Commemorate the life & legacy
of a distinguished leader
Call For Applications
Now accepting applications for the Shirane Fellows program for high school students! Application deadline closes on January 31, 2020.
About Mrs. Shirane
Mrs. Naoko Shirane made a lifelong commitment to building strong international relationships
based on people-to-people relationships. As Senior Advisor to the State of Texas, based in Tokyo, she developed many business and cultural relationships across Texas, including San Antonio, Houston, Austin and the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

2005
Toyota Truck Assembly Plant
in San Antonio
2006
International Citizen of the Year
Awarded by World Affairs Cou
2013
Gold Rays and Rosette
by the Emperor of Japan

Featured Scholarship Winners
Winner of 2017 Scholarship
Adan Silva III
In the United States, we can be so self-absorbed and have no regard for other people, their feelings and well-being. It is a distinguishable norm for American society at this point. We are always asking ourselves “What do I want?” or “What can I gain from this?”, but we never ask ourselves “What do they want?” or “What can they gain from this?” This is where Japan separates itself from the United States.
