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.” us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/people/takayuk…

The recording of Michael Beeman's recent seminar is now available on our YouTube channel. youtu.be/gqHrwDDNJr0?si…

Postdoctoral Fellowship announcement: With support from Japan Foundation 国際交流基金, 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: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14755

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! amacad.org/news/victor-se…

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

New book alert! Congratulations to Amy Catalinac Amy Catalinac (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 Cambridge University Press - Politics! doi.org/10.1017/978100…

Read "Trump and the End of American Soft Power" Financial Times by Faculty Associate Joseph Nye. ft.com/content/63df69…

Read Mireya Solis' (2000-01) Mireya Solis latest piece, "The Gilded Age of the American Tariff: Choices Ahead for Japan." nippon.com/en/in-depth/a1…

Thank you, Prof. Christina Davis, Director of Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University at Weatherhead Center for International Affairs for giving a talk on "Balancing Commerce and Diplomacy" University College Dublin, co-hosted with UCD Japan w support of the Ambassador of Japan to Ireland, Shimada Junji. Embassy of Japan in Ireland . It was a pleasure!

Honored to be quoted in new article by McDougall on the 2015 Nepal earthquake recovery in Himal Southasian himalmag.com/politics/nepal… NU School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Morehead-Cain SSRC Abe Fellows Network Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University Mansfield Foundation The Fulbright Program Northeastern U.

Honored to be quoted in new article on the systematic gaps in Texas #flood response and mitigation nysun.com/article/how-sy… Morehead-Cain The Fulbright Program Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University Northeastern U.

Meet the 2025–2026 affiliates in our Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University 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: loom.ly/Was2Eg0

Honored to be featured in new The New York Times article by Elian Peltier on Afghanistan earthquake nytimes.com/2025/08/31/wor… Northeastern CSSH NU School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Morehead-Cain The Fulbright Program Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University