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Japan gemba visit: Lean in hospitals

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July 16, 2015

It has been surprising to me since moving to Japan six months…

Japan travel - Efficiencies inside and outside the train station

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July 7, 2015

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

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Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 3 - "If you always ask for success, then people will lie."

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June 30, 2015

Before I visited the Toyota Kyushu plant to talk with the Toyota…

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Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 2 - TPS Promotion Office

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June 25, 2015

Following our tour of the Toyota Kyushu plant, which I wrote…

Japanese public restrooms - Lean in action

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June 9, 2015

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

Japan gemba visit - the spirit of kaizen

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June 4, 2015

The third site that I visited on my tour with Makoto in April…

Secondhand smoke in Japan - decades behind the times

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June 4, 2015

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

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

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June 1, 2015

My first impressions about the gender divide in Japan continue…

First Lady Akie Abe's thoughts on "Womenomics"

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May 25, 2015

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

Japan gemba visit: supporting every person to be successful

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May 19, 2015

One of the stops on my gemba visits to four Japanese manufacturing…

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Japan gemba visit - innovation through kaizen

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April 29, 2015

Two weeks ago I joined a Japan Lean study trip tour led by Makoto…

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