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USJF Announces 2025 Fourth Quarter Grantees
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) announces its 2025 Fourth Quarter grantees, comprising 15 organizations advancing work that strengthens U.S.-Japan relations while addressing shared social, educational, humanitarian, and policy challenges. ...
February 18, 2026
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Former USJF Trustee Hanabusa Passes Away at 74
Colleen Hanabusa, a former United States-Japan Foundation Trustee, passed away on March 5 at the age of 74. She had been hospitalized, battling cancer for the past five months, according to a statement released by her family. Hanabusa, a ...
March 10, 2026
Leading American Foundation CEO Tiffany Benjamin Joins USJF Board
Tiffany Benjamin, CEO of the Humana Foundation, has joined the United States-Japan Foundation as a Trustee. Benjamin brings to the USJF board extensive experience, knowledge, and connections in the American philanthropic sector. In addition to her ...
March 10, 2026
USJF-Supported White Paper on Japan’s Nonprofit Legal Framework Published by ICNL
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) has published Room for Reform: The Legal Framework for Nonprofit Organizations in Japan, a white paper supported by the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF). Prepared in collaboration with the ...
February 26, 2026
Four USJLP Fellows Return to Japanese Diet Following General Election
Four Fellows of the United States-Japan Leadership Program (USJLP) — Taro Kono, Motohisa Furukawa, Akihisa Shiozaki, and Arfiya Eri — were elected in Japan’s 51st general election for the House of Representatives, held on Sunday. The elected Fellows ...
February 9, 2026
USJF Publishes New Paper by Indivar Dutta-Gupta (USJLP 2024, 2025) on Leveraging Japanese Housing Policy to Improve US Outcomes
The United States-Japan Foundation (USJF) has published a new paper by Indivar Dutta-Gupta, titled “Leveraging Lessons from Japan: Improving US Housing Outcomes,” exploring how the United States can adapt Japan’s successful housing and social ...
January 29, 2026
USJF Japan Representative Haruto Okabe Receives BEYOND AWARD 2026
Haruto Okabe, Japan Representative of the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF), has been selected as a recipient of the BEYOND AWARD 2026, presented by Business Insider Japan. The BEYOND AWARD 2026 recognizes boundary-crossing individuals and ...
January 28, 2026
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