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USJF Launches New Forum Series Featuring Expert Perspectives on Critical Bilateral Issues

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) today launched USJF Forum, a new digital series that convenes expert voices from the USJF Community to examine pressing issues shaping the bilateral relationship and the broader Indo-Pacific region. The ...

January 21, 2026

USJF Vice President Watanabe to Retire

Tomoyuki Watatanbe, the United States-Japan Foundation's Vice President and Managing Director (Grants and Japan), has announced his plans to retire from USJF effective December 31, 2025. Watanabe joined USJF in 2012, first serving as Japan ...

December 25, 2025

USJF Celebrates New U.S. HQ Opening in Washington, D.C.

The United States-Japan Foundation celebrated the opening of its new Washington, D.C. headquarters the evening of Thursday, December 4. Shigeo Yamada, Japan's Ambassador to the U.S., gave remarks at the reception, which drew more than 100 ...

December 24, 2025

United States-Japan Foundation Publishes Report on U.S. Foreign Aid Retrenchment with Peace Winds America

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) has published America’s Foreign Aid Retrenchment: Implications for U.S.-Japan Cooperation, a report authored by James Gannon, CEO of Peace Winds America, and Michael Schiffer, former assistant administrator ...

November 18, 2025

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

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