As economic global events continue to unfold in ways that indicate we are likely in the midst of a pivotal moment in business history, now seems like an opportune time to look back to the history books for some indication of how business leaders of the past approached the ever-changing dynamics of the marketplace. The ...
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Shinkansen: Missed The Boat? Japan’s main artery of commerce, trade and tourism, the Shinkansen, is undoubtedly the world’s safest and most punctual high-speed rail system, but its tragic flaw may be that it’s arriving at the international platform too late. With a sprawling 2,500km-long rail network, there is limited growth potential within Japan, and it ...
FATHERLY FASHION Young Japanese men are well known for a keen (and often original) sense of fashion—but what about their older counterparts? The answer is: They can be fashionable too. Especially dads. A recent impromptu show in Osaka invited dads to take part in a makeover in promotion of fatherly fashion. Mail order company Senshukai ...
If the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, a glimpse into a city’s soul is no doubt through her cuisine. Chef, sommelier and Japan-certified shochu advisor Yukari Sakamoto’s book, “Food·Sake·Tokyo,” offers a tasteful insight into Tokyo’s gastronomic galaxy that is sometimes hard to navigate even for locals. Released last month and written ...
As a New Yorker who visited Japan often in the early ‘70s as a child, I have ingrained in my memory a pizza that was topped with squid legs. I remember the disappointment of the tentacles peeking out from under the cheese almost taunting me. For the longest time I avoided pizza in Japan. Besides, ...
Chris Deri, Edelman’s Global Head of Sustainability, on the merits of corporate social responsibility
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Jon Yongfook Cockle is something of a modern-day digital renaissance man. With previous stints as a consultant for Dentsu, Avenue A and Razorfish, playing violin in a symphony orchestra, pioneering two SaaS (Software as a service) platforms, and selling his first Internet company, Nibbledish, a food recipe social network, all before the age of 30, ...
ACCJ’s CSR activities have grown since we set up the Community Service Fund after the Kobe Earthquake. The activities of each ACCJ Chapter reflect well on how we act on our corporate values and contribute to the communities that make our businesses possible. On May 23rd we kicked off the “charity and health” Chubu Walkathon. ...