Upcoming Events
Reimagining the U.S.-Japan Friendship: Connecting Civil Society Across the Pacific
April 15, 2026, 3:00-6:00 PM JST
International House of Japan (I-House), Iwasaki Koyata Hall (B1F)
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Past Events
Pro Bono in Japan: Corporate Law Firm Practice, Challenges, and Pathways Forward
March 27, 2026, 5:30-8:30 PM JST
Belle Salle Roppongi Grand Conference Center (Room C)
LEDGE
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AI and Democracy: Designing A Support Scheme from Japan
March 23, 2026, 1:00 PM-6:00 PM JST
一橋大学千代田キャンパス
With the Hitotsubashi University Institute for Global Governance Research
How Asset Owners Drive Impact Investing: Insights from Global and Japanese Leaders
March 18, 2026, 4:00 PM-5:30 PM JST
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
With the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)
Voices in Bloom | Workshop & U.S.-Japan Youth Summit
March 14, 2026, 9:30 AM-4:00 PM JST
Zenriren Building, 9th floor, Tokyo
International Foster Care Alliance
USJF Scholar Dissertation Award Reception
March 13, 2026, 7:15-9:15 PM PDT
Oceanview Suite 7, Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, Canada
With the Association for Asian Studies
Non-profit Sector Regulatory Reform Workshop
March 10, 2026
Koku Kaikan Business Forum
With the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
The Future of Philanthropy in a Changing Global Order: A U.S-Japan Luncheon Discussion
March 5, 2026, 12:00-1:00 PM CST
The William G. McGowan Charitable Fund
With the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, American Friends of the International House of Japan, and the International House of Japan
The Future of the Donation Market in the AI Era: Let's Discuss It
December 9, 2025, 5:30-6:30 PM JST
Online
With the Donation and Fundraising Data Analysis and Research Unit, Kyoto University
Fundraising Japan Special
December 6, 2025, 9:30 AM-8:00 PM JST
TOC Ariake, Tokyo
With the Japan Fundraising Association
Keio LEAP for Nonprofit Open Seminar "Bridging NPOs and Society" Session 1: "Bridging NPOs and Philanthropy"
November 8, 2025, 3:30-5:00 PM JST
Keio University Mita Campus North Annex
With Keio Cross Sector Platform (Keio University Global Research Institute)
A Challenge from "Uncharitable": Rethinking Japan's Philanthropy from the Ground Up: An Updated Philanthropy Strategy Through Financial, Corporate, and International Insights
November 7, 2025, 4:30-5:45 PM JST
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hall & Conference Room, Stage A
With Ignite! Executive Committee
Announcement of the Social Finance Initiative Realized by the U.S.-Japan Foundation and Press Conference for the Establishment of the "Japan Children and Youth Support Platform"
October 30, 2025, 5:00-6:00 PM JST
Japan National Press Club
Peace Winds Japan
Young Mayors of Japan Award Ceremony
October 29, 2025, 5:00-6:00 PM JST
Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo
Trump 2.0 (12) | Press Conference
October 10, 2025, 2:30-4:00 PM JST
Japan National Press Club / Online
With Peace Winds America
The Future of Philanthropy in Japan
September 30, 2025, 7:00-8:15 PM EDT / October 1, 2025, 8:00-9:15 AM JST
Online
With International House of Japan, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and American Friends of the International House of Japan
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UNBOUND #5｜Haruto Okabe
September 2, 2025, 12:05-12:55 PM JST
Online
With N:PIVO
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U.S.-Japan Alliance: Strengthening Defense and Security in the Indo-Pacific
August 22, 2025, 9:30 AM-12:30 PM EDT
Online
With the Consortium of Indo-Pacific Researchers
Recalibrating U.S.-Japan Collaboration in a Time of Tumult
April 15, 2025, 12:00-5:00 PM PDT
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Fisher Conference Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
With Stanford's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC)
Ohtani, Anime, Ramen... and “firansuropii”: Japan’s Emerging Soft Power through Philanthropy—and Its Significance for the United States
April 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
With Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS)
USJF/Dodgers Grant Ceremony
March 17, 2025, 1:00-2:30 PM JST
Keio University, Tokyo
With the Los Angeles Dodgers, Keio University
