Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar | Women in Japanese Politics and Society
Hosted by the Council of Foreign Relations, 2017’s Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar featured a panel of four up-and-coming Diet members who discussed the difficulties they face in participating as women in the Japanese political context.
Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar | The United States and Japan in Asia
The 2nd Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar, held in Washington DC by the Council on Foreign Relations and JCIE, brought together nearly 70 foreign policy specialists from the United States, Asia, and Europe to discuss the role of the US-Japan alliance in a changing Asia and the vision that key players hold for the region’s future.
Prime Minister Koizumi Announces US$500 Million for the Global Fund at FGFJ Conference
A major symposium examining East Asian regional cooperation in the fight against AIDS and other communicable diseases was held on June 30, 2005, in Tokyo in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Kyushu-Okinawa G8 Summit.
Friends of the Global Fund Africa Founder and CEO Dr. Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba Visit to Japan
Dr. Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba, founder and CEO of Friends of the Global Fund, Africa visited Japan on November 5–10, to strengthen the ties between JCIE/FGFJ and Friends of the Global Fund Africa in the fight against communicable diseases. Kicking off her intensive week-long stay, Dr. Ikemba met with FGFJ board members, including former Prime Minister […]
FGFJ Diet Task Force Roundtable
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / FGFJ organized a Diet Task Force Roundtable featuring Senegalese Minister of Health Awa Marie Coll-Seck, former UNAIDS Executive Director and Hideo Noguchi Africa Prize Laureate Peter Piot, and Global Fund Executive Director Mark Dybul who were in Japan for the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V).
FGFJ | U2’s Bono speaks with Japanese Leaders on AIDS and Africa
The FGFJ, in cooperation with DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa) and Hottokenai, Sekai no Mazushisa, arranged a number of meetings and events for Bono in Tokyo between November 28 and December 1, 2006. The renowned musician and dedicated advocate for the fight against communicable diseases and extreme poverty met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and urged him to provide more support for Africa and the fight against AIDS.
FGFJ | Tokyo Seminar on Careers in the Global Fund
The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) held a seminar in Tokyo on June 23, 2009, to increase understanding of the activities and role of the Global Fund, and to share information with Japanese professionals about career possibilities within the Global Fund. The public seminar targeted young and mid-career professionals interested in working for international organizations.
FGFJ | Symposium on the Role of Business in the Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
A number of corporations have launched innovative and effective programs to help combat these diseases, and their experiences were explored in a half-day symposium on June 28, 2005, that brought together leaders from the corporate, nonprofit, philanthropic, and governmental sectors in Japan and around the world.
FGFJ | Seminar on “Okinawa, Toyako, and Beyond: Progress on Health and Development”
On February 26, 2010, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) / Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) organized a public seminar featuring Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund. Dr. Kazatchkine remarked on the close relationship between the Global Fund and Japan, and expressed appreciation for the strong support given by Japan to the creation and subsequent activities of the Global Fund.
FGFJ | Roundtable with Bill Gates
On April 21, 2006, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joined a small group of JCIE/FGFJ board members representing various sectors of Japanese society for a special briefing session on Japan’s response to the spread of the major communicable diseases.
