Robert Ryker strikes the right chord
Conductor Zubin Mehta once told Robert Ryker that Mehta’s two orchestras, the Montreal Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic,...
Tag: Japan
What the world can learn from Japan
First published by The Japan Times Japan’s history of rapid growth, bubble economy, followed by economic slowdown and deflation will...
Embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution
We are at the dawn of the fourth industrial revolution. What are its implications and what measures should Japan...
Are Japan’s private investigators public enemy number one?
Two years ago, a US-based couple hired Tokyo private detective Goro Koyama to help them gain custody over their 5-year...
How to unleash Japan’s animal spirits
First published by The Japan Times Japan owes its wide middle class to post-war laborers who selflessly worked for...
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...
Stay calm, Mr. President
Israeli historian and author Yuval Noah Harari likens most terrorists as a powerless fly trying to destroy a china...
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...
The inside story of the BOJ’s great monetary experiment
Former Bank of Japan insider Sayuri Shirai shared her thoughts about unleashing the world’s greatest monetary experiment. As a...