Japan-America Society of Tennessee, Inc.’s Post

On August 14th, Governor Bill Lee, U. S. Senator Bill Hagerty, Deputy Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Allen Borden, JAST Board Chair Masami Tyson and members of the JAST Board of Directors welcomed Consul-General of Japan in Nashville Shinji Watanabe to Tennessee during a reception at Tennessee’s Executive Residence. This is Consul-General Watanabe's second assignment in the United States, having served at the Consulate-General of Japan in Denver from 2001 to 2005. Outside of the U.S., Consul-General Watanabe has worked at the Embassy of Japan in Sweden three times. The Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville has jurisdiction over five states in the Southeast - Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. A message from Consul-General Watanabe: https://lnkd.in/e7ADHaGc

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Welcome Consul General Watanabe to the Southeast US and Tennessee.

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