US Congressional Staff Exchange Alumni Interview with Chris Ringer
JCIE USA’s alumni interview series features alumni of our US Congressional Staff Exchange Program. This interview highlights Chris Ringer, an alumnus of our 2023 US Congressional Staff Exchange delegation.
WEBINAR | The Role of Civil Society in Japan’s Evolving Multicultural Landscape: Supporting Youth with Foreign Roots in Japan
On September 15, JCIE USA hosted 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.
APPLICATIONS OPEN: 2026 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program and Japan Study Tour
JCIE is now accepting applications for our 2024 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program to select a bipartisan group of up to Congressional staffers who will participate in a week-long study tour in Japan.
US Congressional Staff Exchange
JCIE established the US Congressional Staff Exchange Program in 1982 in recognition of the vital role Congressional staff play in policymaking. The one-week program provides senior Congressional staffers with the opportunity to meet Japanese legislators and policymakers and give them a sense of the Japanese policymaking process as well as political, economic, and societal trends.
US-Japan Legislative and Staff Exchange Programs
For more than five decades, JCIE has been promoting closer relations between US and Japanese political leaders, engaging them in exchanges that focus on US-Japan relations as well as in a wide range of research and dialogues—from comparative research on the policymaking process, to task forces on global health, and dialogues on women’s leadership.
2026 Japanese Young Political Leaders Delegation: Debriefing Session
The 2026 Japanese delegation of young political leaders reunited one month after they returned from the United States for a debriefing session. Participants were invited to reflect on their experiences in Washington DC, Maryland, and Kansas and to share insights gained during the 10-day program.
2026 Japanese Young Political Leaders Delegation to US
The 2026 US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program brought the 31st Japanese delegation to the US, providing an opportunity for them to meet and engage in discussions with government officials, political campaign committees, policy experts, and business representatives.
US Congressional Staff Exchange | 2024 Delegation
The 2024 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program gave 7 Congressional staffers the chance to travel Japan, where they met with Japanese leaders across politics, media, and academia.
US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange
The US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program brings members of the US Congress and Japanese Diet to one another’s countries for a series of intensive dialogues with leaders from a broad range of fields. Participants in the US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program have risen to influential positions in their respective countries with an enhanced understanding of the US-Japan relationship.
US-Japan Legislative Exchanges with the Mt. Fuji Dialogue Delegation
JCIE USA helped facilitate legislative exchanges between US members of Congress and the members of the 2025 Mt. Fuji Dialogue delegation during the delegation’s annual visit to Washington DC.