With a new year many people set new goals for the year. Many individuals set regular exercise as their New Years resolution and usually fail in a few months into the year. CEOs don’t have the luxury of failure and keeping their jobs. Running a firm in the Japan is no easy task. Some CEOs additionally […]

For foreigners, visiting the bank can sometimes be compared to visiting the dentist.. painful. As the CEO, we have our team from Japan and sometimes foreigners that have to have that banking relationship in order for us to pay them for bill payment, money transfer, or investment.. Discussing Japan banking has proven to be a […]

CEO Insights kicks off the New Year with a dive into marketing. This is not advertising on a billboard or magazine - it is more of the digital nature. NTT Docomo’s c-level told us two years ago that more than 50% of their smartphone bandwidth is used by video consumption. Video is easy to produce […]

These days, many are singing the praises of blockchain technology for its potential to create efficiency across many industries. The most visible application of blockchain technology is the virtual currency Bitcoin, which has often hit the news for rapid gains and losses in value. However, there are in fact over 2,000 other tokens and currencies […]

Join us for 2018’s first OTR! We’ll be meeting at Andaz Tokyo’s Bebu Café & Bar. Bebu is located on the 1st floor of Toranomon Hills, focusing on signature burgers and selected draft beers - a casual place perfect for both lunch and after-work gatherings. About OTR CEO Insights is Japan’s prime gathering of c-levels for […]

As busy CEOs, there are times when we choose to prioritize our work over maintaining our physical and mental health. We get caught up in the mindset that there just isn't enough time to do everything we want in a single day. Yet 70% of the Fortune 500 CEOs exercise at least once a day, […]

2017 brought us much news of the elected US President and more than what we wanted to hear about Brexit. In 2018, many c-levels are expecting continued growth as seen in the end of 2017. How will external factors affect our enterprises in Japan and around Asia Pacific? How will all of these issues affect […]

You think only kidnappers ask for ransom? You will be surprised to know that the ransoms now being paid by computer owners are much higher than those the poor kidnappers collect. Mahendra Negi, CFO of Trend Micro, will provide an update on what is making Ransomware become the biggest pain point for all computer/network users, […]

One year after the full implementation of the revised Japanese data privacy law, the European Union new data privacy regulation is coming into force on May 25. It applies to all EU citizens data wherever collected or processed, and the potential fines for violation are staggering. Now is a good time to see if you […]

Many CEOs have extensive legal experience. As the representative of a major business, however, it is not easy to know everything. Knowing how things work legally in advance can save a lot of pain later on. In this CI lunch, we will have a Legal Round Robin. There will be no slide decks. CI welcomes […]