JAMA Comments in Response to the FEOC Request for Public Comment

On January 18, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) submitted comments to the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to the December 4, 2023, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Section 30D Excluded Entities. Below is a summary of those comments.

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Grassroots Pioneers: JAMA Members & the U.S.-Japan Friendship

Recently, JAMA USA had the pleasure of attending the 2023 Japan-America Grassroots Summit, which was hosted by the Japan-America Society of Central Ohio (JASCO) in Columbus, Ohio. The summit celebrates the unlikely friendship between a young Japanese fisherman, Nakahama Manjiro, and Captain William Whitfield, which began in 1841 and eloquently illustrates one of the earliest encounters and friendships between the U.S. and Japan.

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