Japanese technology is making a big comeback. As the pressure rises to make everything smaller and more precise, Japan's fine-mechanics and precision production engineering will re-establish itself."

-Jesper Koll

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APCAC BUSINESS SUMMIT

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SUJI PARK

If you are a member of the nearby ACCJ, or simply a well-connected American living in Tokyo, chances are that you’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the amazingly authentic American cuisine at Suji’s (www.sujis.net). Founded by Suji Park, the restaurant chain (one in Park’s native Korea, and one in Japan) was inspired by the founder’s ...

Apr 15, 2011 | No Comments

The Best of 2010

When we came up with the idea that ultimately became “Executive Summary” our intention was to use the monthly feature as a kind of MBA-level, sound-byte machine, delivering choice morsels of executive experience, insight and corporate wisdom, with a dash of irreverence. In this case, Japan’s business culture of tight-lipped conservatism made the questions embedded ...

Jan 15, 2011 | No Comments

Nobuhiko Hidaka

As one of the world’s leading information technology research firms with over 1,200 research analysts and clients in 80 countries, Gartner has firmly established itself in the U.S. as a primary source of rich information when it comes to predicting industry trends and market pivots. Gartner Japan is similarly engaged in divining the future of ...

Dec 15, 2010 | No Comments

Rocky Eda

Formerly of the Nikkei and Technorati Japan, Rocky Eda now operates as Manager at Digital Garage (a technology incubator) working on business development for Twitter Japan as it increases its momentum and reach as the world’s most popular micro-blogging social media tool. Back in the U.S., Twitter co-founder Evan Willams just handed the CEO reigns ...

Nov 15, 2010 | No Comments

Heather Russell

Just two years after arriving in Japan back in 2000 from the U.S., Rinkya.com founder and CEO Heather Russell discovered an underserved niche in the growing field of online sales, auctions and fulfilling the needs of international customers like herself interested in acquiring items unique to Japan. Leveraging her ability to network and facilitate consumer ...

Sep 15, 2010 | No Comments

Wally Amos

The story of Wally Amos reads like a cinematic tribute to the power of the American entrepreneurial spirit and, at 74 years old, his optimism only seems to be gaining steam. A native of Florida and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Amos served as a pioneering force in the entertainment business decades ago ...

Aug 17, 2010 | No Comments

SHERVIN PISHEVAR

Shervin Pishevar displayed his knack for financing bold tech ventures early on by raising over $10 million for his startup myWebOS back in 1997 when he was just 23 years old. Since then Pishevar has continued to push the innovation envelope by raising well over $40 million in venture funding for various startups. SGN (Social ...

Jul 15, 2010 | No Comments

Jon Yongfook Cockle

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, ...

Jun 15, 2010 | No Comments

Steve Rubel

In the field of communicating ideas to the masses, Edelman stands as one of the biggest players on the planet, which is why Steve Rubel, Senior Vice President, Edelman Digital, a division of Edelman, determined years ago that his role as a public relations expert would need a decidedly new digital edge. Working with some ...

May 15, 2010 | No Comments

David Heinemeier Hansson

Co-authors David Heinemeier Hansson and Jason Fried (inset image) recently took the wraps off their latest business intelligence book called “Rework,” a collection of ideas that revolve around the notion of rethinking how we optimize our strategic approach to business. Hansson is the creator of the widely used Ruby on Rails web development framework and ...

Apr 15, 2010 | No Comments

Noelle Coak

As the world moves into a new phase of virtual offices typified by the 21st century style of doing business globally, anywhere and everywhere, Regus has emerged as one of the primary providers of solutions for executives and foreign business concerns looking for a temporary, yet prestigious and well equipped, office space in which to ...

Mar 15, 2010 | No Comments

Joi Ito

Joi Ito is at the matrix of a number of Internet initiatives, online social networks and major tech ventures, a position that makes him unique as one of the few truly cross-cultural, Japanese tech innovators able to effectively translate and synthesize the disparate shifts that drive the tech communities inside and outside of Japan. The ...

Feb 28, 2010 | No Comments

David Taylor

Author of "The Naked Leader"

Jan 1, 2010 | One Comment

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