Strategic Assistance: Disaster Relief and Asia-Pacific Stability | Workshop I
A Washington DC workshop held as part of the Strategic Assistance Project, a collaborative research project of the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and JCIE, discussed how to develop an alliance-based approach to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations in South and Southeast Asia by engaging and incorporating military, government, and NGO leadership from the United States and Japan.
Korea-Japan Forum | 24th Meeting
The 24th Korea-Japan Forum was held in Tokyo on August 24–26, 2016, convening 50 participants from both countries. Discussions were held on “Japan-Korea grassroots/citizen exchange,” “Japanese and Korean foreign policy and security policy,” “Japan-Korea economic cooperation in the context of current international conditions,” and “what strategic interests do Japan and Korea share?”
Rediscovering Common Bonds | TV Dramas as a Reflection of the Times
A Japanese TV that reflected the rising tide of temp workers following deregulation was later remade employment, the show was remade for Korean TV. The producers of these two shows met for the first time in Tokyo to discuss the commonalities and differences reflected in these two dramas.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | Taste the Expanding World of Tea
The fifth seminar of this series focuses on the theme of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese tea culture. Along with a tea ceremony demonstration and tasting, the event explores how the tea world is growing in various ways through different methods of manufacturing and drinking tea using similar tealeaves.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | Talking with America about China-Japan-Korea Relations
The eighth seminar in this series brought together Gerald Curtis, one of America’s leading experts on Japanese politics and diplomacy and on US-Japan relations, as well as other experts to explore America’s relationship to trilateral China-Japan-Korea ties.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | Learning from Pre-modern Korean Diplomacy
With Japan-Korea diplomatic relations being a hot topic in recent years, more than 150 people gathered at JCIE’s 4th “Rediscovering Common Bonds among Japan, China, and Korea” seminar, titled “Screening and Discussion: Learning from Pre-modern Korean Diplomacy,” to learn what history can teach us about promoting peace between these two neighbors.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | China-Japan-ROK Youth Dialogue
On November 14, 2015, JCIE and the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat co-hosted this special seminar where thirty college students from Knowledge Investment Programs and the Global Asia Leadership Forum discussed similarities and differences among the three countries in regard to (1) education, (2) work culture, and (3) gender roles.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | How Professionals in Various Fields Are Building the Future of China-Japan-Korea Ties
In the final seminar of this series, JCIE invited a Japanese man working in China, a Korean woman working in Japan, and a Chinese woman working in Korea to discuss their unique experiences.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | China-Japan-Korea Special Movie Talk
This unique event brought together the director of a Korean movie together with the directors of Japanese and Chinese versions of the film for the first time to explore how these three versions illustrate the similarities and differences among the three countries. They were also joined by the Korean actress who starred in the movie and a representative from CJ E&M, which co-financed the films. The movie, known in Japanese as Ayashii Kanojo, is about a crotchety 70-year-old woman who is transformed back into a 20-year-old and given a second chance at life.
Rediscovering Common Bonds | A Fierce and Mutually Beneficial Rivalry
On January 16, 2015, the second seminar in the Rediscovering Common Bonds among Japan, China, and Korea series was held at the International House of Japan.