Business in Japan
- The way Japanese executives think about company responsibility
- I don’t know what percentage of Japanese executives feel this way, but last week, I’ve heard it directly from the director of major Japanese companies, like I did from many Japanese executives before. We are responsible for providing livelihood for the citizens. We have to think of ways to offer meaningful jobs for as many people as possible. He […]...
- 22 Mar, 2009 | 2 comments
- Toyota dealership visit in suburban Tokyo
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/projectkobo/sets/72157612706079650/ Buying an automobile has never been an option to me since I moved from the US to Tokyo. Why would I want a car? Trains and buses are so cheap, they are everywhere, runs on time, clean, safe. Taxis aren’t so expensive. If I needed to drive somewhere for some reason, I would rent a […]...
- 18 Jan, 2009 | No comments yet
- Review of the year 2008
- Thank you for making my 2008 a wonderful year! It was great working together with my friends, colleagues and clients. Had this enjoyable year end meeting. A typical one we had at many cafes and diners at various places in the world. ...
- 31 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
- Project Kobo Offices
- Office is where people work together. I noticed when our team worked, 4 times out of 5, it was not at Project Kobo Kagurazaka Studio. It was far from my home, 1.5 hours one way. We LOVED Kagurazaka Studio. But it just didn’t make sense anymore So I gave up the studio. physically, me and the team […]...
- 27 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
- Sustainability effort: moving small office
- I did it again….. I let a few months slip by without writing anything. August, September were really busy, then came mid October and nothing. So this is what it’s like to be, affected by the economic situation of the time. Being a small operation, it was an easy decision to close my studio, especially the company that shared […]...
- 11 Dec, 2008 | No comments yet
- Project Kobo Corporation
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 18 Sep, 2006 | No comments yet
- Why Japanese loves Louis Vuitton and ignore major foreign IT companies
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 23 Jul, 2006 | No comments yet
- Japanese Company’s Response to Information Security
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 05 Jul, 2006 | No comments yet
- How fast behaviors change: Effects of “information security” phobia
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 11 Jun, 2006 | No comments yet
- IBM ad in Tokyu Toyoko train, Tokyo
- My Australian friend once mentioned to me during his first visit to Japan that he noticed that eating is interacting in Japan. At many sushi place, you grinde your own wasabi. We mix chopped nori, ground ginger to our taste at the table when we eat cold soba noodle...
- 23 May, 2006 | No comments yet
