October 2012
Education
The Japan-America Society of Washington, DC
To support a national Japanese language and culture competition for high school students. Washington, DC. $50,490
Five Colleges
To support year two of a series of Japan-focused webinars taught by expert faculty for K-12 teachers throughout the United States. Amherst, MA. $9,438
AmerAsian School in Okinawa
To support the salary for a qualified teacher at the school. Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan. ¥2,500,000
University of Pennsylvania
To support the second year of a program to prepare educators in the Greater Philadelphia Region to teach about contemporary Japan in the aftermath of the 2011 disasters. Philadelphia, PA. $78,426
Youth Arts New York
To support interactive workshops in NYC high schools and the UN that provide an opportunity for atomic bomb survivors (hibakusha) to pass the legacy of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to a new generation to empower them to build a world free of the threat of nuclear war. New York, NY. $24,000
President William McKinley High School
To support events and talks at McKinley High School in Hawaii related to an upcoming dedication ceremony of an original Sadako Sasaki origami crane to the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center and as part of the 2012 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award. Honolulu, HI. $5,000
Communication and Public Opinion
Simmons College
To support year three of a series of workshops in Japan that aims to strengthen the capacity of women to provide leadership and work effectively in the non-profit sector. Boston, MA. $51,590
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
To support educational and public outreach components of the Solomon R. Guggenheim’s exhibition titled Gutai: Splendid Playground. New York, NY. $50,000
Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation
To support research about President Harry S. Trumanfs decision to drop the atomic bomb as well as the impact the bombing had on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Key West, FL. $14,950
The Japanese Medical Society of America
To support for travel to Japan by members of the 9/11 community in order to help residents of Tohoku, Japan recover from the March 11, 2011 disasters. New York, NY. $50,000
US-Japan Policy Studies
Council on Foreign Relations
To support the third year of a study to analyze domestic political change in Japan and its effect on the U.S.-Japan alliance. New York, NY. $46,683
Institute for International Policy Studies
To support of a research project that will examine ways to overcome domestic restrictions in Japan that impede the US-Japan Alliance during a time of change in the Northeast Asian strategic environment. Tokyo, Japan. ¥5,175,400