wes fDi's European Cities and Regions of the Future 2020/21 - FDI Strategy: North Rhine-Westphalia takes regional crown By www.fdiintelligence.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:24:59 +0000 North Rhine-Westphalia is fDi's top large region for FDI Strategy, with the Basque Country topping the table for mid-sized regions and Ireland South East first among small regions. Full Article
wes Belarus foreign affairs minister looks to strengthen trade with East and West By www.fdiintelligence.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:00:29 +0000 The minister of foreign affairs for Belarus tells fDi why the country is keen to join the WTO and strengthen economic relations with the CIS. Full Article
wes Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-02T14:57:00Z The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties Full Article News Energy Storage Solar Wind Storage Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar
wes Lekela reaches financial close for its West Bakr Wind project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-22T15:43:00Z Lekela announced that it has reached financial close on its first wind project in Egypt, West Bakr Wind. Construction will begin shortly, delivering 250 MW of clean, reliable power at a highly competitive price. Full Article Onshore News
wes NorthWestern Energy plans to upgrade 8-MW Madison powerhouse By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-09-06T13:31:00Z NorthWestern Energy has announced plans to upgrade its 8-MW Madison Powerhouse with the installation of four new turbine-generator units. Full Article North America News Rehabilitation and Repair Hydropower Turbines and Mechanical Components
wes New report shows Baltic States ahead of western EU counterparts in renewable energy targets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-07T11:54:00Z Findings in a recently published European Union report showed that the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia make up over 30 percent of the EU countries that have already met their 2020 renewable energy targets. Full Article News Hydropower Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
wes Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-02T14:57:00Z The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties Full Article News Energy Storage Solar Wind Storage Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar
wes City Utility Trials Voltage Optimization in First for Western Canada By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-05-16T12:15:00Z The city utility for Lethbridge, Alberta is starting a voltage optimization trial that is expected to deliver energy savings for customers while reducing overall energy usage in the city’s electricity distribution system. Full Article Energy Efficiency News
wes Midwest Utility Turning to Cows, Landfills for a Gas Alternative By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2018-08-23T14:40:32Z CenterPoint Energy Inc. wants to introduce a pilot program in Minnesota offering customers access to a renewable form of natural gas recovered from dairy farms and landfills. Full Article Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar
wes New report shows Baltic States ahead of western EU counterparts in renewable energy targets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-07T11:54:00Z Findings in a recently published European Union report showed that the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia make up over 30 percent of the EU countries that have already met their 2020 renewable energy targets. Full Article News Hydropower Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
wes Geocaching challenge takes participants to three Pacific Northwest hydro facilities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-01-06T16:57:00Z Visitor centers at large hydro projects in the U.S. nearly became an endangered species after 9/11. Fears about additional attacks on critical infrastructure led to restricting public access to many hydro projects, putting visitor centers in jeopardy. Full Article Hydropower
wes Clean Energy Spending Drops 15 Percent to Reach Lowest Level Since 2013 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-10T14:16:00Z Global investment in clean energy slumped 15 percent in the first quarter to the lowest level in two years because of a decline in wind and utility-scale projects. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
wes Pacific Northwest BiOp once again rejected by court By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2016-05-10T20:17:00Z The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled on May 4 that the 2014 Columbia Basin salmon biological opinion violates the Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act, and declared it invalid. Full Article Baseload
wes China Gezhouba Group establishes North Central and West Africa headquarters in Nigeria By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2016-10-26T13:30:00Z In Abuja, Nigeria, on Oct. 25, Nigeria’s Minster of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Shehuri, and Lv Zeziang, president of China Gezhouba Group International Company Ltd. (CGGC), joined other government and company officials in dedicating CGGC’s North Central and West Africa headquarters. Full Article
wes Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-02T14:57:00Z The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties Full Article News Energy Storage Solar Wind Storage Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar
wes Energy Efficiency and Renewables Are Lowest Risk/Cost Investments for Utilities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-12-02T13:27:00Z A new report by utility and finance experts contains positive news for the environment, our air and our (and our utilities’) pocketbooks — the economics of electric power resources have made zero-emissions energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies the most financially attractive options to meet the nation’s future energy demands. Full Article Energy Efficiency Hydropower Utility Scale Baseload Storage Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Policy Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Solar Geothermal
wes Clean Energy Spending Drops 15 Percent to Reach Lowest Level Since 2013 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-10T14:16:00Z Global investment in clean energy slumped 15 percent in the first quarter to the lowest level in two years because of a decline in wind and utility-scale projects. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
