Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego

Director’s Message

As the world is becoming more turbulent and as economic security (経済安保) is competing with AI for attention in the headlines, a new competitive dynamic is forming in Asia that is critical for world peace and global commerce. A deep understanding of Japan, one of the most stable, affluent and dynamic countries in the world, is more important than ever. We at JFIT – the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology – strive to contribute to this understanding by creating new opportunities to analyze, understand, connect, discuss and collaborate on contemporary Japan.

We conduct research on Japan, spearheaded by a strong group of Japan scholars at UC San Diego and extending to our global network of colleagues and collaborators. Through our visiting scholar and corporate partnership programs, we provide opportunities for education, engagement and exchange among Japanese professionals and our students and faculty at UC San Diego.

Our short-term Advanced Visiting Scholar Program is designed to open doors to the innovation ecosystem on our campus and in our region, from the social sciences – economics, business and politics – to environment, energy, data science, engineering and the health sciences. We also help connect our deep talent pool of students and alumni trained in doing business in Japan with talent seekers globally.

Our core outreach activity is the regular Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego webinar series. We invite you to join our discussions, contribute to our conversations and become part of our activities.

With best wishes,
Ulrike Schaede