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Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School

Center on Japanese Economy and Business

Understanding Japan's Role in the Global Economy

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) is the preeminent U.S. academic center focused on promoting knowledge of Japanese business systems in domestic, East Asia, and international contexts.

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Upcoming Events

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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

Kato Katsunobu

 

Keynote: 

His Excellency KATO Katsunobu

Minister of Finance;
Minister of State for Financial Services,
Government of Japan

 

 

CJEB 2025 Tokyo Conference

Other speakers:
ARIIZUMI Shigeru, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan; IMAGAWA Takuo, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Government of Japan; Yuval Rooz, Co-Founder & CEO, Digital Asset; 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; David E. Weinstein

 

Yuko SeimeiSave the Date
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.

Notes: This event is limited to current Columbia University ID holders, Columbia alums, and CJEB affiliates and is part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.

CJEB News

Wall Street Journal
April 10, 2025

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, Quoted in WSJ Article

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article. Read the full article here.Trump’s Trade Math Ignores a Major Export: American Services. (Wall Street Journal, 4/10/2025)

Mentioned Faculty

David E. Weinstein

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy)
Finance Division
Director
Center on Japanese Economy and Business
NPR
March 16, 2025

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, Quoted on NPR about How Trump's Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was recently quoted in an NPR interview discussing the ongoing impact of Trump's tariffs on the economy.The segment, titled “How Trump's Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy,” explores how these trade policies have influenced economic dynamics. How Trump's Tariffs Are Shaping the Economy (NPR, 3/16/2025).  

Mentioned Faculty

David E. Weinstein

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy)
Finance Division
Director
Center on Japanese Economy and Business
Columbia Business Insights
January 21, 2025

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, Featured in Columbia Business Insights by Columbia Business School

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB and the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, was featured in a Columbia Business Insights article discussing the implications of trade policies during Trump's administration. The article, titled “Understanding Trump’s New Trade Policies: Insights on Tariffs, Mexico, Canada, and China,” highlights how the tariffs imposed on goods imported from China have significantly impacted U.S. consumers and firms. The article cites the paper he co-authored, “Trade Protection, Stock-Market Returns, and Welfare," which is available here. Understanding Trump’s New Trade Policies: Insights on Tariffs, Mexico, Canada, and China (Columbia Business Insights, 1/21/2025)

Mentioned Faculty

David E. Weinstein

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy)
Finance Division
Director
Center on Japanese Economy and Business
December 12, 2024

CJEB’s JMLP Program Co-Founder, Yumiko Shimabukuro, Co-Authored Book: Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia

Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership, co-authored a book titled Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia, published by Cornell University Press.“Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia challenges prevailing views of the East Asian economic miracle. Existing scholarship has overlooked the severity, persistence, and harmful consequences of the region’s social welfare crises. Arvid J. Lukauskas and Yumiko Shimabukuro fill this gap and put a major asterisk on East Asia's economic record.  Combining big-picture analysis, abundant data, a dynamic interdisciplinary framework, and powerful human stories, they shed light on the social ills that governments have failed to address adequately, including low wages, child abuse, elderly poverty, and substandard housing. One of the major forces behind the multidimensional welfare crises is the region's productivist welfare strategy, which prioritizes economic growth while abandoning a robust social safety net, leaving the most vulnerable segments of society largely unprotected.  Misery beneath the Miracle in East Asia brings the region into debates over the dangers of seeking growth at all costs that are currently embroiling the United States and other advanced industrialized countries.”The book is available for purchase here. 
View the Media Mention about CJEB’s JMLP Program Co-Founder, Yumiko Shimabukuro, Co-Authored Book: Misery Beneath the Miracle in East Asia
October 28, 2024

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, Wrote Article in Columbia Business Insights | 2024 Election Special Edition

Professor David Weinstein, Director of CJEB, the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University, wrote the article “U.S.-China Trade: What Voters Need to Know Before Heading to the Polls” for Columbia Business Insights | 2024 Election Special Edition.The article discusses trade policies, inviting voters to consider whether current trade policies are serving them and the country well, and references Professor Weinstein’s research related to the paper he co-authored titled “Trade Protection, Stock-Market Returns, and Welfare.”U.S.-China Trade: What Voters Need to Know Before Heading to the Polls (Columbia Business Insights, 10/28/2024)

Mentioned Faculty

David E. Weinstein

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy)
Finance Division
Director
Center on Japanese Economy and Business
October 25, 2024

Professor David E. Weinstein is recognized with the Eagle on the World Award from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York

We are proud to share that on October 25, 2024, the Eagle on the World Award was given by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York (JCCI) at JCCI’s 40th Annual Dinner Gala to Professor David E. Weinstein, the Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy at Columbia University and Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School.The award is given to those who have made outstanding contributions towards strengthening the U.S.-Japan partnership. At each year’s Gala, the Chamber recognizes one or two individuals for their exemplary leadership in enhancing U.S.-Japan relations and international affairs. Past recipients include military, government, and corporate leaders, film, music, and sports stars, as well as humanitarians.The award recognizes Professor Weinstein’s significant involvement in the U.S.-Japan Alliance and his distinguished achievements in strengthening cross-cultural understanding in the academic world.

