ROUNDTABLE | The LDP Leadership Race & Implications for US-Japan Relations

JCIE/USA hosted a luncheon discussion on the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership race and its implications for US-Japan relations ahead of the upcoming US presidential election. The featured speaker was Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Japan’s Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The session was joined by Japanese business reps, academics, and those from DC-based think tanks.

ROUNDTABLE | Discussion with US Congressional Staff on Priorities of the 118th Congress

JCIE/USA hosted a luncheon discussion with alumni of our US-Japan Congressional Staff Exchange Program, to share their thoughts on what to expect from the 118th Congress following the 2022 midterm elections. The session was joined by Japanese business representatives, academics, and those from DC-based think-tanks.

JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | The Congressional Agenda

On December 6, two alumni of JCIE’s Congressional Staff Exchange program participated in JCIE/USA Roundtables in New York. The two senior Congressional staff—one Republican and one Democrat—spoke about a range of trade issues before the US Congress, what further legislation we are likely to see in the coming year, and what this means for US-Japan relations.

US Congressional Staff Exchange | 2025 Delegation

The 2025 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program gave 6 Congressional staffers the chance to travel Japan, where they met with Japanese leaders across politics, media, and academia.

Japanese-German Forum | 32nd Forum

At the 32nd Japanese-German Forum, held in Tokyo, Japanese and German politicians, policy experts, business leaders, and journalists discussed key bilateral topics including demographic changes, the impact of AI, and the upcoming US election.

JCIE Publications | Europe and Japan: A Relationship in Search of Roles

The author details obstacles to closer European-Japanese security cooperation; additionally, he identifies areas for cooperation, such as nonproliferation of nuclear weapons and negotiations with the Soviet Union.

JCIE Publications | The New Asia-Pacific Order: A Summary Report

This report summarizes five issues raised at the New Asia-Pacific Order Conference: sustainability of economic dynamism; regional groupings in the next decade; major power shifts; a new security architecture; and globalization, particularism, democratization, and human rights.

UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 41st Conference

The 41st annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group met in England to discuss critical issues facing bilateral relations and global geopolitics, including healthcare, partnership in science, technology, and education, the implications of cyber and AI, energy security, and climate change.

US Congressional Staff Exchange | 2022 Delegation

Group photo with Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi

The 2022 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program took 8 Congressional Staffers to Japan, where they met with Japanese leaders across politics, media, and academia.

JCIE Publication | A Pacific Nation: Perspectives on the US Role in an East Asia Community

In this volume, experts from Asia and the United States explore the latest changes in US involvement in regional affairs and analyze the region’s divergent perspectives on the role that the US should play in a new East Asia community.