wes New report shows Baltic States ahead of western EU counterparts in renewable energy targets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-07T11:54:00Z Findings in a recently published European Union report showed that the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia make up over 30 percent of the EU countries that have already met their 2020 renewable energy targets. Full Article News Hydropower Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
wes Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-02T14:57:00Z The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties Full Article News Energy Storage Solar Wind Storage Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar
wes A musical journey from west to east By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:34:00 GMT Thanh Bui discovered a passion for American soul music while growing up in Australia as the son of Vietnamese parents. It led him to a life as a performer, teacher and songwriter. Now, having written songs for some of the world’s biggest acts in Japanese and Korean pop, he is passing on his knowledge to the next generation. Full Article Culture
wes [Ticker] EU to hold virtual Western Balkan summit today By euobserver.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 07:21:36 +0200 Six Western-Balkans leaders will sit down with the 27 EU ones in a videoconference summit on Wednesday that was to have taken place in Zagreb as the centrepiece of the Croatian EU presidency. "The summit itself is the message, to say: we want you to join," an EU diplomat told Reuters, adding: "We will also say that you cannot pander to the Chinese and the Russians when it suits you". Full Article
wes Clean Energy Spending Drops 15 Percent to Reach Lowest Level Since 2013 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-10T14:16:00Z Global investment in clean energy slumped 15 percent in the first quarter to the lowest level in two years because of a decline in wind and utility-scale projects. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
wes East-West Center Collaborates with University of Hawai‘i on Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:16 +0000 East-West Center Collaborates with University of Hawai‘i on Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment The East-West Center is pleased to be collaborating with the University of Hawai‘i Foundation and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa to raise funds for student fellowships in honor of Ann Dunham Soetoro, the mother of President Barack Obama. The graduate degree fellowships will focus on Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, and are intended to perpetuate the kind of penetrating and insightful study of Indonesia that was exemplified by this distinguished alumna of the East-West Center and the University of Hawai‘i. Full Article
wes Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:23 +0000 Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Full Article
wes EWC 50 Spotlight: East-West Center’s ‘Priceless Legacy’ is Revealed in 50th Anniversary Commemorative Video By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:25 +0000 EWC 50 Spotlight: East-West Center’s ‘Priceless Legacy’ is Revealed in 50th Anniversary Commemorative Video In honor of the East-West Center’s 50th anniversary, the commemorative video, “A Priceless Legacy,” was featured at the recent dinner launching the year’s celebrations. In the video, the Center’s history unfolds through a series of interviews with key leaders and current East-West Center participants who share their reflections. Full Article
wes EWC 50 Spotlight: East-West Center Launches 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Dinner Honoring the Founders By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:26 +0000 EWC 50 Spotlight: East-West Center Launches 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Dinner Honoring the Founders At the dinner honoring EWC founding leaders and launching the Center’s 50th Anniversary, Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister to President Obama and daughter of EWC alumni Ann Dunham and Lolo Soetoro, speaks about the Center’s importance to her family. Full Article
wes Spotlight on East-West Center in Washington: The ASEAN Commission on Human Rights and Beyond By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:30 +0000 Spotlight on East-West Center in Washington: The ASEAN Commission on Human Rights and Beyond EWC Visiting Fellow Dr. Hao Duy Phan discusses human rights mechanisms in Southeast Asia. Full Article
wes Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:42 +0000 Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community In the latest issue of the East-West Dialogue, How (and Why) the United States Should Help to Build the ASEAN Economic Community , EWC Senior Fellow Michael Plummer calls for ambitious new initiatives, leading to a U.S.-ASEAN Economic Space that would develop a framework for expanding FTAs and a U.S.-ASEAN Partnership Fund to deepen civic and cultural ties. These ideas are elaborated on in commentaries by Scot Marciel (U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN), Kishore Mahbubani (former Singaporean Ambassador to the UN), and Chalongphob Sussangkarn (former Thai Minister of Finance). Full Article
wes Spotlight on East-West Center in Washington By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:50 +0000 Spotlight on East-West Center in Washington EWC in Washington Director Satu Limaye (center), U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia Scott Marciel (left) and ISEAS Director Ambassador K. Kesavapany discuss U.S.-ASEAN relations at the Oct 25-26th EWC forum The East-West Center in Washington, D.C. is growing. There are new publications, expanded outreach efforts and other initiatives under the leadership of Director Satu Limaye, who joined the office in February. Highlights include: Full Article
