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Japan's historic role in Asia as viewed from several significant global perspectives. The west, China, Korea, Taiwan, and ASEAN each view Japan and their relationships with her from very different view points, colored by their history with the country. And, Japan sees herself in an equally divergent way, also very much affected by her history […]

In CEO Insights, we hear a lot about the business issues of our members as well as outside guest c-levels in Japan and globally. One area that we've been wanting to cover was the role of business and professional organizations in winning business, influencing good governance and other areas.   Americans extensively used their embassy […]

One of the beautiful things about living in the world is the great opportunity every person has to pay taxes.  Even Jesus Christ, when publicly attacked by the religious bigots in a trick masterfully responded, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” His reply completely amazed them […]

The novel coronavirus pandemic has exposed long-acknowledged shortfalls in some critical government administrative services and highlighted how much Japan must do to address its lag in digitization. To that end, the government in February approved bills to promote digitization and establish a Digital Agency in September. Coordinating, integrating and standardizing a unique digital framework to […]

The services of a lawyer are retained for the purpose of defending and representing the best interests of the client. However, recent developments in the legal industry suggest that just looking out such interests is insufficient in carrying out the duties of a lawyer.   What is a lawyer you retain looking out for other than your interests? Other […]

When the earthquake, tsunamis, and nuclear meltdowns of 2011 hit Japan the leadership skills of the CEO were evident. With the virus fears of 2020, everyone had many chances to make decisions. Some we may be happy with, others we likely want to change. Great leadership leads while sometimes in weakness, some leadership buckled and […]

The influence of government and politicians around the world demonstrate the importance understanding the legal systems of our land.  Legally speaking, Japan is a lot more stable than other nations of late, however that doesn’t make the nation perfect.  The nation has some quirks of its own.  A wise business leader will understand the legal […]

With the ending of the Apollo program and the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011, many may have been concerned about next steps for NASA and the exploration of outer space.  However, we have watched how private companies have thrived and been able to discover new and innovative opportunities in space, while NASA has […]

AI seems to be the battle cry of executives looking to cut staffing costs or increase revenues.  You hear discussions in trade shows, boardrooms and offices around the world.  The concept of Artificial Intelligence is a bit hazy for some.  Both those professing to know it, as well as those who think they are using […]

So, Japan is going digital.  That prompts us all to think of how we can do “digital” better.  When you say digital or digital marketing, some think of buying keywords on a search engine or marketing site, others think of social media campaigns, yet others think of replacing the street signs and other physical promotions.  […]