Exploring New Partnerships and

Opportunities in U.S.-Japan State

and Local Economic

Collaboration

Sean Connell Director of Business Recruitment

Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County, Washington State

Abstract

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Introduction1

The Local Context of U.S.-Japan Economic Relations

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http://www.asiamattersforamerica.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Japan%20Matters%20for%20America%202015.pdfhttp://www.asiamattersforamerica.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/Japan%20Matters%20for%20America%202015.pdfhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/19/remarks-vice-president-us-japanese-business-communityhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/19/remarks-vice-president-us-japanese-business-community

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Washington-Japan Aerospace Engagement

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-12/boeing-hands-21-of-777x-plane-s-parts-to-japanese-companieshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-12/boeing-hands-21-of-777x-plane-s-parts-to-japanese-companieshttp://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-key-suppliers-in-japan-want-an-upgrade

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Hawaii-Okinawa Clean Energy Initiative

http://www.seattle.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000163.htmlhttp://www.city.kakamigahara.lg.jp/shisei/aramashi/5037/014705.htmlhttp://www.mofa.go.jp/fp/nsp/page1we_000083.html

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http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2012/0328_01.htmlhttp://hawaii.gov/gov/newsroom/press-releases/governor-abercrombie-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-for-japan-u.s.-smart-grid-demonstration-projecthttp://hawaii.gov/gov/newsroom/press-releases/governor-abercrombie-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-for-japan-u.s.-smart-grid-demonstration-projecthttp://hawaii.gov/gov/newsroom/press-releases/governor-abercrombie-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-for-japan-u.s.-smart-grid-demonstration-projecthttp://www.nedo.go.jp/english.html.jphttp://www.mauismartgrid.com/smart-grid-demonstration%20-project-to-launch-in-2012/http://www.mauismartgrid.com/smart-grid-demonstration%20-project-to-launch-in-2012/http://nelha.hawaii.gov/energy-portfolio/http://otecokinawa.com/en/index.htmlhttp://www.eastwestcenter.org/system/tdf/private/apb299.pdf?file=1&type=node&id=34931

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I2CNER

Considerations for Future Partnerships

http://i2cner.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/about/purpose.phphttp://i2cner.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/about/purpose.phphttp://i2cner.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/about/message_president.php

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http://www.bigbend.edu/academics/programs/international-students/japanese-agricultural-training-program-jatp/http://www.bigbend.edu/academics/programs/international-students/japanese-agricultural-training-program-jatp/

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