USJF | Community News (6)

Daiwa Securities Deputy President Tashiro Joins USJF Board

TOKYO — Keiko Tashiro, deputy president of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., has joined the board of the United States-Japan Foundation. Tashiro’s current responsibilities include overseeing the brokerage’s sustainability and overseas operations. She ...

March 13, 2024

US-Japan Foundation Supports Kennedy “Courage” Award for Kishida, Yoon

TOKYO — The United States-Japan Foundation donated $15,000 to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to support its “Profile in Courage” Award ceremony jointly honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ...

March 12, 2024

USJF Hiring for Communications Manager

The United States-Japan Foundation is hiring a full-time communications manager to run our website and promote our grants, leadership network, and other activities. The job may also include other administrative responsibilities. We’re looking for an ...

March 12, 2024

USJF-USJLP launch fundraiser to restore Seattle Peace Park statue

The United States-Japan Foundation and its US-Japan Leadership Program have launched a matching fundraiser challenge to help restore the stolen statue of a renowned Hiroshima atomic bomb victim in Seattle. Sometime in the night between July 11th and ...

March 1, 2024

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

USJLP 2024-2025 Application Cycle Announced

Since 2000, the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP) has been devoted to creating lifelong friendship, continuous dialogue, and greater shared understanding through a next-gen network of both rising and established thought-leaders, innovators and ...

October 10, 2023