# Event Details

- **Event Name**: U.S.-Japan Initiative Program II: Expanding Frontiers of Collaboration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 01:00 pm – Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Exploring how U.S.-Japan ties shape the future of space, investment & culture. Join leaders from ispace, Suntory & more!About this Event? U.S.-Japan Initiative Program II: Expanding Frontiers of CollaborationJoin Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) for the  — a dynamic series bringing together innovators and leaders shaping the future of U.S.-Japan relations.This event convenes distinguished speakers from across industries to explore how Japan and the United States are driving global collaboration and growth. Discussions will span pioneering advances in commercial space exploration, investment outlooks under newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump, and the cultural and business influence of the wine and spirits sector.Featured speakers include executives from ispace, Geodesic Capital, The House of Suntory, and more.SPEAKERS:? InvestmentRayfe Gaspar-Asaoka, Partner, Geodesic CapitalMark Okada, Co-Founder & CEO, Sycamore Tree Capital PartnersAkira Shiraishi, Portfolio Manager, Capital Group (moderator)? SpaceKeiji Atsuta, COO, Interstellar TechnologiesChris Blackerby, Group COO, Astroscale HoldingsJustin Fiaschetti, Co-Founder & CEO, InversionTakeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO, ispacePhilip Hover-Smoot, CEO, Scout SpaceSho Nakanose, Founder & CEO, GITAIMasahiro Ono, Group Supervisor, Robotic Mobility Group, NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryWendy Shimata, VP Autonomous Systems, Varda Space IndustriesTakuto Ueha, Partner, McKinsey & Company (moderator)? Spirits & WineAkiko Freeman, Winemaker, Freeman Vineyard & WineryMasaki Morimoto, President, The House of SuntoryRead speaker bios here.Attendees to the Program may be photographed, videotaped, or otherwise recorded. Attendees grant Asia Society permission to use photographs and/or audiovisual recordings in which attendees appear for archival, documentary, publicity, advertising, or other purposes.SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:Contact info_LA@asiasociety.org for information on becoming a sponsor.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/los-angeles/us-japan-initiative-program-ii-expanding-frontiers-of-collaboration/100001954692561069
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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 49.87, max: 49.87, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Los Angeles
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: US Bank Tower
- **lat**: 34.0511086
- **long**: -118.25443430000001
- **full address**: US Bank Tower, 633 W 5th Street, Los Angeles, United States

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- **organizer**: Asia Society Southern California (https://allevents.in/org/asia-society-southern-california/22572165)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** US Bank Tower, 633 W 5th Street, Los Angeles, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Asia Society Southern California
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