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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

James M. Kondo Joins US-Japan Foundation Board

TOKYO — The United States-Japan Foundation announced that it has added to its board of Trustees James M. Kondo, chairman of the board of International House of Japan, an independent foundation that contributes to building a free, open, and ...

October 20, 2023

A Change at the Top

The US-Japan Foundation announces the appointment of Lawrence K. Fish as Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees effective October 20, 2022. Mr. Fish joined the Foundation’s Board in 2017 and has served as Chair of the Finance Committee. Mr. ...

October 17, 2022

A Change at the Top

October 17, 2022

President James Ulak to Depart the Foundation

The Board of the United States-Japan Foundation and the Foundation’s President James Ulak wish to announce Dr. Ulak’s resignation effective October 31, 2022. During his three-year tenure as President of the Foundation, Jim engineered a complete ...

October 14, 2022

USJF Announces New Grant Program Schedule

Click here to view the PDF version of this announcement US-Japan Foundation shifts to a once-a-year Grant Program New Award Cycle The United States-Japan Foundation is pleased to announce a restructuring of its Grant Program annual awards cycle. ...

December 27, 2021