International Philanthropy and Disasters in Developed Countries: The US Response to Japan’s 3.11 Disaster
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.
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 41st Conference
The 41st annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group met in England to discuss critical issues facing bilateral relations and global geopolitics, including healthcare, partnership in science, technology, and education, the implications of cyber and AI, energy security, and climate change.
Bipartisan Pair of Women US State Representatives Explain the Importance of Dialogue
The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+ published an article based on an interview with two women state representatives, Rep. Tram Ngyuen from Massachusetts (Democrat) and Rep. Laura Williams from Kansas (Republican), who visited Japan under JCIE’s US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue.
Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands Meets with FGFJ Advisory Board During Visit to Japan
On March 4, 2025, Peter Sands, Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (The Global Fund), met with FGFJ’s Advisory Board to present the Investment Case for the Global Fund’s 8th Replenishment.
US Congressional Staff Exchange | 2013 Delegation
The 2013 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program brought the 22nd delegation of US Congressional Staff to Japan, where they met and engaged in discussions with corporate and nonprofit sector leaders, government officials, and diplomats.
US Congressional Staff Exchange | 2022 Delegation
The 2022 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program took 8 Congressional Staffers to Japan, where they met with Japanese leaders across politics, media, and academia.
Global Health Governance Study Group
Working in collaboration with the Tokyo University Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), JCIE conducted a one-year research project on global health governance, focusing on the theme of “The International Order and Japan’s Role in the COVID and Post-COVID Era.” The objective of the study group was to provide analyses on global and regional health governance systems and structures and to offer concrete recommendations about the role Japan should play in the field of global health.
FGFJ Commemorates World AIDS Day in Joint Diet Task Force and Advisory Board Meeting
FGFJ convened a joint meeting between the Diet Task Force and Advisory Board to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024 and discuss the latest prevention and treatment tools that could end AIDS in Japan and low and middle income countries across the globe.
US Congressional Staff Exchange
JCIE established the US Congressional Staff Exchange Program in 1982 in recognition of the vital role Congressional staff play in policymaking. The one-week program provides senior Congressional staffers with the opportunity to meet Japanese legislators and policymakers and give them a sense of the Japanese policymaking process as well as political, economic, and societal trends.
JCIE Publication | Recommendations for Japan’s 3rd Healthcare Policy: A Global Perspective
These recommendations for Japan’s 3rd Healthcare Policy, compiled by a working group of executive committee fellows from JCIE’s Executive Committee on Global Health & Human Security and JCIE staff, call for a global health perspective to be reflected in the new Healthcare Policy in the next fiscal year.