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US-Japan Leadership Program Class of 2024 Announced
January 1, 2024
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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
United States-Japan Foundation Announces Latest Grants
TOKYO — The United States Foundation announced its latest round of grants awarded in late 2023 and early 2024.
The projects funded cover a wide variety of themes, including support for: news coverage of Japan’s cutting-edge response to shared...
March 16, 2024
USJF Launches Matching Fund Campaign for Japanese Earthquake Relief
January 8, 2024The 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
Daiwa Securities Deputy President Tashiro Joins USJF Board
TOKYO — Keiko Tashiro, deputy president of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., has joined the board of the United States-Japan Foundation.
Tashiro’s current responsibilities include overseeing the brokerage’s sustainability and overseas operations. She...
March 13, 2024
US-Japan Foundation Supports Kennedy “Courage” Award for Kishida, Yoon
TOKYO — The United States-Japan Foundation donated $15,000 to the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to support its “Profile in Courage” Award ceremony jointly honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol...
March 12, 2024