USJF announces new dissertation award
The United States-Japan Foundation is creating a new annual competition recognizing the best social sciences doctoral dissertation on Japan produced in the U.S.
A committee of distinguished Japan specialists will review dissertations nominated by...
September 19, 2024
Social entrepreneur Lin Kobayashi to Join USJF Board
Renowned Japanese social entrepreneur Lin Kobayashi will join the United States-Japan Foundation Board of Trustees in January.
Kobayashi is best known as the co-founder of ISAK, the International School of Asia Karuizawa, which was established in...
September 11, 2024
Kohei Itoh, Keio University President, Named USJF Vice Chair
He will replace in that position Takeshi Niinami, CEO of Suntory Holdings Ltd. and Chairman of the Keizai Doyukai association of...
September 10, 2024
Santa J. Ono, University of Michigan President, Joins USJF Board
Santa J. Ono, president of the University of Michigan, has joined the United States-Japan Foundation Board of Trustees.Ono, an accomplished medical researcher and leader in higher education across North America, is a second-generation Japanese...
July 1, 2024
Japanese Rep. Arfiya Eri joins United States-Japan Foundation Board
Arfiya Eri, a member of Japan’s House of Representatives, has joined the United States-Japan Foundation Board of Trustees.
Eri’s historic candidacy in the April 2023 parliamentary election drew worldwide attention. A Japanese national of Uyghur and...
July 1, 2024
US-Japan Leadership Program Class of 2024 Announced
The United States-Japan Foundation is proud to announce the Class of 2024 Delegates to the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), a next-gen network of both rising and established thought-leaders, innovators, and boundary-breakers in the U.S. and...
May 6, 2024
