Speculating on the future of initial coin offerings
First published by The Japan Times Initial coin offerings took the world by storm last year. In total $5bn...
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Go East, young man! In search of digital oil…
The Economist Magazine highlighted the impact of the digital revolution on the global economy when it compared data to...
The backpacker’s guide to Far East venturing
Alex Farfurnik was born in the Soviet Union in 1982 to Jewish parents in what today is the...
Opportunity knocks for hard-working entrepreneurs in Japan’s capital city
“If you told me 20 years ago that I was going to sell office furniture in Japan, I would’ve...
Angel tips for Japan startup investors
First published by The Japan Times Are you thinking about investing in a Japan startup? Consider these tips from...
A son echoes his father’s questions about identity
In his 1971 song “Imagine,” John Lennon asks listeners to imagine living in a world where all mankind can...
What will ignite growth in Japan?
First published by The Japan Times Danny Risberg, Chairman of both the European Business Council in Japan and of Philips...
How positive thinking turned a bright idea into a billion dollar company
Thomas Edison once said, “I have not failed 10,000 times…. I have succeeded in proving that those 10,000 ways...
BOJ ‘normalization’ rides on fiscal consolidation
First published by The Japan Times As central banks start unwinding their balance sheets later this year, there is...
Kyle Bass revisited
In 2010, Hayman Capital hedge fund manager J. Kyle Bass prominently predicted the Japanese government bond market would soon...