Banking on Bansky
Tokyo entrepreneur launching street art non-fungible marketplace Marty Robert’s wife worried about her husband’s odd behavior. During the pandemic,...
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Schmatz co-founder offers Japan startup takeaways
A version of this article appeared in The Japan Times What’s the secret sauce to successful entrepreneurship in Japan?...
Making the case for NATO Indo-Pacific cooperation
First published by The Japan Times Much of the postwar free world did not seriously concern itself with issues of...
Japan thought leadership events to return as more robust hybrids
Until early 2020, change makers of Japanese society gathered yearly at thought leadership events in Tokyo to share their...
Ending Child Abuse in Japan
Japan lags other countries in addressing child abuse. Its government only started to track the number of child abuse...
French father mounting Olympic hunger strike pins last hopes on Emmanuel Macron
Vincent Fichot is making a last bid effort to gain rights to see his two children. The 39-year old...
How to succeed in business and life
One often reads how difficult it is to entrepreneur in Japan. The country lacks a robust new venture ecosystem....
Pioneering New Age Public Services
The year is 2026… The Bank of Japan finally hit its 2% inflation rate target this year, after years...
A hero’s journey
Joseph Campbell wrote about mythical stories transcending time and culture. Often, he noted, the stories follow a familiar pattern....
Media collaborators threaten press freedom in Japan
First published by The Japan Times The British journalist Claud Cockburn once wrote: “All stories are written backwards —...