US Congressional Staff Exchange | 1982–1995 US Congressional Staff Exchanges

The US Congressional Staff Exchange Program brings a delegation of US Congressional Staff to Japan, providing an opportunity for them to meet and engage in discussions with business leaders, government officials, and leaders of Japan’s major political parties.

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 | Beijing 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. This second workshop took place in Beijing in 2008.

Managing China-Japan-US Relations and Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation | Honolulu 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 participants met for the third and final workshop in Honolulu on March 12–13, 2009.

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.

Global ThinkNet Fellows | Workshop on Transformation of Japanese Communities and the Emerging Local Agenda

As part of the Global ThinkNet Fellows Program, a study group consisting of young Japanese scholars and thinktank researchers participated in a workshop and study tour in San Francisco under the auspices of the Public Policy Institute of California. The discussion results were incorporated into the project’s final report, available in both Japanese and English.

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.