Democracy for the Future Website

Democracy for the future Website April 2020 On April 1, 2020, JCIE officially launched a new, Japanese-language website as part of its program on Expanding Support for Democratic Governance. The website targets scholars, policymakers, and other experts in Japan and features a range of resources—including original essays by the project’s “Democracy for the Future” study […]

Japan’s Democracy: Lessons and Reflections

Japan’s Democracy: Lessons and Reflections 2021–2022 As part of our program on Expanding Support for Democratic Governance, JCIE launched a project on “Japan’s Democracy: Lessons and Reflections.” Led by Dr. Harukata Takenaka, Professor at the Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), the project facilitated three discussions among leading Japanese scholars and practitioners to reflect on Japan’s […]

JCIE/USA Executive Roundtable Series

The JCIE/USA Executive Roundtable is a private discussion series addressing key issues affecting the United States and Japan. The sessions feature key perspectives from the United States and Japan and take place in an intimate, off-the-record setting where participants can gain insight, raise questions, and exchange ideas with one another.

Humanitarian Aid for Marginalized Immigrants (HAMIS)

In partnership with the Japan Platform (JPF), JCIE has launched a project to provide grants utilizing funds held in dormant bank accounts in Japan. Humanitarian Aid for Marginalized Immigrants (HAMIS), will provide financial support to organizations that provides humanitarian assistance and support self-reliance among foreign residents in Japan.

Global Health Governance Study Group

Global Health Governance Study Group 2021–2022 The International Order and Japan’s Role in the COVID and Post-COVID Era Working in collaboration with the Tokyo University Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), JCIE has launched a one-year research project on global health governance, focusing on the theme of “The International Order and Japan’s Role in the COVID […]

Japan 101 Online Course: Understanding US-Japan Relations

An online course for Congressional staff to bring them up-to-date on the US-Japan relationship and its importance in the US’s approach to Asia.

COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO

JCIE has teamed up with the UN Foundation and the WHO Foundation as the Japan partner of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO. This fund enables Japanese companies, organizations, and individuals to donate to support the work of the WHO, CEPI, UNICEF, WFP, and other international organizations in their fight against the pandemic.

JWLI-JCIE/USA COVID-19 Joint Philanthropic Initiative

JCIE has partnered with the Japanese Women’s Leadership Initiative and the Fish Family Foundation to facilitate small grants to nonprofit organizations in Japan to help them respond to the needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Diverse Roots, Inclusive Society Program

JCIE has launched the Diverse Roots, Inclusive Society initiative to build the social infrastructure needed to build a more inclusive Japanese society that can fully support youths with foreign roots. JCIE will act as a funding organization to provide grants that support the types of educational support, employment support, etc., that youths with foreign roots require.

US-Japan Philanthropy Initiative

Through the US-Japan Philanthropy Initiative, JCIE/USA helps facilitate charitable giving from donors in one country to innovative organizations in the other that are working to improve society and/or strengthen international relations.