This is a historical turning point when the international order is being challenged. On April 10th, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made an official visit to the U.S. and addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress. This visit demonstrated that the U.S. and Japan have become global partners, standing united in upholding the free and open international order based on the rule of law as well as leading global economic growth. Beneath this global partnership lies KIZUNA, the strong bond of trust and friendship, which has been nurtured by multiple layers of human connections and business partnership between our two peoples.
Mr. Jun Yanagi assumed his post as Consul-General of Japan serving ten Midwestern States of U.S. in August 2023. Mr. Yanagi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Japan in1988, and since then has served in diplomatic assignments in Nigeria, Australia, Russia,Canada, Vietnam, and Vienna. In Japan, he served as the director of Western Europe for MOFA and the deputy of cabinet intelligence (CIRO). Mr. Yanagi was also a professor at Tohoku University where he published a book on diplomacy. Mr. Yanagi read law at Tokyo University and earned his masters of PPE at Oxford University.
