Center on Japanese Economy and Business

Understanding Japan's Role in the Global Economy

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) is the preeminent U.S. academic center focused on promoting knowledge of Japanese business systems in domestic, East Asia, and international contexts.

Upcoming Events

2024-2025 Upcoming Events

Japan Economic Seminar
Friday, February 7, 2025 | 1:00 – 5:35 PM
Room 490, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School

Session 1: “The Last or Lasting Samurai? The Impact of Secondary Schools on Elite Formation in Early Development” (PDF)

Session 2: “Wage Spillovers across Sectors: Evidence from a Localized Public-Sector Wage Cut” (PDF)

Session 3: “The Impact of Trade Disruption with China on the Japanese Economy” (PDF)

Session 4: “Economic Security and New Industrial Policy” (PDF)

Agenda

Live Webinar
US-Japan Economic Relations Under the New Leaders
Thursday February 13, 2025, 7:00 - 8:15 PM ET
Friday, February 14, 2025, 9:00 - 10:15 AM Japan Time
Note: English (Japanese interpretation)

Featuring: David Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University; Keiko Ito, Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University; Yasuyuki Todo, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

Cosponsored by: Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo

(New Date) Resurrecting Entrepreneurship to Revive Japan
Monday, February 24, 2025 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Richard Katz, Editor, Japan Economy Watch; Special Correspondent, Toyo Keizai Inc.

Prof. Nobuko Nagase Save the Date
Women and the Labor Market in Japan: Our Challenges
Thursday, February 27, 2025 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Nobuko Nagase, Professor of Labor Economics and Social Policy, Ochanomizu University; Author, Women's Career and Family in Japan: Labor Practice, Gender Wage Gap, and Child-Rearing

Notes: This event is limited to Columbia University community members and CJEB affiliates. The seminar is part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.

Driving Culture Change at a Large Japanese Multinational Corporation (MNC)
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 | 12:50 – 1:50 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Natsumi Akita, Senior Executive Officer; Group Chief Branding Officer; Group Chief Culture Officer, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

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How Japan Is Developing Tech-Minded, Socially Conscious Business Leaders in the Age of AI
Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Emi Takemura, Representative Director, FutureEdu and Learn by Creation; Co-Founder and Advisor, Peatix.com

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A Lunchtime Seminar with Mr. Teruhiro Kawabe, President and CEO of Morinaga America
Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
TBC, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Teruhiro Kawabe, Chief Representative for the USA; President; CEO, Morinaga America Inc.

A Seminar with Mr. Takashima and Mr. Goldstein of Oisix
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | 6:00 – 7:00 PM
Room 840, Kravis Hall, Columbia Business School

Featuring: Kohey Takashima, Founder and CEO, Oisix ra daichi Inc.; Daniel Goldstein, CEO, Oisix Inc.; Purple Carrot; and Yoko Street

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CJEB Annual Tokyo Conference
日本経済経営研究所東京カンファレンス
Monday, July 28, 2025
2025年 7月28日（月）
Tokyo, Japan

Keynote:

His Excellency KATO Katsunobu
Minister of Finance;
Minister of State for Financial Services,
Government of Japan

Other speakers:
ARIIZUMI Shigeru, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan; YAMAJI Hiromi, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.; Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University; ITO Takatoshi; David E. Weinstein

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Columbia Business Insights

January 21, 2025

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, Featured in Columbia Business Insights by Columbia Business School

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was featured in a Columbia Business Insights article discussing the implications of trade policies during Trump's administration.

Mentioned Faculty

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy): Finance Division

Director: Center on Japanese Economy and Business

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy)

Finance Division

Director

Center on Japanese Economy and Business

David E. Weinstein is the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University. He is also the director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), co-director of Columbia’s APEC Study Center, co-director of the Japan Project at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a member of the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and he was appointed Global Advisor to Global Financial City Tokyo by Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Full Profile

December 12, 2024

CJEB’s JMLP Program Co-Founder, Yumiko Shimabukuro, Co-Authored Book: Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia

Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership, co-authored a book titled Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia, published by Cornell University Press.

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October 28, 2024

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, Wrote Article in Columbia Business Insights | 2024 Election Special Edition

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, wrote the article “U.S.-China Trade: What Voters Need to Know Before Heading to the Polls” for Columbia Business Insights | 2024 Election Special Edition.

The article discusses trade policies, inviting voters to consider whether current trade policies are serving them and the country well, and references Professor Weinstein’s research related to the paper he co-authored titled “Trade Protection, Stock-Market Returns, and Welfare.”

Mentioned Faculty

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy): Finance Division

Director: Center on Japanese Economy and Business

Full Profile

October 25, 2024

Professor David E. Weinstein is recognized with the Eagle on the World Award from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York

We are proud to share that on October 25, 2024, the Eagle on the World Award was given by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (JCCI) at JCCI’s 40th Annual Dinner Gala to Professor David E. Weinstein, the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University and Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School.