wes The East-West Center: A Valuable National Asset By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:57:17 +0000 By Charles E. Morrison (Note: This commentary first appeared in The Honolulu Advertiser on July 31, 2011.) The East-West Center is a Hawai‘i-based, federally-supported institution, long a key part of U.S. outreach to the countries of the Asia and the Pacific and a fixture in Honolulu. When a House committee recently voted to eliminate the 1960 authorizing legislation for the Center, friends and alumni were alarmed, even though few observers believe the bill has any likelihood of becoming law. By Charles E. Morrison (Note: This commentary first appeared in The Honolulu Advertiser on July 31, 2011.) The East-West Center is a Hawai‘i-based, federally-supported institution, long a key part of U.S. outreach to the countries of the Asia and the Pacific and a fixture in Honolulu. When a House committee recently voted to eliminate the 1960 authorizing legislation for the Center, friends and alumni were alarmed, even though few observers believe the bill has any likelihood of becoming law. Full Article
wes Participants Celebrate East-West Fest By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:31:54 +0000 The EWC Participants Association held its 2013 East-West Fest cultural fair April 13 on the Jefferson Hall lanai. Themed "Colors of the World," the celebration featured cultural booths and performances from a variety of participants' home countries. View a photo gallery. Full Article
wes Navigating a Future for the East-West Center By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:36:28 +0000 Navigating a Future for the East-West Center By Charles E. Morrison Keynote address at the EWC/EWCA International Conference Naha, Okinawa 17 September 2014 Full Article
wes The East-West Center: Change and Opportunity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:57:23 +0000 Remarks of East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison Friends of the East-West Center Annual MeetingNov. 9, 2016 Thank you Puongpun, for a generous introduction. I also want to thank the Friends of the East-West Center for inviting me to speak and all of you for coming. Full Article
wes Happy East-West Center Day, May 14! By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 May 2019 21:44:04 +0000 On May 14, 1960, US President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law the act of Congress that established the East-West Center as a place “where scholars and students in various fields from the nations of the East and West may study, give and receive training, (and) exchange ideas and views.” Full Article
wes Remembering Former EWC Vice President Wesley Park By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:45:02 +0000 Photo: Jimmy Forrest / Honolulu MagazineHONOLULU (July 23, 2019) -- The East-West Center community was saddened by the passing on July 14 of former EWC Vice President Wesley T. Park, who was in his eighties. A well-known Honolulu business leader and supporter of the arts, he served as the Center’s VP of Administration between 1982 and 1989. Longtime EWC Director of Administration Ricky Kubota, who was first hired at the Center by Park as a budget analyst, remembers him as “a ‘no-nonsense’ type of guy who expected the work he assigned to be completed — no excuses. While that meant a ton of evening and weekend hours, Wesley led by example because he was in the office too.” Full Article
wes East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000 East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue HONOLULU (Jan. 19, 2011) -- The East-West Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program will be hosting a high-level dialogue on Pacific island issues January 25-26 at the Center’s campus in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Full Article
wes East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence, Daniel F. Romano By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:07 +0000 East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence, Daniel F. Romano HONOLULU (Sept. 24, 2010) – Daniel F. Romano , a Management Officer at the U.S. Department of State, has joined the East-West Center for a one-year post as a visiting research fellow and diplomat-in-residence. He most recently served as Supervisory General Services Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, where he completed a key property exchange agreement for a new embassy site. His previous posts include Beijing, Jakarta, Dubai, Berlin and Krakow. Full Article
wes East-West Center Receives NOAA Funding for Program to Help Pacific Communities Cope with Climate Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:08 +0000 East-West Center Receives NOAA Funding for Program to Help Pacific Communities Cope with Climate Change HONOLULU (September 24, 2010) -- The East-West Center has been awarded funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to serve as the lead institution in the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessment program, which is designed to help island and coastal communities cope with the effects of climate change. Full Article
wes East-West Center Announces New China-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000 East-West Center Announces New China-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program Travel and dialogue program is designed to deepen public understanding of the two countries and their relationship HONOLULU (June 17, 2010) Full Article
wes East-West Center Students Celebrate Connecting Diversities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:14 +0000 East-West Center Students Celebrate Connecting Diversities HONOLULU (March 25) – The East-West Center Participants Association is hosting its 2010 cultural celebration, East-West Fest, on Saturday, April 10th from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Center's Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) on the East-West Center campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Parking will be available on the UH Manoa campus. This year's fest, themed Connecting Diversities, will also celebrate the East West Center’s 50th anniversary. Students from throughout the Asia Pacific region – many dressed in colorful national attire – will present cultural performances, activities and displays. Highlights of the performance lineup include dances, songs from Bangladesh, USA, China, The Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Nepal, Italy, Iran, Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, and many more. Full Article
