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2023.01.17

API co-hosts “Taiwan and Ukraine: Challenging Authoritarianism”
2023.01.01

New year’s greeting（Ken Jimbo, API President）
2022.12.16

API organizes “Japan-Korea Future Vision Dialogue”
2022.12.14

“China’s Zero-COVID Policy: Recent Developments & Future Outlook” – IOG’s Video is now available
2022.11.08

“Japan-South Korea Relations & Surrounding Security Challenges” – IOG’s Video is now available
2022.10.30

MOROFUJI Seminar: Dialogue session between Mr. Matt Pottinger and Dr. Kazuto Suzuki
2022.10.24

IOG co-hosts symposium with VUB-CSDS: “Europe and Japan in a Changing World”
2022.10.05

IOG hosts inaugural symposium: “Geoeconomics in the Time of Crisis”
2022.10.05

“Populism and Geoeconomics: Implications on Free Trade” – IOG’s Video is now available
2022.10.03

IHJ’s GC Chairman Funabashi’s new article on China published in the Japan Times
2022.08.30

“The Choice Between Russia and Ukraine: The Implications of Global Swing States” – IOG’s Video is now available
2022.08.30

IOG’s Director Suzuki featured on IISS webinar on Economic security
2022.08.24

IHJ’s GC Chairman Funabashi’s new article on former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe published in the Japan Times
2022.08.11

“Economic Security from the British and Japanese Perspective” Symposium – Video are now available
2022.07.26

Institute of Geoeconomics invites experts from IISS to “Economic Security from the British and Japanese Perspective” Symposium
2022.07.20

IHJ’s GC Chairman Funabashi’s new article on Putin’s politics published in the Japan Times
2022.07.12

Statement on the Passing of Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
2022.07.01

Establishment of the “Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG)” a private independent think tank in the field of geoeconomics and economic security & Dr. Kazuto Suzuki appointed the IOG’s Director
2022.07.01

Dr. Ken JIMBO joins I-House as Managing Director in charge of Programs
2022.07.01

Privacy Policy Update (Treatment of Personal Information)
2022.06.21

Chairman Funabashi’s new article on the war in Ukraine published in the Japan Times
2022.05.16

Chairman Funabashi’s new article on economic sanctions published in the Japan Times
2022.05.11

Statement on the passing of Dr. NAKAYAMA Toshihiro, Professor at Keio University
2022.04.17

Chairman Funabashi’s new article on Sino-Russian alliance published in the Japan Times
2022.04.01

English version of “10-year Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Final Report by Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident” now available on API’s website
2022.03.21

Chairman Funabashi’s new article on China published in the Japan Times
2022.03.18

“10-year Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident” receives “Excellent Publication Award” from the Social and Environment Division, Atomic Energy Society of Japan
2022.03.03

Chairman Funabashi delivered a presentation on API’s recent Economic Security Survey of 100 Japanese Companies
2022.02.28

Merger of The International House of Japan and Asia Pacific Initiative
2022.02.22

Chairman Funabashi’s new article on Japan’s ‘astute diplomacy’ published in the Japan Times
2022.02.01

API Privacy Policy Update
2022.01.25

Chairman Funabashi’s new article on Economic Security published in the Japan Times
2021.12.24

API Publishes Economic Security Survey for 100 Japanese Companies
2021.12.23

Chairman Funabashi’s new article on Economic Security published in the Japan Times
2021.12.14

Chairman Funabashi featured on CSIS’s “Asia Chessboard” Podcast
2021.10.28

Chairman Funabashi featured in the 8th Nikkei FT Communicable Diseases Conference
2021.10.20

Statement of MSF Co-Chairs General IWASAKI Shigeru and General Joseph Dunford on the passing of General Colin L. Powell
2021.10.08

API published The Independent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Government’s Response to COVID-19: Report on Best Practices and Lessons Learned on Amazon Kindle
2021.10.05

Policy Entrepreneurs Symposium: “PEP Summit 2021 – Opening Doors”
2021.09.09

Chairman Funabashi delivered a keynote lecture at 2021 Hiroshima Business Forum for Global Peace
2021.09.08

API Fellow MUKOYAMA Jun participated in ANU’s event “Update Japan 2021”
2021.07.01

