The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) in collaboration with the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation has launched a new program, "U.S.-Japan Network for the Future" to identify and support the next generation of American public policy intellectuals interested in Japan. The fifteen inaugural participants include Japan specialists from all regions of the U.S. with diverse expertise and perspectives as well as the ability to participate constructively in the bilateral policy making process and contribute to U.S.-Japan understanding.