Trade & Economy
ACTIVITIES
32nd Japanese-German Forum
October 29–31, 2024 | Tokyo
At the 32nd Japanese-German Forum, held in Tokyo, Japanese and German politicians, policy experts, business leaders, and journalists discussed key bilateral topics including demographic changes, the i…
ROUNDTABLE | The LDP Leadership Race & Implications for US-Japan Relations
September 24, 2024 | Washington DC
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 s…
2024 US Congressional Staff Exchange
May 25–June 1, 2024 | Tokyo and Kumamoto
The 2024 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program gave 7 Congressional staffers the chance to travel Japan, where they met with Japanese leaders across politics, media, and academia.
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 40th Conference
February 2–4, 2024 | Tokyo and Odawara, Kanagawa
The 40th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group met in Tokyo and Odawara to discuss critical issues facing bilateral relations and global geopolitics, including security, trade, climate cha…
31st Japanese-German Forum
November 15–17, 2023 | Berlin, Germany
At the 31st Japanese-German Forum, held in Berlin, Germany, Japanese and German politicians, policy experts, business leaders, and journalists discussed key bilateral topics—from global warming, accep…
2023 US Congressional Staff Exchange
October 9–October 15, 2023 | Tokyo and Hiroshima
The 2023 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program gave 7 Congressional Staff the opportunity to travel Japan, where they met with Japanese leaders across politics, media, and academia.
Trilateral Commission | 2023 Plenary Meeting
March 10–12, 2023 | New Delhi, India
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…
2023 US Young Political Leaders 50th Anniversary Delegation to Japan
January 21–28, 2023 | Tokyo, Nagano
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 p…
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 39th Conference
January 12-15, 2023 | London and Norwich
The 39th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group met in London from January 13 to January 15, a welcome change from the online program necessitated last year by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ROUNDTABLE | Discussion with US Congressional Staff on Priorities of the 118th Congress
December 15, 2022 | Washington DC
JCIE/USA hosted a luncheon discussion with alumni of our US-Japan Congressional Staff Exchange Program, to share their thoughts on what to expect from the 118th Congress following the 2022 midterm ele…
Trilateral Commission | 2022 Asia Pacific Group Regional Meeting
November 20, 2022 | Tokyo
The Asia Pacific Group of the Trilateral Commission held its annual regional meeting in Tokyo, gathering leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issues facing the international commun…
2022 US Congressional Staff Delegation
October 10–October 16, 2022 | Tokyo and Okinawa
The 2022 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program will give 8 Congressional Staff to Japan, where they will meet with Japanese leaders across politics, media, and academia.
Trilateral Commission | 2022 Plenary Meeting
June 10–12, 2022 | Washington DC
The Trilateral Commission held its 2022 meeting in Washington DC—the first in-person plenary since the pandemic began—drawing hundreds of leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issue…
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 38th Conference
March 8 & 11, 2022 | Online
The 38th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group was held online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with the participation of around 20 members from each country, who held discussions on t…
Trilateral Commission Special Global Meeting on Global Capitalism in Transition
November 3–5, 2021 | Virtual
The Trilateral Commission launched the Task Force on “Global Capitalism in Transition” in April 2021, consisting of 30 experts and Commission members from the three regions, and conducted a series of…
PUBLICATIONS
Report of the 2023 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue | Empowering Our Future
Kimberly Gould Ashizawa
2024
Report on the findings from the 2023 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, which featured a visit to the US by six Japanese political and business leaders to discuss US-Japan and international relations, w…
Navigating China Relations and the US-Japan Alliance
October 2020
In January 2020, the United States and Japan marked the 60th anniversary of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty. Steps to strengthen this relationship, which should not be taken for granted, include…
Five Steps to Bolster the US-Japan Alliance
March 2020
In January 2020, the United States and Japan marked the 60th anniversary of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty. Steps to strengthen this relationship, which should not be taken for granted, include…
The Crisis of US Credibility in East Asia
October 2019
The decision by the US Congress to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has brought renewed attention t…
Japan Trade Officials and Companies Take a Nuanced Approach to US Tariffs
Adrian Ma
September 4, 2018
Adrian Ma explores the impact of the Trump administration’s 25 percent tariff on imported steel on Japan. How are Japanese companies and trade officials feeling about the president’s efforts to turn t…
Postcard from a Japanese Steel Town
By Adrian Ma
August 1, 2018
JCIE Journalism Fellow Adrian Ma, a reporter based in the American Midwest, explores Japan’s oldest steel town, Kamaishi.
Japan Exasperated by Trump’s Trade Policies
Adam Behsudi
October 15, 2017
As US farmers suffer under high tariffs, Japanese officials are in no rush to cut a new trade deal with the United States.
Trump, Abe Talk Trade, Security
Interview with James Gannon
February 10, 2017
In an interview with Fred Katayama of Reuters, James Gannon offers insight to the changing relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Abe, the impact of a bilateral free trade agreement,…
No TPP Trade Deal? Some Japanese Farmers Say All the Better for Them
Julie Makinen
July 5, 2016
Rice farmer Takao Terada isn’t following the U.S. presidential election too closely. But there’s one issue that both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton seem to agree on — that the U.S. should not ratify…
Come on Japan, Get with the Program
Sally Herships
September 21, 2015
Founding a startup today has become the stuff of TV and movies around the world. But in Japan today, founding a tech company is not what you might call super popular. Silicon Valley appreciates a goo…
Beyond 2015: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership for Democracy, Peace, and Prosperity in Southeast Asia
Rizal Sukma and Yoshihide Soeya, eds.
2013
This report, based on the study conducted to reexamine and redefine the strategic value of ASEAN-Japan cooperation, offers recommendations for such cooperation and integration among ASEAN countries.
A Pacific Nation: Perspectives on the US Role in an East Asia Community
Mark Borthwick and Tadashi Yamamoto, eds.
2011
In this volume, experts from Asia and the United States explore the latest changes in US involvement in regional affairs and analyze the region’s divergent perspectives on the role that the US should…
The Rise of China and a Changing East Asian Order
Japan Center for International Exchange
2004
Senior international relations experts examine a wide range of topics including China’s changing role in Asia and its impact on regional community building, domestic dynamics related to China’s politi…
China-Japan-US Relations
Morton I. Abramowitz, Yoichi Funabashi, and Wang Jisi
August 2002
In this volume, leading policy experts from each of the three countries review the underlying challenges confronting the development of this vital China-Japan-US triangle.
Major Power Relations in Northeast Asia
David M. Lampton, ed.
November 2001
This publication, the result of a study on the “China-Japan-US Research and Dialogue Project,” contains essays by six American analysts in a multinational team identifying the challenges to productive…