The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations enables scholars and outstanding professionals from government, business, finance, journalism, NGOs, and other fields to come together at Harvard. The Program offers postdoctoral fellowships for social scientists in various fields, including anthropology, economics, education, history, law, political science, public health, public policy, and sociology. Projects focusing on Japan or Japan’s international role from a comparative, historical, or global perspective are welcome. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not required. The postdoctoral fellowship is a twelve-month appointment, in residence in the Boston area. The award is for $70,000 paid in monthly installments, and up to $5,000 for research and travel funds.