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...
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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...
Make Japan Inc great again
First published by The Japan Times Japan Inc hungers to acquire innovative startups, but is fearful of the forbidden...
Is Japan ready for ‘equal pay for equal work’?
New! First published by Toyo Keizai ‘Equal pay for equal work’ is scheduled to be introduced by government in...
Kick-starting entrepreneurship in Japan
Can Japan kick-start its economy through entrepreneurship? Economist Richard Katz aims to find out. He’s on sabbatical from The Oriental...
Awakenings! How to shine in business and life
Steve Jobs and Walt Disney were great leaders who had clear ideas of what they wanted to achieve in...
Taizo Son helps to democratize startup investing
Imagine AngelList, Nasdaq and Bloomberg merging to form a new company whose purpose is to increase global liquidity in...
Free Internet access in Japan just got easier
Free Wi-Fi hotspots began popping up across the country a few years ago, in the run up to the...