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KAKEHASHI Project

The KAKEHASHI Project, which had been promoted by the Japanese government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) since FY2014, aimed to foster greater understanding of Japanese politics, society, history and foreign policy via personal exchange: inviting promising future leaders from North America to Japan while sending Japan’s promising future leaders to North America. Further, by broadening knowledge and appreciation of Japan amongst non-Japanese, a more robust foundation for Japanese diplomacy was created and motivated advocates for Japan’s appeal, diplomatic positions and other aspects were cultivated amongst past and present project participants, thereby raising Japan’s image within, and contributing to greater, sustained interest from, the international community.
The USJI participated in the KAKEHASHI Project by accepting young researchers from the United States as well as by sending young researches from USJI sponsoring universities to the United States.

 

March 2017

From March 1 to 7, 25 researchers and graduate students from universities in Tokyo visited Washington D.C. as part of the Kakehashi Project.

The Global University Positive/Empirical Analyses of Political Economy –  Report:Kakehashi Project (Waseda University)

January 25, 2017

DSC_0206_croppedIn partnership with the KAKEHASHI Project, which is an international exchange project between Japan and North America promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. young researchers from The George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, and Georgetown University visited USJI affiliated Universities: Keio University, The University of Tokyo, Sophia University and Waseda University. Those four universities are going to send Japanese graduate students to the U.S. universities in March.
Visiting Sophia University(Japanese)
Visiting Keio University

December 17, 2015

DSC_0206_croppedIn partnership with the KAKEHASHI Project (Group 2), which is an international exchange project between Japan and North America promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the U.S.-Japan Research Institute welcomed young researchers (graduate students) from the United States.
See here for details.

November 05, 2015

1In partnership with the KAKEHASHI Project (Group 1), which is an international exchange project between Japan and North America promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the U.S.-Japan Research Institute welcomed young researchers from the United States.
See here for details.

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