Mentioned Faculty

David E. Weinstein

David Weinstein

Professor (by courtesy)
Finance Division
Director
Center on Japanese Economy and Business
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February 26, 2025
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Women and the Labor Market in Japan: Our Challenges 永瀬伸子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-RearingModerator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB Note: The seminar was part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program. コロンビア大学ビジネススクール 日本経済経営研究所 主催 講演者:  永瀬伸子
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Date
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Resurrecting Entrepreneurship to Revive Japan リチャード・カッツMonday, February 24, 2025 | 12:45 – 1:45 PMRoom 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business SchoolFeaturing: 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  コロンビア大学ビジネススクール 日本経済経営研究所 主催 講演者: リチャード・カッツ
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Politics
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Date
February 20, 2025
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U.S.-Japan Political Relations Under the New Leaders 「ニューリーダーの下での日米政治関係」

Live WebinarU.S.-Japan Political Relations Under the New Leaders 「ニューリーダーの下での日米政治関係」 Thursday, February 20, 2025 Language: English (Japanese interpretation) Japanese Video:    • パネル・ディスカッション「ニューリーダーの下での日米政治関係」   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 
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Tax Policy
Type
CJEB
Date
February 13, 2025
Tax Policy
Japan Center News

U.S.-Japan Economic Relations Under the New Leaders「ニューリーダーの下での日米経済関係」

Live WebinarU.S.-Japan Economic Relations Under the New LeadersThursday, February 13, 2025 | 7:00 – 8:15 PM (ET) Friday, February 14, 2025 | 9:00 – 10:15 AM (Japan Time)Language: English (Japanese interpretation)日本語動画リンク:  • パネル・ディスカッション「ニューリーダーの下での日米経済関係」   東京カレッジ YouTube チャンネル)Featuring: David Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University Keiko Ito, Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University Yasuyuki Todo, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda UniversityModerators: 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
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Leadership, Leadership and Strategy
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CJEB
Date
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The Secrets of Longevity: Pioneering Global Beauty with over 150 Years of History Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Featuring: Masahiko Uotani ’83, Chairman and CEO, Shiseido Company, Limited  Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University Note: This event was part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program. コロンビア大学ビジネススクール 日本経済経営研究所 主催 講演者: 魚谷雅彦 株式会社資生堂 会長 兼CEO
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CJEB
Date
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CJEB
Date
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CJEB
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Panel I: Evolving Monetary Policy in Japan and the United States 進化する日米金融政策

「グローバルな課題解決への挑戦~『AI』『イノベーション』『金融政策」『国際貿易』~」主催:コロンビア大学ビジネススクール 日本経済経営研究所、共催:株式会社日本政策投資銀行 2024 CJEB Annual Tokyo Conference Navigating Global Challenges: AI, Innovation, Monetary Policy, and Trade Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 1:15 – 6:30 PM Japan Time Presented by Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School Co-sponsored by the Development Bank of Japan Inc. Panel I: Evolving Monetary Policy in Japan and the United States Panelists: Ryozo Himino, Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan Patricia C. Mosser, Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University Tsutomu Watanabe, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, SIPA; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School (CBS)
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Preeminent Academic Research Center

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business Has Been the Preeminent Academic Research Center for Over 36 Years. Established at Columbia Business School in 1986 under the direction of its founder, Professor Hugh Patrick, and led currently by its director, Professor David Weinstein, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) promotes knowledge and understanding of Japanese business and economics in an international context. CJEB is a research organization widely recognized for its vigorous research activities, international symposia, conferences, and lectures, held in New York City and Tokyo, and most recently online, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy.

Under the leadership of Professors David Weinstein and Takatoshi Ito, CJEB’s associate director of research, CJEB supports research projects and library and computer-based resource initiatives. Other core faculty members are Japan specialists drawn from Columbia’s Business School, School of International and Public Affairs, Department of Economics, and Department of Political Science. While CJEB is an independent and nonpartisan research center that takes an objective stance on political or economic policies, we encourage our researchers and scholars to hold their own individual perspectives. Funding and resources are provided by corporate sponsors, foundations, individuals, Columbia Business School, and Columbia University.

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CJEB is a research organization widely recognized for its vigorous research activities, international symposia, conferences, and lectures, held in person in New York City and Tokyo, and online, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy.

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As an independent and nonpartisan research center, CJEB takes an objective stance on political or economic policies. At the same time, we encourage our researchers and scholars to hold their own individual perspectives. We maintain longstanding connections with many influential Japanese and Asian corporations, business professionals, scholars and government officials.

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