Think Tank

The Return of the Cool

Can Japan avoid becoming a “niche” market?

TAKE THE STAGE

TAKE THE STAGE

Are you a RockStar?

BEYOND ABENOMICS

Tackling inflation and exchange rates is fine, but what about cronyism?

Nurture not Nature

Nurture not Nature

Building the sales leader tool kit

Diagnosing and Treating the Uh-Pidemic

Diagnosing and Treating the Uh-Pidemic

In communication, tone and body language matter

Beyond Infrastructure Building

Health care operators need a sustainable business model

The (Re)greening of Japan

Eco-consciousness, from wabi-sabi to danshari

JAPAN CAN LEAD THE WAY ON GREEN GROWTH

JAPAN CAN LEAD THE WAY ON GREEN GROWTH

Japan has the right ingredients – and the urgent need – to go green

The End of Extend and Pretend

Kamei’s enkatsuka law quietly expires

Qigong: A Key to Your Business Fitness

Qigong: A Key to Your Business Fitness

Are you putting the right energy into your work?

Roberto De Vido & Louise Rouse

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n. an adaptation or complex of adaptations (as of behavior, metabolism, or structure) that serves or appears to serve an important function in achieving evolutionary success

Illustration by Louise Rouse

It’s not just the economy

Post-war ambition in Germany and Japan

Illustration by Louise Rouse, After Yusaku Kamekura

Patriot games

Can the 2020 Olympics Save Abenomics?

Olly - Fotolia

Tuning out the noise

The meta-management skill of meditation

Illustration by Shane Busato

Growing REIT food

Optimal payable distributions to fill REIT tummies

Japan as Rentier Nation

Real estate’s importance to coupon clippers

Model by Louise Rouse. Photography by Julio Shiiki.

Fear Not

Reframing fear in work and life

Illustration by Louise Rouse

Welcome Back, Optimists

The case for Japan’s turnaround in 2013

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

A simple “thanks” can send someone over the moon

Illustration by Rio Sleue

Sky’s the Limit

Tokyo’s unlikely new money tree