Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE USA)

Global health and human security program - Japan Center for International Exchange (jcie) operates a number of initiatives that address cutting-edge issues affecting human security around the world. Prominent examples include jcie's global health program, which explores the role of the u.s. and Japan to improve global health and the connections between health security and other key issues, including its work through the friends of the global fund, Japan (fgfj), and jcie's exploration of ways to promote healthy and active aging in asia. All of these initiatives combine policy analysis, International dialogue among political leaders and policymakers, and civil society engagements.

Legislative Exchange program - a major goal of jcie's activities is the promotion of closer working relations between us and japanese legislators/parliamentarians, policy experts and opinion leaders. Jcie's non-partisan legislative Exchange programs provide opportunities for a diverse group of current and future leaders to share views in a frank, off-the-record setting on pressing security, economic, and foreign policy issues. A prominent example is jcie's u.s. congressional staff Exchange program, which has been running since 1982 and has provided over 220 u.s. congressional staff to date with opportunities to deepen their engagement on u.s.-japan relations through a week-long study tour in Japan.

Policy research and dialogues program - jcie engages in a number of projects facilitating policy-oriented studies and cross-sectoral dialogues on critical policy issues affecting u.s.-japan relations as well as the broader region and the world. Prominent examples are our thematic programs exploring how to promote women's leadership in the u.s. and Japan, and how to strengthen democratic resilience in the indo-pacific region and globally. Jcie works in collaboration with outside experts from around the world to contribute to exchanges of lessons-learned and best practices and to the goals of developing policy solutions, strengthening bilateral, regional and global networks of expertise, and encouraging the development of promising young intellectual leaders as the next generation of policy thinkers.