UMADA Takaaki joins API as Senior Visiting Fellow
2021.06.22

API Symposium on Geoeconomics – Video and Speech Script are now available
2021.05.20

TOGASHI Mariko selected as 2nd API Matsumoto-Samata Fellow to be dispatched to UK’s IISS
2021.05.10

API Symposium on Geoeconomics
2021.04.08

Chairman Funabashi featured in the Global Technology Governance Summit (GTGS)
2021.04.01

API Senior Research Fellow OYA Shin featured in Atlantic Council webinar on “Enhancing US-Japan Cooperation on Global Supply Chains”
2021.03.03

API co-hosted online event “The Fukushima Disaster 10 Years On: Lessons to Never Forget” joined by Dr. Funabashi, Professor Suzuki and Mr. Shiozaki
2021.03.02

Chairman Funabashi publishes Meltdown: Inside the Fukushima Nuclear Crisis
2021.02.10

What has Japan’s Governance Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident and the COVID-19 pandemic?
2021.02.10

The 10-Year Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident publishes final report on lessons learned since the disaster
2021.01.25

UMADA Takaaki published Implementing the Future
2021.01.08

English version of “The Independent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Government’s Response to COVID-19: Report on Best Practices and Lessons Learned” now available on API’s website
2021.01.04

Prof. SUZUKI Kazuto joins API as Senior Consulting Fellow
2021.01.04

Prof. JIMBO Ken joins API as MSF Executive Director
2020.12.24

API Privacy Policy Update
2020.12.09

API Senior Consulting Fellow OYA Shin featured in IFRI video conference on “Rethinking Economic Security in the (Post) COVID-19 World”
2020.12.07

Asia Pacific Initiative Forum 2020 Virtual Event
2020.12.01

MURAI Jun, Dean of API Institute of Geoeconomic Studies, Awarded C&C Prize
2020.11.20

API Fellow SAGARA Yoshiyuki presented at The 21st Century Public Policy Institute, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
2020.11.12

Chairman Funabashi featured in Johns Hopkins & T-20 virtual conference on “East Asia and the Post-COVID World”
2020.11.11

Research Director Hosoya presented at online event hosted by Japanese-German Center Berlin
2020.10.22

API Senior Consulting Fellow OYA featured in Technology Alliance Project webinar
2020.10.15

API and Brookings Institution co-hosted webinar “Liberal order undone? Japan’s leadership role after Prime Minister Abe”
2020.10.13

Dean MURAI Jun appointed Special Advisor to the Cabinet
2020.09.24

API Senior Consulting Fellow OYA discussed how to strengthen the global supply chains in the post-corona period
2020.09.01

Prof. HOSOYA Yuichi appointed Managing Director and Research Director
2020.07.15

Inaugural Symposium of Policy Entrepreneur’s Platform (PEP)
2020.05.01

API announces partnership with CNAS and MERICS on Technology Alliance Project
2020.04.01

API establishes “API Institute of Geoeconomic Studies”; Prof MURAI Jun joins API as Dean of the API Institute of Geoeconomic Studies and API Senior Fellow
2020.04.01

Prof. HOSOYA Yuichi joins API as Senior Consulting Fellow
2020.02.20

Chairman Funabashi publishes What Is Geoeconomics?
2020.02.05

“The Crisis of Liberal Internationalism: Japan and the World Order” was published by Brookings Institution Press
2020.01.09

Yuka Koshino selected as API’s Matsumoto-Samata Fellow and dispatched to UK’s IISS
2020.01.06

Satoshi Nakagawa joins API as Executive Director
2020.01.06

Dr Makio Miyagawa joins API as APIF President and API Senior Fellow
2019.12.08

Inaugural Asia Pacific Initiative Forum (APIF) in Yokohama
2019.11.26

AP Initiative Chairman delivers 2019 Alastair Buchan Lecture at IISS Annual Dinner
2019.09.09

API-University of Tokyo joint Symposium on Policy –Entrepreneurship in Japan
2019.09.06

AP Initiative Chairman contributes op-ed for FT on Japan-South Korea relations
2019.08.08

The front-line of Operation Tomodachi will be published soon
2019.07.16

Reinventing Japan Event – Sustainable Tourism in Japan: Beyond Numbers
2019.05.31

