A Historical Chronology of JCIE
The 1980s: Policy Consultation/Domestic Outreach and Japan's Internationalization
1980.gif) Congressional delegation meets with Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira. Pictured left to right—Bill Roth, Ohira, Thomas Foley, and Joel Pritchard. January 14–18US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 9th US Congressional Delegation to Japan January 19–204th Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue Program—Phase 1: "Pan-Pacific Cooperation" (Oiso, Japan) March 9–16US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 6th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States March 20-215th Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Florence, Italy) March 23–25Trilateral Commission 11th Plenary Meeting (London, UK) June 7–8Joint Authors' Seminar: "Coordination of Agricultural Policies of the United States and Japan" (Tokyo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Resources for the Future June 21–July 2US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: The 3rd US Delegation to Japan July 7–10Seminar on the "Mechanization of Small-Scale Peasant Farming" (Sapporo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Agricultural Development Council (ADC) August 17–272nd Series of the European Youth Study Program in Japan December 7–9Authors' Seminar on "Security Issues in Asia" (Tokyo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) | |
1981January 7US-Japan Economic Relations "Wisemen's" Group: Submission of the Report to the President and the Prime Minister .gif) Congressional delegation, including future Vice President Al Gore (center), visits a manufacturing plant outside Tokyo. January 11–17US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 10th US Congressional Delegation to Japan February 11–141st Workshop on Comparative Studies of the US Congress and the Japanese Diet (Honolulu, HI) Cosponsored with: East-West Center (EWC) and Former Members of Congress (FMC) March 8–14US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 7th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States March 22–April 43rd Japan Caravan of Japanese speakers in the United States Cosponsored with: Japan Society March 29–31Trilateral Commission 12th Plenary Meeting (Washington DC) April 5–6US-Japan Leadership Conference (Dallas,TX) Cosponsored with: Japan Society June 15–19Seminar on "The Importance of 'By-Passed' Areas in Asian Economic Development" (Okinawa, Japan) Cosponsored with: Agricultural Development Council (ADC) and National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) July 4–54th Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Seoul, Korea) July 20–August 3International Philanthropy Project: Second Study Mission to Southeast Asia August 11–13Workshop on Chinese Foreign Relations (Tokyo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Asia Society China Council September 2–45th Japanese-American Assembly "Shimoda Conference" (Oiso, Japan) OctoberWisemen's Group: Submission of the Supplementary Report to the President and the Prime Minister October 10–25US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 4th US Delegation to Japan December 2–16US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 1st Japanese Delegation to the United States December 4–6Interim Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 2: "ASEAN-Japan Economic Relations—Trade Development and Investment" (Singapore) | |
1982January 11–16US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 11th US Congressional Delegation to Japan February 28–March 121st Japan Caravan in Europe March 14–21US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 8th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States April 4–6Trilateral Commission 13th Plenary Meeting (Tokyo, Japan) May 21–23Final Conference—Phase 2—of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue (Oiso, Japan) May 24–27Aspen Berlin Conference: "The 21st Century—Will It Be the Asian Century?" (Berlin, Germany) June 22–26Seminar: "Agricultural Mechanization" (Hangzhou and Beijing, China) Cosponsored with: Agricultural Development Council (ADC) and National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) June 26–July 11US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 5th US Delegation to Japan October 2–42nd Thai-Japan Conference (Bangkok, Thailand) November 7–14 | |
1983January 9–15US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 12th US Congressional Delegation to Japan February 9–122nd workshop on the Role of the US Congress and the Japanese Diet in Foreign Policy Making (Honolulu, HI) Cosponsored with: East-West Center (EWC) and Former Members of Congress (FMC)
March 12–201st Tokyo Seminar on Government-Business Relations Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution March 13–20US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 9th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States April 8–105th Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Hakone, Japan) April 16–May 14th Caravan of Japanese speakers in the United States Cosponsored with: Japan Society April 17–19Trilateral Commission 14th Plenary Meeting (Rome, Italy) April 20–226th Japanese-American Assembly "Shimoda Conference" (Munich, Germany) May 25–27Planning Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 3: "ASEAN and Japan—Exploring Complementarities" (Tokyo, Japan) June 21–221st Joint Meeting of the United States-Japan Advisory Commission: jointly established by the president and the prime minister in Washington in DC in May. Joint meetings were also held in September 1983 in Airlie, Virginia, and in January 1984 in Tokyo and July 1984 in Maui, Hawaii. July 11–14Seminar on "Forestry Resources Management" (Los Baños, Philippines) Cosponsored with: Agricultural Development Council (ADC) and National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) September 1–46th Japanese-American Assembly "Shimoda Conference" (Airlie, Virginia) | |
