Managing China-Japan-US Relations and Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation
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, identifying the issues central to managing stable and cooperative relations, and examining ways of promoting more meaningful cooperation on key challenges.
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.
United States-Japan Advisory Commission (1983–1984 Wisemen’s Group)
The United States–Japan Advisory Commission was jointly established in May 1983 by then President Reagan and then Prime Minister Nakasone to review issues in the bilateral relationship from a long-term perspective and to make recommendations on the conduct of the relationship.
US-Japan Dialogue on Asia
In May 1999, a small meeting of 18 top opinion leaders from Japan and the United States was convened in Tarrytown, New York, by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party Koichi Kato. The goal of the meeting was to discuss future US-Japan cooperation in Asia.
Diversity in the Trump Era—A Dialogue with the US-Japan Journalism Fellows
In a June 29 public seminar, four fellows participating in JCIE’s 2018 US-Japan Journalism Fellowship reflected on how issues related to diversity are manifested in American politics and society today.
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.
2023 US-Japan Global Health Dialogue
The 2023 US-Japan Global Health Dialogue brought together US and Japanese senior government officials, legislators, health experts, and other leaders to discuss how US-Japan collaboration can be leveraged to create more resilient, equitable, and sustainable universal health coverage (UHC) through stronger health systems, and to ensure timely and equitable access to medical countermeasures in times of crises.