March 17, 2013 Movie Review: Emperor
A Japanese culture expert reviews the new movie about General MacArthur and the U.S. occupation of Japan....
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March 16, 2013 Why 80% of Japanese returning to Japan HQ quit
Japanese employers need to view employees departing for foreign companies as “alumni”; by keeping in touch and keeping the door open should they wish to return a few years later,...
December 31, 2012 Globalization, M&A, and global human resource development: 2012 themes
A look back at the key themes we observed in our work with Japanese companies in 2012 -- New Year's message from Japan Intercultural Consulting...
October 24, 2012 A fresh look at governance – lessons from the Olympus case
Foreign executives in Japanese companies need intensive support and guidance, such as coaching from those experienced in managing Japanese employees, and training on how Japanese boards work, if they are...
July 28, 2012 Report from the Olympics
Here in London, my lack of enthusiasm for the Olympics has been won over by the way it is revealing "Britishness" and some insights on Japan too...
July 02, 2012 Change in leadership at our Japan Branch
Kazutaka Yamamoto is taking over from Misako Onoda as the head of our Japan Branch....
April 22, 2012 Holding company executives to account
It seems as if a more than usually high number of chief executives and company presidents in the UK and in Japan are being publicly held to account these past...
February 12, 2012 Thought leaders can help Japan win global communication war
January 08, 2012 Steve Jobs — Japanese-style manager?
Steve Jobs' management style had a lot of in commmon with Japanese....
December 27, 2011 2011 Year-end greetings from Japan Intercultural Consulting
Looking back on 2011, thanking our clients and looking forward to 2012....