CJEB : Resources

Fellowships and Scholarships

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business provides select fellowships for Columbia University students who demonstrate outstanding academic ability and a specific interest in Japan and the Asia-Pacific economies. The fellowships support research and participation in academic programs related to Japanese economic and business fields.

Sumitomo Corporation of America Predoctoral, Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Sumitomo Fellowship Program, established by the Center as part of a grant from the Sumitomo Corporation of America, provides support to recent Columbia University PhDs and PhD candidates specializing in some aspect of U.S.-Japan economic and business relations. Fellowship recipients typically spend a period in residence at the center engaging in their own research and participating in center programs.

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation

Each year the Center conducts a University-wide competition on behalf of the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation and nominates a Columbia student to receive tuition and living expenses for a one-year program of graduate study in Japan. For details, contact Emiko Mizumura at em2265@columbia.edu.

Library and Data Resources

Columbia University is home to one of the largest collections of Japanese- and English-language materials in the United States. The center evaluates Columbia University library resources and commits funding to procure new materials on Japan and the Asia-Pacific economies.

The Center maintains a small working collection of materials on the Japanese and Asia-Pacific economies, including statistical resources, academic journals and periodicals. The Cnter continues to develop its major computer-based databank on the Japanese economy, with emphasis on financial markets, under the direction of Professor David Weinstein. The databank is a compilation of statistical resources for faculty members and students conducting relevant research. It includes time-series and cross-section data on financial markets, institutions and the macroeconomy from sources including Nikkei NEEDS (Nikkei Economic Electronic Databank System), an online news and data retrieval system that provides essential corporate and economic data as well as leading newspaper and journal articles on Japanese and other Asia-Pacific economies. With drastic renewal, Nikkei NEEDS Financial QUEST 2.0 offers more user-friendly interface and faster data download.

Available Data Resources are:

NEEDS-Financial QUEST 2.0 (in English)
NEEDS-Financial QUEST 2.0 (in Japanese)

Nikkei Telecom21 (available in English and Japanese)
The Nikkei Telecom 21 gateway will allow you convenient access to most services from round-the-clock news to corporate data on all Japanese listed and OTC companies.

SPSS
SPSS software allows you to examine data on past circumstances, present events and projected future actions using advanced analytics.

To make an appointment to use this database, please contact Yvonne Thurman at ymt6@columbia.edu.