CJEB : Resources

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 Center 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 the database, please contact Caroline Hasegawa at cb2469@columbia.edu.