USJF | Community News (9)

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

US-Japan Foundation Congratulates Fellow, Lt. Gen. Kosinski, on “Order of the Rising Sun” Award

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The United States-Japan Foundation congratulates one of our fellows, US Air Force Lt. Gen Leonard Kosinski, on being awarded the Japanese government’s prestigious “Order of the Rising Sun.” Kosinski — a ...

August 21, 2023

USJF congratulates Foundation fellow Arfiya Eri on historic election to Japanese parliament

WASHINGTON — The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) congratulates Arfiya Eri, an alumna of the organization’s US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), on her historic election Sunday to Japan’s parliament. Eri is the first person with Uyghur heritage ...

April 24, 2023

The United States-Japan Foundation announces Jacob M. Schlesinger as new president/CEO

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) is delighted to announce the appointment of Jacob M. Schlesinger, a distinguished journalist, author, and leader, as its new president and chief executive officer. USJF is the largest independent American ...

March 28, 2023