FinTech Can Anchor Asia’s Post-COVID-19 Recovery With Appropriate Policies
By Dr. Bambang Susantono
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital technology such as e-payments and digital banking, and online retail sales in Asia...
The Business Reinvention of Japan
By Ulrike Schaede, University of California San Diego
On February 15, 2021, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index crossed the ¥30,000, for the first time in 31...
Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Government Policy in Developing Countries
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
I. Introduction
Bandung Conference (1955) in Indonesia was the first large meeting of leaders from newly independent countries from Asia and Africa,...
RPEC: Why world’s largest free-trade pact matters
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is an extraordinary achievement amid aggressive geopolitics, self-defeating trade wars, and accelerating global pandemic....
Drawing on the Past, the Present, and the Future: What Others can Learn from...
By Shojiro Nakamura and Hiroyuki Okabe
The entire world is on a steep learning curve regarding COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery planning. That’s why...
Nurturing Fintech Start-Ups: In Pursuit of Global Hub Status for Tokyo
Interview with Ms. Chie Ito, FINOLAB Inc. CEO and Finovators Co-Founder
FINOLAB, Inc. was set up with the goals of supporting fintech start-ups in Japan,...
Lessons on Smart Cities from Post-Earthquake Japan
By Shojiro Nakamura and Hiroyuki Okabe
A crisis can also reveal new pathways of opportunity.
More than eight years ago, what is called the Great East...
Very special Ks: kamishibais, from “kokusaku” to “kyokan”, ie from war propaganda to sharing...
By Megumi Bailey and Géraldine Enjelvin
A centuries-old Japanese storytelling tradition is being revived for modern audiences. Meet kamishibai – from kami, meaning paper...
Tamago-ya – The Bento King of Tokyo
By Seungjin Whang
Tamago-ya (meaning “Egg-shop”) was founded by Isatsugu Sugahara in 1975, as a small mom-and-pop bento (“boxed lunch”) shop. Under the entrepreneurial leadership...
Say Hello to Japan’s New Generation Workers
By Alecsandra Tubiera
The new generation – or mostly known as the millennial generation – is the current age of workers in Japan, innovating ideas...