API round-table welcomed former PBOC Governor Dr. Zhou Xiaochuan as keynote speaker
2019.03.15

“What is a Think Tank? : An Era of Policy Entrepreneurship” was published by Chuokoron-shinsha
2019.02.22

Japanese Report on U.S.-Japan Economic Cooperation
2019.02.12

Senior Consulting Fellow Oya participated in a Brookings Institution event on Asia’s connectivity
2019.01.22

AP Initiative Chairman’s op-ed on think tanks published in Project Syndicate
2019.01.21

Interview with Chairman Funabashi published in Korean newspaper
2019.01.09

Announcing a New Partnership with Tokyo Review
2019.01.08

Interview with Chairman Yoichi Funabashi published in the Chosun Ilbo
2018.12.06

Senior Consulting Fellow Oya participated in a CSIS event on Strengthening U.S.-Japan Economic Cooperation
2018.11.30

Asia Pacific Initiative Launch a New Report on U.S.-Japan Economic Cooperation
2018.10.29

AP Initiative Chairman wrote an op-ed about China for The Washington Post
2018.10.24

AP Initiative Chairman participated in the Kan’ichi Asakawa Memorial Symposium
2018.10.24

AP Initiative Chairman participated in the G1 Global Conference and the 2018 GZERO Summit
2018.07.02

Japan to Take Lead in Fourth Industrial Revolution, Opens Emerging Technology Policy Centre in Tokyo
2018.06.28

JASTJ interviewed Chairman Yoichi Funabashi about the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
2018.06.11

AP Initiative Chairman’s op-ed published in The New York Times
2018.05.22

AP Initiative’s book, Japan’s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock, was highly appraised in a book review by Tokyo Review
2018.05.16

Chairman Funabashi’s Speech on “Geopolitics, Populism, and the Media”
2018.05.14

Senior Research Fellow Kato joined a tabletop exercise (TTX) to credible North Korean provocations
2018.05.10

AP Initiative Chairman Funabashi’s “The North Korea Problem” appeared in the June edition of Ushio.
2018.04.16

Senior Research Fellow Kato appeared as a panelist at a symposium with Sheila A. Smith
2018.04.09

The Chinese version of AP Initiative Chairman Funabashi’s book, “Managing the Dollar,” was published in China
2018.03.30

“Reinventing Japan: New Directions in Global Leadership,” the English version of “Galapagos Cool,” was published by Praeger
2018.03.18

AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Kato appeared as a panelist at a conference of NCAFP in NY
2018.02.23

AP Initiative Chairman’s op-ed published in The Washington Post
2018.02.09

AP Initiative Chairman appeared as a moderator at a commemorative symposium for publishing Dr. Graham T. Allison’s book
2018.01.29

AP Initiative Chairman spoke at a session of the World Economic Forum 2018
2018.01.24

AP Initiative Research Associate Harry Dempsey’s op-ed published in East Asia Forum
2018.01.23

【Press Release】Establishment of “World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan: C4IR (Japan)”
2018.01.12

(Japanese) 船橋洋一理事長の半藤一利氏との対談が第79回文藝春秋読者賞を受賞
2018.01.09

English translation of “Japan’s Population Implosion -The 50 Million Shock” has been published by Palgrave Macmillan
2017.12.19

AP Initiative Senior Fellow Masayuki Hironaka’s interview on Kyodo News website
2017.12.08

(Japanese) 加藤洋一研究主幹がベルリンで開かれた日欧フォーラムに参加、意見発表
2017.12.07

A record of the GLOBE’s 200th edition commemorative symposium, at which Dr. Funabashi spoke, published in the Asahi Shimbun
2017.12.03

AP Initiative Chairman spoke at Asahi Shimbun GLOBE’s 200th edition commemorative symposium
2017.11.30

AP Initiative Chairman spoke at Toyo University’s lecture series “Top Seminar”
2017.11.17

AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in a symposium on Japan-China relations held at Fudan University in Shanghai
2017.11.15

AP Initiative Senior Fellow Masayuki Hironaka spoke at Japan National Press Club’s press conference
2017.11.14

