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Events & Activities

Working Group on Challenges in Global Health and Japan's Contribution

Sankei Shimbun article (July 9) [PDF]
"Human Security Approach for Global Health," in the The Lancet (July 5)
Working Group Report—"Global Health, Human Security, and Japan's Contributions" [PDF]
Global Health Working Group Visit to the US (April 24-30)—Members of the Working Group visited Washington DC and New York for a series of discussions with US experts, including roundtables at the Brookings Institution and at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Beijing Workshop on "Managing China-Japan-US Relations" (June 29-30)

First Tiffany Foundation Award (June 28, 2008)—The first annual Tiffany Foundation Award for the Preservation of Japanese Traditional Arts and Culture in Contemporary Japanese Society was presented to two organizations doing exemplary work to revitalize Japan's cultural heritage.

Workshop and Study Program: "An Enhanced Agenda for US-Japan Partnership" (February 24-27, 2008)—A core group of young intellectual leaders participated in a workshop and study program in New York and Washington DC as the initial stage of a project exploring the role of US-Japan bilateral cooperation in a variety of fields. Co-sponsored by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.

Diet Seminar on US-Japan Relations (February 26, 2008)—As part of a three-day visit program arranged for Dr. Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution, 50 Diet members took part in a seminar on the US presidential election that was co-organized by JCIE as part of its US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program.

2008 SEEDCap Japan Grantees Announced—With the support of Voyager Management, LLC, four exemplary Japanese nonprofit organizations were awarded grants to carry out innovative and entrepreneurial projects that respond to pressing social needs.

>>Chronological listing of past events and activities

JCIE in the Media

"G8 Leaders Welcome Framework for Action on Global Health: 'Takemi Working Group’s' Presence Felt"—Sankei Shimbun article (July 9, 2008)

"Five Uncertainties About China's Future"—Japan Times article by JCIE Senior Fellow Koji Watanabe (February 7, 2008).

"Japan's Problems Require Bipartisan Solutions "—Financial Times article by JCIE Senior Fellow Hitoshi Tanaka (August 1, 2007).

Managing Japan-US-China Relations: A Japanese Perspective—Listen to JCIE Senior Fellow Koji Watanabe's speech at New York's Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs (July 31, 2007).

"US Congressional Members Staying Away from Japan: Special Efforts Needed to Maintain US-Japan Relations"—Sankei Shimbun page 1 article (Japanese only) highlighting JCIE's efforts to strengthen US-Japan political exchange and overcome general trends toward declining Congressional involvement with Japan (July 23, 2007)

Nihon Keizai Shimbun series profiles JCIE President Tadashi Yamamto

NHK Documentary on George Soros—JCIE President Tadashi Yamamoto’s interview of George Soros on his philanthropy and efforts to fight AIDS and tuberculosis premiered on Saturday, June 16, 2007 on Mirai no Teigen and aired again on Sunday, June 24, 2007.

Noteworthy Newsletters & Publications

Newsletters

East Asia Insights
July 2008—"Prospects for Japan's Domestic Politics and Implications for Its Foreign Policy"

Civil Society Monitor
August 2007 issue highlighting recent trends and developments in Japan's civil society PDF [280k]

Dialogue & Research Monitor
An inventory of multilateral meetings on Asia Pacific issues with a searchable database of all volumes dating back to 1998.

Publications

East Asia at a Crossroads
Leading policy experts from inside and outside East Asia analyze the dynamics of regional community building and propose ways of moving forward to enhance regional peace and prosperity while strengthening East Asia’s capacity to meet its growing global responsibilities. An Asia Pacific Agenda Project publication, East Asia at a Crossroads was born out of APAP's 12th forum in Bali, which took place on November 27-28, 2006.

Building Resilience: Human Security Approaches to AIDS in Africa and Asia
Building Resilience examines development projects that deal with AIDS from various angles to analyze potential for human security approaches to help respond to the challenges of AIDS.

Philanthropy and Reconciliation: Rebuilding Postwar U.S.-Japan Relations
At a September 12, 2006, reception in New York, JCIE launched its latest publication, Philanthropy and Reconciliation, the product of a three-year study of the dramatic role of philanthropy in rebuilding U.S.-Japan relations in the three decades after World War II. David Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger, Barnett Baron of the Asia Foundation, and New York Consul General Motoatsu Sakurai shared their reflections on the findings of the study and contemporary lessons for post-conflict situations.
Articles about the book and the study project.
   • "Proceed with Care to Rebuild Peace" (Asahi Shimbun, October 19, 2004)
   • "A Partnership in Review: Tilting at Stereotypes" (Asahi Shimbun interview
   with JCIE President Tadashi Yamamoto, December 20, 2004)
   • "From Enemies to Allies: The Role of Philanthropy in Rebuilding Postwar
    U.S.-Japan Relations" (Center for Global Partnership Newsletter, February 28,
    2005)
   • "Off the Shelf " (Philanthropy News Digest book review, Foundation Center,
    September 27, 2006)