Sumitomo Corporation Receives Award for Its Charitable Work with JCIE for Foreign Youths in Japan
As part of Sumitomo Corporation’s “100SEED” campaign, it has been partnering with JCIE, having employees volunteer their time and know-how to NPOs that have been selected under our Supporting Youths of Diverse Roots and an Inclusive Society (SYDRIS) Initiative. In recognition of their work, they received the Special Award at the 6th Corporate Volunteer Award Program.
The 32nd FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting Dives into the Global Fund’s Role in the ACT-Accelerator
FGFJ’s 32nd Diet Task Force meeting featured Peter Sands, the executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), as a guest speaker. He spoke to more than 30 Diet Task Force members, outlining how the Global Fund’s investments in health and community systems, laboratories, and supply chains laid critical foundations that […]
30th FGFJ Diet Task Force Meeting | Global Fund ED Peter Sands Discusses COVID-19 Impact on Three Major Diseases
The FGFJ Diet Task Force held an online roundtable with Peter Sands, who briefed 14 Diet members on the expansion of COVID-19 in lower- and middle-income countries (LMIC), the impact that is having on the fights against HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, and the Global Fund’s role in assisting these countries.
UK-Japan 21st Century Group Webinar| The Future Direction of Japan Under Prime Minister Suga
The UK-Japan 21st Century Group held its first online webinar to discuss Japan’s future under Prime Minister Suga.
UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 37th Conference
The 37th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the participation of 20 members from each country, who held discussions on the latest political and economic developments in Japan and the United Kingdom.
The GFF and Prospects for Maternal and Child Health Services in Africa during the COVID-19 Crisis
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) organized a special roundtable in conjunction with International Universal Health Coverage Day (on December 12) to highlight the work of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) in advancing universal health care (UHC) and how developments such as the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting the push for UHC and the GFF’s work.
Diet Women’s Study Group | 7th Meeting
Yoko Takeda, Chief Economist and General Manager, Research Center for Policy and Economy, Mitsubishi Research Institute, met with the Diet Women’s Study Group to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy and Japan’s post-pandemic future.
2nd US-Japan Global Health Dialogue | Strengthening Partnership on Global Health
JCIE continued its US-Japan Global Health Dialogue series to explore how the two countries can strengthen bilateral cooperation on health security under the Trump and Abe administrations. This second meeting convened more than 40 high-level government officials and policy experts from the United States and Japan.
JCIE’s 50th Anniversary Commemorative Interview Series
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of JCIE’s establishment in Japan, we have recorded a series of interviews with some of the people we have worked closely with over the years.
Sumitomo Corporation Partners with JCIE to Assist the Supporting Youths of Diverse Roots and an Inclusive Society (SYDRIS) Initiative
Sumitomo Corporation has announced that they will partner with JCIE on the Supporting Youths of Diverse Roots and an Inclusive Society (SYDRIS) Initiative , which was launched earlier this year in Japan