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Deadline Extended for U.S.-Japan Global Impact Grant in Partnership with Sister Cities International
The application deadline for the U.S.-Japan Global Impact Grant, launched in partnership between the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) and Sister Cities International (SCI), has been extended to January 31, 2026. The original deadline had been ...
December 23, 2025
Local Leadership and Global Exchange Take Center Stage at USJF’s Young Mayors of Japan Award
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) hosted the inaugural Young Mayors of Japan Award Ceremony and Round Table Discussion on October 29, 2025, at the Toshi Center Hotel in Tokyo. The event brought together leaders from government, academia, and ...
December 1, 2025
USJF Now Taking Nominations for Second Annual PhD Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) is now accepting nominations for its second annual dissertation award recognizing excellence in social sciences research on Japan. Departments may nominate up to two dissertations accepted between January 1, ...
October 30, 2025
U.S.-Japan Global Impact Grant Launches to Empower Sister Cities as Catalysts for Change
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), in partnership with Sister Cities International (SCI), announces the launch of the U.S.-Japan Global Impact Grant, a new initiative designed to empower sister city partnerships to design and implement ...
October 28, 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
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