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Call for Applications and Nominations: USJLP 2027-2028
The United States–Japan Foundation’s signature initiative, the US–Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), is now accepting applications for its 2027-2028 Delegate cohort through Monday, November 16, 2026. Since its founding in 2000, USJLP has brought ...
September 15, 2026
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Inside the USJLP 2026 Palo Alto Conference
From July 25 to August 1, 2026, the United States-Japan Foundation convened the US–Japan Leadership Program’s annual summer conference in Palo Alto, California. For the first time in the Program’s history, its U.S. gathering took place outside ...
October 22, 2026
Six USJLP Members on the Ballot in 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections
Six members of the United States-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), the signature initiative of the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), are running in the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, 2026. They are seeking offices that range from ...
October 9, 2026
Former USJF Vice President Tomoyuki Watanabe to Receive Foreign Minister's Commendation
Tomoyuki Watanabe, former Vice President-Managing Director, Japan & Grants of the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), will receive the Foreign Minister's Commendation from Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recognizing his achievements in ...
September 24, 2026
USJF Grantee NAJAS Launches JapanHands, Connecting Japan-Related Organizations Across North America
The National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS), a 2025 third-quarter grantee of the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), launched JapanHands.org on July 31. Developed in partnership with the American Friends of the International House ...
September 10, 2026
USJF Names Harvard PhD Kim as Winner of Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) has named Dr. Gene T. Kim as the second recipient of the Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies, recognizing his doctoral dissertation, "Upwellings of Oceanic Decolonization: Coastal ...
September 1, 2026
United States-Japan Foundation Opens Applications for 2026 Young Mayors Award
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) has opened applications for the 2026 cycle of the Young Mayors Award. Applications will close on Friday, January 29, 2027, with the winner to be announced in April 2027 alongside the award ceremony. The ...
September 1, 2026
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