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At a stroke, the Brexit vote has increased Japan’s perception of the risk of investing in UK and EU

Japan’s (heartfelt) message to the UK and the EU regarding Brexit surprised many by its directness and the way it was shared publicly.  Not so surprising was the underlying theme, of wanting to maintain arrangements as they are.  As is …

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Japanese companies move into sort-of reassurance mode re Brexit

Both Nomura and Toyota have moved to reassure their employees their jobs in the UK are safe – for the time being.  The devil is in the detail of course – Toyota says plans through to 6 or 7 years …

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Over half of Top 30 Japanese companies have their European HQ in the UK in 2016

A regularly cited statistic in the current EU referendum is that 60% of non-European companies have their European HQ in the UK.  I have just revised our Top 30 Japanese companies in Europe and found that 16 out of the …

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Octopus balls to Tokyo – why it matters where your company is from in Japan

Most countries have rival cities – usually the official capital city versus other cities which consider themselves to be the real business, historical or cultural heart of the country – think London versus Manchester or Birmingham, Berlin versus Dusseldorf or …

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Japanese companies need to pull up younger burdock roots if they really want to grow globally

Along with “tako tsubo” (octopus pot), another Japanese concept “gobou nuki” (plucking out burdock roots) used in HR has been deemed harmful to corporate Japan’s global prospects.

The term has been used frequently in the Japanese media recently, …

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Takeda’s first year of global openness, after 230 years as a ‘closed country’

I proposed last August that “a charm offensive on the Nikkei group of publications might be advisable” to help new Takeda’s first ever non-Japanese President Christophe Weber gain support, and The Nikkei Business’s recent voluminous special features on Takeda Pharmaceuticals’ …

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“Japanese managers have been brainwashed by the West” and should aim to be ‘virtuous companies’ instead

An interview with George Hara, currently Chairman of Alliance Forum and former board member of various Silicon Valley start ups as a venture capitalist kicks off Nikkei Business’s attempt at finding a new standard for evaluating Japanese companies, beyond …

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Four differences between Japanese and German approaches to work, communication and customer service

There are well-known similarities between Japan and Germany – they are both manufacturers of exports which are in demand across the world, they have excellent engineering skills and leadership in manufacturing and craftsmanship. Furthermore, both are serious about their work, …

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6 reasons Japan is behind as a global brand

Prof Noboru Sato, of Nagoya University and formerly of Honda Motors and Samsung gave the following 6 reasons (article in Japanese) that Japan is behind, not only in the globalization of business, but in terms of global cultural influence – …

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Japan and the legacy of Margaret Thatcher

I suspect it …

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