AP Initiative Intern Tamaki Takao’s paper was awarded the first prize of the 9th Yasuhiro Nakasone Prize by Seiunjuku
2017.10.30

AP Initiative Chairman spoke at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
2017.10.27

AP Initiative Chairman participated in Eurasia Group Geopolitical Summit Japan 2017
2017.10.20

AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s interview on “日本の安全保障を考える”
2017.10.17

AP Initiative Senior Fellow Masayuki Hironaka’s book, “軍人が政治家になってはいけない本当の理由 政軍関係を考える,” will be published on October 20, 2017
2017.10.16

AP Initiative welcomes Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to Tokyo
2017.10.06

RJIF’s latest book, “Geopolitical/Geo-economic Challenges to Japan-U.S. Alliance,” was introduced in the Diplomacy and the Shukan Gendai magazine
2017.10.06

AP Initiative Chairman’s text, “North Korea crisis and Japan’s geopolitical challenge,” in the November issue of the Ushio magazine
2017.10.02

AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato appeared on a China Global Television Network’s discussion program, “World Insight”
2017.09.27

AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s interview on ABC Radio Canberra
2017.09.20

RJIF’s latest book, “Geopolitical/Geo-economic Challenges to Japan-U.S. Alliance (現代日本の地政学 ),” was introduced in the Weekly Toyo Keizai
2017.09.14

AP Initiative Chairman’s op-ed published in The New York Times
2017.09.04

AP Initiative Chairman’s op-ed published in The Financial Times
2017.09.04

AP Initiative Chairman Yoichi Funabashi and Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato spoke at Japan National Press Club’s press conference
2017.08.24

RJIF’s book, “Geopolitical/Geo-economic Challenges to Japan-U.S. Alliance (現代日本の地政学 – 13のリスクと地経学の時代),” will be published on August 25, 2017
2017.08.22

AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in a symposium sponsored by The Global Forum of Japan
2017.08.21

Policy proposal by The Evacuation of Hospitals in the Fukushima Sheltering Zone Project is taken up in the Cabinet Office’s “Expert recommendations: Disaster prevention 4.0 -Concept for the future-”
2017.08.17

AP Initiative Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s comments in The Sydney Morning Herald
2017.08.17

“Today’s Journalism and Ishibashi Tanzan,” featuring the 4th conference of the Ishibashi Tanzan Society, in which AP Initiative Chairman participated as a panelist, has been published
2017.08.10

NHK BS Premium show “Showa no sentaku: Tanzan Ishibashi,” in which AP Initiative Chairman Yoichi Funabashi appeared as a guest speaker, will be rebroadcasted
2017.08.07

An event co-organized by AP Initiative and CSIS to discuss the results of the fourth annual Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum (MSF) was held at CSIS Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
2017.08.04

AP Initiative Chairman’s conversation with Makoto Sakurai in the Bank of Japan PR magazine Nichigin (No.50)
2017.07.12

AP Initiative Chairman’s interview on Japan Spotlight
2017.07.12

AP Initiative Chairman and Research Assistant’s op-ed published in East Asia Forum
2017.07.01

AP Initiative Fellow Hiroyuki Nakashima’s report is now available on AP Initiative website
2017.07.01

(Japanese) ブルッキングス研究所主催「アジア太平洋地域における開発融資の機会と挑戦」報告 / 中島裕行(主任研究員)
2017.06.16

RJIF Chairman’s conversation with Daniel Franklin in the July issue of Bungeishunju magazine
2017.06.13

RJIF Chairman’s op-ed published in The Washington Post
2017.06.09

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in a symposium held in New York City, co-organized by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and the Japan Society
2017.06.08

RJIF Chairman’s text, “Is there a way to denuclearization of North Korea?” in the July issue of the Ushio magazine
2017.06.01

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s new column “G20 Meeting of Think tanks” is now available on RJIF website
2017.05.25

RJIF Chairman will appear on a NHK BS Premium show, “Eiyuutachi no sentaku: Kentaro Kaneko,” on June 1, 2017
2017.05.25

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s comments in The Washington Times
2017.05.19

RJIF’s book, “Personal networks and social resilience – The evacuation of hospitals in the Fukushima sheltering zone,” had its general release on May 15, 2017
2017.05.19

