Opinion
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Japan’s foreign policy and global relations:
The UK as a special new partner?
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Shifting society
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The show must go on!
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From Brentry to Brexit (and back again?)
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Of mice and men
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Proposing the three Ds …
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The taxing art of unrequited love
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Let’s tell each other scary economic stories ... like the tragi-comedy of brexit
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In search of the caring economy
Lessons to be learned by the new from the old![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Opinion_Feature-345x345.jpg)
The true nature of Donald Trump …
… as discovered by MBA candidates![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/12_Opinion_Feature-345x345.jpg)
What’s in a Name?
Will Reiwa lean on history or carry us forward?![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Opinion2-Fe.jpg)
Coming of Chanchanko Jaunes
Japan-style activism in the 21st century![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Opinion-Fe.jpg)
Hostage Justice: Case Closed
As one fraud trial starts, a look at how another one just ended![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Opinion-Fe.jpg)
Broad, detailed and imprecise
The truth about Japanese statistics![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Opinion-Fe.jpg)
Animal Instincts in the Year of the Boar
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The Offensiveness of Offensive Corporate Governance
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Japanese monetary policy …
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Love of notes and coins …
… keeps the Japanese brain awake![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Pre-Edo-Warlords_300x300.jpg)
Pre-Edo warlords
Japan and the EU join forces against the US![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Opinion_Ninja.jpg)
New labour laws
Set to create 21st century ninjas![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Cats-feature.jpg)
On mad cats ...
... and Japanese People![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Tokyoxit-2-345x345.jpg)
Dreaming of Tokyoxit
A future where the capital has left Japan![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Opinion_fe.jpg)
Yes, Prime Minister?
Moritomogate looks like BBC comedy![](https://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Opinion.jpg)
New global order
Dealmaker sees UK political risk and Japan growth![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/india-square.jpg)
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.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/stake-square.jpg)
Taking Care of Stakeholders
When all is said and done, a firm survives and prospers only with the consent of key stakeholders.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/crisis-wide.jpg)
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.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Internships-wide.jpg)
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.![](http://bccjacumen.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/squareThumb.png)