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Crossing Cultures, Connecting Leaders: USJF Welcomes the USJLP Class of 2025
The United States-Japan Foundation is proud to announce the Class of 2025 Delegates to the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), a dynamic, cross-sector network of established and rising American and Japanese ...
May 22, 2025
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Leading Cultural Ambassador, Stephen D. Bloom, Joins USJF as Senior Fellow
Stephen D. Bloom, the long-time transformative CEO of the Portland Japanese Garden, will join the United States-Japan Foundation as a Senior Fellow in September. In that capacity, Bloom will advise the Foundation's leadership and board on strategies ...
July 17, 2025
Can Japan's Philanthropic Sector Catch Up? A Provocative Essay by Haruto Okabe
We are pleased to offer our readers access to a provocative article by our new Japan Representative, Haruto Okabe. Alliance magazine has graciously granted exclusive permission to share it with our network free of charge here. Alliance publishes a ...
July 15, 2025
U.S.-Japan Foundation Appoints Cross-Sector Professional Haruto Okabe as Japan Representative
Haruto Okabe, a rising professional in Japan’s social-impact sector, has joined the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) as its new Japan Representative. In this role, he will spearhead the Foundation’s updated Japan strategy, collaborating with ...
July 7, 2025
Caroline Kennedy Rejoins U.S.-Japan Foundation Board
Caroline Kennedy – renowned diplomat, author, and attorney – has rejoined the United States-Japan Foundation Board of Trustees. Kennedy served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2013 to 2017. In that position, she played a critical role in the ...
July 7, 2025
Young Mayors of Japan Award: Empowering the Next Generation of Japanese Municipal Innovators
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) is launching the Young Mayors Award, a new initiative that spotlights Japan’s most promising young mayors and empowers them to forge global connections through policy exchange and leadership development. The ...
June 23, 2025
Crossing Cultures, Connecting Leaders: USJF Welcomes the USJLP Class of 2025
The United States-Japan Foundation is proud to announce the Class of 2025 Delegates to the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), a dynamic, cross-sector network of established and rising American and Japanese leaders committed to strengthening mutual ...
May 22, 2025
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