Made With Japan

Made With Japan

Kiyoshi Kurokawa: Take a Leap! in the Connected World

Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Studies for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

On “tako-tsubo” and the single-tracked elite, Fukushima nuclear plant disaster and regulatory capture, taking a leap in the connected world.
Episode 34月 20, 202112 min read

Starting his career as medical practitioner, specializing in nephrology (kidney disease) , Kiyoshi’s field of activities took a big leap beyond the medical practice.   At 84 years strong, Kiyoshi is one of the most globally recognized opinion leaders from Japan.   His accomplishments and current activities can be seen here: In the 1970s...

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Christina Ahmadjian: From OL (Office Lady) to the Boardroom

Professor, Hitotsubashi University

On serving tea, corporate governance, Japanese youth, kimonos, and ojisans
Episode 24月 3, 202113 min read

Chris is in a class of her own. She is a professor in Japan, an American of Armenian and Swedish descent, and never had interest in Japan while growing up. When Chris was entering university in 1978, China which was starting to open up, seemed really cool.  Upon entering Harvard University and meeting the program director of East Asian Studies...

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Tak Niinami: Fallacies of the “Golden Mean”

Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings

On leading a different path, good greed, diversity, and Japan’s soft power
Episode 13月 16, 20217 min read

Tak is one of the most widely recognized business executives in Japan, as CEO of Suntory Holdings, first established 122 years ago to introduce western “fortified wine” into Japan, and since has evolved into one of the world’s leading beverage companies with operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa. They are distillers of...

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