US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Online Briefing on Gender in the 2024 US Elections
As part of the US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, JCIE held a briefing for the women Diet members and other leaders who have participated in our past meetings to shed light on what the outcome of the election means for women and for the bilateral alliance in the coming years.
JCIE USA Hosts Meetings with Yasuhisa Shiozaki on Global Health and US-Japan Relations
JCIE USA hosted a series of events with Hon. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, chair of JCIE’s Executive Committee on Global Health & Human Security and Japan’s former Minister of Health, Labour & Welfare, to Washington DC and New York on the occasion of his visit during the 79th UN General Assembly.
ROUNDTABLE | The LDP Leadership Race & Implications for US-Japan Relations
JCIE/USA hosted a luncheon discussion on the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership race and its implications for US-Japan relations ahead of the upcoming US presidential election. The featured speaker was Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Japan’s Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare. The session was joined by Japanese business reps, academics, and those from DC-based think tanks.
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.
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.
Rethinking Japan’s Strategy Amid US Foreign Aid Reductions
JCIE and Peace Winds America co-hosted an event bringing together members of Japan’s Diet, the media, and civil society organizations to discuss a report on “America’s Foreign Aid Retrenchment: Implications for US–Japan Cooperation.”
Roundtable with Francis Fukuyama: Japan’s Role in Leading the Defense of Universal Values
Japanese Diet members met with Francis Fukuyama and discussed how democracy can be protected at a time when populism is spreading globally.
FGFJ Convenes Joint Diet Task Force Meeting & Advisory Board Meeting
FGFJ convened a joint meeting of the Diet Task Force and Advisory Board to review the 8th Replenishment Round of the Global Fund. The meeting aimed to pursue a possible top-up by the Government of Japan during Grant Cycle 8 and to secure new financial resources for health-related ODA.
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.