Nov 18

Latest edition of JapnInfo Now On-line

The November 2008 edition of JapanInfo is now available.  JapanInfo is published by the Consulate General of Japan in New York/Japan Information Center and is a great source of info for Japan-related things going on in New York and the surrounding area.

This edition includes items on:

  • Donald Keene
  • 4 Japanese scientists who won the Nobel Prize
  • Hiroshima Tourism Fair held at the Abmassador’s residence
  • And a full event calendar for the New York area!

Nov 14

Event at Center on Japanese Economy and Business: Lessons from the Japanese Bubble for the U.S.

Thanks to CJEB’s Jennifer Olayon (Nagasaki-ken, 1999-2000) for passing this along.

Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School Panel Discussion:

Lessons from the Japanese Bubble for the U.S.

Panelists
Takeo Hoshi, Pacific Economic Cooperation Professor in International Economic Relations, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, University of California, San Diego
Paul Sheard, former Global Chief Economist, Lehman Brothers
Michael Woodford, John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy, Economics Department, Columbia University

Moderator
David E. Weinstein, Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Economics Department, Columbia University; Associate Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

Wednesday, November 19
4:30 – 6:00PM
Uris Hall, Room 301, 3022 Broadway

Co-sponsored by the Program on Alternative Investments, Center on Japanese Economy and Business of Columbia Business School; Columbia University’s Program for Economic Research and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute

For more information and registration details, please visit www.gsb.columbia.edu/cjeb


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