Disaster Relief & Recovery
ACTIVITIES
10 Years after 3/11: Reflecting on Lessons Learned
March 2021 |
On March 11 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Tohoku region, followed by hundreds of aftershocks and a devastating tsunami. JCIE quickly launched efforts to support the…
International Seminar: NGOs as Strategic Partners in Development and Humanitarian Assistance
June 6, 2018 | Tokyo, Japan
This seminar was part of a JCIE project on NGOs as Strategic Partners, conducted from 2015 to 2018. Participants examined what Japanese NGOs and government agencies can do to work together on ODA, dra…
NGOs as Strategic Partners: Japanese NGO Leaders Delegation to Washington DC
March 1–3, 2017 | Washington DC
JCIE brought a team of executives from leading Japanese NGOs in the field of development and humanitarian assistance to the US to study what is needed to strengthen the institutional capacity of Japan…
2015 Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States
September 28–October 2, 2015 | Washington DC
The 2015 US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program brought the 28th delegation of Japanese diet members and parliamentarians to the US, where they met and engaged in discussions with members of Congress…
Strategic Assistance: Asia Pacific Stability and Disaster Relief | Workshop III
September 11–12, 2014 | Tokyo
The third workshop provided the project research team the opportunity to engage with key constituencies within the US., Japanese, and international HA/DR communities, present tentative recommendations…
Strategic Assistance: Disaster Relief and Asia-Pacific Stability | Workshop II
March 8–9, 2014 |
This second workshop was designed to solicit input regarding the region’s likely reaction to the proposed US-Japan Strategic Assistance concept from leaders in the United States, Japan, Singapore, Ind…
Strategic Assistance: Disaster Relief and Asia-Pacific Stability | Workshop I
September 12–13, 2013 | Washington, DC
A Washington DC workshop held as part of the Strategic Assistance Project, a collaborative research project of the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and JCIE, discussed how to develop an allianc…
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 28th Conference
May 19–22, 2011 | London
The 28th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group was convened in London on May 19–22, 2011. Thirty-two senior Japanese and British figures discussed areas for potential greater collaboration…
Strengthening Nongovernmental Contributions to Regional Security Cooperation | Tokyo Workshop
January 18–19, 2010 | Tokyo
On January 18–19, 2010, the participants gathered in Tokyo for a workshop to discuss initial findings of a project examining (1) the roles of civil society in enhancing regional security cooperation,…
PUBLICATIONS
AHWIN Papers No. 4: Disaster Preparedness for Aging Populations—Lessons from Japan
Dr. Hiroko Okuda and Dr. Jun Tomio
February 2024
The fourth publication in the “AHWIN Papers” series examines Japan’s actions to improve disaster preparedness to better safeguard the country’s aging population.
Japan's Friendship with the US Remains Unshakable
Koji Tomita
March 11, 2021
This opinion piece was written by Ambassador Koji Tomita, who references a 2016 JCIE survey on US givings in the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami disaster response.
Supporting Disaster Survivors in Japan
Sachiko Aoki and Kimberly Gould Ashizawa
2019
This report highlights Kamaishi City Social Welfare Council, Kodomo no Empowerment Iwate, Kurashi no Supporters, and SakuraNet, four nonprofit organizations that received $2.8 million in United Way Wo…
Becoming Strategic Partners: Lessons for NGOs and Government Agencies from the American Experience
Japan Center for International Exchange
2018
This report examines how strategic partnerships between NGOs and the US Government operate and why they emerged, drawing lessons on how Japanese NGOs might develop similar partnerships and build the f…
Immersive Learning: A Haunted House in Japan Teaches Citizens Earthquake Preparedness
Taylor Wofford
November 1, 2016
At the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park, visitors go through an “experience learning facility” where they’re taught how to survive in the immediate aftermath of a major natural disaster. In a cou…
Getting International Disaster Philanthropy Right: Lessons from Japan's 2011 Tsunami
James Gannon
2016
This report looks closely at the US’s philanthropic response to Japan’s March 2011 tsunami, drawing lessons on what can be done in future responses to overseas disasters, especially in other developed…
Learning from Japan’s Tsunami: Six Steps to Improve International Disaster Philanthropy
James Gannon
August 29, 2016
When news began trickling out about the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, it was immediately clear we were dealing with a disaster of historic proportions. What was l…
Japan Earthquake Fifth Anniversary: U.S. Response Overwhelming
Trevor Williams
March 10, 2016
Individuals and organizations from the U.S. have given $746.1 million to support Japan’s recovery from its “triple disaster,” JCIE announced on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the earthquake, tsun…
Preparing for Future Disasters: Strategic Assistance and the US-Japan Alliance
Kei Koga, Thomas B. Fargo, Alison Szalwinski, Noboru Yamaguchi, and Ryo Sahashi
2015
This JCIE/NBR report examines the challenges posed by major disasters in the Asia-Pacific and argues that the United States and Japan need to elevate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to be…
Innovative Disaster Responses: Model Approaches from Japan's 3/11 Disaster
Atsuko Geiger, Kaede Kawauchi, and Serena Bellamy
2015
In the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the role of the Japanese civil society in the recovery and reconstruction process, this report analyzes four innovative projects that can be emulated…
Strengthening US-Japan NGO Partnerships on Humanitarian Responses—Lessons from 3/11
Japan Center for International Exchange
2015
This two-year study assesses the effectiveness of Japanese NGOs’ international partnerships in the response to the 3/11 disaster. Based on interviews with key figures from Japanese and Western NGOS, d…
Bringing People Together: Assessing the Impact of 3/11 on US-Japan Grassroots Exchange
Atsuko Geiger
2015
Dr. Atsuko Geiger analyzes the depth of preexisting US-Japan grassroots ties, which was made evident by the international response to Japan’s 3/11 disaster, and also how these efforts can continue to…
International Philanthropy and Disasters in Developed Countries: The US Response to Japan’s 3.11 Disaster
James Gannon
July 2014
An analysis of the US philanthropic response to the 3/11 disaster in Japan and the challenges of donor coordination for disasters in developed countries.
A Growing Force: Civil Society's Role in Asian Regional Security
Rizal Sukma and James Gannon, eds.
2013
The authors explore the role of civil society organizations in responding to security threats in the five areas of piracy, disaster relief, human trafficking, health, and climate change, in order to a…