Studying and pursuing careers in the United States will improve ability to communicate across borders and help Japanese entrepreneurs collaborate with talent around the world, U.S. Ambassador John Roos said Monday.
"The value of outside education, of getting intraperspectives and practices, directly bolstered Japan's incredible economic growth through (the 1950s and 1960s and beyond)," Roos said at a Tokyo symposium on how to spur entrepreneurship.
"It was also common for young Japanese to earn their undergraduate or graduate degrees in the United States, including MBAs," he added. "My government puts a high priority on supporting Japan's return to the trend of studying in the United States."