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Shiho Kurogi 10/6/25 Shiho Kurogi 10/6/25

Announcing the 2025 Dan Okimoto Rising Innovators Fellows (U.S. Cohort)

SVJP is proud to introduce the inaugural U.S. cohort of the Dan Okimoto Rising Innovators Fellowship, a new initiative that…

Shiho Kurogi 7/21/25 Shiho Kurogi 7/21/25

SVJP Welcomes Kojin Oshiba as new Executive Committee Member

The Silicon Valley Japan Platform is delighted to welcome Kojin Oshiba, Co-Founder of Robust Intelligence, as the newest member of…

Shiho Kurogi 6/20/25 Shiho Kurogi 6/20/25

SVJP Launches the Dan Okimoto Rising Innovators Fellowship

SVJP is proud to launch the Dan Okimoto Rising Innovators Fellowship, a new initiative connecting the next generation of changemakers…

Shiho Kurogi 9/1/24 Shiho Kurogi 9/1/24

SVJP Welcomes Dr. Ken Jimbo as a New Executive Committee Member

Effective September 1, 2024, the Silicon Valley Japan Platform is delighted to welcome Dr. Ken Jimbo as a member of…

Shiho Kurogi 12/8/23 Shiho Kurogi 12/8/23

SVJP Update: Message from the Co-Chairs

In 2024, the Silicon Valley Japan Platform will undergo an exciting new change…

Shiho Kurogi 9/14/23 Shiho Kurogi 9/14/23

2023 SVJP Annual Retreat

The 2023 Silicon Valley Japan Platform Annual Retreat was one of two big events held that year. With the release…

Shiho Kurogi 7/20/22 Shiho Kurogi 7/20/22

Mourning The Loss of Shinzo Abe

The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8th 2022 will change economic-political-military dynamics in Japan and throughout the…

Shiho Kurogi 12/23/21 Shiho Kurogi 12/23/21

Happy Holidays from SVJP

The Silicon Valley Japan Platform wishes you a very happy holiday season! We give thanks for our community, and look…

Shiho Kurogi 8/8/18 Shiho Kurogi 8/8/18

Interview: Daniel I. Okimoto Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

Dr Daniel Okimoto was born in 1942. Like others of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, the outbreak of…

Shiho Kurogi 12/3/17 Shiho Kurogi 12/3/17

Through Technology, China Works Towards Global Domination

China, a state-led economy, is making full use of structural and policy advantages over market-based economies, like the United States….

Shiho Kurogi 8/5/16 Shiho Kurogi 8/5/16

Japan Inc. adrift unless it rides the waves of technology

For Japan to generate steady, sustained economic growth, three factor inputs—capital, labor and technology—must be optimally deployed to lift aggregate…

Shiho Kurogi 6/12/16 Shiho Kurogi 6/12/16

The Pioneering Spirit of “Issei” Women: A Personal Perspective

For Japanese women, who immigrated to the United States in the 20th century, the task of adjusting to a starkly…