Turning shared challenges into shared Breakthroughs.

Turning shared challenges into shared Breakthroughs.

Turning shared challenges into shared Breakthroughs.

We unite courageous social sector leaders from Japan and the USA to build relationships, exchange ideas, and catalyze real-world impact.

We unite courageous social sector leaders from Japan and the USA to build relationships, exchange ideas, and catalyze real-world impact.

Our Approach

Our Approach

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The world's biggest social challenges don't stop at borders.

The world's biggest social challenges don't stop at borders.

Japan and the United States face many of the same systemic issues. Aging populations, social isolation, workforce changes in the world of AI, and declining trust. JUSSIN exists to bring together the best people from both cultures to create the best solutions.

How We Work
How We Work
How We Work

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Convene

Convene

Convene

Once a year, leaders from 25 different sectors convene to surface the big issues and partnerships to tackle them

Once a year, leaders from 25 different sectors convene to surface the big issues and partnerships to tackle them

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Activate

Activate

Activate

Leaders are equipped with relationships, insights and tools to support their impact

Leaders are equipped with relationships, insights and tools to support their impact

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Catalyze

Catalyze

Catalyze

Ideas that hold real potential are selected for a six month experiment, and supported to turn those ideas into innovations.

Ideas that hold real potential are selected for a six month experiment, and supported to turn those ideas into innovations.

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Amplify

Amplify

Amplify

We extend the reach of the collaborations to a global audience through insight driven storytelling.

We extend the reach of the collaborations to a global audience through insight driven storytelling.

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Satoko N Fujioka × Ariel Schwartz

Satoko N Fujioka × Ariel Schwartz

What happens when the right people meet?

A single conversation in Kobe became an ongoing research collaboration connecting rural healthcare practitioners in Japan with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.

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JUSSIN’s First U.S. Gathering: Where Two Ecosystems Meet

JUSSIN’s first U.S. gathering brought together 24 leaders from Japan and the Bay Area to learn from each other and imagine what we can build together.

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Green Fern

Tokyo Gathering 2026

In fall 2026, JUSSIN convenes an invitation-only cohort of 25 social-sector leaders in Tokyo

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Yellow Flower

San Francisco Salon 2026

A high-trust gathering of around 20 social impact leaders, funders, and connectors from Japan and the Bay Area

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JUSSIN’s First U.S. Gathering: Where Two Ecosystems Meet

JUSSIN’s first U.S. gathering brought together 24 leaders from Japan and the Bay Area to learn from each other and imagine what we can build together.

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Green Fern

Tokyo Gathering 2026

In fall 2026, JUSSIN convenes an invitation-only cohort of 25 social-sector leaders in Tokyo

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