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USJF to Join Global Leaders for “The Future of Philanthropy in Japan” on September 30/October 1

Leaders from Japan and the United States will gather for The Future of Philanthropy in Japan, a discussion organized around the release of the 2025 Global Philanthropy Environment Index. The program will feature Jacob M. Schlesinger (President & ...

September 22, 2025

United States-Japan Foundation Announces Inaugural Winner of New Dissertation Award

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) has selected Qiaoyan Li Rosenberg as the inaugural recipient of the United States-Japan Foundation Scholar Dissertation Award, a new annual competition recognizing the best social sciences doctoral ...

September 8, 2025

Hiroto Fujii of Minokamo City Receives USJF Young Mayors of Japan Award

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) today announced that Hiroto Fujii, mayor of Minokamo City in Gifu Prefecture, has been named the recipient of the inaugural Young Mayors of Japan Award, a new initiative spotlighting Japan’s most promising ...

September 5, 2025

Big League Giving, Local Impact: USJF and the Dodgers Invest in Japan’s Future with Targeted Philanthropy

The Dodgers are in Japan—and this time, they’re not just playing ball. In the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series, they beat the Chicago Cubs twice at the Tokyo Dome. Just as important as the final score was the goodwill and support they extended to children ...

April 10, 2025

USJF and Stanford PACS Co-Host Private Seminar on Japan’s Soft Power and Civil Society

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), in partnership with Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), will host a seminar titled: “Ohtani, Anime, Ramen... and firansuropii’: Japan’s Emerging Soft Power through ...

April 7, 2025

USJF to Co-Host Stanford Symposium on U.S.-Japan Relations Amid Global Uncertainty

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), in partnership with Stanford's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), will host a symposium titled: "Recalibrating U.S.-Japan Collaboration in a Time of Tumult" Tuesday, April 15, 2025 ...