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

Japan Center News | April 12, 2021

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)

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

Japan Center News | March 31, 2021

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)

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

In the Media | March 14, 2021 | The Financial Times

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

Japan Center News | March 8, 2021

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.

Contact: [email protected]

For more information click here.

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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

Japan Center News | September 15, 2020

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)

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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

Japan Center News | September 14, 2020

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)

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CJEB Doctoral Fellowship Information Session - November

Japan Center News | September 13, 2020

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.

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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.

Japan Center News | August 5, 2020

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.

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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

Japan Center News | July 17, 2020

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)

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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”

Japan Center News | July 1, 2020

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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