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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

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

USJF to Join Global Leaders for “The Future of Philanthropy in Japan” on September 30/October 1

Leaders from Japan and the United States will gather for The Future of Philanthropy in Japan, a discussion organized around the release of the 2025 Global Philanthropy Environment Index. The program will feature Jacob M. Schlesinger (President & ...

September 22, 2025

USJLP Delegate Sera Koulabdara (2025, 2026) Highlights Hiroshima and the Urgency of Peace in USA Today

USA Today has published a powerful essay by Sera Koulabdara (USJLP 2025, 2026), CEO of Legacies of War. Published in honor of the International Day of Peace, her piece draws from a profound visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and a deeply ...