Deputy's Corner Blog by DCM Kurt Tong
Cherry blossoms in the garden

May 14 - Our neighbor, the Hotel Okura, recently held its annual World Gardening Fair, and this year the United States was one of the 10 countries represented. [More]

May 8 - As diplomats, we are always trying to learn new things about the communities in which we live and serve. U.S. Embassy Tokyo's economic section recently carried out a number of activities in response to the State Department's "Economic Leadership Day" challenge. [More]

April 26 - Anyone who has spent some time in the spring in Washington, our nation's capital, can't resist the beauty of the 3,000 cherry trees the United States received as a gift from Japan over 100 years ago. [More]

April 23 - Last week, Secretary of State John Kerry visited Tokyo where he delivered his first major policy address overseas, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. [More]

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