WEAI Events

April 30, 2020: “Japan in a COVID-19 World: A Discussion on Japan’s Responses to the Global Pandemic“

Featuring

Harukata Takenaka, Professor of Political Science; National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo

Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science; Department of Political Science, Columbia University

Moderated by:

Takako Hikotani, Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy; Department of Political Science, Columbia University

February 24, 2020: “The Coronavirus Epidemic in China and Beyond: A Panel Discussion“

Featuring

Yanzhong Huang, Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations; Professor and Director of Global Health Studies

Wan Yang, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Nicholas Bartlett, Assistant Professor, AMEC/EALAC, Barnard College and Columbia University

Moderated by:

Weiping Wu, Professor of Urban Planning and Director of the M.S. Urban Planning Program Columbia University

External Events

Center on Japanese Economy and Business Event

 

May 1, 2020, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM (EDT): “The Role of Central Banks in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The U.S., Japan, and Beyond“

Register (Registrants will receive a link to access the live webinar at a later date.)

Featuring:
Patricia Mosser, Director, MPA Program in Economic Policy Management; Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Koji Nakamura, General Manager for the Americas, Bank of Japan

Moderated by:  
Kathleen Hays, Global Economics & Policy Editor, Bloomberg Television and Radio

Cosponsored by: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Japan Society; and APEC Study Center, Columbia University

April 29, 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT): “COVID-19: Economic Implications for Japan & the United States“

Register (Registrants will receive a link to access the live webinar at a later date.)

Featuring:
Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Takeshi Komoto, Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America
Keiko Tashiro, Deputy President / Member of the Board, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.

Moderated by:
Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Cosponsored by: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Japan Society; and APEC Study Center, Columbia University

Center for Korean Legal Studies Event

April 24, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: “East Asia’s Response to COVID-19: Legal Approaches of China, Japan, and South Korea“

Featuring:
Ben Liebman, Director, Center for Chinese Legal Studies
Nobuhisa Ishizuka, Executive Director, Center for Japanese Legal Studies
Jeong-Ho Roh, Director, Center for Korean Legal Studies

Moderated by:
Adena Meriel, Research Associate, Center for Korean Legal Studies

April 16, 2020, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: “Implications of COVID-19 for North Korea“

Featuring:
Jeong-Ho Roh, Director, Center for Korean Legal Studies
Stephen Noerper, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Senior Director, Policy and Corporate Programs, The Korea Society
Keith Luse, Executuive Director, National Committee on North Korea

Moderated by:
Adena Meriel, Research Associate, Center for Korean Legal Studies

Japan Society Event

April 10, 2020, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: “Geopolitics of Coronavirus: Japan and Korea“

Featuring:

Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Stephen Noerper, Senior Director, Policy and Corporate Programs, The Korea Society; Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Moderated by:

Joshua W. Walker, President and CEO, Japan Society