JCIE Staff Conduct Site Visit to Aging-Related Organizations in South Korea

Members of the aging program team from JCIE traveled to South Korea for a series of site visits and meetings in Busan and the rural province of Hadong, where the team learned how the rapid declining birthrate and aging population in South Korea has become a social issue of the highest priority, and witnessed how the government, welfare facilities, and civic groups are actively addressing this issue.

Korea-Japan Forum | 29th Meeting

The 29th Korea-Japan Forum, held online, brought together participants to discuss domestic political shifts and bilateral relations, economic and technology cooperation, and the latest geopolitical developments in the Indo-Pacific. The event also featured a Junior Forum and the Korea-Japan Forum Award Ceremony.

Korea-Japan Forum | 30th Meeting

The 30th Korea-Japan Forum, held in Tokyo, brought together participants to discuss domestic political shifts and bilateral relations, economic and security issues facing the two countries, and the latest geopolitical developments in East Asia. The event also featured a Junior Forum for youths from the two countries.

JCIE Publications | Cross-Sectoral Partnerships in Enhancing Human Security

This report summarizes the third meeting in the “Intellectual Dialogues on Building Asia’s Tomorrow” conference and provides case studies on several challenges to human security.

JCIE Publications | Asia Pacific Security Outlook 2001

Asia Pacific Security Outlook presents national perceptions of regional security, key defense issues, and the contributions to regional and global security of twenty of the twenty-three member countries of the ASEAN Regional Forum.

Insights | The Nightmare of a Chain-Reaction Collapse and the Importance of Japan-South Korea Cooperation

This translation is an addition to JCIE’s Global Thinknet Insights, in which Keio University Professor Masao Okonogi outlines the significance of Japan-South Korea cooperation with regards to the rising threat of North Korea.

Insights | New Frameworks for Northeast Asian Security: Bilateral Alliances and Multilateral Unofficial Talks

This Global Thinknet Insights publication gives an overview of National Defense Academy Professor Masashi Nishihara’s stance on how to improve security approaches to Northeast Asia.

JCIE Publications | Emerging Civil Society in the Asia Pacific Community

This book is a compilation of reports written by leading intellectuals and specialists from 15 Asia Pacific countries on the focus of activities at the research institutions, foundations, and nongovernmental organizations of their respective countries.

Japan Alone Cannot Guard or Sustain Peace

When one speaks of turmoil on the Korean Peninsula, it’s usually in reference to North Korea, not South Korea. But Itsunori Onodera, who stepped down as Japan’s defense minister in September 2014, has some concerns with Seoul’s “provocative” actions toward Pyongyang.

JCIE Publications | Domestic Adjustments to Globalization

This book compiles nine country surveys that were completed on the eve of the Asian crisis; these surveys reflect how the crisis has tested many ideas associated with globalization such as economic strategies, governance, and leadership.