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Explore English-language articles written by or featuring JCIE staff and senior fellows, coverage of JCIE events, and stories written by JCIE’s US-Japan Journalism Fellows. For Japanese language articles click here.
FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interview Series | A Transgender Woman and HIV Activist Who Realized Her Dreams
| Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) x Asahi GLOBE+
November 10, 2020
This interview tells the story of Erika Castellanos, a transgender woman living with HIV who has struggled for survival and acceptance, and now works as an advocate for trans, gender diverse and inter…
Japan May Allow Immigration of Hong Kong Financial Sector, Specialized Workers
Palash Gosh | International Business Times
June 12, 2020
Article on Japan potentially allowing immigration of Hong Kong financial sector workers. Features quotes from Toshihiro Menju, Managing Director and Chief Program Officer at JCIE
Takeda Makes First Private Sector Pledge for Global Fund Replenishment
Business Wire | Yahoo! Finance
June 2, 2019
An overview of the partnership between Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and The Global Fund; the renewal of this partnership was facilitated by Friends of the Global Fund, Japan, operated by JCIE…
Seven Decades after the Bomb, Children of Hiroshima Victims Still Worry about Hidden Health Effects
Ibby Caputo | PRI's The World
March 26, 2019
“Nakatani Etsuko says her father rarely spoke of the day that the world’s first atomic weapon killed 140,000 people in his city of Hiroshima, Japan. But she says he did mention one thing: ‘That there…
Opening the Door to Incoming Workers
Yuko Aizawa | NHK World-Japan
Feb 27, 2019
An analysis of the rise in non-Japanese residents and workers in Japan, including a breakdown of how various nationalities are represented and what sectors they tend to join in the workforce.
Japan’s Historic Immigration Reform: A Work in Progress
Toshihiro Menju | nippon.com
Feb 6, 2019
Toshihiro Menju analyzes the recent, controversial new reforms and their implications for Japanese immigration policy and the future of Japanese society.