Asia
ACTIVITIES
Democracy for the Future | Meeting of Civil Society Leaders on COVID-19 and Challenges to Democratic Values
June 11, 2020 | Online
JCIE brought together a group of civil society leaders for an online discussion on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for civil society and the challenges it might pose to democratic values in…
Webinar | Responding to the Needs of Older People During the COVID-19 Pandemic—Sharing Lessons Learned
May 28, 2020 | Online
This webinar shared lessons from the United States on how the epidemic has impacted older persons, particularly those in long-term care facilities and offered a platform to share observations on the U…
JCIE Partners with Japan Women’s Leadership Initiative on COVID-19 Joint Philanthropic Initiative
April 30, 2020 | Japan
JCIE is workingwith the Japanese Women’s Leadership Initiative and the Fish Family Foundation to facilitate small grants to 7 organizations in Japan to help them respond to the needs arising from the…
Democracy for the Future | Launch of New Japanese-Language Website
April 1, 2020 | Online
As part of JCIE’s program to expand support for democratic governance, a new website has been launched to serve as a Japanese-language hub to share information and resources on this subject.
New Award Launched for Asian Innovations in Aging
January 8, 2020 | Asia
JCIE, together with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, launched a new award program to recognize innovative approaches in Asia to the various challenges facing aging populations…
Democracy for the Future | Diet Roundtable with NED Vice President Brian Joseph
December 12, 2019 | Tokyo
National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Vice President Brian Joseph spoke about the role of nongovernmental organizations such as the NED in supporting democracies to a group of 15 Diet members as well…
27th Korea-Japan Forum
August 21–23, 2019 | Seoul
The 27th Korea-Japan Forum met in Tokyo, bringing together more than 50 participants from both countries. Discussion topics included the role of both countries in moving toward North Korean denucleari…
Development of Web-based Platform on Aging in Asia for AHWIN
January 2019 |
In light of Asia’s massive demographic shift, the Japanese government launched the Asia Health and Wellbeing Initiative (AHWIN) in 2016. Under the auspices of the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan, JCIE ha…
Trilateral Commission | 2018 Asia Pacific Group Regional Meeting
November 19–21, 2018 | Beijing, China
The Asia Pacific Group of the Trilateral Commission held its annual regional meeting in Beijing, gathering leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issues facing the international comm…
26th Korea-Japan Forum
August 20–22, 2018 | Tokyo
The 26th Korea-Japan Forum met in Tokyo, bringing together more than 50 participants from both countries. The meeting was focused on the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Japan–South Korea joint declaratio…
Diet Roundtable & Thought Leaders Seminar: Japan’s Support for the Liberal International Order
June 19–20, 2018 | Tokyo
JCIE organized a series of meetings on June 19–20 to explore Japan’s approach to supporting the liberal international order and democratic governance in Asia, including a roundtable with eight leading…
Trilateral Commission | 2018 Plenary Meeting
March 23–25, 2018 | Singapore
Leaders from the worlds of business, government, academia, media, and civil society from North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific gathered for this year’s plenary meeting of the Trilateral Commission.
Trilateral Commission | 2017 Asia Pacific Group Regional Meeting
November 25, 2017 | Tokyo
The Asia Pacific Group of the Trilateral Commission held its annual regional meeting in Tokyo, gathering more than 70 members, guests, fellows, and invited speakers.
25th Korea-Japan Forum
August 28–30, 2017 | Seoul
The 25th meeting of the Korea-Japan Forum brought together more than 50 participants from both countries, including influential politicians, businesspeople, and representatives of private exchange org…
Investing in Healthy and Active Aging for Sustainable Growth—A Regional Approach to Promoting Innovative Long-Term Care
August 15, 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
JCIE was among the co-organizers of a multistakeholder forum to address the challenges facing Asia Pacific due to aging populations. The forum drew over 260 people from 27 economies in the region, rep…
PUBLICATIONS
A UHC Approach to Harmonizing Asian Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulations
Task Force for Promoting Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulatory Harmonization in Asia, Executive Committee on Global Health and Human Security
2020
The recommendations of JCIE’s Task Force for Promoting Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulatory Harmonization in Asia examines specific areas Japan should tackle in order to promote regulatory har…
Five Steps to Bolster the US-Japan Alliance
March 2020
In January 2020, the United States and Japan marked the 60th anniversary of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty. Steps to strengthen this relationship, which should not be taken for granted, include…
The Crisis of US Credibility in East Asia
October 2019
The decision by the US Congress to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden has brought renewed attention t…
Regaining Momentum on North Korea Negotiations: One Year on from the Singapore Summit
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
June 2019
The international community is now at a crossroads with North Korea. The lack of progress at the Hanoi Summit raises the risk that the opportunity created by the Singapore Summit may be squandered. Ho…
Recommendations on Formulating a Grand Design for Asian Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulatory Harmonization
Executive Committee on Global Health and Human Security, JCIE
2019
The recommendations of JCIE’s Task Force for Promoting Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Regulatory Harmonization in Asia highlight a need for regulatory harmonization and cross-sectoral cooperation.
Managing the US-China Strategic Rivalry
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
December 2018
The intensification of US-China tensions risks undermining regional stability in Asia Pacific. This cannot be resolved simply by ending the current trade war, and disengagement and decoupling is not a…
Engaging North Korea after the Singapore Summit
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
July 2018
On June 12, US President Donald Trump and North Korean Workers’ Party Chairman Kim Jong-un met for a historic US-DPRK summit. While the vagueness of their final statement left many skeptical of the re…
Confronting Uncertainty in East Asia
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
March 2018
From a Japanese perspective, the defining characteristic of East Asia’s regional order today appears to be the high degree of uncertainty that prevails about what might come next. Geopolitical uncerta…
Five Factors That Could Lead to War with North Korea
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
September 2017
What are the five factors that could lead to war with North Korea? They include the domestic turmoil in both political systems and the fact that differences between American and North Korean political…
Breaking the Impasse with North Korea
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
May 2017
This report makes recommendations on how the international community can rapidly respond to the intensification of North Korea’s nuclear and missile development, in order to prevent massive bloodshed…
How to Manage Geopolitical Instability in East Asia
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
February 2017
This issue discusses the concern surrounding Trump’s anti-globalization sentiment and the surge of populism associated with it, and how these developments may throw the international liberal economic…
Shoring Up the US-Japan Alliance under the Trump Administration
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
December 2016
This edition of East Asia Insights discusses the sense of uncertainty regarding the future role of the United States in East Asian affairs, following President Trump’s election; the report focuses on…
Trump’s Rhetoric and the Future of the US-Japan Alliance
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
July 2016
This issue discusses the question that has been brought up by the results of the US election: Will US alliance relationships, including the alliance with Japan, weaken as part of the retreat to isolat…
Six Challenges for US-Japan Cooperation in Asia
Hitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, JCIE
February 2016
In this issue of East Asia Insights, Hitoshi Tanaka outlines six challenges that carry the potential to undermine US-Japan cooperation and calls for close, careful US-Japan consultation and cooperatio…
Navigating Change: ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership in East Asia and in Global Governance
Rizal Sukma and Yoshihide Soeya, eds.
2015
In preparation for the Japan-ASEAN Ministerial meetings, Navigating Change proposes ways in which strategic partnerships between ASEAN and Japan can help to create a more stable East Asia, as well as…