To expand its effectiveness, the Japan Information Access Project has undertaken a number of collaborative projects, primarily with universities.

Assist the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Office of International Programs widen the understanding of its officials and scientists to the depth and diversity of scientific and technical research in Japan and Asia. This program series is also in cooperation with the Japan-United States Friendship Commission.

Assist the Japan-United States Friendship Commission, an agency of the U.S. government for the study of contemporary Japan, to better disseminate to the policy community the research results of their funded projects. Arrange public and private presentations of scholarly research to the Washington policy and media communities. The briefings are called the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Public Policy Series.

Assisted the Japan Documentation Center, U.S. Library of Congress and the Asia-Pacific Technology Program, U.S. Department of Commerce in planning the Fifth International Conference on Japanese Information in Science, Technology, Industry and Business held in Washington, D.C. in July 30 - August 1, 1997.

Assisted with the coordination and planning of Making Global Partnerships Work, the Tenth Anniversary Meeting of the Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS), held in Washington, D.C. June 13-15, 1997.

The Project assisted the United States-Japan Industry and Technology Management Training Program (JIMT) to raise the Program’s profile within the Washington policy community through weekly reporting on Washington trends and opportunities and co-sponsoring a series of public programs (JIMT Briefings) on U.S.-Japan trade, technology and security issues.

The Asian Science and Technology Forum Study Group on Japan, initiated in October 1996 to encourage policy discussion on Japanese technology and security issues is co-sponsored by the U.S.-Japan Center, University City Science Center, Philadelphia.

Co-authored the chapter "Japanese Technological Innovation- Implications for Large Commercial Aircraft and Knowledge Diffusion" in NASA-initiated book, Knowledge Diffusion in the U.S. Aerospace Industry

From October 1993 to October 1996, the Japan Project co-sponsored a series of public policy programs, research on Japanese patents, a newsletter on Washington, and research on Japanese S&T sources with the University of New Mexico.

The Project has conceived, organized and coordinated the annual conferences of the U.S. Library of Congress Japan Documentation Center. These programs have been, The Technical Requirements of Accessing Japanese Information: Problems and Solutions (March 18, 1994), Japanese Public Policy Perspectives and Resources (April 24, 1995), and CyberJapan: Technology, Policy and Society (May 31, 1996). The proceedings from these conferences have become well-known reference works.

Competitiveness: A Source Book issued in the Summer of 1994 is a collaborative effort with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences.

Guide to the Japanese Patent System issued in the Summer of 1995 is a collaborative effort with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Asia-Pacific Technology Program.

The Project prepared the proceedings for the 1992 and 1993 annual conferences on Japanese S&T cosponsored by the U.S. National Technical Information Service and Japan's Information Center of Science and Technology.

The Project assists the Japan Technology Program of the University of Michigan in preparing its Japanese business information briefing books.

The Project's July 1993 conference on Japanese Intellectual Property was cosponsored by the University of Texas and the Intellectual Property Owners Association.

The Project's October 1993 conference on Japanese Patent Politics was cosponsored by the Intellectual Property Owners Association and the National Association of Manufacturers.

The Project's November 1993 lunch program with Dr. Edward Lincoln, Special Assistant to Ambassador Walter Mondale, was cosponsored by The Daily Japan Digest.

Antitrust: A New International Trade Remedy? conference held on March 24, 1995 was organized for the University of Washington, Seattle, Asian Law Program.

In May 1995, the Project completed the production of a program brochure for the U.S.-Japan Industry and Technology Management Training Program funded by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

In May 1995, Project staff gave a half day seminar and prepared a 150-page briefing book for the Society for Competitive Intelligence Professionals on Accessing Japanese Information Without Leaving Home.

In May 1995, Project staff gave a lecture and prepared a 150-page briefing book for the annual conference of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences on Strategies and Methods for Accessing Japanese Technical Information.

In September 1995, the Project organized for the University of New Mexico a day-long training workshop in Washington, D.C. on The Policy Context of Japanese Science & Technology.

In July 1994 and October 1995, the Project helped the Japan Intellectual Property Association host a Washington reception during their biennial trip to the United States.