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

CJEB Director Hugh Patrick was featured in the April 27, 2013 NHK's Global Debate Wisdom: "How would 'Abenomics' affect the world?" Please click here for the rebroadcast and the International broadcast times.

CJEB Director Hugh Patrick featured in March 21 AP article, "Japan's central bank chief vows to end deflation." Please click here to read the article.

CJEB's annual Tokyo Conference was held on Thursday, March 21 at Roppongi Academyhills in Tokyo. Our 2013 conference, "Inequality, Fragmentation, and Integration in the World Economy," featured Joseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor, Columbia University, as keynote speaker, as well as a number of distinguished panelists including Takehiko Nakao, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Ministry of Finance, Japan, and John Lipsky, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins University.

To view the conference agenda, please click here.

Videos of the conference are now available. Please click here to view them.


CJEB is pleased to announce that Professor David E. Weinstein has been named chair of Columbia University's Economics Department starting in the 2012-2013 academic year.