The AESE Executive MBA organises international weeks in Lisbon, New York and Tokyo that deliver frontline insights into global business ecosystems and fresh perspectives on global and transcultural management.
The International week in Tokyo will take place in the Meiji Business School campus in central Tokyo, located just next to Otemachi, the city’s business and commercial district, just steps from the Imperial Palace. The MBS executive MBA is renowned for its focus on family business, start-ups, real estate and general management.
Meiji Business School
1-1 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8301
25 till 29 of May 2026
English
- 24th AESE Executive MBA Participants: Academic Program: 1900€ (+VAT)
- Other participants: Academic Program: 1.900 (+VAT)
Academic Week Topics
Conferences on Socioeconomic Topics in the Japanese Context
Participants will attend lectures and discussions led by Meiji University faculty and guest experts, focusing on Japan’s economic structure, demographic challenges, innovation policies, and corporate governance models. These sessions provide a contextual understanding of how Japan balances tradition and modernity in its approach to sustainable growth.
Discussion of Japanese Company Cases
Through case studies and field discussions, participants will analyse the strategic management and organisational models of leading Japanese firms. Examples include Keio Corporation, a private railway operator that has diversified into retail, real estate, and leisure industries, and Mori Building, a business incubator and property developer fostering new ventures and urban innovation.
Technology and Innovation
Japan’s global leadership in technology and process innovation will serve as the basis for reflection on how companies integrate R&D, design, and long-term vision. Sessions will highlight how digital transformation, robotics, and sustainability intersect in shaping corporate competitiveness.
Guest Speakers from Strategic Sectors
Executives and thought leaders from key industries — including transport, technology, finance, and urban development — will share perspectives on Japan’s business environment and global positioning, providing valuable insight into leadership practices and strategic foresight.
Cultural visits
Mori Building Co., Ltd., Business Incubator
ARCH is the world’s first incubation center designed specifically for organizations whose mission is to reform and create new businesses for large corporations.
Focusing on the possibilities and challenges unique to large companies with abundant resources and networks, we support the creation of businesses in terms of both hardware and software.
Mori Building, which aims to form a global business center in the Toranomon Hills area, carries out the planning and operation, and WiL based in the US Silicon Valley participates with the knowledge of venture capital.
We provide original services/contents that support business creation, making full use of our extensive domestic and overseas networks and our business creation know-how. In addition, specialists in new business support exclusively for facilities will support communication among members and business creation.
ARCH will serve as a bridge for various players in various industrial fields to cross, aiming to realize a model of innovation creation unique to Japan.
Kanda Shrine
Pray for prosperity, good luck and marriage at the Kanda Myojin Shrine, where three major gods, or kami, are enshrined. They include two of the seven Gods of Fortune: Daikokuten, who presides over bountiful harvests and matrimony; and Ebisu, the god of fisheries and business. The third is the Taira no Masakado, a rebel against the Hei’an government (794–1185) whom later earned revered status. The shrine is the head of 108 Tokyo districts including Akihabara and Tsukiji.
Keio Corporation
Keio Corporation is a private railway operator in Tokyo, Japan, and the central firm of the Keio Group that is involved in transport, retail, real estate and other industries. The name “Keio” is derived from taking one character each from the places through which the railway runs: “Tōkyō” and “Hachiōji”.
Sumida River
The AESE Executive MBA program in Japan also includes a cruise dinner at the Sumida River.
About Meiji Business School
Meiji Business School has a mission to produce the following graduates who can reenergize Japanese society and business. Imbued with a global outlook, centered on the Asian region, and an ethical approach to Corporate Social Responsibility, these graduates will be equipped with leadership skills and management expertise in general and specialized business areas.
- Owners, successors, and supporters for the growth of family businesses
- Those who take on start-up businesses and innovation including venture businesses and company renaissance
- General managers responsible for overall management of organizations as business managers, senior executives
To achieve this mission, we research family business, start-up business and business administration and provide a location where individual creative value can be cultivated as well as put into practice by providing opportunities for students and faculty to create together and where students can voluntarily learn practices and theories, develop skills to change careers, and find opportunities to implement business-to-business services.
Tuition
Exclusive for AESE Executive MBA participants and Executive MBA Alumni.
- 24th AESE Executive MBA Participants: Academic Program: 1900€ (+VAT)
- Other: Academic Program: 1.900 (+VAT)
A registration fee of €250 is required to enroll in the optional AESE Executive MBA International Week in Tokyo
The prices do not include hotel or flights.
Schedule and faculty may change due to unforeseen events. Limited number of participants.
Enrollment subject to payment of registration fee.
