Research Project on Global Policy for Joetsu City
In February 2000, a research team produced an interim report focusing on the current status of Joetsu City’s international activities, and from September 24 to October 1, the research team visited Joetsu’s sister cities in China and Korea to study ways of promoting substantive exchanges in the areas of administration, education, and the economy in the years to come.
Shimoda Conference Series
The First Shimoda Conference (then also known as the Japanese-American Assembly) took place in 1967 as a forum for high-level but unofficial discussions of critical issues in US-Japan relations, the first of its kind in the postwar US-Japan relationship. The dialogues were held occasionally through 2011.
Strengthening Nongovernmental Contributions to Regional Security Cooperation
JCIE conducted a study from 2009–2015 to explore how such nongovernmental initiatives can concretely contribute to regional security cooperation in East Asia.
Strategic Assistance | Asia Pacific Stability and Disaster Relief
A joint research program between the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and JCIE that explored how the United States and Japan can elevate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations to be a key component of their combined regional security strategy.
The Civil Society Sector and NGO Activities in Asia and Europe—International Survey Project
The Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs (Keizai Koho Center) and JCIE, recognizing the need for healthy partnerships between the business and civil society sectors, launched a survey of NGOs designed to contribute to the building of sound cross-sectoral partnerships.
The Intellectual Infrastructure for East Asian Community Building
JCIE undertook a study project that surveyed the current state of the intellectual network within the East Asian region and researched strategies for strengthening the intellectual infrastructure for East Asian community-building.
The Nongovernmental Underpinnings of the Emerging Asia Pacific Regional Community
In December 1994, JCIE, along with the Asia Foundation, the Institute for East and West Studies of Yonsei University, and Philippine Business for Social Progress, organized a conference in Osaka, Japan, on “Developing Nongovernmental Underpinnings of the Emerging Asia Pacific Regional Community.”
The Role of Philanthropy in Postwar US-Japan Relations
This project was designed to fill gaps in the knowledge of US-Japan relations and shed light on the historic role of philanthropy and civil society in international relations.
The Vacuum of Political Leadership in Japan and its Future Trajectory
JCIE convened a team of emerging leaders—individuals with a scholarly grounding but also real world experience in national politics and policymaking—to explore the future trajectory of political leadership and its implications for foreign policy, especially US–Japan relations.
Transnational Civil Society and International Governance
This project is designed to analyze and clarify transnational civl society’s possible contributions and limitations. Workshops were held in December 1998 in Hawaii and in March 1999 in Paris to review the group’s findings, and the research was published in 2000.