1984January 9–14US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 13th US Congressional Delegation to Japan January 23–25ASEAN-Japan Dialogue Conference—Phase 3 (Bangkok, Thailand) February 12–182nd US Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan April 1–3Trilateral Commission 15th Plenary Meeting (Washington DC) April 7–17US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Japan Socialist Party Delegation "Ishibashi Mission" to the United States April 7–142nd Tokyo Seminar on Government-Business Relations Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution April 19–226th Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Kyongju, Korea) June 29–July 1Final Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 3 (Oiso, Japan) July 2–5Hakone Conference: "Japan and the United States in a Changing Southeast Asia" Cosponsored with: Asia Society August 15–24US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 10th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States September 17Submission of the United States-Japan Advisory Commission Report October 11–192nd Japan Caravan in Europe October 13–157th Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Sardinia, Italy) October 15–265th Caravan of Japanese speakers in the United States Cosponsored with: Japan Society November 12–221st Study Mission of the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government: "Productivity in the Public Sector" | |
1985January 12–18US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 14th US Congressional Delegation to Japan February 3–6First Conference of the UK-Japan 2000 Group: jointly established by the prime ministers of Japan and the United Kingdom in January 1985 (Tokyo and Oiso, Japan) February 17–24Asia-Pacific Caravan in the United States Cosponsored with: Asia Society April 5–61st China-Japan Scholars Conference (Shunsan, China) Cosponsred with: Chinese People's Insitute of Foreign Affairs April 8–133rd US Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan April 21–23Trilateral Commission 16th Plenary Meeting (Tokyo) May 10–113rd Thai-Japan Conference (Tokyo, Japan) May 12–173rd Tokyo Seminar on Government-Business Relations Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution May 20–282nd Study Mission of the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government: "Public Finance Issues" June 20–237th Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Oiso, Japan) June 24–28Seminar on "Forest Resources Policy in Asian Developing Countries" (Sapporo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Agricultural Development Council (ADC) and National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) .gif) Diet delegation visits Senator Max Baucus' ranch in Montana. August 15–17Comparative Studies of Labor in Japan and the United States: Honolulu Workshop Cosponsored with: East-West Center and Former Members of Congress August 24–September 73rd Study Mission of the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government: "Aging and Social Welfare" September 12–15US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 11th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States October 17–19Project on "Japan and the United States in a Changing Northeast Asia" (Hakone, Japan) Cosponsored with: Asia Society October 20-November 1Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Study Mission on Japanese Agriculture December 2–3International Philanthropy Project Symposium: "Role of Philanthropy in International Cooperation" | |
1986January 13–18US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 15th US Congressional Delegation to Japan February 2–16US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: The 6th US Delegation to Japan February 10–132nd Conference of the UK-Japan 2000 Group (Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire, UK) February 13–15Aging Society Project US-Japan Conference: "National and International Implications of Population Aging" (Oiso, Japan) Cosponsored with: Carnegie Corporation of New York and Former Members of Congress February 23–25Interim Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 4: "The Role of China and the GATT Trading System" (Hong Kong) March 4-103rd Japan Caravan in Europe March 30–April 54th US Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan April 13–204th Study Mission of the Nelson Rockefeller Institute of Government: "Environmental Issues" May 13–158th Hakone Conference (Berlin, Germany) May 17–19Trilateral Commission 17th Plenary Meeting (Madrid, Spain) June 1–74th Tokyo Seminar on Government-Business Relations Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution September 1–121st National Council of World Affairs Organizations (NCWAO) Japan Study Tour October 6–15Study Mission on Good Corporate Citizenship in Europe Cosponsored with: Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) October 24–November 5US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 2nd Japanese Delegation to the United States October 26–28Final Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue - Phase 4 (Hakone, Japan) November 27–292nd China-Japan Scholars Conference (Oiso, Japan) | |
1987January 16–173rd Conference of the UK-Japan 2000 Group (Gotemba, Japan) February 1–15US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 7th US Delegation to Japan .gif) 12th Diet delegation to the United States including future Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (pictured on bottom right). March 22–30US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 12th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States March 21–23Trilateral Commission 18th Plenary Meeting (San Francisco, CA) April 19–21US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 16th US Congressional Delegation to Japan April 19–217th Japanese-American Assembly "Shimoda Conference" (Oiso, Japan) June 1–65th Tokyo Seminar on Government-Business Relations Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution June 19–204th Thai-Japan Conference (Bangkok, Thailand) September 13–19US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Japan Socialist Party "Doi Mission" to the United States September 25–30Comparative Study 1st Directors Meeting: "Politics of Economic Policymaking in Japan and the United States" Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution November 1–43rd Japan Caravan in Europe November 4–69th Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Berlin, Germany) November 5–19US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 3rd Japanese Delegation to the United States | |
