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Professor Takatoshi Ito’s Ideas and Posts on “COVID-19: New York vs. Tokyo”

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, and Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, is compiling information and making regular updates online about the responses to COVID-19 based on media reporting in both New York and in Tokyo. The statistics and ideas are available in both English and Japanese. Please note that some daily posts are bilingual, and some are only in Japanese. They can be found here.

While not a medical authority, Professor Ito is making his own observations from the perspective of a Japanese professor currently teaching at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs in New York. His writing is based on publicly available data, his own personal experiences, and his knowledge of New York and Tokyo.

CJEB is an independent and nonpartisan research center that takes an objective stance on political or economic policies, and we encourage our researchers and scholars to hold their own individual perspectives. Professor Ito’s posts reflect his own views and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of CJEB, Columbia Business School, or Columbia University.

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April 12, 2021

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Was Quoted in a Bloomberg Article about Japan’s GPIF and ESG Investment

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, was quoted in a Bloomberg article that discusses Japan’s GPIF and balancing ESG investment with its fiduciary duties.

World’s Top Pension Fund Treads Water as ESG Picks Up Pace (Bloomberg, 4/12/2021)

March 31, 2021

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Was Quoted in a Bloomberg Article about Japan’s GPIF

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, was quoted in a Bloomberg article that discusses Japan’s GPIF and the decision it faces whether or not to invest in Chinese sovereign debt.

World’s Top Pension Fund Faces Moment of Truth on China Debt (Bloomberg, 3/30/2021)

March 14, 2021 | The Financial Times

Toshiba Showdown Could Be a Turning Point for Japan Inc’s Fortunes

March 8, 2021

CJEB’s Professor Takatoshi Ito will speak on a Tokyo College Online Discussion Series

Professor Takatoshi Ito will speak with Takeo Hoshi, both coauthors of The Japanese Economy, Second Edition (The MIT Press, 2020), on a Tokyo College Online Discussion Series to discuss current issues in the Japanese Economy.

Taka and Takeo Explain the Japanese Economy: "The Japanese Economy" Online Discussion Season 2

[Online discussion series on YouTube]

Event 1: March 10, How to achieve Carbon Neutral by 2050
Event 2: March 17, Should we introduce carbon pricing?
Event 3: March 24, Demise of the traditional labor practices?
Event 4: March 31, Post-pandemic labor market in Japan

Videos are available here.

The Center on Japanese Economy and Business is an outreach partner for these events.

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September 15, 2020

CJEB core faculty member, Professor Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, appeared on Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia and commented on incoming premiere Yoshihide Suga

One of CJEB’s core faculty members, Professor Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, appeared on Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia and commented on incoming premiere Yoshihide Suga and the possibility of a snap election in Japan in the coming year.

Chances of Japanese Snap Election in Next Year Very High, Says Japan Scholar (Bloomberg 09/15/20)

September 14, 2020

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Was Interviewed on NHK World about Economic Challenges for Japan’s Next Prime Minister

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, was interviewed on NHK World. A video of the section featuring Professor Ito’s interview about the challenges that will need to addressed by Mr. Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s next prime minister, can be found at the link below.

Expert: Suga Faces Demographics Crisis (NHK World, 9/14/20)

September 13, 2020

CJEB Doctoral Fellowship Information Session - November

We will hold an online info session to discuss the CJEB Doctoral Fellowship and answer any questions the attendees may have. If you wish to join, please register here to receive a link to join the info session. If you have any questions, please feel free to send a message to [email protected] Read more about the CJEB Doctoral Fellowship here.

August 5, 2020

CJEB’s Aug. 5 Webinar, “Central Banking in the COVID-19 Era,” moderated by Professor Takatoshi Ito, covered by news outlets including Bloomberg, Reuters, Asahi, NHK, and Nikkei.

On August 5, 2020 the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) organized a webinar titled, “Central Banking in the COVID-19 Era.” News outlets, including Bloomberg, Reuters, Asahi, NHK, and Nikkei, referenced the webinar and comments made by the speakers.

July 17, 2020

Jackson G. Lu PhD '18, a recipient of CJEB’s Doctoral Fellowship, was interviewed by Nikkei about his research on the under-representation of Asians in leadership positions

Jackson G. Lu PhD '18, Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor at Sloan School of Management of MIT, and a recipient of CJEB’s Doctoral Fellowship, was interviewed by Nikkei about his research on the under-representation of Asians in leadership positions. His research focuses on potential mechanisms affecting Asian representation in leadership positions in the U.S.

[Note: the article is in Japanese only.]

米国で東アジア系がインド人より出世できない理由 (Nikkei, 7/17/20)

July 1, 2020

Professor Takatoshi Ito, Director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, spoke on NPR’s Planet Money podcast episode titled, “Inflation, Deflation”

Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, spoke on NPR’s Planet Money podcast in an episode titled, “Inflation, Deflation.” He can be heard midway through the podcast, starting at 11:32, when he joins to speak about deflation in Japan’s economy.

Inflation, Deflation (Planet Money, NPR, 07/01/20)

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