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USJF Publishes New Paper by Adam P. Liff on Declining Japan Foreign Policy Expertise in U.S. Academia

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) has published a new paper by Dr. Adam P. Liff, titled “Japan: the Indispensable Ally, Except in U.S. Academia…,” exploring the accelerating disappearance of expertise on Japanese foreign policy and ...

November 3, 2025

USJF CEO Jacob M. Schlesinger Featured in CNN and Foreign Policy on Japan's New Leadership

United States-Japan Foundation President and CEO Jacob M. Schlesinger was recently interviewed by CNN and Foreign Policy, offering expert analysis on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's leadership and the future of U.S.-Japan relations. In Foreign ...

October 31, 2025

USJLP Delegate Dave Cavell (2025, 2026) Reflects on Hiroshima in TIME Magazine

Dave Cavell, a Delegate of the U.S.-Japan Leadership Program (2025, 2026), has published a reflection in TIME magazine following his recent visit to Hiroshima as part of this year’s USJLP Annual Conference. The article, titled “How Meeting a ...

August 11, 2025

Leading Cultural Ambassador, Stephen D. Bloom, Joins USJF as Senior Fellow

Stephen D. Bloom, the long-time transformative CEO of the Portland Japanese Garden, will join the United States-Japan Foundation as a Senior Fellow in September. In that capacity, Bloom will advise the Foundation's leadership and board on strategies ...

July 17, 2025

Can Japan's Philanthropic Sector Catch Up? A Provocative Essay by Haruto Okabe

We are pleased to offer our readers access to a provocative article by our new Japan Representative, Haruto Okabe. Alliance magazine has graciously granted exclusive permission to share it with our network free of charge here. Alliance publishes a ...

July 15, 2025

USJF Names Haruto Okabe to Lead Japan Social-Impact Strategy

Haruto Okabe, a rising professional in Japan’s social-impact sector, has joined the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) as its new Japan Representative. In this role, he will spearhead the Foundation’s updated Japan strategy, collaborating with ...

July 7, 2025

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