Fellow Researchers Profile

Jun KURIHARA

Jun KURIHARA

Research Director

Visiting Professor, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
[Research Themes]
Japan in a Global Perspective
Élan vital for Japan

Expertise

  • International Political Economy
  • Globalization Strategies of Multinational Corporations

Event Reports

February 18, 2013, 10:00 - 12:00

CIGS Seminar:"Perspectives on Disaster Recovery"

January 13, 2011, 12:45 - 14:00

Prof. Jay Rosengard Special Lecture (Jan-13, 2011)

January 13, 2010, 12:00 - 13:30

Prof. Jay Rosengard Special Lecture

March 29, 2010, 15:00 - 16:30

Mr. James Schoff Special Lecture

March 17, 2010, 15:00 - 17:00

Prof. Stavins & Dr. Stowe Special Lecture

October 30, 2009, 14:15 - 16:00

A CIGS Special Seminar with Professor Ezra F. Vogel

Profile

Education

Bachelor and master degrees from Kyoto University (agricultural economics)

Career

2009.04 - Non-resident Research Director, The Canon Institute for Global Studies
2007 - 2012 Liaison Officer, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
2006 - present Visiting Professor, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
2003 - 2012 Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
1995 - 2003 Senior Economist, Fujitsu Research Institute
1983 - 1995 Researcher/Senior Researcher, Mitsubishi Research Institute

Publications

  • Nihon no Chishiki Senryaku (Japan’s Knowledge Strategy), Tokyo: Keio University Press, 2005.

Papers

  • “The Globalization of Northeast China’s MNCs: A Study of the Electronics Industry,” in The Globalization of Chinese Enterprises, edited by Ilan Alon and John R. McIntyre, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
  • “FDI Outflows from the U.S. and Their Impact on Developing Countries: A Japanese Perspective: U.S.-Japan FDI Rivalry and Collaboration on Chinese Soil,” Material prepared for the conference Celebrating the Career and Work of Edward M. Graham, Washington, DC: Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 (September),
  • “Demystifying Japan’s Economic Recovery: A Tale of Its Structural Reform,” Business Economics, Vol. 42 No. 3, pp. 29-35, 2007 (July).
  • “Japan’s Electronics Companies: In Search of Strategies for the ’New Economy’ Era,” in Regional Strategies in a Global Economy, edited by Rene Haak and Dennis S. Tachiki, Munich: Iudicium Verlag, 2004.