CEPEX

The Center For Professional Exchange

Date: Friday, July 16, 2021 Time: 19:00-20:20 (CST) Agenda: 18:55 (CST): Introduction of the Speakers 19:00 (CST): Welcome, Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) Chairman Yukio Tada (Moderator) Opening Remarks: Kayoko Fukushima, Consul General of Japan in Nashville 19:05 (CST) Panel Discussion: Fluctuating International Situation – ‘Honne’ of the U.S., China, and Europe Asuka Tatebayashi, Manager & […]

April 2020 Hokkaido University, Nitobe College Fellow, Yukio Tada Toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2045 – Conceptual Thinking of the Peace Game – Dossier of the Tada Fellow Seminar 2019 https://nitobe-college.academic.hokudai.ac.jp/u/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nitobe_fellow_zemi1.pdf This booklet summarizes the results of group study activities of “Tada” seminar, which was conducted as a part of the Nitobe Fellow […]

Please note this event has been postponed. Japanese Business Experiences & Innovation   Implementing New Management Systems in U.S. Japan and Oregon have built a long-lasting relationship based on trust and cooperation. In an effort to continue strengthening our relationship, we would like to invite you to attend the upcoming Japan Business Experiences & Innovation program […]

Please note this event has been postponed. Date:   March 16, 2020 Time:   4:20-6:30 pm, reception to follow the event Place:  Film Studies Theater, Ford Hall, Willamette University RSVP:  by March 12 to cojportland@se.mofa.go.jp Topic:  What’s It Like to Work at a Japanese Company? Advice for American Students The way we work has changed dramatically due […]

CEPEX launched a new seminar series on U.S. workforce development in October 2018 called “Japanese Innovation and Experiences Implementing New Technology in the U.S./From ‘Product Out’ to ‘Market In’”. This initiative has been supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) under their U.S.-Japan grassroots program which promotes collaboration with private sector, government authorities […]

Japanese Innovation and Experiences Implementing New Technology in the U.S. From “Product Out” to “Market In“ The manufacturing industry has been transitioning from labor-intensive to advanced manufacturing systems with automation, robotics, machine learning, and AI with IOT. This shift has created new business opportunities such as CASE and MaaS, but also created a growing skills […]

Japanese Innovation and Experiences Implementing New Technology in the U.S. From “Product Out” to “Market In“ The manufacturing industry has been transitioning from labor-intensive to advanced manufacturing systems with automation, robotics, machine learning, and AI with IOT. This shift has created new business opportunities such as CASE and MaaS, but also created a growing skills […]

  Japanese Innovation and Experiences Beyond “Shared Mobility” in Supply Chain “Reverse Logistics Innovation” The global shared mobility market was valued at US$ 105 billion in 2017. In the US market alone, merchandise returns were valued at US$360 billion in 2017. The return rate is rising, from 9% to up to 30% due to e-commerce. […]

Interview with IDYL intern Yodai Tanaka: How was your time interning at Sojitz? Although this internship is really different from what I wanted, I still learned about how to write summaries. I think that my English has improved professionally. When I first started, it would take me around a week to write a summary but […]

My name is Aimee Kustar, I am currently a Sophomore at The George Washington University studying International Business and Japanese. My family is from Slovakia so growing up I learned both English and Slovak. I found a passion for learning about other cultures and languages since I was really young. In high school I had […]