April 2018
Education
Concordia Language Villages of Concordia College
To support scholarships for students to study Japanese at Concordia Language Villages and to improve the Japanese Language Camp.
Moorehead, MN. $30,000
Creative Connections
To support an arts-based cultural education project for students in Japan and the United States.
Norwalk, CT. $44,700
Globalize DC
To support Japanese language and Japan-related programs for students in Washington, DC public schools.
Washington, DC. $50,000
Kizuna Across Cultures
To support the Global Classmates program for high school students in the U.S. and Japan, which builds friendships, enhances language skills, and deepens cultural knowledge through dynamic online interaction.
Washington, DC. $59,950
Midori and Friends
To support Midori and Friends’ music education programs in underprivileged elementary schools in the New York City area, including their Journey to Japan program.
New York, NY. $50,000
US-Japan Technical Connections
To support a technical education program in Fukuoka, Japan for high school students from Vermont.
South Royalton, VT. $27,530
Communication and Public Opinion
Center for Independent Documentary
To support the continued development of a documentary film on the history and role of baseball in U.S.-Japan relations titled, “Diamond Diplomacy.”
Boston, MA. $37,065
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
To support an in-depth examination of U.S. perceptions of Japan and the U.S. Japan alliance as part of the Council’s 2018 Chicago Council Survey.
Chicago, IL. $50,000
Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
To support the continued development of a tech transfer exchange between the scallop aqualculture industry in Aomori, Japan, and Maine.
Portland, ME. $19,360
National Association of Japan-America Societies
To support the Secretariat for the Manjiro Center for International Exchange-U.S., which helps operate the annual Manjiro U.S.-Japan Grassroots Summit.
Washington, DC. $15,000
US-Japan Policy Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
To support the first year of a project that aims to inform the public on the history of the Japanese Constitution and explore the growing interest in considering amendment.
New York, NY. $64,678