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Four Related
Regional Associations
Japan-Midwest
U.S. Association
| Chairman | Yuzaburo Mogi (Chairman and CEO, Kikkoman Corp.) |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Member States | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin |
The first 16 meetings of the Association alternated between
Chicago and Tokyo.
Since then, the meeting has rotated among the Midwest states, and a total
of 43 meetings had been held by September 2011.
Japan-U.S.
Southeast Association
| Chairman | Tsunehisa Katsumata(Chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company) |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Member States | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia |
The association's meetings regularly attract the attendance
of state governors and business leaders from the seven southeast states,
and Japanese business leaders.
The joint meeting alternates between Japan and the U.S. and rotates through
the U.S. States.
And a total of 34 meetings has been held to date.
Japan-Western
Americas Association
| Founded | 1965 |
| Member States | the western U.S., Canada and Mexico |
Initiated largely by business people working in the west
coast, by October 1993 the association had held 29 Senior Executive Meeting
and 46 Professional Committee Meetings. The two meetings were subsequently
combined, and a total of 86 meetings has been held to date.
Japan-U.S.
Southern Association
| Founded | 1969 |
| Member States | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma |
In the first 20 years after the Association's formation,
meetings were held 18 times in Texas and eight times in Louisiana. In October
1995, the association expanded to include Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico
and Oklahoma.
Since 1995, the joint meeting has alternated between Japan and the U.S.
South.
