Program on U.S.-Japan Relations

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Our Mission

Harvard University’s Program on US-Japan Relations promotes social science research on Japan from comparative, global, and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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Occasional Paper Series

Each academic year, program associates and postdoctoral fellows submit their research papers to the program's Occasional Paper Series (OPS). 

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