JCIE Publications | Philanthropy in Japan

This publication is a revised edition of a survey report from a 1975 survey conducted by JCIE as part of its International Exchange Project on Private Philanthropy and provided basic background information on philanthropy and philanthropic organization in Japan.
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 14

• Can Japan Welcome Immigrants? A Shrinking Population Spurs a Growing Debate
Civil Society Monitor | Special Edition (March 2012)

US Giving in Response to Japan’s March 11 Disaster Tops $630 Million
JCIE Publications | Strengthening US-Japan NGO Partnerships on Humanitarian Responses

This two-year study assesses the effectiveness of Japanese NGOs’ international partnerships in the response to the 3/11 disaster. Based on interviews with key figures from Japanese and Western NGOS, donors, and governments, JCIE proposes nine measures to strengthen US-Japan NGO partnerships.
Civil Society Monitor | Special Edition (March 2016)

US Giving for Japan Disaster Nears $750 Million
JCIE Publications | Bringing People Together: Assessing the Impact of 3/11 on US-Japan Grassroots Exchange

Dr. Atsuko Geiger analyzes the depth of preexisting US-Japan grassroots ties, which was made evident by the international response to Japan’s 3/11 disaster, and also how these efforts can continue to play a role in the future.
JCIE Publications | Globalization, Governance, and Civil Society

A Global ThinkNet Conference report, this book examines topics related to globalization’s impact on governance, as well as the growing role of civil society organizations in improving the governance of domestic societies and the international community.
JCIE Publications | The Role of Non-State Actors in International Affairs

This publication is a collection of four articles that Tadashi Yamamoto, founder and president of JCIE, has written about the growth of the nonprofit sector’s role since JCIE’s founding 1970; also included is an article written by a close colleague, Yoichi Funabashi.
JCIE Publications | Philanthropy and Reconciliation

This study reflects upon the efforts of both American and Japanese civil societies to rebuild the US-Japan relationship in the postwar period, in hopes to understand the past and find a way to improve post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation in the future.
US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange | 2015 Japanese Diet Delegation to the US

The 2015 US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program brought the 28th delegation of Japanese diet members and parliamentarians to the US, where they met and engaged in discussions with members of Congress and their staff, journalists, and policy experts.