【Photo Diary】(2) Visit to the United States, and Antigua and Barbuda

Published on November 29, 2025
I would like to share with you some of the photographs taken during my visit to the United States, and Antigua and Barbuda from October 15 to 23, 2025, in my capacity as honorary chair of The Nippon Foundation.

[October 17, Washington, D.C., the United States]

Photo of the street at Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. on a clear autumn day.
 
[October 18, Washington, D.C., the United States]
Photo of Roberta Cornano and Yohei Sasakawa.
With President Roberta Cornano (left) of Gallaudet University, the leading institution of learning, teaching and research for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
The Nippon Foundation has established two scholarship programs at Gallaudet University for students from developing countries－the Sasakawa International Scholarship created in 1993 and the World Deaf Leadership Scholarship in 2003.
She told me the university has decided to confer an honorary degree on me, inviting me to visit the institution in May 2026 for the ceremony.
 “I am very grateful for the honor,” I said in accepting her invitation.
Photo of Amit Roy and Yohei Sasakawa.
 With Dr. Amit Roy, chair of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA). 
He joined me when I had lunch with Dr. Satohiro Akimoto, chairman of the board and president of Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (Sasakawa USA).

 

Photo of Rina Akiyama, Hitoshi Iguchi and Yohei Sasakawa.
With two Sasakawa fellows who are studying at universities in Washington under the foundation’s fellowship program－Ms. Rina Akiyama (right) of Johns Hopkins University and Mr. Hitoshi Iguchi (left) of Georgetown University.
 

 

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