Civil Society Monitor | Issue 12

• Breaking New Ground for NGO Advocacy in Japan
• Slump in Corporate Giving Continues
• A New Era in Corporate Philanthropy
• Japan’s Nonprofits Prepare for a New Legal System

Civil Society Monitor | Issue 11

• Japanese International Development NGOs Reach Critical Stage
• Weak Giving Hampers Work of Japan’s AIDS Groups
• Prime Minister Pledges Dramatic Hike in International AIDS Funding
• Nonprofit Sector Reform Update: Commission Proposes Broad Tax Deductability

Civil Society Monitor | Issue 10

• Tsunami Response Showcases NGO Progress and Challenges
• Japanese International Development NGOs Reach Critical Stage
• American Investment Firm Launches Innovative Funding Scheme
• New Organization Fights AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases
• Reconcilliation and Civil Society: Lessons from History
• Nonprofit Sector Reform—A Step Forward?

JCIE Publications | ASEM in its Tenth Year

This final research report evaluating the ASEM process and exploring future possibilities was presented to the ASEM Senior Officials’ Meeting in March 2006.

JCIE Publications | The Rise of China and a Changing East Asian Order

Senior international relations experts examine a wide range of topics including China’s changing role in Asia and its impact on regional community building, domestic dynamics related to China’s political and economic development, and to China’s influence on regional security.

JCIE Publications | Policymaking in Japan

This volume offers the perspective of six politicians from the Liberal Democratic, Democratic, and New Komeito Party, providing representation of a new generation of politicians in Japan attempting to design a new architecture for policymaking.

JCIE Publications | Guidance for Governance: Comparing Alternative Sources of Public Policy Advice

In this volume, international experts offer a comparative assessment of the state of policy advice from such alternative sources as independent “scholarly” think tanks, interest and advocacy centers, blue-ribbon commissions, and legislative support organizations.

FGFJ | Symposium: “From Okinawa to Toyako: Dealing with Communicable Diseases as Global Human Security Threats”

On May 23-24, 2008, more than 150, NGO, business, and philanthropic leaders from around the world met in Tokyo for a major JCIE/FGFJ conference to explore how the world can respond more effectively to the spread of communicable diseases in developing countries.

East Asia Insights | The North Korea Nuclear Crisis: Five Guiding Principles

This edition of East Asia Insights analyzes five guiding principles for approaching the North Korea nuclear crisis; these include recognizing North Korea as a nuclear state, policy consistency among the five nations, and a negotiated settlement.

JCIE Publications | Community Building in Asia Pacific: Dialogue in Okinawa

This volume reports on the fourth forum of the Asia Pacific Agenda Project, which presented a unique opportunity for dialogue between leading intellectuals of the region and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.