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Call for Applications and Nominations: USJLP 2026–2027
The United States–Japan Foundation’s signature initiative, the US–Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), is now accepting applications for its 2026–2027 Delegate cohort through Monday, January 5, 2026. Since its founding in 2000, USJLP has brought ...
October 6, 2025
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USJF CEO Jacob M. Schlesinger Featured in CNN and Foreign Policy on Japan's New Leadership
United States-Japan Foundation President and CEO Jacob M. Schlesinger was recently interviewed by CNN and Foreign Policy, offering expert analysis on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's leadership and the future of U.S.-Japan relations. In Foreign ...
October 31, 2025
USJF Now Taking Nominations for Second Annual PhD Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) is now accepting nominations for its second annual dissertation award recognizing excellence in social sciences research on Japan. Departments may nominate up to two dissertations accepted between January 1, ...
October 30, 2025
U.S.-Japan Global Impact Grant Launches to Empower Sister Cities as Catalysts for Change
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), in partnership with Sister Cities International (SCI), announces the launch of the U.S.-Japan Global Impact Grant, a new initiative designed to empower sister city partnerships to design and implement ...
October 28, 2025
United States-Japan Foundation to Host Young Mayors of Japan Award Ceremony and Round Table Discussion in Tokyo
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) will host the inaugural Young Mayors of Japan Award Ceremony and Round Table Discussion on October 29, 2025, from 5:00–6:00 PM at the Toshi Center Hotel in Tokyo. The event will honor Mayor Hiroto Fujii of ...
October 17, 2025
Call for Applications and Nominations: USJLP 2026–2027
The United States–Japan Foundation’s signature initiative, the US–Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), is now accepting applications for its 2026–2027 Delegate cohort through Monday, January 5, 2026. Since its founding in 2000, USJLP has brought ...
October 6, 2025
Trust, Dialogue, and Connection: A Day-by-Day Journey Through USJLP Kyoto 2025
From July 27 to August 3, 2025, the United States–Japan Foundation convened the 26th US–Japan Leadership Program summer conference in Kyoto. With the Ace Hotel Kyoto as home base, the Class of 2025—42 Delegates (22 Americans and 20 ...
September 29, 2025
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