International Philanthropy Project

JCIE’s International Philanthropy Project was launched in 1974 because of a need JCIE recognized for Japan to develop truly nonprofit and nongovernmental institutions in order to become a constructive member of the international community.
Japan-United States Economic Relations Group (Wisemen’s Group)

This group of eight leading private citizens was charged with the task of examining the factors affecting long-term bilateral economic relations between the United States and Japan. JCIE was asked to serve as the Japanese secretariat, with JCIE Director Tadashi Yamamoto as an executive director of the group.
Shimoda Conference Series

The First Shimoda Conference (then also known as the Japanese-American Assembly) took place in 1967 as a forum for high-level but unofficial discussions of critical issues in US-Japan relations, the first of its kind in the postwar US-Japan relationship. The dialogues were held occasionally through 2011.
JCIE Publications | Philanthropy in Japan

This publication is a revised edition of a survey report from a 1975 survey conducted by JCIE as part of its International Exchange Project on Private Philanthropy and provided basic background information on philanthropy and philanthropic organization in Japan.
JCIE Publications | Research Institutions in Japan: A Survey Report

This report is a compilation of 44 research institutes throughout Japan, which are divided based on their missions; some of these include problems common to advanced industrial societies and domestic and international economics.
JCIE Publications | Social and Political Issues in Japan: The Trilateral Commission Japan Seminar, May 1975

These essays, originally presented to the Trilateral Commission Japan Seminar, focus on diplomacy and a range of domestic issues.