JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | Post–Midterm Outlook for US Political & Economic Relations
Two top experts on US-Japan relations— Columbia University Professor Gerald Curtis and the Wall Street Journal’s Jacob Schlesinger—assessed the Democratic victory in the midterm elections and the prospects for the next two years of the Trump administration’s Asia policy.
JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | Congressional Agenda & US-Japan Relations in the 116th Congress
Two Congressional staffers, alumni of a JCIE/USA delegation to Japan, spoke to a gathering of business leaders and other experts in New York at a JCIE/USA executive seminar.
Members of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) Visit Japan
JCIE hosted members of ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) to Japan under our Democracy for the Future Program for meetings with Japanese legislators, Civil Society groups and the Media.
Award Ceremony for 4th Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI)
The winners of the 4th Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation were celebrated at a ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.
Japanese-German Forum | 32nd Forum
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 impact of AI, and the upcoming US election.
FGFJ Presents Leadership Awards at Reception to Welcome Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands
Friends of the Global Fund, Japan hosted a reception on March 4, 2025, on the occasion of Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands’ first visit to Japan in two years. On this occasion, an awards ceremony was also held to honor Japan’s leadership in fighting the world’s three major infectious diseases, recognizing five individuals and organizations from various sectors.
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.
JCIE USA Hosts Meetings with Yasuhisa Shiozaki on Global Health and US-Japan Relations
JCIE USA hosted a series of events with Hon. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, chair of JCIE’s Executive Committee on Global Health & Human Security and Japan’s former Minister of Health, Labour & Welfare, to Washington DC and New York on the occasion of his visit during the 79th UN General Assembly.
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.
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.
