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I’ve been writing a lot about leadership, business and healthcare in Japan, but what about the elements of living here that might underlie some of
A few weeks ago, as I’ve written about in recent posts, I attended two conferences in Japan related to health care innovation and management. In
The past two weeks were full of many learning and connecting opportunities. I’ve had several meetings with interesting Japanese business people and thought leaders to discuss innovation,
On a recent trans-Pacific flight, I read read a book written by a Japanese business leader named Hiroshi Tsukakoshi called “Tree Ring Management: Take the
Six months ago exactly, my family arrived in Japan on an 18-24 month assignment. On our first morning in Tokyo, I wrote my first blog
I’ve been spending a lot of time traveling on the Shinkansen and other trains for gemba visits to Japanese organizations and with my family on
When I had my meishi (business cards) made a few months ago, I chose the kanji characters for the word “Intention” as my logo. There
Today I decided to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city, and I went on an excursion to a small rice farming
I love living in Japan, but when it comes to cigarette smoking, I feel like I’m in a time warp. I hate that people can
My first impressions about the gender divide in Japan continue to be validated as I have lived here for several more months. Despite having one
First Lady Akie Abe’s thoughts about the role of women I’ve written before about the gender gap in Japanese culture. Last month I had the
At the same two-day overview about Japan living that I wrote about in a previous post, I learned about the concept of Washoku, or the Japanese
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