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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
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
US-Japan Leadership Program Class of 2024 Announced
The United States-Japan Foundation is proud to announce the Class of 2024 Delegates to the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), a next-gen network of both rising and established thought-leaders, innovators, and boundary-breakers in the U.S. and...
May 6, 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