World Business

"In Koizumi's wake comes uncertainty" written by Gerald Curtis, Columbia University professor and CJEB core faculty member.

Frederic Mishkin, the Alfred Lerner Professor of Banking and Financial Institutions, has been nominated by President George W. Bush to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a conference on “Japan’s Future Economic Directions.”

Appointment of Alicia Ogawa as Director of Program on Alternative Investments

Dr. Mark Mason has decided to resign from his positions as Director of the Program on Alternative Investments and Associate Director for Programs of the Center on Japanese Economy on June 30, in order to pursue opportunities in the private sector. 

Hugh Patrick writes about the 20 year history of CJEB

CJEB co-sponsors 2006 Chazen Study Tour to Japan. On March 4, 77 Columbia Business School students traveled to Japan for a ten day educational and cultural tour.

CJEB 20th anniversary conference: "Japan's Future Economic Directions" was held in Tokyo. Governor Toshihiko Fukui of Bank of Japan delivered the keynote speech.

CJEB 20th anniversary conference in Tokyo: "Japan's Future Economic Directions". Keynote speaker: Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of Bank of Japan.

A company cofounded by Jordan Tongalson '06 won first place at the 2006 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC), the first competition in the world to reward business plans that demonstrate both financial and social returns.