Opinion
Japan’s foreign policy and global relations:
The UK as a special new partner?
Shifting society
The show must go on!
From Brentry to Brexit (and back again?)
Of mice and men
Proposing the three Ds …
The taxing art of unrequited love
Let’s tell each other scary economic stories ... like the tragi-comedy of brexit
In search of the caring economy
Lessons to be learned by the new from the old
The true nature of Donald Trump …
… as discovered by MBA candidates
What’s in a Name?
Will Reiwa lean on history or carry us forward?
Coming of Chanchanko Jaunes
Japan-style activism in the 21st century
Hostage Justice: Case Closed
As one fraud trial starts, a look at how another one just ended
Broad, detailed and imprecise
The truth about Japanese statistics
Animal Instincts in the Year of the Boar
The Offensiveness of Offensive Corporate Governance
Japanese monetary policy …
Love of notes and coins …
… keeps the Japanese brain awake
Pre-Edo warlords
Japan and the EU join forces against the US
New labour laws
Set to create 21st century ninjas
On mad cats ...
... and Japanese People
Dreaming of Tokyoxit
A future where the capital has left Japan
Yes, Prime Minister?
Moritomogate looks like BBC comedy
New global order
Dealmaker sees UK political risk and Japan growth
A "Young" Nation
In March I visited Goa, in western India, for a biannual global partners’ meeting of Glasford International, a partnership of independent, retained executive search firms with offices in some 40 countries, and represented in Japan by TMT Inc.
Taking Care of Stakeholders
When all is said and done, a firm survives and prospers only with the consent of key stakeholders.
Taking Care of Crises
“Crisis” is a word firms hate and consultants love. A crisis to a firm’s board usually means share price freefall and heads rolling. To a consultant, it’s more likely to signal exciting work and big fees from clients who aren’t in a position to argue.
A Case for Internships
During my rewarding internship with Refugees International Japan (RIJ), I had a valuable opportunity to closely observe something that has been in the news a lot recently: how organisations—especially NGOs—should achieve accountability.Corporate Governance
Corporate governance reform has been a hotly debated topic in Japan for more than 15 years. In 1997, Sony Corporation radically reformed its board of directors and replaced insiders with independent non-executives.
