JCIE USA Launches US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni Interview Series
JCIE USA is excited to launch a new interview series featuring alumni of our US Congressional Staff Exchange Program. Since 1982, this program has taken bipartisan delegations of up-and-coming staffers on Capitol Hill to Japan each year, providing them with opportunities to deepen their understanding about Japan and US-Japan relations through a weeklong study tour in the country […]
US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni Interview with Jon Carter
JCIE USA is excited to launch a new interview series featuring alumni of our US Congressional Staff Exchange Program. Our second interview is with Jon Carter, an alumnus of our 2024 US Congressional Staff Exchange delegation.
US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni Interview with Steven Clark
JCIE USA is excited to launch a new interview series featuring alumni of our US Congressional Staff Exchange Program. Our first interview is with Steven Clark, an alumnus of our 2023 US Congressional Staff Exchange.
JCIE USA Welcomes Sheila M. Smith to Board of Trustees
JCIE USA announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Trustees as of October 1, 2024, Ms. Lyric Hughes Hale, editor-in-chief of EconVue, and Mr. Andrew Saidel, CEO of Dynamic Strategies Asia.
Roundtable | Findings From Report on Foreign Residents in Japan & the Role of Japanese NPOs
On March 18, JCIE USA shared the findings from our report on Foreign Residents in Japan and the Role of Japanese NPOs at a hybrid event co-organized with the United States-Japan Foundation (USJF).
Implications of Demographic Transition: An ASEAN–Japan–US Dialogue on Security, Innovation, and Regional Cooperation in an Aging Asia
On December 16, JCIE USA hosted a virtual ASEAN–Japan–US dialogue featuring experts from Japan, the United States and Thailand to discuss security, innovation, and regional cooperation in an aging Asia.
2025 Briefing Series | Japan’s Global Leadership in a New Era of US-Japan Relations
2025 marked a new era in US-Japan relations under political leadership transitions in both countries. In this context, JCIE USA organized a series of three online discussions to explore Japan’s domestic political developments and its engagement in key regions of the world to assess Japan’s standing as a global leader as well as the implications for US-Japan relations.
JCIE USA’s 50th Anniversary Celebration featuring Professor Gerald L. Curtis: Defining a Path Forward for US-Japan Relations in Turbulent Times
JCIE USA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its efforts to strengthen US-Japan relations with a conversation featuring Professor Gerald L. Curtis, moderated by Jake Schlesinger with Charles E. Morrison as a discussant. The discussion will seek to define a path forward for US-Japan relations, including the roles that lawmakers, corporations, NGOs, and others can play during challenging times.
San Diego County Delegation Participates in US-Japan Healthy and Resilient Aging Exchange
Community leaders from San Diego County visited counterparts in Tokyo and Kumamoto Prefecture to share best practices and insights into the shared challenge of better coping with aging populations, with a special focus on disaster prevention, response, and resilience for older people.
Bipartisan Group of US Congress Members Introduce Resolution Recognizing Launch of Japanese Diet “Caucus for Universal Values in the Indo-Pacific”
On August 15, a bipartisan group of US Congress Members, led by Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), introduced a resolution recognizing and commending the launch of a new “Caucus for Universal Values in the Indo-Pacific” in the Japanese Diet, as well as JCIE’s work through its Democracy for the Future Program