Economy and Business in Japan

(3 Credits)

This course is designed to familiarize students with business environment of Japan and culminates in approximately week-long visit in January. The course explores different facets of management, society, the economy and politics in Japan. Japan's successful and state-led development model has served as a blueprint for many countries, especially influencing nearby countries in Asia like Korea, Singapore and China. However, in recent decades Japan's economy has slowed markedly and its population is set to fall rapidly as the country ages. What can we learn from Japan's economic successes as well as the more recent economic troubles?