Special opportunity for your school to participate in an international English camp! The Korea Japan English Camp (KJEC) is a 10-day program that focuses on three key pillars: English conversation, leadership development, and cross-cultural understanding. The camp selects 4 schools, 2 from Korea and 2 from Japan with a total of 20 students participating. The camp spends 5-days in Japan and ...READ MORE »

The Sasakawa USA Forum is a platform for research and analysis related to Japan and U.S.-Japan relations in a bilateral, regional, and global context. To gain a more comprehensive view of U.S.-Japan relations, the Sasakawa USA Forum offers experts outside Sasakawa USA a chance to bring their work to a wide audience. The Forum also serves as a resource to those ...READ MORE »

The application period for the 12th Japan International MANGA Award is from April 2nd 2018 to June 15th 2018.We are looking forward to entries from MANGA artists all over the world! Guidelines for Application 1. Purpose To spread MANGA culture overseas and promote international cultural exchanges through MANGA. 2. Prize (1) The Gold Award of the Japan International MANGA Award will be given to the best ...READ MORE »

Deadline: May 11 (JST)   The Japan Foundation will launch a new program called GEN-J. The purpose of this program is to deepen the understanding about Japanese culture and language at the grassroots level in Southern and Midwestern states. The program aims to achieve this goal through strengthening collaboration between Japanese companies operating in the U.S. and local communities through the dispatch of Japanese ...READ MORE »

The conference’s organizers invite individual papers, posters and short films/videos relating to the conference theme in either English or Japanese. Significant and original (unpublished) submissions are solicited. Full paper should not exceed 8.000 words and should include an abstract of 250-500 words in English, or 300-500 characters in Japanese. All accepted and complate papers will be included in e-proceedings. Papers ...READ MORE »

This Summer Institute aims to provide opportunities for young researchers and graduate students to improve their research methods and abilities and build a trilateral network of researchers between the U.S., Southeast Asia, and Japan.（Program Flyer (PDF:8.64MB)） For more information click here.

Applications for the UNDERGRADUATE, RESEARCH (+Master's/PhD), and SPECIALIZED TRAINING COLLEGE Scholarships are now OPEN! The Japanese Government's Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Technology (MEXT) offers various scholarships for university students from foreign countries. Guidelines and application documents for FLORIDA RESIDENTS can be found on our website: http://www.miami.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/MEXTScholarships.html If you're not in Florida, click here: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/mext-scholarship-info.html APPLICATIONS ...READ MORE »

Research opportunity for people with PhDs! Basic Requirements: -Non-Japanese nationality -Have a Doctoral degree -Younger than 49 years old -Have not have been in Japan previously -Have a firm position and profession in home nation The deadline of application is August 31st, 2018. Find more information here: http://www.mif-japan.org/fellowship/announcement/?hl=en

(日本語は下にあります） Are you a former JET Participant interested in contributing to your ‘home-away-from-home’ in Japan? Then consider applying for the 2018 JET Furusato Vision Project! JET alumni who participate in this project can return to their former places of employment on the JET Programme and implement their own ‘Vision Plan’ that utilises the skills and connections they acquired after JET to ...READ MORE »

The United States-Japan Foundation is pleased to announce the 2018 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award competition. Know an amazing educator who has dedicated his or her life to educating young Americans about Japan? Nominate this teacher today!! See details below or click here.   2018 Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award The Elgin Heinz Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes exceptional teachers who further mutual ...READ MORE »