Development of Trilateral Cooperation in Global Governance among East Asia, North America, and Europe
Beginning in 2006, this APAP research program focused on the question of the “Development of Trilateral Cooperation among East Asia, North America, and Europe” and how the creation of a functional trilateral structure might be created to foster the stable development of global governance. As a result of the project, East Asia at a Crossroads was published in 2008.
Japan 101 Online Course: Understanding US-Japan Relations
An online course for Congressional staff to bring them up-to-date on the US-Japan relationship and its importance in the US’s approach to Asia.
Global ThinkNet Fellows | The Japan-US Alliance: New Challenges in the 21st Century
A group of six young scholars examined the elements that might affect the Japan-US alliance in coming decades, including domestic public opinion and politics, tensions between other countries, and cultural outlook. Their final papers were published by JCIE as an edited volume, Japan-US Alliance: New Challenges for the 21st Century.
Exchange with the World Affairs Councils of American (WACA)
From 1986 to 2001, JCIE and WACA jointly carried out the Japan Study Program, consisting of study tours every other year for the leaders of world affairs councils. These tours were aimed at improving the relationship between Japan and the United States, raising the level of interest in and understanding of Japanese society, and creating networks between community leaders.
Japan-United States Economic Relations Group (Wisemen’s Group)
This group of eight leading private citizens was charged with the task of examining the factors affecting long-term bilateral economic relations between the United States and Japan. JCIE was asked to serve as the Japanese secretariat, with JCIE Director Tadashi Yamamoto as an executive director of the group.
JCIE/USA Executive Seminars
JCIE/USA held a series of executive seminars for the US-Japan business community in New York. Drawing on our extensive network of experts from the political and scholarly communities, these lively discussions provided unique perspectives and an interactive environment for our invited guests. A new series of executive programs has subsequently been launched.
New Perspectives on US-Japan Relations
In 1998, JCIE launched a research project, led by Professor Gerald Curtis of Columbia University, that attempted to address how US and Japanese national interests intersect in terms of the economic, political, and security issues facing post–cold war East Asia, as well as in the context of globalization.
Reinvigorating US-Japan Policy Dialogue and Discussion in a Time of Political Change
During the last decade there has been increasing concern about the state of US-Japan policy dialogue and exchange. To address these concerns, JCIE launched this study in January 2009 to examine the state of policy dialogue between both countries and assess the nongovernmental linkages that have facilitated contact between political leaders and policy experts in each country.
Shimoda Conference Series
The First Shimoda Conference (then also known as the Japanese-American Assembly) took place in 1967 as a forum for high-level but unofficial discussions of critical issues in US-Japan relations, the first of its kind in the postwar US-Japan relationship. The dialogues were held occasionally through 2011.
Strategic Assistance | Asia Pacific Stability and Disaster Relief
A joint research program between the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and JCIE that explored how the United States and Japan can elevate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) operations to be a key component of their combined regional security strategy.
