U.S.-Japan Cultural Conference, 1962-1966

•1962: Recommendations for exchange of persons, materials, arts, specialists in area studies; language teaching; incentives for private resources; increased translations and abstracts of American and Japanese scholarly research. •1963: Considered educational television; translations and abstracts of American and Japanese scholarly research; American Studies in Japan and Japanese Studies in America; performing arts exchange •1966: the role of the universities in developing mutual understanding between countries.

The U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) originated in a series of discussions between President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda in 196 as a high-level advisory panel to the two governments for educational and cultural exchanges. It is a binational advisory panel that serves to elevate and strengthen the vital cultural and educational foundations of the U.S.-Japan relationship, and to strengthen connections between U.S. and Japan leadership in those fields. It works to ensure that the best of new ideas for cultural, educational and intellectual activity and exchange are implemented as operational programs. (Wikipedia)