US-Japan Journalism Fellowship | 2016 Seminar—Creating Opportunity through a More Inclusive Society

A distinguished panel of journalists engaged in a lively discussion on the 2016 US presidential election and how women, youth, and other minority groups are shaping American politics.

US-Japan Journalism Fellowship | 2015 Program

The inaugural US-Japan Journalism Fellowship brought four American journalists to Japan in June 2015.

US-Japan Journalism Fellowship | 2016 Program

The 2016 cohort of JCIE’s US-Japan Journalism fellows traveled to Japan in June to meet with a wide range of leaders from different sectors of Japanese society tackling pressing issues of the day.

US-Japan Journalism Fellowship | 2017 Program

Four American journalists visited Japan on September 3–23, 2017, as part of the 2017 US-Japan Journalism Fellowship, which allowed them to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese policymaking and the dynamics of US-Japan relations.

US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange | 2018 Japanese Delegation to the United States

Six legislative and party staffers from Japan visited Washington DC and various locations in Oklahoma and Colorado as part of the 2018 Japanese delegation of the US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program.

US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange | 2014 Capitol Hill Diet Reception

JCIE and a few other organizations co-hosted a welcome reception for the visiting Japanese Diet members. Among the 180 people in attendance were members of Congress, the Japanese ambassador to the US, and a parliamentarian from Korea.

Japanese-German Forum | 23rd Forum

The 23rd Japanese-German Forum brought together more than three dozen business leaders, policy experts, and politicians. In their Berlin meeting, they discussed the current domestic trends in Germany and Japan; the two countries’ respective responses to recent security challenges

Rediscovering Common Bonds | Opening up Future Possibilities through Stage and Video

On November 24, 2014, the first seminar in the Rediscovering Common Bonds among Japan, China, and Korea series was held under the theme “Opening up Future Possibilities through Stage and Video.” The seminar invited the participation of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean artists and college students who have had experience working collaboratively to produce theatrical works and films.

Symposium | Managing Movements of People for Security and Prosperity in East Asia: Roles of Civil Society

A multinational group of researchers met in Tokyo as part of a JCIE project on the Movement of People in East Asia and the Role of Civil Society, which was supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Rediscovering Common Bonds | Interacting Cultures

Can a shared love of manga, anime, and cosplay help draw neighbors in Northeast Asia closer together? What mutual influences can be found in today’s popular culture in China, Japan, and Korea? These questions were the focus of the third seminar in JCIE’s Rediscovering Common Bonds among Japan, China, and Korea series.