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The Terasaki Chair in U.S.-Japan Relations and Japanese Studies was established in 1999. In its initial cycle of appointments it brought to UCLA Sam Jameson the former head of the Tokyo bureau of the Los Angeles Times, Akimasa Mitsuta the former head of the Japan Foundation, and for the past three years Ronald Morse. Holders of the Terasaki Chair regularly give courses to UCLA undergraduates and while the emphasis is on research, holders of the Chair are ... expected to participate in the Japanese Studies Program of the College and the life of Center for Japanese Studies.
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Harvard's Program on U.S.-Japan Relations recently selected 17 fellows for the 2005-06 academic year. Founded in 1980, the program enables outstanding scholars and practitioners to come together to conduct independent research and participate in an ongoing dialogue with other members of the Harvard and Greater Boston communities.
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Since the end of World War II, U.S.-Japan relations have fallen into rather neat periods with evident turning points. From 1945 to 1952, the U.S. occupied defeated Japan and imposed democracy and its trappings on the Japanese, who made them their own.
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Such studies could include U.S.-Japan cultural, economic, and political comparisons. Other possible themes include modern Japan, Japanese American history, international relations closely or partially related to Japan & East Asia, globalization & development projects involving Japan & East Asia, and other international/multicultural studies.
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The Investment Initiative was established under the U.S.-Japan Economic Partnership for Growth (EPG) in June 2001. The Investment Initiative has played a key role in exploring critical investment issues and identifying ways to remove barriers. In addition to the topics mentioned above, the Initiative ... examined how to remove restrictions on the use of merger and acquisition tools, improve perceptions of foreign direct investment, and increase the pool of assets available for investment in Japan. In reviewing the U.S. investment climate, the Initiative examined the costs of the legal system, legacy expenditures in certain industries, and the burden caused by certain regulations.
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Several awards are awarded to postdoctoral scholars to conduct independent research at Harvard related to U.S.-Japan relations. Fellows participate in an ongoing dialogue with other members of the Harvard and greater Cambridge-Boston communities.
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