Message from Isao Kano, President and CEO, JCIE/Japan

Message from Isao Kano, JCIE/Japan President & CEO It is my great pleasure and honor to assume the post of president and CEO of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/Japan) as of April 1. Looking at the impressive achievements of my predecessors as they built this leading Japanese nongovernmental foreign affairs institute, and the […]

Trilateral Commission | 2023 Plenary Meeting

The Trilateral Commission held its 2023 meeting in India, New Delhi —the first meeting to take place in India—drawing hundreds of leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issues facing the international community.

FGFJ Seminar | Game Changers—Japanese Innovations in Combatting Infectious Diseases

The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), in collaboration with the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), will held a public seminar, “Game Changers: Japanese Innovation in Combatting Infectious Diseases.”

Kishida Shows Leadership at TICAD on Global Health and Security

This piece by JCIE/USA Executive Director Kazuyo Kato highlights the significant of Japan’s recent pledge to the Global Fund, made at TICAD8.

2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue

READ THE REPORT JCIE is holding the 2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, a three-part virtual discussion bringing together more than 40 women leaders from across multiple sectors from the United States and Japan. The dialogue is co-chaired by Hon. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Hon. Seiko Noda, who is now Minister in Charge of Women’s Empowerment, Minister of […]

Japanese-German Forum | 30th Forum

Tomiko Ichikawa speaking at the 30th Japanese-German Forum

At the 30th Japanese-German Forum, held in-person for the first time since the beginning of COVID-19, Japanese and German politicians, policy experts, business leaders, and journalists discussed key bilateral topics.

FGFJ Diet Task Force Visit to Indonesia and Timor-Leste

Four members of JCIE’s Friends of the Global Fund Japan (FGFJ) Diet Task Force visited Indonesia and Timor-Leste to see first-hand how Japan’s support for the Global Fund is making an impact in the field.

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange | 2023 US Delegation to Japan

Celebrating 50 years of partnership between JCIE and the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), a delegation of 5 US Young Political Leaders traveled to Japan to meet with a variety of policymakers, business leaders, and local-level politicians in Tokyo and Nagano prefecture.

2022 Survey of Initiatives to Promote Women’s Political Participation and Advancement in Japan

2022 Survey of Initiatives to Promote Women’s Political Participation and Advancement in Japan PART II: Initiatives to Promote Women’s Political Participation and Advancement Hifumi Tajima, Chief Program Officer, JCIE/Japan This is the second part of a survey conducted as reference materials for the 2022 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE). […]

Friends of the Global Fund Organize “Global Fund’s Reach in Fragile, Crisis Settings” Event on the Sidelines of the 7th Replenishment

Three people sit at a table while another speaks at a podium.

On the sidelines of the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference, an event co-hosted by Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (a JCIE initiative) was held, focusing on the Global Fund’s reach in fragile, crisis settings.