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Bruce Goldstein (left) and Aiko Masubuchi (right) In 2019, the Japan Foundation co-presented the film series Shitamachi: Tales of Downtown Tokyo with Film Forum. We… Read More »[JFF+Read] Pride of Place: Film Series SHITAMACHI Takes Tokyo’s Lowlands to the Summit of Film Culture

© Yuji Kaida JFF Plus, the Japan Foundation’s online platform dedicated to Japanese cinema, published a new article on Godzilla. Veteran kaiju illustrator Yuji Kaida… Read More »[JFF+Read] The Fascination with Godzilla: Insights from a Japanese Illustrator and an Animator

Application Deadline: August 26 The Japan-America Society of Houston (JASH) has launched Seishun 18 Leaders—a leadership journey that provides Houston-area high school sophomore, junior and… Read More »Apply for Japan America Society of Houston’s Seishun 18 Leaders Program – August 26

CGP launched the Mask Up 2020 Contest last year, an original face mask design contest, to encourage mask wearing through fun and creative designs. Designs… Read More »Donated Masks in Action Photo Gallery

Image courtesy of Linda Hoaglund Ever wonder why Edo-era Japanese artists created such innovative art? Or how Japanese Buddhism and Shintoism influenced their art? The… Read More »Available Now—Edo Avant Garde: K-12 Education Modules

We have been deeply saddened by the increase in hate-crimes and violence toward the Asian, Asian-American, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. As an organization whose… Read More »Statement on Anti-Asian Violence and Racism

We are pleased to announce that Shimoyama Masaya has joined The Japan Foundation, New York as the new Director General. Please read the message from… Read More »A Message from Our New Director General

As in-person gatherings are limited due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, various activities related to Japanese Studies in the United States have been suspended. In… Read More »New Program: JFNY Grant for Online Japanese Studies

JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture expands the scope to online content programs. We support online projects related to Arts & Cultural Exchange that incorporate… Read More »New Program Guidelines for JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture