October 2008
Education
Anacortes School District
To support the third year of a three-year program of Japanese language instruction at Island View Elementary School in Anacortes, WA. Anacortes, WA. $2,091.94
Japan-America Society of Washington, DC
To support the fourteenth year of a national Japanese language and culture competition for high school students (Japan Bowl). Washington, DC. $50,000
Nanzan University
To support the third year of the Nagoya American Studies Summer Seminars, which aim to enhance mutual understanding between Americans and Japanese. Nagoya, Japan. $35,000
New Heights Academy
To support the development of a Japanese language resource Library at New Heights Academy. New York, NY. $15,000
Temple University Japan
To support the third year of a three-year US study tour for Japanese high school teachers, including lectures, historical tours, and follow-up workshops that will focus on American Studies. Tokyo, Japan. ¥ 4,775,000
The Mountain Institute
To support the second year of a three-year project to develop new and innovative middle to high school level curricula that use the virtual climb of each mountain as the central study themes to introduce American and Japanese students to the history, culture, geography, and environmental issues of each other’s countries. Washington, DC. $80,000
University of Pennsylvania
To support the second year of a three-year program to prepare educators to teach about contemporary Japan in the Greater Philadelphia Region. Philadelphia, PA. $74,082
Communication and Public Opinion
Mansfield Foundation
To support the second year of a two-year project to enhance the Asian Opinion Poll Database, an online reference tool for researchers in the United State to monitor and access public opinion trends in Japan and other Asian nations. Washington, DC. $10,000
National Bureau of Asian Research
To support the continuation of monthly analyses of Japanese publications by Ms. Fumiko Halloran on the Japan-US Discussion Forum. Seattle, WA. $15,000
Whitfield Manjiro Friendship Society
To support the development of a media room and creation of DVDs about Manjiro in conjunction with the opening of the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House. Fairhaven, MA. $25,000
WNYC Radio
To support a special focus on Japan for WNYC Radio’s nationally broadcast program, Studio 360. New York, NY. $75,000
New York Buddhist Church
To support the reconstruction and renovation of the hondo (main hall) and in honor of T.K. Nakagaki’s efforts to help Americans understand Japanese Buddhism. New York, NY. $500
US-Japan Policy Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
To support the third year of a three-year project to explore the prospects and potential for a new regional security architecture in the Asia-Pacific Region. New York, NY. $70,000
Institute for International Policy Studies
To support the second year of a three-year series of comprehensive studies of what the Japan-US Alliance toward 2020 should be. Tokyo, Japan. ¥ 6,720,000
International University of Japan
To support the second year of a two-year project to research and produce a comprehensive and updated book on the US foreign policy decision making process. Niigata, Japan. ¥ 2,506,460
Social Science Research Council
To support the first year of a two-year project of Track II talks with North Korea and other six-party members. New York, NY. $80,000