US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni Interview with Jon Carter

JCIE USA is excited to launch a new interview series featuring alumni of our US Congressional Staff Exchange Program. Our second interview is with Jon Carter, an alumnus of our 2024 US Congressional Staff Exchange delegation.

US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni Interview with Steven Clark

JCIE USA is excited to launch a new interview series featuring alumni of our US Congressional Staff Exchange Program. Our first interview is with Steven Clark, an alumnus of our 2023 US Congressional Staff Exchange.

Lancet Papers Call for Japan to Redesign Health and Diplomacy by 2040

For the first time in nearly 15 years, The Lancet has published a special issue on Japan, with two policy papers analyzing Japan’s healthcare system and international health strategy featured in The Lancet Regional Health—Western Pacific. JCIE served as secretariat for a U. of Tohoku working group of 25 Japanese and Asia-Pacific experts to recommend how Japan’s domestic health policy and foreign aid policy can better meet the needs of an aging population and region.

Asahi Shimbun Covers JCIE Statement on Reduced Japanese Government Funding to Fight Infectious Diseases

The Japan Center for International Exchange issued a statement on Japan’s major reduction in its contribution to the Global Fund, warning that the sudden drastic reduction “undermines Japan’s long-standing credibility in international cooperation.”

JCIE’s US–Japan Aging Exchange Featured in AARP International’s The Journal

Holly Dabelko-Schoeny and Marisa Sheldon, alumni of JCIE’s 2023 US-Japan exchange program on healthy & resilient aging, share lessons and observations from their time in Japan.

JCIE Publication | Africa-Japan Common Vision on Health

In preparation for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), JCIE launched a working group comprised of Japanese and African experts on health and development to define the future direction of Africa-Japan partnership in the health sector toward and beyond 2030. The group has produced a “Common Vision”—a set of recommendations and key principles for multi-sectoral collaboration to co-create health security and sustainable growth in Africa and Japan.

JCIE Japan Research Officer Yoshitaka Nishino Co-authors Article on Health Problems of Uninsured Immigrants in Japan

Researchers surveyed uninsured immigrant workers in Japan to assess changes in health and lifestyle, and found a need for increased access to medical treatment, detailed examinations, and oral care for this population.

Innovation for an Aging Asia—Case Studies from the Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI)

This case study report features nearly two dozen innovations that address issues common to aging populations. These programs, policies, and products were recognized in the first three rounds of the Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI).

FGFJ Infographic | The Global Fund’s Contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) has launched a series of thematic sheets on cross-cutting areas in relation to the work and impact of the Global Fund.

The Asahi Shimbun Covers ASEAN Lawmakers’ Visit to Japan Under JCIE’s Democracy for the Future Program

The Asahi Shimbun published an article based on an interview with members of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), Mercy Barends, Charles Santiago, and Mardi Seng, during their visit to Japan on a JCIE Program organized under our Democracy for the Future program.