United States
ACTIVITIES
Japan 101 Course: US Japan Relations During the Biden-Suga Era | 2021 Session
March 2–26, 2021 | Online
The Spring 2021 run of JCIE’s online course for Congressional Staff, which provides them with opportunities to meet e world’s top experts on US-Japan security, trade, and political issues.
Trilateral Commission | 2020 Meetings—Virtual Conversations
2020 | Online
The Trilateral Commission’s regional and plenary meetings have been postponed until 2021 due to the pandemic, but virtual conversations have been held and are available to the public on the Commission…
Japan 101 Course: Understanding US Japan Relations | 2020 Session
September 8–October 6, 2020 | Online
The first run of JCIE’s online course for Congressional Staff, which provides them with opportunities to meet e world’s top experts on US-Japan security, trade, and political issues.
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…
Japan-US Legislators Dialogue: The Impact of Legislative Exchanges and Opportunities to Strengthen Bilateral Relations
May 19, 2020 | Online
JCIE and a coalition of US-Japan groups co-hosted a webinar bringing together Japanese and US legislators to discuss the importance of legislative exchange.
JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | The Congressional Agenda—Implications for US-Japan Relations
December 6, 2019 | New York
On December 6, two alumni of JCIE’s Congressional Staff Exchange program participated in JCIE/USA Roundtables in New York. The two senior Congressional staff—one Republican and one Democrat—spoke abou…
2019 US Young Political Leaders Delegation to Japan
November 16–26, 2019 | Tokyo, Kochi, Aichi
A bipartisan delegation of six state and local-level US political leaders visited Tokyo, Kochi Prefecture, and Aichi Prefecture for a series of meetings and roundtables with a variety of policymakers,…
2019 Japanese Diet Delegation to the US
September 17–20, 2019 | Washington DC
The 2019 US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program brought the 30th delegation of Japanese diet members and parliamentarians to the US, where they met and engaged in discussions with members of Congress…
Trilateral Commission | 2019 Plenary Meeting
June 14–16, 2019 | Paris
The Trilateral Commission held its 2019 meeting in Paris, drawing hundreds of leaders from around the globe to promote dialogue on key issues facing the international community.
2019 US Congressional Staff Delegation
May 25–June 1, 2019 | Tokyo and Aichi
The 2019 US Congressional Staff Exchange Program brought the 28th delegation of US Congressional Staff to Japan, where they met and engaged in discussions with a wide range of Japanese leaders, cabine…
Democracy for the Future | Diet Roundtable with Professor Andrew J. Nathan
May 30, 2019 | Tokyo
Twenty-five thought leaders from Japan met with Professor Andrew Nathan for discussions on the state of democracy and democracy assistance.
Diet Women's Study Group | 2nd Meeting
May 20, 2019 | Tokyo
JCIE Senior Fellow Hitoshi Tanaka spoke with the Diet members spoke with the Diet members at the Study Group on Empowering Women Political Leaders in Japan about critical international security issues…
Democracy for the Future | Our Role, Japan’s Role—Thought Leaders Seminar
April 19, 2019 | Tokyo, Japan
Twenty-five thought leaders from Japan met with the president of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (USA) for discussions on the state of democracy and democracy assistance.
December 2018 US Young Political Leaders Delegation to Japan
December 1–11, 2018 | Tokyo, Gunma, Fukuoka
The 2018 US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program brought US state and local officials to Tokyo, Gunma, and Fukuoka to meet with Diet members, prefectural and local-level officials, policy ex…
JCIE/USA Executive Seminar | Post–Midterm Outlook for US Political & Economic Relations
November 29, 2018 | New York
Two top experts on US-Japan relations— Columbia University Professor Gerald Curtis and the Wall Street Journal’s Jacob Schlesinger—assessed the Democratic victory in the midterm elections and the pros…
PUBLICATIONS
The Biden Administration’s Chance to Get Asia Policy Right – A View from Japan
February 2021
The Biden administration faces complex challenges in maintaining peace, stability and prosperity while restoring multilateral diplomacy with East Asia. Overcoming these obstacles will require special…
Navigating China Relations and the US-Japan Alliance
October 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…
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…
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…
How a Small Dairy Store from Ohio Became One of the Biggest Names in the Japanese Convenience Store Industry
Adrian Ma
September 5, 2018
Japan and the United States have a long history of not only economic competition, but also cultural exchange. In the U.S., for instance, sushi and anime are popular. And the Japanese long ago adopted…
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…
Trump, Abe Talk Trade, Security
Interview with James Gannon
February 10, 2017
In an interview with Fred Katayama of Reuters, James Gannon offers insight to the changing relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Abe, the impact of a bilateral free trade agreement,…
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…
A Vote for Trump is a Vote for China
Isaac Stone Fish
Apr 12, 2016
Isaac Stone Fish writes on how Donald Trump’s policies benefit China and the effect this has on the US-Japan relationship.