Archive for category: Japan

Life in Japan: Where clean is beautiful, but 5S is still hard

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This past weekend I took the Japanese Language Proficiency Test…

Life in Japan - contradictions and contrasts

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I've been writing a lot about leadership, business and healthcare…

Innovation in Japan: Where are the women?

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A few weeks ago, as I've written about in recent posts, I attended…

Top reflections from recent Japanese business travel and conferences

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The past two weeks were full of many learning and connecting…

"Tree Ring Management": Take the Long View

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On a recent trans-Pacific flight, I read read a book written…

Mid-year review: reflections from 6 months in Japan

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Six months ago exactly, my family arrived in Japan on an 18-24…

Japan travel - Efficiencies inside and outside the train station

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I've been spending a lot of time traveling on the Shinkansen…

Intention and the art of meishi (business card) exchange

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When I had my meishi (business cards) made a few months ago,…

Japanese public restrooms - Lean in action

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Today I decided to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city,…

Secondhand smoke in Japan - decades behind the times

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I love living in Japan, but when it comes to cigarette smoking,…

Womenomics in Japan: not just a "women's issue"

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My first impressions about the gender divide in Japan continue…

First Lady Akie Abe's thoughts on "Womenomics"

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First Lady Akie Abe's thoughts about the role of women I've…
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