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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

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

Mayor Hiroto Fujii of Minokamo City Completes Study Visit to Dubuque, Iowa, Under USJF Young Mayors Award

Hiroto Fujii, mayor of Minokamo City in Gifu Prefecture and inaugural recipient of the United States-Japan Foundation's Young Mayors Award, visited Dubuque, Iowa, from August 1 to 4, 2026, as part of the study visit to the United States supported by ...

August 31, 2026

USJF-Supported Japan-U.S. Social Innovation Network Holds First U.S. Gathering

On August 1, 2026, JUSSIN (Japan-U.S. Social Innovation Network) held its first in-person U.S. gathering, an Impact Salon in San Francisco, bringing together 24 leaders from the social impact, business, and philanthropy sectors across the United ...

August 26, 2026