June 13, 2022 A volunteer group of Japanese Americans in Tokyo found opportunity in the COVID-19 pandemic and launched a pro bono, non-profit educational program to nurture a more global mindset among university students in Japan based on the ancient art of storytelling. The climate \\"crisis,\\" the global financial \\"crisis,\\" the refugee \\"crisis.\\" We hear the word \\"crisis\\" a lot these days, oftentimes describing a serious, widespread, problem. Some readers will recognize that the Chinese characters (kanji) for \\"crisis\\" (\\"kiki\\"/危機), are made up of the characters for \\"danger\\" (危) and \\"opportunity\\" (機). Rather than fearing the character for danger during the COVID-19 pandemic, however, a non-profit group of Tokyo-based Japanese Americans (JA) acted on the second character. They seized opportunity during the crisis, launching a pro bono educational program for young, next generation Japanese leaders called the Japanese American Storytelling Program (JASP). This is their story. Read the full article here (English version). You can also read the full article in Japanese.