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USJF CEO Visits Minister Keiichiro Asao: Strengthening U.S.-Japan Collaboration on Climate and Beyond

On February 20, United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) President and CEO Jacob Schlesinger met with Japan’s Minister of the Environment and Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, Keiichiro Asao, at the Ministry of Environment in ...

March 13, 2025

Elbridge Colby (USJLP 2010-2011) Nominated as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Elbridge A. Colby (USJLP 2010-2011) to serve as the Pentagon’s Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Pending Senate approval, Colby will assume a pivotal role advising and supporting the defense secretary ...

January 7, 2025

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

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

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 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

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