Reinvigorating US-Japan Policy Dialogue and Discussion in a Time of Political Change
During the last decade there has been increasing concern about the state of US-Japan policy dialogue and exchange. To address these concerns, JCIE launched this study in January 2009 to examine the state of policy dialogue between both countries and assess the nongovernmental linkages that have facilitated contact between political leaders and policy experts in each country.
Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue
Starting in 1997, JCIE organized the Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue, a seminar bringing together opinion leaders and nongovernmental leaders from both countries to discuss possible areas of cooperation. The meeting discussions focused on economic and political issues facing the two countries, as well as global issues of shared concern.
Research Project on Global Policy for Joetsu City
In February 2000, a research team produced an interim report focusing on the current status of Joetsu City’s international activities, and from September 24 to October 1, the research team visited Joetsu’s sister cities in China and Korea to study ways of promoting substantive exchanges in the areas of administration, education, and the economy in the years to come.
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.
Strengthening Nongovernmental Contributions to Regional Security Cooperation
JCIE conducted a study from 2009–2015 to explore how such nongovernmental initiatives can concretely contribute to regional security cooperation in East Asia.
The Civil Society Sector and NGO Activities in Asia and Europe—International Survey Project
The Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs (Keizai Koho Center) and JCIE, recognizing the need for healthy partnerships between the business and civil society sectors, launched a survey of NGOs designed to contribute to the building of sound cross-sectoral partnerships.
The Intellectual Infrastructure for East Asian Community Building
JCIE undertook a study project that surveyed the current state of the intellectual network within the East Asian region and researched strategies for strengthening the intellectual infrastructure for East Asian community-building.
The Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations
This project was designed to fill gaps in the knowledge of US-Japan relations and shed light on the historic role of philanthropy and civil society in international relations.
Transnational Civil Society and International Governance
This project is designed to analyze and clarify transnational civl society’s possible contributions and limitations. Workshops were held in December 1998 in Hawaii and in March 1999 in Paris to review the group’s findings, and the research was published in 2000.
US-Japan Dialogue on Asia
In May 1999, a small meeting of 18 top opinion leaders from Japan and the United States was convened in Tarrytown, New York, by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party Koichi Kato. The goal of the meeting was to discuss future US-Japan cooperation in Asia.