The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) is a private, non-profit, and independent research organization that was founded in 1959.
JIIA’s activities have been based on the five basic goals stipulated in its charter. They are: to foster the scientific study of international politics, economics and law; to provide the means for examining and researching international affairs; to promote the exchange of information, knowledge, and views on international affairs; to encourage research of international affairs at universities in Japan; and to promote exchanges with universities and research institutes in other countries.
JIIA’s main financial sources are government subsidies, corporate and private membership dues, and income from the sale of publications. It also receives donations from foundations created by the late Morinosuke Kajima, the late Konosuke Matsushita and the late Gisuke Wakunaga and from the Ambassador International Cultural Foundations (Armstrong Fund). Various public and private organizations also commission JIIA or provide it with grants to undertake specific research projects.
Headed by the President and the Director, JIIA comprises approximately 50 staff members, of whom about 20 are in-house and visiting research fellows.