The Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) congratulates JUSFC Commissioner and U.S. CULCON Panelist Trevor A. Dawes on being named the 2026 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). This is the highest individual award given by ACRL and recognizes significant national or international contributions to academic or […]

March 11, 2026 In its 50th year of strengthening the U.S.-Japan partnership, the Japan-United States Friendship Commission (JUSFC) acknowledges today, March 11, to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear disaster. JUSFC joins the people of Japan and the global community in remembering the lives lost and […]