


Japan travel - Efficiencies inside and outside the train station
I've been spending a lot of time traveling on the Shinkansen…

Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 3 - "If you always ask for success, then people will lie."
Before I visited the Toyota Kyushu plant to talk with the Toyota…



Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 2 - TPS Promotion Office
Following our tour of the Toyota Kyushu plant, which I wrote…


Japanese public restrooms - Lean in action
Today I decided to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city,…


Japan gemba visit - the spirit of kaizen
The third site that I visited on my tour with Makoto in April…


Secondhand smoke in Japan - decades behind the times
I love living in Japan, but when it comes to cigarette smoking,…



Womenomics in Japan: not just a "women's issue"
My first impressions about the gender divide in Japan continue…


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


Japan gemba visit: supporting every person to be successful
One of the stops on my gemba visits to four Japanese manufacturing…



Japan gemba visit - innovation through kaizen
Two weeks ago I joined a Japan Lean study trip tour led by Makoto…