For the 2026-27 academic year, we will offer two types of postdoctoral fellowships, with support from the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and the Japan Foundation. Please see details and ARIeS application portals here:

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female PM. What’s next for Japan’s politics, economy & diplomacy? Join the Nov 4 panel w/ @amycatalinac, Christina Davis, Saori Katada, @AdamPLiff, @PhillipLipscy & Daniel Smith. ➡️Register: https://t.co/jorY60Wr6d @HarvardUSJapan @munkschool

Honored to be featured in new @nytimes article by @ElianPeltier on Afghanistan earthquake https://t.co/13OTrjXZiV @NUCSSH @NU_PolicySchool @MoreheadCain @FulbrightPrgrm @HarvardUSJapan

Meet the 2025–2026 affiliates in our @HarvardUSJapan program! Their research projects encompass topics ranging from technological innovation to international organizations and more. Read more about the program and the incoming cohort at: https://t.co/os7GLnAupP

Honored to be quoted in new article on the systematic gaps in Texas #flood response and mitigation https://t.co/ljAarKHWxx @MoreheadCain @FulbrightPrgrm @HarvardUSJapan @Northeastern

Honored to be quoted in new article by McDougall on the 2015 Nepal earthquake recovery in @Himalistan https://t.co/YELTnXzxtK @NU_PolicySchool @MoreheadCain @AbeFellowship @HarvardUSJapan @MansfieldFDN @FulbrightPrgrm @Northeastern

Thank you, Prof. Christina Davis, Director of @HarvardUSJapan at @HarvardWCFIA for giving a talk on "Balancing Commerce and Diplomacy" @ucddublin, co-hosted with @UCD_Japan w support of the Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, Shimada Junji. @JPNinIRL . It was a pleasure!

Read Mireya Solis' (2000-01) @solis_msolis latest piece, "The Gilded Age of the American Tariff: Choices Ahead for Japan."

Read "Trump and the End of American Soft Power" @FT by Faculty Associate @Joe_Nye.

New book alert! Congratulations to Amy Catalinac @amycatalinac (2011-12 postdoctoral fellow) on her new book, Dominance Through Division: Group-Based Clientelism in Japan, from the Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions series @CUP_PoliSci!

Kosuke Imai's lecture at the University of Mannheim, "Does AI help humans make better decisions?", explored AI’s growing role in society. Despite its ubiquity, humans still make final calls in high-stakes cases. #FutureOfAI #AIinSociety

We thank our co-sponsor, the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. Please check out Ryan Moran’s website:

Next Monday, 3/10, 12-1pm ET: USJP will welcome Ryan Moran (@UUtah) to discuss his latest book “Selling the Future: Community, Hope, and Crisis in the Early History of Japanese Life Insurance.” Join us in-person or online: https://t.co/AonfTNZ2iP

Congratulations to our Faculty Associate Victor Seow on receiving the Sarton Prize for the History of Science from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences!

Postdoctoral Fellowship announcement: With support from @Japanfoundation, we invite applications for a postdoctoral fellowship which includes a teaching component in political science & international relations. Deadline is 3/24/2025. Please apply here:

We thank our co-sponsor, the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. Please check out Kristin Roebuck’s website:

Monday, 3/3, 12-1pm ET: We are excited to feature Kristin Roebuck @CornellHistory for a seminar titled “Japan Reborn: Race, Sex and Eugenics from World War to Cold War,” based on her forthcoming book @ColumbiaUP. Join us in-person or online: https://t.co/KH7dDZpqli

The recording of Michael Beeman's recent seminar is now available on our YouTube channel. https://t.co/6uXmAiwlO7

Associate Spotlight: Get to know Takayuki Sugimoto, Former Vice Admiral of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. His research project is "New Dimensions of U.S.-Japan Alliance Cooperation.”

We thank our co-sponsors, the Harvard Korea Institute and (@HarvardBizGov. Please check out Professor Grimes’ website!