1988January 15–174th Conference of the UK-Japan 2000 Group (Elvetham Hall, Hampshire, UK) January 18–24US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States to Study Energy Issues February 7–145th US Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan .gif) US Congressional delegation to Japan headed by House Majority Leader Tom Foley and Minority Leader Bob Michel. February 8–11Comparative Study 2nd Directors Meeting: "Politics of Economic Policymaking in Japan and the United States" (Tokyo and Oiso, Japan) Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution March 6–13US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 13th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States March 6–19US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 8th US Delegation to Japan March 20–231st Japan-US Partnership Forum (Washington DC) Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution April 5-10US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 17th US Congressional Delegation to Japan April 9-11Trilateral Commission 19th Plenary Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)  Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita welcomes 1988 Trilateral Commission plenary participants. May 13–15New Face Program and Interim Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 5: "Changes in the World Economy—Influence of Superpower Relations in Asia" May 26–288th Korea-Japan Intellectual Exchange Conference (Seoul and Yongpyong, Korea) May 30–June 36th Tokyo Seminar on Government-Business Relations Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution June 10–242nd National Council of World Affairs Organizations (NCWAO) Japan Study Tour June 19–20Survey and Workshop on "The Feasibility of a Documentation Center in the Japan-German Center Berlin" Cosponsored with: Japan-German Center Berlin June 20-221st Joint Workshop on "The Role and Responsibilities of Japan and Germany in the International System" (Berlin, Germany) Cosponsored with: Aspen Berlin and Japan-German Center Berlin August 12-131st Joint Meeting of the Korea-Japan 21st Century Committee—jointly established by the president and the prime minister in February (Seoul, Korea) September 14–1610th Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Hakone, Japan) September 21–October 2Study Mission on Good Corporate Citizenship in the United States Cosponsored with: Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) October 27–November 11US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 4th Japanese Delegation to the United States November 28–291st Conference of the "Research Project on US-Japan Leadership" (Princeton, NJ) Cosponsored with: Atlantic Council and Bretton Woods Committee December 9–11Symposium on "Social Changes in Japan and the United States and Its Impact on Bilateral Relations" (Oiso, Japan) Cosponsored with: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) |
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1989January 8–156th US Congressional Staff Delegation to Japan January 28–301st Workshop of the Korea-Japan 21st Century Committee (Tokyo, Japan) February 2–42nd Conference of the "Research Project on US-Japan Leadership" (Tokyo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Atlantic Council and Bretton Woods Committee February 5–10Final Conference of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue—Phase 5 (Bangkok, Thailand) February 26–March 41st National Council of World Affairs Organizations (NCWAO) Speakers Seminar Program in the United States February 28–March 2Project Workshop on "US Interests in the 1990s" (Tokyo, Japan) Cosponsored with: American Assembly March 10–135th Conference of the UK-Japan 2000 Group (Gotemba, Kanagawa Prefecture) March 12-17US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 14th Japanese Diet Delegation to the United States March 14–242nd National Council of World Affairs Organizations (NCWAO) Speakers Seminar Program in the United States March 28–April 2US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program: 18th US Congressional Delegation to Japan April 4–711th Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Sardinia, Italy) April 8–10Trilateral Commission 20th Plenary Meeting (Paris, France) April 12–142nd Workshop on "The Roles and Responsibilities of Japan and Germany in the International System" (Tokyo, Japan) Cosponsored with: Aspen Berlin and Japan-German Center Berlin April 24–25Research Project on US-Japan Leadership: 3rd Conference (Washington DC) Cosponsored with: Atlantic Council and Bretton Woods Committee May 12–142nd Joint Meeting of the Korea-Japan 21st Century Committee (Tokyo, Japan) May 19–215th Thai-Japan Conference (Fukuoka, Japan) May 29–June 27th Tokyo Seminar on Government-Business Relations Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution June 2–16US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program: 9th US Delegation to Japan August 21–242nd Japan-US Partnership Forum (Gotemba, Japan) Cosponsored with: Brookings Institution November 4–5Project on "US Interests in the 1990s" US Delegation Visit to Japan Cosponsored with: American Assembly November 10–112nd Workshop of the Korea-Japan 21st Century Committee (Seoul, Korea) November 14–15International Symposium "Becoming A Good Corporate Citizen in the American Communities—New Challenges for Japanese Corporations in an Interdependent World" Cosponsored with: The Council of Better Corporate Citzenship and Keidanren (Japanese Federation of Economic Organizations) November 23–253rd Joint Workshop: "The Roles and Responsibilities of Japan and Germany in the International System" (Berlin, Germany) Cosponsored with: Aspen Berlin and Japan-German Center Berlin November 26–2812th Europe-Japan "Hakone" Conference (Ebenhausen, Germany) December 2–91st American Jewish Committee Delegation to Japan December 2–16US-Japan Young Agricultural Community Leaders Project: Japanese Delegation Visit to the United States |
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