicians and technocrats talk about most of the time—e.g., monetary, fiscal, or trade policy. And importantly, it doesn’t come from population growth. It comes from entrepreneurs.