Innovators Network

We are a multidisciplinary network of emerging and established innovators @japansociety NY. Our latest project looks at rural revitalization in JPN & the U.S.

[Innovators Network @Innovators_JS]

@kimmelman wrote @Guggenheim's Countryside: The Future “gets people to think . . . because city and country, urban and rural, are ultimately not separate issues." Rural communities have long known this; nice to see city-folk are finally catching up. https://t.co/hh6CwMKjFP

[Innovators Network @Innovators_JS]

@kimmelman wrote re: @Guggenheim's Countryside: The Future “gets people to think . . . because city and country, urban and rural, are ultimately not separate issues." Rural communities have long known this--nice to see city-folk are catching up. https://t.co/hh6CwMKjFP

[Joshua W. Walker @drjwalk]

Beneath the Mona-Lisa-smile of the inimitable #JohnDRockefeller, the equally inimitable @JosetteSheeran & I shook hands. We discussed her role as president @AsiaSociety, @japansociety mutual legacy & opportunities for future work & the unique position shared by our organizations!

[Motoko Rich @motokorich]

Judge orders former TV journalist accused of sexual assault to pay #shioriito 3.3 million yen in damages

[moeko fujii @moekofujii]

I wrote about the ways non-Japanese filmmakers see Tokyo: tourist trap, a den of cats and sin, and as a city for those who try and fail at love, for @NewYorker! Feat. the auteurs who've trekked there: Coppola/Marker/Carax/Bong Joon-ho/Herzog/Kiarostami: https://t.co/XMAGVYxBRn

[Japan Society Film @js_film_nyc]

Akio Jissoji: The Buddhist Trilogy (Feb. 15 & 22, 2020)
🎟️Details & tickets: https://t.co/gWqLHirwgC 📽️Trailer:

[Innovators Network @Innovators_JS]

Otsukaresamadeshita! Thank you for coming to see us. It was great visiting the office of @venture4america with you.
Our president @drjwalk also was very impressed with your work and hope to pursue avenues of collaboration.

[小松洋介 VENTURE FOR JAPAN代表 @yoyosuke0702]

今から日本に帰る。今回の出張は実りが多すぎて、これからが楽しみ。ただ、弾丸すぎて若干ボロボロ。。

戻ったら、いろいろ動き出すぞー！
年明けはいろいろ始まります！

[Innovators Network @Innovators_JS]

Happy Birthday, Yasujiro Ozu! Your attention and appreciation to details were such that the higher power let you disappear from this earth on the day you were born. How neat.

[Japan Society Film @js_film_nyc]

Today is #YasujiroOzu's day (Dec. 12, 1903-Dec. 12, 1963). The young director at age 8, wearing a sumo "mawashi" he made himself, and with Setsuko Hara and Chishu Ryu.
(c) Kamakura Bungakukan

[Japan Society @japansociety]

We deeply mourn the passing of Paul A. Volcker, a member of Japan Society's Board and Life Director for over four decades, and indefatigable advocate in the promotion of U.S.-Japan relations. Our gratitude is immeasurable, and our deepest condolences go out to all his loved ones.

[Pico Iyer @PicoIyer]

"You have to have an experience that is not of the world in order to enjoy the world"--Leonard Cohen, while a monk.

[Joshua W. Walker @drjwalk]

Dr. Testu Nakamura was a paragon of Japan’s soft power in Afghanistan. He was the most famous Japanese aid worker who devoted more than 30 years to improving the medical environment in Afghanistan and Pakistan who will be sorely missed.

[Innovators Network @Innovators_JS]

Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

[Joshua W. Walker @drjwalk]

Truly a historic moment as we celebrated the legacy of Ambassador Sakurai who faithfully led @japansociety for over a decade w/ help from our board chairman Joe Perella & search committee co-chair Jun Makihara & our staff family, past & present. Ganbarimasu!

[Japan Society @japansociety]

Today is #GivingTuesday! Individuals like you allow us to help further U.S. – Japan relations through hundreds of cultural, learning, and policy events, and we couldn’t do it without your help! Support Japan Society with your tax deductible donation: https://t.co/jMokNd5Sh6

[Joshua W. Walker @drjwalk]

In this season of thanksgiving, there has never been a more important moment to appreciate Japan for the new innovations and developments that build on its ancient traditions making it a soft power superpower. Check out my latest here in @japantimes https://t.co/VDVSXXrCVK

[Elaine Pofeldt @ElainePofeldt]

Researchers behind a major worldwide entrepreneurship report opt to consider one-person businesses part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. This represents a big break with traditional thinking that only scalable businesses matter. https://t.co/lXNk6qHRiz

[Nippon.com @nippon_en]

The population issue is not the only threat to the sustainability of Japanese society.
https://t.co/JNzlClrrZ8

[Aspen CSG @AspenCSG]

If you need a break from #thanksgiving festivities this week, sit down and read our Rural Development Hubs Report. Lots of valuable lessons inside on #ruralinnovation - The Aspen Institute https://t.co/jTwR1qI2aN via @aspeninstitute

[Joshua W. Walker @drjwalk]

Humbled to be profiled in @Yomiuri_Online, Japan’s largest circulated newspaper this morning not only for my new role at @japansociety but also for my recent #GZEROSummit work at @EurasiaGroup

[Innovators Network @Innovators_JS]

Members of the House of Representatives participate in a disaster prevention drill on how to wear helmets should earthquake strikes. (I like it that it's a foldable helmet. IN staff) #Japan

[NHKニュース @nhk_news]

地震に備えて、衆議院の本会議場で議員がヘルメットを着用する訓練が行われました。
https://t.co/XeTzelofFK
#nhk_news

[Joshua W. Walker @drjwalk]

Always great to see friends like @SamPotolicchio in print especially when they include killer quotes being featured with @ianbremmer on "Surviving the Trump Era," have to read Japanese to follow along I'm afraid!