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The Activities of the Japan Foundation

Dialogue: Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange
Center for Global Partnership (CGP)

The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) was established in 1991 with the goal of fostering Japan-U.S. cooperation in tackling global issues. The center promotes dialogue and exchange between all facets of Japanese and U.S. society in order to create a solid partnership based on mutual understanding and joint Japan-U.S. contribution to the global community.

Abe Fellowship Program/Abe Fellows Global Forum

The Abe Fellowship is a research fellowship program jointly operated since 1991 by CGP and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) of the United States to support researchers and journalists involved with global-scale policy issues. To the present, the Abe Fellowship has formed a powerful community of more than 400 persons in policy and academic circles. As part of the 25th Anniversary Program begun in the previous year, the Abe Fellows Global Forum hosted three events in the United States with fellows serving as presenters. The first two focused on the theme of "Confronting Climate Change: What Can Japan and the U.S. Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies" were held in cooperation with and at the Asia Society Texas Center in Houston and in cooperation with the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University in October 2017. The third event, a public forum on the theme "Japan and the Leadership of the World Trading System," was held at Columbia University in November 2017. These events featured lively discussions and attracted numerous participants, including such noted dignitaries as George Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State who played a key role in Japan-U.S. relations, and Michael Armacost, former U.S. ambassador to Japan.

Photo of the symposium held at the Asia Society Texas Center on October 18, 2017

October 18, 2017, at the Asia Society Texas Center (Houston, Texas)

Photo of the symposium held at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University, on October 20, 2017

October 20, 2017, at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University (San Francisco, California)

Photo of the public forum held at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business/School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, on November 10, 2017

November 10, 2017, at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business/School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University (New York City)

Japan-U.S. Intellectual Exchange Program

Since FY2015, in this exchange program, CGP invites leaders of diverse intellectual communities in the United States to Japan to promote networking of Japanese and U.S. intellectuals. The participants engage in dialogue with Japanese experts such as researchers, policy makers and private sector leaders and hold public lectures. In FY2017, the program invited four persons, including those who represent the school of conservative thought as well as members of the ethnic community, to promote a deeper understanding of the United States in the Trump administration era.

Julius Krein (left)
(Editor, American Affairs)

Period in Japan: September 13-17, 2017

Walter Russell Mead (right)
(Professor, Bard College)

Period in Japan: September 14-19, 2017
Lecture: "American Political Thought in the Trump Era" (at Aoyama Gakuin University, September 15, 2017)

Photo of Mr. Julius Krein (left) and Walter Russell Mead (right)

William Kristol
(Editor-at-Large, The Weekly Standard)

Period in Japan: December 3-10, 2017
Lecture: "American Politics in the President Trump Era" (at The University of Tokyo, December 5, 2017)
Lecture: "American Politics in the President Trump Era" (at Doshisha University, December 6, 2017)

Photo of Mr. William Kristol

Marco Davis
(Partner, New Profit philanthropy fund)

Period in Japan: March 18-24, 2018
Lecture: "Challenges of a Changing Society: Through Education, Society, Starting Businesses, and Diversity" (at the Japan Foundation, March 22, 2018)

PHoto of Mr. Marco Davis