Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar | Women in Japanese Politics and Society
Hosted by the Council of Foreign Relations, 2017’s Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar featured a panel of four up-and-coming Diet members who discussed the difficulties they face in participating as women in the Japanese political context.
Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar | The United States and Japan in Asia
The 2nd Tadashi Yamamoto Memorial Seminar, held in Washington DC by the Council on Foreign Relations and JCIE, brought together nearly 70 foreign policy specialists from the United States, Asia, and Europe to discuss the role of the US-Japan alliance in a changing Asia and the vision that key players hold for the region’s future.
Managing China-Japan-US Relations and Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation | Tokyo Workshop
In 2007, JCIE launched a study and dialogue project aimed at developing a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics of the China-Japan-US trilateral relationship. The project leaders held a series of planning meetings throughout the spring of 2007, and the first paper writers workshop was convened in Tokyo on October 14–16, 2007.
Jiro Murase Memorial Seminar
On Monday, October 27, JCIE organized a major seminar on the future direction of US-Japan relations in memory of the late Jiro Murase, the longtime president of JCIE/USA and a key figure in bilateral relations over the past half-century.
Seminar and Roundtable on US-Japan Cooperation on Global Health
Dr. Harvey Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine and former dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, visited Tokyo to speak at a seminar organized by JCIE on ways in which the new governments in the United States and Japan could reshape bilateral cooperation on global health issues, stressing important relationships with both the private sector and the developing world.
Global Health Diet Roundtable | Evolution of America’s Bipartisan Support for Global Health
JCIE’S inaugural Global Health Diet Roundtable convened six rising leaders in the Japanese Diet who are serving their first, second, or third terms, and it was organized as part of a roundtable series that is designed to engage up-and-coming legislators in discussions of global health and give them a chance to discuss key issues with domestic and international leaders in the field.
Dissemination Seminars in the United States—Global Action for Health System Strengthening
Two dissemination seminars for Global Action for Health System Strengthening were organized in Washington DC, one on March 17, 2009, that was organized in collaboration with the Center for Global Development (CGD) and which targeted experts from think tanks and US government agencies, and another on March 19, 2009, in collaboration with InterAction, which targeted representatives of humanitarian and development NGOs.
US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue
JCIE held the first US-Japan Women Leaders Dialogue to convene top women leaders from varying walks of life in both countries, including four diet members of a Diet delegation traveling to the United States on JCIE’s Parliamentary Exchange Program, as well as Internal Affairs Minister Seiko Noda, the highest-ranking woman presently serving in the Japanese Cabinet.
Creating Opportunity through a More Inclusive Society—Sharing Best Practices in the US and Japan
JCIE’s newly launched program on Empowering Women Leaders kicked off with a seminar on March 18, 2016, featuring panelists from Japan and the United States—both men and women—who are working to promote greater advancements by women in various sectors.
China-Japan-US Research and Dialogue Project | Washington DC Conference
The third workshop of the China-Japan-US Research and Dialogue Project was held in Washington DC on July 10–11, 1998. The meeting, which included some of the members of the US study group, covered such topics as recent developments in the trilateral relationship and the implications of the Asian financial crisis and other international developments on China-Japan-US relations.