JASI Gala 2025
Remarks from Indiana Governor Mike Braun
The Honorable Mike Braun, 52nd Governor of Indiana, delivered remarks at the Annual Gala of the Japan-America Society of Indiana (JASI) held on August 20, 2025, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.
The JASI Gala brought together more than 500 global and state corporate, government, and community leaders to celebrate the great news for Indiana’s manufacturing and economic partnerships with Japan. The Gala featured Hiroshi Ono, Nippon Steel North American President and CEO, who spoke on the recent agreement between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel, and Nippon Steel’s plans for major investment in the Gary Works Plant. He noted that the Gary Works facility will be “a flagship mill of U.S. Steel for years to come.”
Gov. Mike Braun praised the major development and gave his commitment to sustaining and growing the important economic relationship between Indiana and Japan. With the meteoric growth [of this relationship] over decades, we want to continue that momentum.