Mentioned Faculty

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy): Finance Division

Director: Center on Japanese Economy and Business

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Project Syndicate

August 26, 2024

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Wrote the Article "Japan After Kishida" for Project Syndicate

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB's Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, and professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, wrote the Project Syndicate article "Japan After Kishida."

Mentioned Faculty

Takatoshi Ito

Associate Director of Research; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds: Center on Japanese Economy and Business

Professor (by courtesy): Finance Division

Takatoshi Ito

Associate Director of Research; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds

Center on Japanese Economy and Business

Professor (by courtesy)

Finance Division

Takatoshi Ito is one of Japan premier economists. A professor at the prestigious University of Tokyo, he is the author or co-author of several books on the Japanese and global economy. He served in the Japanese government as Deputy Vice Minister for International Finance in the Ministry of Finance and was a member of Japan’s Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. He has been a senior advisor in the research department of the International Monetary Fund and has taught at Harvard University and the University of Minnesota.

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Bloomberg

July 30, 2024

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Was Interviewed on Bloomberg about the Bank of Japan’s Policy

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, appeared on Bloomberg and discussed his views on the Bank of Japan’s policy and the outlook for the economy.

Mentioned Faculty

Takatoshi Ito

Associate Director of Research; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds: Center on Japanese Economy and Business

Professor (by courtesy): Finance Division

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Artificial Intelligence

Business and Society

Type: CJEB
Date: December 30, 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Business and Society

Japan Center News

Keynote by Dean Costis Maglaras, Columbia Business School コスティース・マグララス学院長

「グローバルな課題解決への挑戦～『AI』『イノベーション』『金融政策」『国際貿易』～」主催：コロンビア大学ビジネススクール日本経済経営研究所、共催：株式会社日本政策投資銀行 2024 CJEB Annual Tokyo Conference Navigating Global Challenges: AI, Innovation, Monetary Policy, and Trade Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 1:15 – 6:30 PM J

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Artificial Intelligence

Business and Society

Type: CJEB
Date: December 30, 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Business and Society

Japan Center News

Fireside Chat on AI and Innovation - Dean Costis Maglaras and Prof Sheena Iyengar 対談: 「AIとイノベーション」

Read more about Fireside Chat on AI and Innovation - Dean Costis Maglaras and Prof Sheena Iyengar 対談: 「AIとイノベーション」 about Fireside Chat on AI and Innovation - Dean Costis Maglaras and Prof Sheena Iyengar 対談: 「AIとイノベーション」

Business and Society

Type: CJEB
Date: December 30, 2024

Business and Society

Japan Center News

Panel II: The Future of the Global Trading Systemパネル Il: 国際貿易システムの今後

Read more about Panel II: The Future of the Global Trading Systemパネル Il: 国際貿易システムの今後 about Panel II: The Future of the Global Trading Systemパネル Il: 国際貿易システムの今後

Economics and Policy

Type: CJEB
Date: December 30, 2024

Economics and Policy

Japan Center News

Panel I: Evolving Monetary Policy in Japan and the United States 進化する日米金融政策

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Leadership

Type: CJEB
Date: April 19, 2024

Leadership

Japan Center News

Japanese Management Leadership Program: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Corporate Japan

Keynote: Unveiling Progress: Women’s Empowerment and DEI in Japan, and Keidanren’s Forward-Thinking Endeavors Speaker: Teiko Kudo, Chair of Sub-committee on Diversity & Inclusion, Keidanren; Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

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Preeminent Academic Research Center

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business Has Been the Preeminent Academic Research Center for Over 36 Years. Established at Columbia Business School in 1986 under the direction of its founder, Professor Hugh Patrick, and led currently by its director, Professor David Weinstein, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) promotes knowledge and understanding of Japanese business and economics in an international context. CJEB is a research organization widely recognized for its vigorous research activities, international symposia, conferences, and lectures, held in New York City and Tokyo, and most recently online, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy.

Under the leadership of Professors David Weinstein and Takatoshi Ito, CJEB’s associate director of research, CJEB supports research projects and library and computer-based resource initiatives. Other core faculty members are Japan specialists drawn from Columbia’s Business School, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics, and Department of Political Science. While CJEB is an independent and nonpartisan research center that takes an objective stance on political or economic policies, we encourage our researchers and scholars to hold their own individual perspectives. Funding and resources are provided by corporate sponsors, foundations, individuals, Columbia Business School, and Columbia University.

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2023-2024 Annual Report

CJEB is a research organization widely recognized for its vigorous research activities, international symposia, conferences, and lectures, held in person in New York City and Tokyo, and online, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy.

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Brochure

As an independent and nonpartisan research center, CJEB takes an objective stance on political or economic policies. At the same time, we encourage our researchers and scholars to hold their own individual perspectives. We maintain longstanding connections with many influential Japanese and Asian corporations, business professionals, scholars and government officials.

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