wes Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program HONOLULU (March 9, 2010) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and prominent energy market analyst Fereidun Fesharaki has established a fund to help Iranian and other participants attend the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. Under an agreement recently signed with the Center, Dr. Fesharaki has pledged to donate his full monthly take home EWC salary, which will exceed the $25,000 necessary to establish a scholarship fund. The Fesharaki Scholarship Fund will be used to fund awards of at least $1,000 each year for one or more students, with a preference for (but not limited to) Iranian students from Iran or elsewhere outside the United States. Awards will be granted based on financial need, leadership experience, educational achievement, and funding availability. Full Article
wes UN Democracy Fund Awards East-West Center $225K to Help Strengthen Democracy in Pakistan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:17 +0000 UN Democracy Fund Awards East-West Center $225K to Help Strengthen Democracy in Pakistan HONOLULU (Feb. 18, 2010) – The East-West Center has received a grant of $225,000 from the United Nations Democracy Fund to help strengthen Pakistan’s recently restored democracy. The project will reinforce electoral and parliamentary processes and enhance civil society’s capacity to promote accountability and transparency. “Pakistan is a Muslim country of 164 million people, and a nuclear power,” said project leader Shabbir Cheema, Director of the East-West Center’s Asia-Pacific Governance and Democracy Initiative. “But a weak Parliament, lack of trust in electoral processes and weak civil society institutions have constrained the deepening and consolidation of democracy in the country.” Full Article
wes East-West Center to Honor the Past and Look to the Future at 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Gala Dinner By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000 East-West Center to Honor the Past and Look to the Future at 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Gala Dinner President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Daughters Among the Honored Guests Full Article
wes East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:19 +0000 East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature Multi-article Journal Cover Story Highlights Economics, Security, and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 27) — The Fall 2009 edition of Global Asia , the East Asia Foundation’s journal on international affairs, has just been released, highlighting the multi-article cover story “In the National Interest: Economics, Security and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia.” Full Article
wes East-West Center Announces 2010 Media Conference in Hong Kong By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:20 +0000 East-West Center Announces 2010 Media Conference in Hong Kong REPORTING NEW REALITIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Hong Kong April 25-28, 2010 EastWestCenter.org/mediaconference An East-West Center 50th Anniversary Event As part of the East-West Center's 50th anniversary events, the Center's Asia Pacific Center for Journalists and local co-sponsor the University of Hong Kong Journalism and Media Studies Centre have announced plans for the EWC’s the at the East-West Center's second biennial international media conference . Full Article
wes East-West Center in Washington Director Represents U.S. at Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000 East-West Center in Washington Director Represents U.S. at Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference HONOLULU (Aug. 21) – Dr. Satu Limaye, director of the East-West Center’s Washington office, was selected by Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Special Staff for the President as the sole U.S. representative to the recent Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference (PFoI). Distinguished guests from 13 countries participated in the program including top government officials, journalists, academics, entrepreneurs, and artists. During the conference, from August 13-19, participants witnessed first-hand Indonesia’s progress and development. Full Article
wes NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development’s Role in Avian Flu Transmission By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000 NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development’s Role in Avian Flu Transmission HONOLULU (Sep. 1) – The East-West Center (EWC) was awarded a three-year grant for $1,398,380 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate the impact of development-based environmental change on avian flu transmission. The project, “CNH: Coupled Natural-Human Systems and Emerging Infectious Diseases," will examine the interaction of urbanization, agricultural change, and habitat alteration with outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in Vietnam. Full Article
wes East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000 East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets HONOLULU (Sept. 8) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and energy expert Fereidun Fesharaki will discuss the “Outlook for Global Energy Markets after the Great Recession: With Perspectives on China and Iran” at a public forum co-sponsored by the East-West Center in Washington and the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3 PM. Full Article
wes East-West Center Officials to Join in Higher Education Mission to Indonesia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:25 +0000 East-West Center Officials to Join in Higher Education Mission to Indonesia HONOLULU (July 22) -- East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison and Director of Education Terance W. Bigalke will be among the delegates of a U.S. higher education leaders’ mission to Indonesia July 26-31. Mission organizers have said that the delegation’s scheduled visit will not be altered by the recent hotel bombings in Jakarta. Full Article
wes East-West Center Awarded Nearly $95,000 for Japan-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:27 +0000 East-West Center Awarded Nearly $95,000 for Japan-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program HONOLULU (June 10) – The East-West Center has received a two-year grant of $94,747 from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership to support the Japan-United States Journalist Exchange . This 12-day exchange program, co-sponsored by the East-West Center and Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (NSK), sends six to seven Japanese journalists to the United States and an equal number of U.S. journalists to Japan to broaden the journalists’ knowledge of the relationship and challenges faced between the two countries. Full Article