ROUNDTABLE | Discussion with US Congressional Staff on Priorities of the 118th Congress
JCIE/USA hosted a luncheon discussion with alumni of our US-Japan Congressional Staff Exchange Program, to share their thoughts on what to expect from the 118th Congress following the 2022 midterm elections. The session was joined by Japanese business representatives, academics, and those from DC-based think-tanks.
Roundtable Discussion with Hiroshima G7 Global Health Taskforce Director in Washington DC
In 2023, Japan will host the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. JCIE has established a Hiroshima G7 Global Health Task Force to make recommendations to the Japanese government on the G7 agenda for global health. This roundtable was an opportunity for leading US policymakers and experts to hear from and offer feedback to the director of the Task Force, Dr. Hideaki Shiroyama.
EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE | Japan’s Economic Security Legislation and Implications for Japan and US-Japan Relations
JCIE/USA hosted an online discussion to examine US and Japanese approaches to ensuring economic security as part of its Executive Roundtable series. The hour-long discussion took place in the context of Japan’s new legislation to bolster its economic security and amidst heightened tension over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which was causing tremendous global insecurity.
EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE | Japan’s General Election Results
On November 3, the inaugural session of JCIE/USA’s Executive Roundtable series was held online. The session featured two experts who dicussed the implications of Japan’s recent election, including the outlook for Japan’s political leadership and foreign affairs under newly elected Prime Minister Kishida
JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | The Congressional Agenda
On December 6, two alumni of JCIE’s Congressional Staff Exchange program participated in JCIE/USA Roundtables in New York. The two senior Congressional staff—one Republican and one Democrat—spoke about a range of trade issues before the US Congress, what further legislation we are likely to see in the coming year, and what this means for US-Japan relations.
JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | Post–Midterm Outlook for US Political & Economic Relations
Two top experts on US-Japan relations— Columbia University Professor Gerald Curtis and the Wall Street Journal’s Jacob Schlesinger—assessed the Democratic victory in the midterm elections and the prospects for the next two years of the Trump administration’s Asia policy.
JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | Congressional Agenda & US-Japan Relations in the 116th Congress
Two Congressional staffers, alumni of a JCIE/USA delegation to Japan, spoke to a gathering of business leaders and other experts in New York at a JCIE/USA executive seminar.
2025 Women Leaders Delegation to Japan
The US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue brought a bipartisan duo of state legislators to Japan for briefings and roundtables on US-Japan trade and security ties and on women’s empowerment in politics and business in Japan.
JCIE Publication | Seeking the “Next Normal”—Creating a Post-Pandemic World Where Women (and Men) Can Thrive
A report on the 2021 US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue, held virtually in March–April 2021, featuring a series of recommendations based on the discussions among 40 women from politics, business, media, think tanks, and civil society.
International Philanthropy and Disasters in Developed Countries: The US Response to Japan’s 3.11 Disaster
An analysis of the US philanthropic response to the 3/11 disaster in Japan and the challenges of donor coordination for disasters in developed countries.