Shinkansen: The Features and Influence of Japanese High-Speed Rail

Shinkansen: The Features and Influence of Japanese High-Speed Rail
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 12:50 – 1:50 PM (Lunch will be provided) 
Room 420, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School 
 
Featuring: Naohisa Kitada, General Manager, Washington DC Office, Central Japan Railway Company
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
 

• The difference between the rail industries in the United States and Japan
• JR Central’s business, including its quality and transportation-oriented development of Tokaido Shinkansen, its detailed crash avoidance concept, the SCMaglev system—which enables commercial services at a speed of 500km/hr. (about 310 miles/hr.)—and the Chuo Shinkansen project
• The status and future of JR Central’s high-speed railway deployments in the U.S. as part of its overseas expansion.

Hosted by: CJEB and Japan Business Association, Columbia Business School

Note: This event is limited to current Columbia University ID holders, Columbia alums, and CJEB affiliates.