Why summer vacation in Japanese is so short? – Blue ocean under new normal-
2020年6月26日 Japanese Society
When I traveled to Italy 20 years ago and was hopping city by city, my Italian friend asked me why I don’t take one month vacation to stay longer and travel over decent time frame. I answered her that in Japan people can take maximum one week summer holiday, given the travel time by plane, …
Only one reason to cause the bankruptcy-JP charismatic CEO predicted –
2020年6月22日 Philosophy
During Seiwajuku workshop in 2007, one family business leader, Joe, demonstrated his success story. With his older brother, Alex, Joe had run their construction company. Mr. Inamori *admired their achievement and made very positive comments. However, in 2009, Joe’s company asked the court its legal revitalization process and eventually went bankrupt in 2015. Joe’s company …
Why doing business in Japan is so difficult? Interview with PE master
2020年6月11日 JapaneseStock&Equity
Since I joined Bear Sterns in 2006, I have had many opportunities to discuss business in Japan with non-Japanese businesspersons. Most of them have said that Japan is very peculiar market and it’s really difficult to tap Japanese market and to develop their business here. From my point of views, Japanese are diligent, obedient-generally-, and …
Why Japanese art has been appreciated in overseas countries?
2020年5月25日 Uncategorized
Now I am learning about the history / background of a famous Japanese artist and his works. It may be said that I am understanding the artist himself so that I can learn how to appreciate his works, the transformation of this souls and spirits. This artist became famous in the United States first. …
Once upon a time in Japan- the penetration of Corporate Governance Code in Japan-
2020年5月22日 JapaneseStock&Equity
The followings are what I learned from seminar organized by Mr. Hiro Kobayashi, the president of Social Capital Management Co.,Ltd. (https://www.social-capm.com/ ) In Japan, many of you know that each emperor has its own Era. During the World War II and the following economic growth, we, Japanese lived in the Showa Era. The lost …
Car is your physical body, driver is your mindset
2020年5月21日 Japanese Culture
As the Aikido discussion goes, Maser Yamaguchi explains why the mental maturity is so important in your life as well as in Aikido practice. You can find more details in this video.
What is KI and what is RI, fundamental parts of Japanese martial art
2020年5月21日 Japanese Culture
Aikido discussion with our master Iwao Yamaguchi and our student in Washington DC dojo, keeps and we are moving on to the mental part of Aikido.what is KI . What is RI. HOw those two concepts are related each other.
Good Aikido Exercise your staying home period
2020年5月20日 Japanese Culture
Seven Seagal, or many other Hollywood actors have been training Aikido. Japanese martial arts have been a sort of global phenomenon. Under Corona lockdown, our Aikido master, Mr. I wao Yamaguchi mentioned, what we should do as our mental exercise.
Dannshari and Konmari
2020年5月19日 Japanese Society
Many of you have heard the name of Mary Kondo, who released her know-how on how to get your environment organized. This became a sort of best seller in many countries. At the same time, the word “Dan Sha Ri” has been well-used in our society. Dan means cutting, quitting something Sha means throwing away, …
At time goes by, how would you treat your partner in your seventies?
2020年5月18日 MentalBlocks
In Japan, seventies and eighties, one super star singer had predominated all over Japan. His name is Kenji Sawada, we called him Jury. I recall one of his hit song numbers: As time goes by, Tokino gugiyuku mamani. The lyrics say, “you ‘ve got so tired that you don’t want to live any more… .” …
