Asia Pacific Initiative (API) is a program brand of the International House of Japan (I-House) that succeeded the private and independent think tank of the same name under upon the two organizations’ merger in July 2022. Based on I-House’s mission to “contribute to building a free, open, and sustainable future through intellectual dialogue, policy research, and cultural exchange with a diverse world,” API will focus on its work in the areas of 1) international relations, regional studies, and geopolitics and 2) social systems, governance, and innovation.