On March 10-13, 2023, Dr. Drew B. Mallory, Sasin Inclusion Ambassador, was invited by Dr. Lailani Alcantara, Dean, College of International Management, to engage with students and faculty leaders in Beppu, Japan, at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU). During the visit, Dr. Drew discussed his experiences with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and Thai trends in the area, using Sasin’s as an example. Speaking with faculty, he noted that “inclusion” has now taken over as the focus of many universities’ drives toward more integrated climates, replacing “diversity”. Dr. Drew highlighted the need for a more thoughtful and unstructured approach to integrating DEI principles and activities into campus events and courses. He discussed the challenges of incorporating inclusion into courses that were not in the social sciences and emphasized that building inclusion into course curricula and daily interactions was easier than one might think. For example, Dr. Drew suggested that professors should feel free to include their own identities and experiences in their courses while also highlighting those of others, especially underrepresented groups. In a later session with students, Dr. Drew emphasized the importance of creating a space where students feel comfortable sharing their interests and ideas even if they stand out from the norm. He believed that only through working together can students and faculty create a truly inclusive campus. He discussed basic principles of “supportive communication,” the topic concern amongst the students at APU who responded to a pre-visit survey on what’s blocking inclusive interactions at the university. Through the combination of more traditional discussions on DEI (e.g., “why diversity matters”) and a broader skills-focused approach (e.g., “how can we ACT in inclusive ways”), students left with advanced ideas on how to talk across cultural boundaries to the heart of issues at hand. In both sessions, Dr. Drew also shared some practical ideas for building classrooms and groups that promote belonging for all. He stressed that there are many mistaken ideas about what DEI “needs” to look like and that a more unstructured and thoughtful approach could help integrate DEI principles and activities into many campus events and courses. Both Sasin and APU look forward to more fruitful exchanges of DEI practice in the future, given the many similarities between Thai and Japanese educational and social contexts and the strong interest in each university in acting as inclusive and distinctly Asian models for DEI in the region.