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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman (top left) and First Lady of the United States Jill Biden (far right) presided over two separate name unveiling ceremonies, July 2021. Sherman dedicated the Beate Sirota Gordon tower (bottom left photo) with Chargé d’Affaires Raymond Greene (left center) and members of the Sirota Gordon family and Council on Diversity and Inclusion, July 20. Biden (top center photo, far right) unveiled the Irene Hirano Inouye and Senator Daniel K. Inouye room plaque with, from left: Chargé d’Affaires Raymond Greene, U.S.-Japan Council representatives Hiroko Tanaka and Masaaki Tanaka, and Christina Le. U.S.-Japan Council President and CEO Suzanne Basalla, Jennifer Hirano, and Ken Inouye attended virtually. Photos by Kent Jagodzinski

Mission Japan honors diversity through name dedications

Securing the Games

Consular Officer Jason Dyer (front, center) works in the Joint Operations Center, a 24-hour center at Embassy Tokyo, monitoring all things related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Photo courtesy of Mission Japan

Games Like No Other

Even in a country often perceived as homogeneous and untouched by racial issues, thousands marched to protest in Tokyo, showcasing their outrage over the death of George Floyd, June 14, 2020. Photo by Eugene Hoshiko

Power of Example

CDI members Uyanga Erdenebold and Laura Sheehan, joined by seeing eye dog "Dunaway," work on a community podcast highlighting members of the community to showcase the diversity within Mission Japan. Photo by Mikayla Conners

Mission Japan confronts racism and systemic inequality

One of the most popular venues for cherry blossom viewing in the spring is in Meguro River, Tokyo. Cherry blossoms are symbolic of the diplomatic friendship between the United States and Japan. Photo by Makoto_Honda

Planning Pioneers

Singing amid the pandemic

Olympic swimmer Anthony Ervin conducts a swim clinic in Setagaya, Tokyo, as part of Mission Japan's Go for Gold program, Aug. 2019. Photo by Ken Katsurayama

Postponed Games