RJIF Chairman’s conversation with Kazutoshi Hando in the June issue of Bungeishunju magazine
2017.05.15

RJIF Chairman spoke at Sasakawa USA’s Fourth Annual Security Forum held in Washington, D.C.
2017.05.11

RJIF Chairman spoke at the Japan National Press Club as a guest speaker for their interview series
2017.04.26

RJIF Chairman participated in the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Trilateral Commission in Washington, D.C.
2017.04.24

RJIF Chairman commented for an article on the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Center website
2017.04.24

RJIF Chairman commented for an article on the Foreign Affairs website
2017.04.17

RJIF Intern Jorel Chan held a photography exhibition at the Embassy of Japan in Singapore
2017.04.13

RJIF Chairman spoke at the New Economy Summit (NEST) 2017
2017.04.10

RJIF Chairman’s interview in The Strategist
2017.03.31

Book review of “Galapagos Cool” published on DIAMOND ONLINE
2017.03.17

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in a round-table held by the International Friendship Exchange Council
2017.03.07

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in a symposium held by the Global Forum of Japan
2017.03.03

RJIF held its fifth anniversary event featuring two panel discussions, “21st Century Think Tank Vision” and “Why Japan Matters,” and the commemorative reception
2017.02.24

RJIF’s book, “Galapagos Cool,” was published on February 24, 2017
2017.02.22

RJIF Chairman will speak at the JAPAN HOUSE Forum 2017
2017.02.20

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato will participate in a symposium held by the Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund
2017.02.14

RJIF Chairman’s interview on ABC NewsRadio
2017.02.10

RJIF Chairman’s op-ed published in the New York Times
2017.02.06

RJIF Senior Fellow Masayuki Hironaka has co-written a report from Sasakawa USA
2017.02.03

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s comment in a Bloomberg article
2017.02.01

Co-organized event by RJIF and CSIS (Washington, D.C.) was held at CSIS Headquarters
2017.01.26

RJIF Chairman spoke at the World Economic Forum 2017
2017.01.23

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s op-ed published in the Chugoku Shimbun
2017.01.23

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato will participate in a discussion held by the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C.
2017.01.20

RJIF Chairman’s op-ed published in the Washington Post
2017.01.16

Co-organized event by RJIF and CSIS will be held at CSIS Headquarters(Washington, D.C.)
2017.01.06

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in a panel discussion held by the SAIS, a division of The Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.)
2016.12.26

RJIF Chairman’s article appeared in TIME magazine
2016.12.09

RJIF Chairman’s op-ed published in the Financial Times
2016.12.02

RJIF Chairman interviewed by the BBC
2016.11.28

RJIF’s book, ‘Examining Japan’s Lost Decades’ (Routledge 2015), will be also available in paperback
2016.11.21

RJIF Chairman’s interview on ABC RadioNews
2016.11.21

RJIF Chairman’s interview on NewsPicks
2016.11.17

RJIF Chairman’s articles in the New York Times and the Straits Times
2016.11.17

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato will participate in the RIPS open panel discussion
2016.10.25

RJIF hosted two events for the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Annual Summit in Tokyo
2016.10.20

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in the Asian Research Network panel discussion
2016.10.17

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato participated in a discussion at the 7th Xinagshan Forum
2016.10.12

Dr. Barak Kushner, co-editor of the RJIF book, “Examining Japan’s Lost Decades,” has won the American Historical Association’s 2016 Prize
2016.10.05

Dr. Yoichi Funabashi, RJIF Chairman, will participate in a discussion at the Center for American Progress. The event will be livestreamed on October 5th, 2016 10:00am ET.　
2016.10.03

RJIF Research Director Kay Kitazawa delivered a speech at Japan Update 2016 at ANU, and co-edited the latest “Reinventing Japan” issue of East Asia Forum Quarterly
2016.09.28

RJIF Fellow Miyuki Otomo’s article in the Nikkei Shimbun
2016.09.21

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato commented on the Straits Times
2016.09.21

RJIF Fellow Miyuki Otomo’s received an interview from the NewsPicks
2016.09.13

RJIF Chairman’s article in the Japan Times
2016.08.26

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato commented on the Straits Times
2016.08.24

