JCIE in the Media
Explore English-language articles written by or featuring JCIE staff and senior fellows, coverage of JCIE events, and stories written by JCIE’s US-Japan Journalism Fellows. For Japanese language articles click here.
Celebrating Community Health Workers: a Look Back to 2013
Maya Wedemeyer and Sarah Zimmerman | One Million Community Health Workers Campaign
April 12, 2014
By Maya Wedemeyer and Sarah Zimmerman As the second annual World Health Workers Week draws to a close, we wish to look back at the ways in which community health workers have been honored over the pas…
Why Did Americans Donate $730 million to Wealthy Japan?
Tom Paulson | Humanosphere
March 11, 2014
By Tom Paulson A report by JCIE notes that Americans have given about $730 million to assist Japan in rebuilding and recovery from the 2011 tsunami. Many might be upset to learn that one rich nation d…
Strong ASEAN-Japan Ties Important to Global Stability
Bagus BT Saragih | Jakarta Times
June 12, 2013
Partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan must be enhanced far beyond economic means in anticipation of the ASEAN Community, set to be effective in 2015, when th…
Nation Marks Second Year Since Calamity
| Kyodo via Japan Times
March 11, 2013
From Japan Times Memorial and prayer services were held across Japan on Monday, which marked the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Tohoku’s coastline and left some…
Japan as a Champion of Human Security
Tomoko Suzuki | Global Health Governance
December 31, 2012
By Tomoko Suzuki For over a decade, Japan has been a vocal champion of the human security approach. This paper looks back to its genesis and how the human security approach persisted as a pillar of Ja…
Health and Human Security
Susan Hubbard and Keiko Watanabe | Global Health Governance
December 31, 2012
By Susan Hubbard and Keiko Watanabe The 1994 Human Development Report introduced the idea of human security to the world stage. Since then, several countries—most notably Canada and Japan—have made at…