Overview

Japan Society established the United States-Japan Leadership Program in 1984 to help overcome the serious shortage of American leaders familiar with Japan. In 1996, after nine successful years, the U.S.-Japan Leadership Program evolved into two separate fellowships: the Japan Society Local Government and Public Policy Fellowship and the United States-Japan Foundation Media Fellows Program.

Today, the Society sponsors one Fellowship—the United States-Japan Media Fellows Program. Each year, we send four American journalists to Japan for six weeks. Japan Society works closely with the Foreign Press Center to tailor each residency to the Fellows' needs. The Program allows American and Japanese journalists to gain professional experience in Japan and the U.S., respectively, with the goal of encouraging more knowledgeable, in-depth news coverage of each country.

2007-2008 U.S.-Japan Media Fellows:

Robert Boynton, freelance writer and Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, New York University


Micah Fink, Producer/Director, Wide Angle, PBS


Dana Goodyear, Staff Writer, The New Yorker


Barry Lynn, freelance writer and Senior Fellow, New America Foundation


Larissa MacFarquhar, Staff Writer, The New Yorker

Staff

Betty Borden, Deputy Director, Policy Projects
Ruri Kawashima, Tokyo Representative
Andrew Stuerzel, Program Associate