Year: 2025

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Celebrates 50 Years of Strengthening Bilateral Ties

Washington, D.C. The Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) celebrates its 50th anniversary, commemorating the historic signing of the Japan-United States Friendship Act of 1975 by President Gerald Ford. Established by Congress five decades ago with bipartisan support, JUSFC has been instrumental in making the United States safer, stronger, and more prosperous over the past half-century […]

Five Distinguished U.S. Artists Awarded 2025-26 U.S.-Japan Creative Artist Fellowship

The Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Arts are pleased to announce the selection of five U.S. artists for the 2025-26 26 U.S.-Japan Creative Artist Fellowship Program The artist fellows will travel to Japan during 2025 and 2026 to pursue their three to five-month residency. Since 1978, the Japan-US Friendship […]

Dr. Sheila A. Smith Awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star

The Government of Japan has announced that Dr. Sheila A. Smith, former U.S. Chair of the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) will receive The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star in recognition of her contributions promoting people-to-people exchange and mutual understanding between the […]