US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange | 2017 US Congressional Delegation to Japan

The 2017 US Congressional Delegation brought two Congress members and a Congressional staff member to Japan, where they met and engaged in discussions with policy experts, government officials, and Japanese politicians.
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 Congressional Staff Exchange | 2016 Delegation

The 2016 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program brought the 25th delegation of US Congressional Staff to Tokyo and Nagoya, where they met and engaged in discussions with a wide range of Japanese leaders, government representatives, and policy experts.
US Congressional Staff Exchange | 2014 Delegation

The 2014 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program brought the 23rd delegation of US Congressional Staff to Japan, where they met and engaged in discussions with Diet members, US Embassy officials, and business leaders.
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.
Roundtable Following Up on the New Shimoda Conference

On April 7, 2011, JCIE and the US-Japan Council co-sponsored a roundtable on Capitol Hill with US Congressional members and experts on US-Japan relations. Discussions centered on how to strengthen US-Japan relations in order to meet future challenges and how to create a more robust and meaningful partnership between the two countries.
JCIE Publications | Guidance for Governance: Comparing Alternative Sources of Public Policy Advice

In this volume, international experts offer a comparative assessment of the state of policy advice from such alternative sources as independent “scholarly” think tanks, interest and advocacy centers, blue-ribbon commissions, and legislative support organizations.
New Shimoda Conference

On February 22, the New Shimoda Conference convened top leaders from Japan and the United States in Tokyo to discuss how to strengthen Japan-US relations at a crucial point in our bilateral relations. Participants consisted of senior figures and promising, emerging leaders from politics, business, and the policy community.
East Asia Insights | Deepening US-Japan Strategic Cooperation on China and the Indo-Pacific

The new Biden administration has emphasized the importance of cooperation with East Asian allies to uphold a stable, rules-based regional order, while at the same time seeking a tough and united approach to dealing with China. Hitoshi Tanaka examines what the US and Japan must consider as they look to deepen their cooperation with regard to China and the Indo-Pacific region.
East Asia Insights | The Biden Administration’s Chance to Get Asia Policy Right—A View from Japan

The Biden administration faces complex challenges in maintaining peace, stability and prosperity while restoring multilateral diplomacy with East Asia. Overcoming these obstacles will require special attention to the US-China rivalry and a multilayered, functional approach to deepening cooperation in Asia.