WEBINAR | The Role of Civil Society in Japan’s Evolving Multicultural Landscape: Supporting Youth with Foreign Roots in Japan
On September 15, JCIE USA will host a webinar about education and employment support for children and youth with foreign roots in Japan from the perspectives of Japanese NGOs, highlighting their experiences, approaches, and lessons-learned.
Japan-Korea Forum | 34th Meeting
The 34th Japan-Korea Forum brought together politicians, scholars, journalists, and business representatives in Tokyo to discuss key issues facing Japan and South Korea. Building on last year’s 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two nations, the Forum this year looked ahead to the next chapter of Japan-Korea relations.
WEBINAR | The Role of Civil Society in Japan’s Evolving Multicultural Landscape: Japan’s Immigration Politics and Policy – Roles of Japanese NGOs in Refugee Assistance
On September 23, JCIE USA will host a webinar featuring Japanese NGOs specializing in refugee assistance to discuss on how politics and policies impact refugees.
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.
Democracy for the Future: Sunnylands Intitative
Democracy for the Future: SUNNYLANDS INITIATIVE Since January 2020, JCIE has been involved in an initiative convening key Indo-Pacific thought leaders on democracy from Australia, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States for a series of discussions on how to advance democratic principles and governance, and human rights in […]
4th Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation Grand Prize Winners’ Tour
JCIE and ERIA hosted a Winner’s Tour in Japan for the grand prize winners for the 4th Healthy Aging Prize for Innovation.
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.
Implications of Demographic Transition: An ASEAN–Japan–US Dialogue on Security, Innovation, and Regional Cooperation in an Aging Asia
On December 16, JCIE USA hosted a virtual ASEAN–Japan–US dialogue featuring experts from Japan, the United States and Thailand to discuss security, innovation, and regional cooperation in an aging Asia.
Foreign Residents in Japan & The Role of Japanese NPOs
JCIE USA conducted a 9-month project from January 1-September 30, 2025 focused on Japanese NPOs that support foreign residents. Through background research and interviews with a select group of Japanese NPOs, the project identified their key challenges, how they collaborate with other stakeholders, and the insights they are seeking from international experience, particularly the United States.
Japan-Korea Forum
The Japan-Korea Forum was initiated in 1993, when South Korean President Kim Young-sam and Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa called for the formation of a new, forward-looking relationship between the two countries. Since then, the forum has taken place annually and is held alternately in Korea and Japan, bringing together about 50 policy experts, government officials, legislators, journalists, business executives, and civil society leaders from the two countries.