RJIF Chairman’s article in the Washington Post
2016.08.23

Dr Yoichi Funabashi, RJIF Chairman, will appear on a NHK BS Premium show “Showa no sentaku: Tanzan Ishibashi” on August 25, 2016
2016.07.27

Admiral Harry Harris Delivered a Speech in Tokyo
2016.07.21

RJIF is publishing “The Democratic Party of Japan in Power”
2016.06.08

“Examining Japan’s Lost Decades” book review by David Plott
2016.05.16

RJIF Chairman’s acceptance speech for the Shorenstein Award 2015 at Stanford University
2016.05.01

Mr. Hiroyuki Nakashima appointed as a Fellow at RJIF
2016.04.08

RJIF Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato’s article in the NCAFP
2016.04.01

Mr. Tatsuhito Tokuchi appointed as Senior Fellow at RJIF
2016.03.28

RJIF Chairman named the recipient of the 12th Accomplishment Award by the Atomic Energy Society of Japan
2016.03.15

RJIF Research Director Kay Kitazawa’s commentary in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
2016.03.10

RJIF publishes article on Nippon.com about sharehouses in Japan
2016.03.08

RJIF Research Director’s article in the East Asia Forum
2016.02.22

Center for American Progress delegation visits RJIF to discuss “Post Fukushima – risk governance and security”
2016.02.18

RJIF Chairman named the 2015 recipient of the Shorenstein Journalism Award.
2016.01.26

RJIF Chairman spoke at the World Economic Forum 2016
2016.01.26

Japan’s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock introduced in Nikkei Business
2016.01.18

RJIF Chairman’s essay in the Japanese monthly magazine, Ushio
2016.01.14

RJIF welcomes Admiral Michael Mullen
2015.12.17

RJIF Chairman’s essay in the The National Interest
2015.12.14

Japan’s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock introduced in Ministry of Finance’s monthly journal Finance
2015.11.19

RJIF publishes article in Financial Times on passive houses in Japan
2015.11.17

NewsPicks column: Shinjiro Koizumi and Lawson’s Genichi Tamatsuka urge preparation for the “50 million shock”
2015.11.09

Danish journalists visit RJIF to discuss “Disaster Journalism”
2015.11.02

RJIF and CFR co-host an event on the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations
2015.10.23

RJIF hosts delegates on Foreign Policy Initiative SEED Trip from the U.S.
2015.10.14

RJIF Chairman’s response to “What Will the TPP Mean for China” in the Asia Society’s China File
2015.10.14

Seminar “The 50 Million Shock: The Population Decline’s Impacts on Society and Business” is held
2015.09.17

RJIF publishes article in Quartz on Muji renovating old public housing complexes
2015.08.24

RJIF Chairman in the 30th Anniversary Special Edition of The National Interest
2015.08.13

Chairman of RJIF’s op-ed in the International New York Times
2015.08.01

Martin Fackler appointed as Journalist-in-Residence at RJIF
2015.07.13

RJIF publishes article in Quartz on new kind of disaster housing
2015.07.04

RJIF publishes article in the Financial Times on Japanese architects pushing to build wooden skyscrapers in Tokyo
2015.07.04

Prof. Takashi Onishi, Chairman of the Private Ad Hoc Commission on Population Issue, gives press conference on Japan’s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock (English title is tentative)
2015.06.30

Japan’s Population Implosion: The 50 Million Shock (English title is tentative ) is published
2015.06.29

Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio National interviews RJIF Chairman Yoichi Funabashi, in “Rebuilding Japan: the promise beyond Japan’s lost decades”
2015.06.23

The second meeting of Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum (MSF) was held in Washington, D.C.
2015.06.06

RJIF publishes article in the Japan Times on the growing popularity of off-grid lifestyles in Japan
2015.05.29

Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF) releases new book in Japanese, Examining Japan’s Lost Decades (Toyo Keizai Inc.)
2015.05.22

RJIF co-sponsors an international conference with Harvard University
2015.05.01

Announcement of Three New Appointments
2015.04.30

“Examining Japan’s Lost Decades” editorial by Yoichi Funabashi in the Financial Times
2015.04.20

The Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF) published its sixth book, Examining Japan’s Lost Decades (Routledge Contemporary Japan Series), on April 20, 2015.
2015.03.19

