Live Webinar
U.S.-Japan Political Relations Under the New Leaders
Thursday, February 20, 2025 | 7:00 – 8:15 PM (ET)
Friday, February 21, 2025 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM (Japan Time)
Language: English (Japanese interpretation)
Featuring:
Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
Mireya Solís, Director, Center for Asia Policy Studies; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies; Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, Brookings Institution
Kazuto Suzuki, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo; Director, Institute of Geoeconomics
Moderators: Takeo Hoshi, Director, Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo; Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Cosponsor: 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.
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
(New Date) Women and the Labor Market in Japan: Our Challenges
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 890, Kravis 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
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
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.
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Note: The seminar is part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.
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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
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Note: This event is part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.
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How HI-CHEW Successfully Localized a Global Brand in the U.S. With Fun and Innovation
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.
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
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Oisix and the Future of Food: Navigating Disruption, Innovation, and Global Growth
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
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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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

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, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
● David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Cosponsored by the Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Please save the date for CJEB’s 17th annual Tokyo conference. A more detailed announcement will follow.
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A Lunchtime Seminar with Ms. Yuko Seimei of Monex Group, Inc.
Thursday, November 13, 2025 | Afternoon (Lunch will be provided)
TBC, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Yuko Seimei, Member of the Board; Representative Executive Officer; Chief Executive Officer, Monex Group, Inc.
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Note: This event is part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.