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Japanese Civil Society/NPO Scholar Slater Joins US-Japan Foundation as Communications Manager

David H. Slater, a leading scholar in cultural anthropology and Japanese Studies, has joined the United States-Japan Foundation as its new Communications Manager. He brings a wealth of academic expertise and practical experience to his new role, ...

November 15, 2024

Social entrepreneur Lin Kobayashi to Join USJF Board

Renowned Japanese social entrepreneur Lin Kobayashi will join the United States-Japan Foundation Board of Trustees in January. Kobayashi is best known as the co-founder of ISAK, the International School of Asia Karuizawa, which was established in ...

September 11, 2024

Kohei Itoh, Keio University President, Named USJF Vice Chair

Kohei Itoh, president of Keio University, will join the United States-Japan Foundation Board of Trustees as Vice Chair. He will replace in that position Takeshi Niinami, CEO of Suntory Holdings Ltd. and Chairman of the Keizai Doyukai association of ...

September 10, 2024

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

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

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