RJIF hosts a seminar for delegates from Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
2015.02.27

RJIF hosts seminar for visiting students from National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
2015.02.26

RJIF hosts lunch between Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Japan’s business community
2015.02.05

(Japanese) 2月4日（水）、慶應義塾大学グローバルセキュリティ研究所と共催で『吉田調書に見る福島危機』を開催しました。
2015.01.21

RJIF welcomes Jake Sullivan, former National Security Adviser to U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, for U.S.-Japan Strategic Vision Program
2014.11.12

New Book by Dr Barak Kushner, editor of the Lost Decades Project
2014.09.02

Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation’s new report, “Quiet Deterrence ～Building Japan’s New National Security Strategy” is now available
2014.08.31

Dialogue “What right of collective self-defense changes (tentative translation)” by Takashi Saito and Richard Myers, core members of “Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum” with listener, Hiroyuki Akita (Senior and Editorial Staff Writer), was introduced in Nikkei Shimbun on August 31th. (article link unavailable)
2014.08.07

Admiral Takashi Saito (Ret.), 2nd Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff and General Myers (Ret.), 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both core members of the Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum, were interviewed by The Japan Times on Japan-US alliance, deterrence and cyber security.
2014.07.11

RJIF’s president, Yoichi Funabashi’s article entitled “Cost of passive power struggles” is appeared in the Japan Times. The original article was written in Japanese and was appeared in Bungei Shunju (Japanese famous monthly magazine) in June.
2014.06.27

Independent Investigation Commission will contribute to the Global Council on Nuclear Security of WEF
2014.06.18

Please visit our new project website, “The Special Investigation Commission on Population Issues”
2014.05.23

RJIF has launched a new project, “Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum”.
2014.05.08

A book review of our Fukushima Report, “The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster: Investigating the Myth and Reality”, is shown on the website of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
2014.04.24

Announcement of Our New Director
2014.04.06

Independent Investigation Panel featured in CBS’s well-known news magazine program, “60 minutes”
2014.03.27

“Bungled Crisis Management: Fukushima’s Painful Lessons” featured in Global Asia
2014.03.17

Independent Investigation Panel members visit Fukushima Daiichi with Former NRC Chairman Dr Jaczko
2014.03.14

“The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster: Investigating the Myth and Reality” was released (March 6, 2014)
2014.03.14

In the commemoration of the 3rd anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, RJIF and UTokyo Policy Alternatives Research Institute co-hosted an international symposium focusing on risk, governance and leadership on March 11, 2014 at the University of Tokyo.
2014.03.10

March 10th, “3 years on – what did we really learn from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident”
2014.02.28

February 27th, RJIF chairman Dr Funabashi presented at CLSA forum
2014.02.28

March 10th, “3 years on – what did we really learn from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident”
2014.02.03

Our Chairman Dr. Yoichi Funabashi’s article titled “Quiet Deterrence” appeared in the Security Times distributed at the 50th Munich Security Conference.
2014.01.17

RJIF featured in Japan Times article
2014.01.17

“The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster: Investigating the Myth and Reality” will be published
2013.12.10

(Japanese) 中央公論2014年1月号(12月10日発売）に、日本再建イニシアティブ日米戦略ビ ジョンプログラム著　「『静かな抑止力』を構築する：「民間版　日本の国家安 全保障戦略」の提唱」が掲載されました。
2013.11.06

Professor Nobumasa Akiyama from the Independent Investigation Committee was featured in Banyan Analytics Brief: Special Edition on Emergency Preparedness in the Asia-Pacific
2013.10.22

Invited from the DPJ Political Reform Promotion Headquarters, co-authors of the book “DPJ Administration: Challenges and Failures” Professor Koichi Nakano of Sophia University, Professor Koji Nakakita of Hitotsubashi University, and Associate Professor Ken Jimbo of Keio University made a presentation in front of the DPJ members.
2013.09.30

The chairman of the Independent Investigation Committee attend the assessment meeting at the Nuclear Regulatory Authority
2013.09.25

(Japanese) 『民主党政権　失敗の検証　日本政治は何を活かすか』が刊行されました
2013.09.13

Reviewing Japan’s Lost Decades project | Dr. Kushner’s article “Japan: a voice of freedom in a stifled region” has been published in the EAST ASIA FORUM
2013.09.13

