Japanese Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama and US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao addressed the 38 Japan America Societies across the country in a live web stream from the Japanese Embassy in D.C. on October 13, 2020, in lieu of a national in-person Annual Meeting. The Ambassador stressed the significance of the US-Japan relationship for job creation here, pointing out that Japan's foreign direct investment in the US, valued at over $600 billion is higher than that of any other foreign investor. Secretary Chao expressed that she was looking forward to the Tokyo Olympics being held next summer and applauded the preparedness of Japan's continuously efficient transportation infrastructure.