May 2006

Japan's Future Economic Directions ^

20th Anniversary Conference
Monday, May 15, 2006
Tokyo
Welcome: Hugh Patrick, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business       
Yotaro Kobayashi, Chief Corporate Advisor, Fuji Xerox Co.
Keynote: Toshihiko Fukui, Governor, Bank of Japan
Panelists: Kazuo Ueda, Dean, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Junichi Ujiie, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Chairman & CEO, ORIX Corporation
David Weinstein, Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Shuhei Abe, President & CEO, SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd.   
Fumiko Hayashi, Chairman and CEO, The Daiei, Inc.
Hiroshi Mikitani, President, Rakuten, Inc. 
Thierry Porté, President and CEO, Shinsei Bank, Limited
Kunihiko Yogo, Managing Director, IRCJ; Former CEO, Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
Moderators: Hugh Patrick;
Mark Mason, Director, Program on Alternative Investments, Center on Japanese Economy and Business
Intro (English)
Intro (Japanese)
Panel I Intro (English)
Panel I Intro (Japanese)
Panel II Intro (English)
Panel II Intro (Japanese)
Prof. Patrick Intro to Toshihiko Fukui (Japanese)
Toshihiko Fukui (English)
Shuhei Abe (English)
Shuhei Abe (Japanese)
Fumiko Hayashi (English)
Fumiko Hayashi (Japanese)
Yotaro Kobayashi (English)
Yotaro Kobayashi (Japanese)
Hiroshi Mikitani (English)
Hiroshi Mikitani (Japanese)
Yoshihiko Miyauchi (English)
Yoshihiko Miyauchi (Japanese)
Thierry Porté (English)
Thierry Porté (Japanese)
David E. Weinstein (English)
David E. Weinstein (Japanese)
Kazuo Ueda (English)
Kazuo Ueda (Japanese)
Junichi Ujiie (Japanese)
Kunihiko Yogo (English)
Kunihiko Yogo (Japanese)
Summary Report (English and Japanese)

April 2006

WTO at 10: Governance, Dispute Settlement, and Developing Countries^
World Trade Organization 10th Anniversary Conference
April 5-7, 2006
Welcome: Lee C. Bollinger, President, Columbia University
Chair: Merit E. Janow, Professor in the Practice of International Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia University; Member, WTO Appellate Body
Keynote Speakers: Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor, Columbia University
Carla A. Hills, Chairman & CEO, Hills & Company International Consultants; Former U.S. Trade Representative
Peter Sutherland, Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; Chairman, BP p.l.c.; former Director General, GATT & WTO
Clayton Yeutter, Of Counsel, Hogan & Hartson LLP; Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Former U.S. Trade Representative
Summary Report

March 2006

Japan Remodeled: How Government and Industry are Transforming Japanese Capitalism ^

Brown Bag Lecture
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Speaker: Steven Vogel, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California-Berkeley
Cosponsored by CIBER and the Alliance Program

Co-opting Globalization: Local Politics and the Transformation of Corporate Governance in South Korea and Japan ^

Brown Bag Lecture
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Speaker: Christina Ahmadjian, Professor of Management, Hitotsubashi Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy
Cosponsored by the APEC Study Center

February 2006

Should China Revalue the Yuan? Lessons from the Japanese Experience ^

Brown Bag Lecture
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Speaker: Claude Meyer, Associate Professor, Sorbonne University & Sciences-Po, Paris
Cosponsored by the APEC Study Center, the Alliance Program and the Institute for the Study of Europe

January 2006

Agents of Change: Women CEOs of U.S.-Based Japanese Subsidiaries ^

Symposium
Monday, January 30, 2006
Speakers: Melanie Hart, President of Tsuchiya North America
Yuki Hattori, President, Dentsu Communications Inc.
Chair: Schon Beechler, Associate Professor of Management and Director of the Columbia Senior Executive Program, Columbia Business School
Chair: Hugh Patrick, Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business
Women CEOs of U.S.-Based Japanese Subsidiaries Video
Summary Report

November 2005

The Role of Private Equity in Japanese Industrial Restructuring: The Case of Daiei ^

Symposium
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Speaker: Atsushi Saito, President and CEO, Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan
Discussant: Hugh Patrick, Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business
Moderator: Mark Mason, Direct of the Program on Alternative Investments
Summary Report

Down to the Wire: Has Japan Become the World's Leading IT Nation? ^

Brown Bag Lecture
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Speaker: Thomas Bleha, Former U.S. Foreign Service Officer and ABE Fellow
Cosponsored by APEC Study Center

September 2005

The Secret of Lexus' Success: How Toyota Motor Went from 0-60 in the Luxury Car Market ^

Lecture
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Speaker: Chester Dawson, Editor, BusinessWeek
The Secret of Lexus' Success: How Toyota Motor Went from 0-60 in the Luxury Car Market Video 1
The Secret of Lexus' Success: How Toyota Motor Went from 0-60 in the Luxury Car Market Video 2
The Secret of Lexus' Success: How Toyota Motor Went from 0-60 in the Luxury Car Market Video 3
The Secret of Lexus' Success: How Toyota Motor Went from 0-60 in the Luxury Car Market Video 4
The Secret of Lexus' Success: How Toyota Motor Went from 0-60 in the Luxury Car Market Video 5
The Secret of Lexus' Success: How Toyota Motor Went from 0-60 in the Luxury Car Market Video 6
Summary Report

Koizumi's Gamble and Its Consequences ^

1st Annual Lecture on Japanese Politics
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Speaker: Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Chair: David Weinstein, Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy
Discussant: Hugh Patrick, Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business
Summary Report

Update on the Japanese Economy ^

Brown Bag Lecture
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Speaker: Shijuro Ogata, Former Deputy Governor for International Relations, Bank of Japan

Dynamic East Asia: Progress and Prospects for Economic Growth and Regional Integration ^

Lecture
Monday, September 12, 2005
Speaker: Haruhiko Kuroda, President, Asian Development Bank
Dynamic East Asia: Progress and Prospects for Economic Growth and Regional Integration Video
Summary Report