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US-Japan Leadership Program Class of 2024 Announced
May 6, 2024
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Three American USJLP Fellows win elections on November 5
Three American members of the United States-Japan Foundation's US-Japan Leadership Program network won their elections on November 5 - two to the U.S. Congress, and one to a state Senate. Following his re-election to a Florida House seat, Mike Walz...
November 15, 2024
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
Five USJLP Fellows Re-Elected to Japan's Parliament
Five members of the United States-Japan Foundation's US-Japan Leadership Program network were re-elected to Japan's parliament in legislative elections held Sunday. Three come from the long-time ruling Liberal Democratic Party, while two are members...
October 31, 2024
USJLP 2025-2026 Application Cycle Announced
Since 2000, the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP) has been devoted to creating lifelong friendship, continuous dialogue, and greater shared understanding through a next-gen network of both rising and established thought-leaders, innovators and...
October 1, 2024
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
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