A bipartisan delegation of six state and local-level US political leaders visited Tokyo, Kochi Prefecture, and Aichi Prefecture for a series of meetings and roundtables with a variety of policymakers, business leaders, and local-level politicians under JCIE’s US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange program. During the course of their two-week visit, the delegation met with six Diet members, including the current State Minister for Foreign Affairs Keisuke Suzuki. Diet member Takae Ito hosted the delegation during the Aichi portion of their visit, which included a stop in her hometown of Inuyama City. Briefings in Tokyo covered a variety of issues, including trade issues, women’s involvement in politics, demographic challenges and population aging, and of course the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Outside of Tokyo, the group visited a variety of local businesses and manufacturers ranging from a sake brewery to a fry fishery. They discussed workplace accessibility during a visit to Chuden Wing Company and sustainability during a trip to Toyota’s Ecoful Town.