Jolyon Baraka Thomas, an assistant professor of Japanese culture, religion and history in the department of East Asian languages & civilizations in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, is one of 12 scholars chosen for the US-Japan Network for the Future.

During this two-year program, Dr. Thomas will participate in a workshop and series of meetings in Washington, DC; a retreat in Montana; a study trip in Japan and a public symposium and panel discussion. The cohort will conduct research, write commentary on policy issues and produce policy papers for publication.