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Crossing Cultures, Connecting Leaders: USJF Welcomes the USJLP Class of 2025
The United States-Japan Foundation is proud to announce the Class of 2025 Delegates to the US-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP), a dynamic, cross-sector network of established and rising American and Japanese ...
May 22, 2025
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Doshisha University’s Koji Murata (USJLP 2000) Publishes Reflections on U.S.-Japan Relations in Chuo Koron
An essay written by Dr. Koji Murata, Professor and former President of Doshisha University, titled “The End of the ‘Japan Hands’ Era–or a Rebirth?”, appears in the August 2025 issue of Chuo Koron, one of Japan’s most respected public affairs ...
August 15, 2025
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories from WWII, Produced by Karin Tanabe (USJLP 2019, 2022) Streaming on PBS, Bridging American Veterans and Japanese Survivors
The new documentary, Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories from WWII, produced by novelist and journalist Karin Tanabe (USJLP 2019, 2022) and co-creator Victoria Kelly, began airing nationally on PBS on August 1 and will be available to stream on the PBS ...
August 12, 2025
USJLP Delegate Dave Cavell (2025, 2026) Reflects on Hiroshima in TIME Magazine
Dave Cavell, a Delegate of the U.S.-Japan Leadership Program (2025, 2026), has published a reflection in TIME magazine following his recent visit to Hiroshima as part of this year’s USJLP Annual Conference. The article, titled “How Meeting a ...
August 11, 2025
Leading Cultural Ambassador, Stephen D. Bloom, Joins USJF as Senior Fellow
Stephen D. Bloom, the long-time transformative CEO of the Portland Japanese Garden, will join the United States-Japan Foundation as a Senior Fellow in September. In that capacity, Bloom will advise the Foundation's leadership and board on strategies ...
July 17, 2025
Can Japan's Philanthropic Sector Catch Up? A Provocative Essay by Haruto Okabe
We are pleased to offer our readers access to a provocative article by our new Japan Representative, Haruto Okabe. Alliance magazine has graciously granted exclusive permission to share it with our network free of charge here. Alliance publishes a ...
July 15, 2025
USJF Names Haruto Okabe to Lead Japan Social-Impact Strategy
Haruto Okabe, a rising professional in Japan’s social-impact sector, has joined the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) as its new Japan Representative. In this role, he will spearhead the Foundation’s updated Japan strategy, collaborating with ...
July 7, 2025
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