Cosponsored by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School and NHK

About the Center on Japanese Economy and BusinessEstablished at Columbia Business School in 1986 under the direction of Professor Hugh Patrick, the Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB) promotes knowledge and understanding of Japanese business and economics in an international context. The Center is a research organization widely recognized for its international programs, which provide prominent speakers from the public and private sectors a forum for collaboration and reflection on Japan, the United States, and the global economy. (URL: www.gsb.columbia.edu/cjeb)About the NHKhttp://www.nhk.or.jp/corporateinfo