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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

United States-Japan Foundation Announces First Round of 2025 Grantees

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) is proud to announce its 2025 grantees, awarding funding to a wide range of organizations working to deepen U.S.-Japan ties and address shared challenges through bold and innovative approaches. The funded ...

April 10, 2025

Empowering the Next Generation: USJF and Keio University Partner to Train Nonprofit Leaders for Japan’s Nonprofit Sector

The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) is proud to support the launch of the Keio Leaders Program for Nonprofit Management (KEIO LEAP for Nonprofit)—an innovative initiative at Keio University designed to train the next generation of nonprofit ...

March 31, 2025

USJF Announces New Dissertation Award

The United States-Japan Foundation is creating a new annual competition recognizing the best social sciences doctoral dissertation on Japan produced in the U.S. A committee of distinguished Japan specialists will review dissertations nominated by ...

September 19, 2024

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