Reflecting on 20 Years at JCIE
James Gannon looks back on the struggles and triumphs of his last 20 years as JCIE/USA’s Executive Director, and reflects on the guidance he received from JCIE’s founder Tadashi Yamamoto.
AHWIN Papers | Responding to the Needs of Older Persons During a Pandemic
The inaugural AHWIN Paper draws on an online panel discussion that explored what policy lessons can be learned from the experiences of the United States, Japan, and Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve our ability to protect our older populations.
Global Health Multistakeholder Dialogue Recommendations to the G7 2024
The culmination of an independent, nonstate actor-led Global Health Multistakeholder Dialogue, this report reviews the progress of the G7’s past commitments to global health issues including antimicrobial resistance and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response;
identifies remaining challenges to be addressed by the G7; and seeks to promote coordination and consensus on global health priorities among nonstate stakeholders while transitioning between the 2023 Japanese G7 and the 2024 Italian G7 presidencies.
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.
Japan’s Foreign Policy and Global Health Diet Roundtable Series
JCIE launched the “Global Health Diet Roundtable” series in 2018, followed by the “Japan’s Foreign Policy and Global Health Diet Roundtable” series in December 2023, as part of its Global Health and Human Security Program. The aim of these two series is to bring together a bipartisan assortment of Japanese parliamentarians and deepen their understanding of global health issues so that they can play a leadership role in the global health field.
JCIE Publication | Strengthening Human Capital Development for Clinical Trials to Prepare for Future Health Crises
This report, available in both English and Japanese, outlines recommendations of the Task Force for Promoting Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulatory Harmonization in Asia the Task Force on ways to implement adequate measures, based on a comprehensive and consistent strategy, to develop the necessary research and research support personnel and to maintain and enhance academic research organization functions.
Diet Policy Dialogue Program | 2024 Diet Delegation to Indonesia
JCIE organized a bipartisan Diet delegation to Indonesia on July 22–June 25, 2024, as part of its Democracy for the Future program.
JCIE USA Welcomes Hale and Saidel to Board
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.
Winners of 2024 Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation Announced
The winners of the 2024 Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation have been announced!
Roundtable on Japan’s Migration Policy
In the fall of 2018, JCIE launched a new roundtable to discuss Japan’s immigration policy. The project’s 25 members include national and municipal policymakers, business leaders, experts from NPOs, academics, and foreign residents.