A Historical Chronology of JCIE
The 1970s: Outreach to Europe and Asia
1970AprilJCIE begins facilitation of the Japanese Documentation Center at the East Asian Institute at Columbia University MayJCIE organizes and administers Keizai Doyukai "Ibuka Mission" to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration September–October1st Aspen Institute Japan Seminar October–November1st Japanese Teachers' Short-Term Study Tour to the United States |
1971April 24–June 19.gif) New York City Mayor John Lindsay (2nd from right) leads a delegation to Japan. US-Japan Educational Leadership Exchange Project: Japanese Teachers' Study Group Visit to the United States May 1–18US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 3rd US Congressional Delegation to Japan June 27–August 8US-Japan Educational Leadership Exchange Project: American Teachers' Study Group Visit to Japan August 20International Education Seminar with the Children's Television Workshop (Sesame Street) September 15–18Liberal Democratic Party Diet Delegation Visit to the United States October 15–302nd Aspen Institute Japan Seminar December 2–7Japan visit of Mayor John Lindsay of New York City and the NYC Business Mission |
1972April 3–6US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 4th US Congressional Delegation to Japan .gif){kind=spacer} Fuji Television broadcast from the 3rd Shimoda Conference. June 8–113rd Japanese-American Assembly "Shimoda Conference" (Shimoda, Japan) October 1–213rd Aspen Institute Japan Seminar December 4–20George Washington University Educational Staff Seminar Study Trip to Japan |
1973July 2–5US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 5th US Congressional Delegation to Japan July 15–29US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 1st US Delegation to Japan August 16–18International Education Seminar: "Humanity Education" .gif) Leaders from the United States, Europe and Japan convene at the 1st Trilateral Commission Plenary in Tokyo. September 29–October 194th Aspen Institute Japan Seminar October 9Official incorporation of JCIE, which has been operating since its establishment in 1970. October 21–23Launch of the Trilateral Commission in Tokyo with its first plenary meeting. JCIE serves as the Japanese (later Pacific Asia) Secretariat for the Commission. |
1974June 23–25Trilateral Commission 2nd Plenary Meeting (Brussels, Belgium) .gif) Japanese Diet members meet with Vice President Gerald Ford. August 4–18US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 1st Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States September 14–28International Philanthropy Project Study Mission to the United States and Canada September 16–October 11st Caravan of Japanese speakers in the United States Cosponsored with: Japan Society October 19–November 82nd Japanese Teachers' Short-Term Study Tour to the United States November 10–23US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 2nd US Delegation to Japan December 8–10Trilateral Commission 3rd Plenary Meeting (Washington DC) |
1975January 6–10US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 6th US Congressional Delegation to Japan .gif) (Rear of car) Ford Foundation President McGeorge Bundy and Sony co-founder Akio Morita chat outside a Tokyo symposium on philanthropy. January 21–23International Philanthropy Project Symposium: "Role of Philanthropy in the Advanced Societies" (Tokyo, Japan) April 21–25US-Japan Conference on Arms Control and Security Cosponsored with: Stanford University May 25–261st Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Hakone, Japan) May 30–31Trilateral Commission 4th Plenary Meeting (Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan) August 18–September 12US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange Cooperative Project: 1st US Educators' Study Tour to Japan September 17–25US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Japan Socialist Party Delegation to the United States (Eda Mission) October 3–4International Education Seminar: "Humanistic School Curricula in Urbanized Society" October 4–253rd Japanese Teachers' Short-Term Visit to the United States November 29–December 2Trilateral Commission 5th Plenary Meeting (Paris, France) |
1976January 4–21International Philanthropy Project Study Mission to Europe .gif) Governor Jimmy Carter (center) breaks from the US presidential campaign to meet participants in the US-Japan Young Political Leader's Exchange February 4–14US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 2nd Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States March 14–272nd Caravan of Japanese speakers in the United States Cosponsored with: Japan Society March 27–28International Education Seminar: "How to Make Better Teachers in Japan and the United States" May 9–11Trilateral Commission 6th Plenary Meeting (Ottawa, Canada) June 7–9International Symposium: "Children and Television—Present and Future" (with Children's Television Workshop) .gif) Bill Cosby meets with Japanese teachers in New York during an international education seminar. July 6–August 16US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange Cooperative Project: 2nd US Educators' Study Tour to Japan December 13–17US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 7th US Congressional Delegation to Japan |
1977January 9–11Trilateral Commission 7th Plenary Meeting (Tokyo, Japan) January 12–132nd Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Hakone, Japan) February 21–26US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 3rd Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States July 21st US-Japan Symposium: "Japan's International Role" (Tokyo, Japan) July 13–151st Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Tokyo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Korea University Asiatic Research Center September 1–44th Japense-American Assembly "Shimoda Conference" (Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture) October 20–223rd Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Brussels, Belgium) October 22–25Trilateral Commission 8th Plenary Meeting (Bonn, Germany) November 12–141st Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 1: "Mutual Perceptions of the International Roles of Japan and ASEAN" (Odawara, Japan) December 4–11US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 8th US Congressional Delegation to Japan |
1978January 15–201st Parliamentary Seminar: "Pacific Prospects in Global Perspectives" (Honolulu, HI) Cosponsored with: East-West Center (EWC) and Former Members of Congress (FMC) February 1–9US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 4th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States March 42nd US-Japan Symposium: "Japan's International Role" (New York, NY) June 11–13Trilateral Commission 9th Plenary Meeting (Washington DC) September 5–62nd Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 1: "Consolidation of New International Order and Prospect for ASEAN-Japan Relations" (Bangkok, Thailand) November 5–16International Philanthropy Project: 1st Study Mission to Southeast Asia |
1979February 4–11US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 5th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States February 9–112nd Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Seoul, Korea) March 3–43rd Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 1: "ASEAN-Japan Relations in Global Perspective" (Odawara, Japan) April 20–224th Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Hakone, Japan) April 22–24Trilateral Commission 10th Plenary Meeting (Tokyo, Japan) May 2Japan-United States Economic Relations "Wisemen's" Groupjointly established by the president and the prime minister. Joint meetings were held in December 1979 in Washington DC, in May 1980 in Tokyo and Oiso, in August 1980 in Honolulu and November 1980 in San Francisco. June 17–22International Design Conference: "Japan in Aspen—Synthesis of Contradictions" (Aspen, Colorado) August 19–30European Youth Study Program in Japan November 7Establishment of the Asian Community Trust to support development projects around Asia. Modeled on community foundations in the United States, the ACT became Japan's first charitable trust based on general fundraising. November 7–9International Philanthropy Project Symposium: "Priorities for Private Philanthropy in Southeast Asia" (Tokyo, Japan) November 14–21US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Japan Socialist Party Delegation "Asukata Mission" to the United States December 1–21st Thai-Japan Conference (Tokyo, Japan) December 20–23The 3rd Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Hakone, Japan) |
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