Reviewing Japan’s Lost Decades project | Ikenberry’s interview “Liberal international order should be strengthened to integrate rising China”
2013.07.22

Dr. Kurt Campbell and Dr. Michael Green, RJIF’s Distinguished Guest Scholars, held a joint press conference at Japan National Press Club and nearly 200 journalists attended.
2013.07.12

(Japanese) アカデミーヒルズにて危機管理セミナー『“日本最悪のシナリオ”に学ぶ「危機管理」と「リー ダーシップ」　～いかに“最悪”を回避するのか？～』（7月10日）を開催いたしました
2013.07.06

Announcement of Our New Directors and Counselor
2013.06.21

(Japanese) アカデミーヒルズにて危機管理セミナー『“日本最悪のシナリオ”に学ぶ「危機管理」と「リーダーシップ」　～いかに“最悪”を回避するのか？～』（7月10日）を開催いたします。
2013.06.04

RJIF welcomes Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and Dr. Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)/ Associate Professor at Georgetown University, as distinguished guest scholars.
2013.04.15

The Independent Investigation Committee held a panel session on Fukushima accident at 2013 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference
2013.04.10

(Japanese) 船橋洋一理事長の著書『カウントダウン・メルトダウン』が第44回大宅壮一ノンフィクション賞を受賞！
2013.03.15

New Book Published: “Japan’s Worst-case Scenarios: The Nine Blind spots”
2013.03.05

Panel session at CLSA Japan 2013
2013.02.26

(Japanese) 福島原発事故独立検証委員会（民間事故調）に続く第二弾、「危機管理プロジェクト」報告書発売決定！
2013.02.15

(Japanese) 福島第一原発事故直後の施策者の意思決定過程を描いた「カウントダウン・メルトダウン」発売中です
2013.01.24

(Japanese) 福島第一原発事故直後の意思決定過程を描いた「カウントダウン・メルトダウン」が刊行されました
2012.12.20

Opinion piece for the crisis management study at IESE/Insight by Kay Kitazawa
2012.12.12

Investigation Panel Chairman Kitazawa’s article in Japan for Sustainability News letter
2012.12.05

Prof. Nobumasa Akiyama, investigator of the Panel, gave a presentation at Monterey Institute of International Studies
2012.11.28

IAC/SCJ International Conference on the Impact of the Nuclear Plant Accident
2012.11.28

US National Academy of Sciences meeting
2012.08.21

(Japanese) 8/31 日本学術会議　３事故調フォーラム
2012.08.21

(Japanese) 8/23 総合資源エネルギー調査会基本問題委員会ヒアリング
2012.07.24

(Japanese) 福島原発事故独立検証委員会（民間事故調）で実施したヒアリング内容を公開します
2012.07.10

(Japanese) アカデミーヒルズ・セミナー ～野中郁次郎氏に聞くこれからの「危機管理」、そして「組織」「リーダーシップ」～
2012.07.10

(Japanese) 北大での「原発事故と民間事故調」シンポジウムの映像が公開されました
2012.05.28

(Japanese) 6月17日　北澤宏一委員長の講演会が開催されます
2012.05.28

The contributed article to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has been published
2012.04.24

(Japanese) プロジェクトマネージャーアシスタントの募集を開始しました
2012.04.18

We have already informed the result of Fellow position to each applicant on 23rd March.
2012.03.27

The contributed article to East Asia Forum has been published
2012.03.19

We closed the position for Fellow
2012.03.05

The contributed article to Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, SAGE Journals has been published
2012.03.01

A Press Conference at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
2012.02.28

【Planned】Presentations at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan　 March 1st (Thu)
2012.02.16

The sixth (final) meeting of the Committee of Experts
2012.02.06

The fifth meeting of the Committee of Experts
2012.02.06

RJIF delegates made presentations at Davos on January 26-29, 2012
2012.01.20

The fourth meeting of the Committee of Experts
2011.12.11

Third meeting of the Committee of Experts
2011.11.17

News Conference was held November 15, 2011
2011.11.08

Second meeting of the Committee of Experts
2011.10.20

First meeting of the Committee of Experts