#  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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##  Our Research 

 



  [### Publications by Our Affiliates

 ](/publications)Check out books, book chapters, journal articles, working papers and more by our affiliates and faculty.   
  
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  [### Occasional Paper Series

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

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