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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

United States-Japan Foundation Announces Latest Grants

TOKYO — The United States Foundation announced its latest round of grants awarded in late 2023 and early 2024. The projects funded cover a wide variety of themes, including support for: news coverage of Japan’s cutting-edge response to shared ...

March 16, 2024

USJF Launches Matching Fund Campaign for Japanese Earthquake Relief

January 8, 2024 The United States-Japan Foundation is running a matching donation campaign to raise funds for recovery and relief efforts in central Japan, following the devastating 7.6 magnitude earthquake there on New Year’s Day. You can make a ...

March 14, 2024

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