In spite of COVID-19’s ongoing disruption of international relations and trade, Japan and the U.S. continue to collaborate on significant bilateral and international objectives. Kenju Murakami, Director of the Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan in New York, will share his updates on Japan’s position in 2022. From the current COVID and economic situation in Japan, to Prime Minister Kishida’s priorities and global crises like climate change, join the Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania for this special lecture on February 17, 2022. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

Kenju Murakami is the Director of the Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan in New York. He previously served as the Director of Disarmament and Director of Peacekeeping Operations in Tokyo, at the Embassy of Egypt, and at the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. He received his Bachelor of Law from the University of Tokyo and Masters in Law and Political Science from the University of Michigan.