Research by CJEB's Director, Professor David Weinstein, was featured in New York Times and Wall Street Journal articles

Japan Center News | January 16, 2020

A paper coauthored by Professor David Weinstein, CJEB’s director, was referenced as a source in the below articles.

The paper, Who’s Paying for the U.S. Tariffs? A Longer-Term Perspective, which updates on previous research, was coauthored with Stephen J. Redding of Princeton, and Mary Amiti of the New York Federal Reserve.

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Application Now Open - "Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship” - Full Tuition Coverage for Study in Japan

Japan Center News | December 19, 2019

The application for the academic year of 2020-2021 is now open.

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Microsoft Tried a 4-Day Work Week — and Productivity Soared

In the Media | November 6, 2019 | CBS News

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A book Professor Takatoshi Ito coauthored, Managing Currency Risk: How Japanese Firms Choose Invoicing Currency, received the Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science

Japan Center News | November 3, 2019

A book Professor Takatoshi Ito coauthored, Managing Currency Risk: How Japanese Firms Choose Invoicing Currency, received the Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science.

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Professor Hugh Patrick was quoted in an article by NHK about Japan’s consumption tax increase

Japan Center News | October 4, 2019

CJEB’s Chairman, Professor Hugh Patrick, was quoted in an article about Japan’s consumption tax increase.

Read the full article here (NHK News Web, 10/4/19)

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Professor Takatoshi Ito commented on Japan’s negative interest rates, BOJ policy, and the bond market on Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia

Japan Center News | October 3, 2019

Professor Takatoshi Ito, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, spoke on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.” He discussed Japan’s economy, BOJ policy and the bond market.

BOJ’s Next Likely Move Is to Cut Negative Rate More, Says Professor Ito (Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia, 10/3/19)

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CJEB's Director Professor David Weinstein was quoted in New York Times article

Japan Center News | September 1, 2019

CJEB's Director, Professor David Weinstein, was quoted in the article How Much Will the Trade War Cost You by the End of the Year? (New York Times, 9/1/2019)

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Professor Takatoshi Ito Comments on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Priorities on Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia

Japan Center News | July 21, 2019

Professor Takatoshi Ito commented on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in the upper house elections, and the implications for government and central bank policies. To view this segment, visit Bloomberg’s website below:

What Are Japanese PM Abe's Priorities? (Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia, 7/21/19)

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Japan Trying to 'Break' Ex-Nissan Chief Carlos Ghosn in Detention, Wife Says

In the Media | July 3, 2019 | United Press International

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Speech by Minister Aso at CJEB's Annual Tokyo Conference

Japan Center News | May 28, 2019

His Excellency Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Finance; Minister of State for Financial Services, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, made a special appearance to give a Keynote Speech at CJEB's Annual Tokyo Conference on May 28th, 2019. Japan’s Ministry of Finance has posted the contents of the speech on their official website:

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