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Japan in the Bay Area: Collaboration and Transformation Report

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Report released by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, sponsored by US-ATMC, World Innovation Lab (WiL) and the Japan Society of Northern California

Japan’s ties to the Bay Area date to the region’s earliest days, when the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States sailed through the Golden Gate, making landfall in San Francisco in 1860. Since then, the San Francisco Bay Area has served as an important anchor for Japan’s economic presence and partnerships in the United States.

This report was developed and written by Sean Randolph, Senior Director at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, and Kenji Kushida, Research Scholar at the Japan Program, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University, with support from Niels Erich, a consultant to the Institute, and Economic Institute Research Associate Isabel Monteleone. 

Published: December 2019.

Report available here: <http://www.bayareaeconomy.org/files/pdf/JapanInTheBayArea.pdf>