Articles from Japan Society

Japan Society today announced that Katherine “Kemy” Monahan has been elected by its Board of Directors as the organization’s next President and Chief Executive Officer. She will assume the role in August.

Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs, and Professor of Practice, International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University, will be the new Chair of the Board of Japan Society. Following a unanimous vote, the Society’s Board of Directors announced that Janow will step into her role as Chair effective July 1, 2022. Janow, an internationally recognized expert in international trade and investment, will be the first female Board Chair since the organization's founding. She has extensive experience in business, academia, and government that spans her life-long involvement with Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.