CJEB Research Associate Professor Takatoshi Ito's research group on the "Economic Strategy for Reconstruction" featured in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun
CJEB Research Associate Professor Takatoshi Ito of the University of Tokyo led a research group which published a series of articles on "Economic Strategy for Reconstruction" in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship application deadline for Columbia students is Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Each year the Center conducts a University-wide competition on behalf of the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation and nominates one Columbia student to receive full tuition and some living expenses for a one-year program of undergraduate or graduate study in Japan. For the academic year 2012-2013, send your application by Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
Professor David Weinstein's views on Japanese taxes featured in the Economist
Professor David Weinstein's opinions on taxes and the Japanese elderly were featured in the November 18, 2011 Economist article, "Whose Lost Decade?"
Professor David Weinstein's opinions on the TPP featured in the Wall Street Journal
Columbia University Professor David Weinstein was featured in the Wall Street Journal article "On the TPP and its merits and demerits: Impact on agriculture industry will be severe, but benefits for manufacturing will be vast" on 18 November, 2011.
Save the Date: next CJEB Tokyo Conference to be held on May 21, 2012
Save the Date for CJEB's upcoming Tokyo conference, to be held on Monday, May 21, 2012 at Roppongi Academyhills in Tokyo, Japan.
CJEB Office Location Move
CJEB has moved to the new Centers' Suite in Uris Hall, Columbia Business School.
CJEB 25th Anniversary Tokyo Conference featured in the Embassy of the United States (Tokyo, Japan) Homepage
CJEB's 25th Anniversary Tokyo Conference has been featured on the Embassy of the United States (Tokyo, Japan) homepage.
Professor Gerald L. Curtis's opinions on the Japanese political, economic and social situation following the Tohoku Earthquake featured in Kyodo News
Professor Gerald L. Curtis's lecture on the political, social, and economic situation in Japan following the Tohoku Earthquake featured in the September 21, 2011 edition of Kyodo News
Essay by Professor Hugh Patrick on Japan's Post-Earthquake Recovery Now Available
Professor Hugh Patrick's essay, "Japanâ??s Economy: Earthquake-Induced Delayed Recovery," discussing Japan's recovery in the wake of the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is now available online.