October 2013
Education
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
To support the Ambassador Shinichi Nishimiya Memorial Fund at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, Japan. Stanford, CA. $10,000
Sand Lake Elementary School
To support the enhanced understanding of Japanese language and culture at the K-12 level in the Anchorage School District as part of the 2013 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award Program. Anchorage, AK. $5,000
Grace Church School
To support the Yukuhashi-Grace Church School sister school program. New York, NY. $10,000
The Japan-America Society of Washington, DC
To support a national Japanese language and culture competition for high school students. Washington, DC. $50,490
Association for Asian Studies
To support the publication of Japan-focused articles to appear in the fall 2013 issue of Education About Asia (EAA) special section on “Maritime Asia.” Ann Arbor, MI. $32,000
Global Film Network
To support educational use and promotion of the film Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story. East Chatham, NY. $10,000
Lincoln Memorial University
To support the LMU-Kanto Program, an innovative study-abroad program that brings Japanese high school students to Lincoln Memorial University for six weeks in the spring. Harrogate, TN. $7,000
Michigan State University
To support a high school science exchange and curriculum development program between students and teachers in Michigan and Shiga Prefecture, Japan. East Lansing, MI. $72,097.69
Youth Arts New York
To support Hibakusha Stories, a project that bring atomic bomb survivors into high school classrooms where students and educators learn about the history of the relationship of the United States and Japan from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to current dangers regarding nuclear weapons. New York, NY. $20,000
American School in Japan
To support fieldwork in Tohoku for students at the American School in Japan and as part of the 2013 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award. Tokyo, Japan. $5,000
Communication and Public Opinion
Michigan-Shiga Sister State Board
To support the production and distribution of a catalogue for the Michigan-Shiga artists exchange project titled Art from the Lakes that will take place from August 1 to September 30, 2013. East Lansing, MI. $5,300
New York Botanical Garden
To support the Fall Flowers of Japan Poetry Tour. New York, NY. $25,000
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 2014 Chicago Council survey. Chicago, IL. $30,000
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
To support educational and outreach programs associated with the Frist Center’s exhibition Looking East: Western Artists and the Allure of Japan. Nashville, TN. $15,000
Japan Center for International Exchange
To support an intensive program for U.S. journalists that will bring them to Japan to expose them to the dynamics of Japan’s politics and its economic and foreign policymaking. New York, NY. $115,823
Artspire, a Program of NYFA
To support the completion of the film titled, Touching the Sound: The Improbable Journey of Nobuyuki Tsujii produced by Peter Rosen. New York, NY. $30,000
US-Japan Policy Studies
Meiji University
To support a research project on maritime security conducted in cooperation with the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tokyo, Japan. ¥2,900,000
Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation
To support a critical review of the political efforts and national strategic visions that did not bear fruit during the 1990s and 2000s, the era of Japan’s so-called “Lost Decades” in an effort to learn from the past in order to rebuild contemporary Japan. Tokyo, Japan. ¥5,000,000