As HMI expands, sights set on drawing Indian visitors
Name: Ryuko Hira Title: Representative Director of Hotel Management International Co. (since June 2010) URL: www.hmi-hotel.co.jp DOB: May 30, 1948 Hometown: Jaipur, India Years in Japan: 52 When 24 million people visited Japan in 2016, it marked the first time the number surpassed 20 million, a figure that the government ...
Grass-roots involvement enhances 150-year relations
Name: Gonzalo de Benito Title: Ambassador of Spain (since January 2015) URL: www.exteriores.gob.es/Embajadas/TOKIO DOB: Nov. 15, 1951 Hometown: Madrid Years in Japan: 3 At 66 years of age, Spain's Ambassador to Japan, Gonzalo de Benito, shows no signs of slowing down. He has official and other duties — like ...
Hands-on leadership, empathy buoy chairman
Name: Sachin N. Shah Title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of MetLife Insurance K.K. (since August 2013) URL: www.metlife.co.jp/ DOB: Aug. 28, 1967 Hometown: North Bergen, New Jersey Years in Japan: 7 Sachin N. Shah's love for Japan began with a Toyota Tercel, his first car after he ...
Long journey on winding road leads back to Japan
The welcome that Brad Bennett, senior vice president, Chubb Group and regional president, Far East, received when he first visited Japan in 1979 was textbook rock and roll.
Daruma wish comes true after nearly 4-decade wait
"What would you like to be in the future and what would you like to do?" It's 1978, and Sujan Chinoy is an exchange student at Otemon Gakuin University in Osaka being interviewed for the Yomiuri Shimbun.
PR firm chief keeps his eye on ever-changing market
On a trek along one of the Silk Road’s numerous land routes, when would ramen turn into spaghetti? It’s a question Ross Rowbury, CEO and president of Edelman Japan, would like to eventually answer during the month-long sabbatical awarded to employees after 10 years of ...
Japan Inc. seen embracing change slowly but surely
Sitting in a Shibuya meeting room at the Tokyo headquarters of human resources and specialist recruitment consultancy Robert Walters Japan, David Swan cuts a swarthy, muscular figure.
Strong growth potential seen in Asia and Europe
Romanian Viorel Isticioaia-Budura, who heads the delegation of the European Union to Japan, draws inspiration from Asia's cultures and developments in the belief they hint at our raison d'etre and at goals to pursue in order to strengthen international ties.
Various work styles must be embraced for success
For many industries, it has become increasingly apparent that the way up is through Asia. This is especially true for Amway Corp., the global direct sales giant based in Ada, Michigan.
Female workforce crucial for economic prosperity
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Rabab Fatima is one of 21 female ambassadors who were invited by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a luncheon, during which they discussed female empowerment in their countries, on Jan. 9.
Redesigning and refining the perception of luxury
For the past 23 years Guido Tarchi has weaved among Tokyo's crowds, surrounded by the city's architectural jumble where the everyday harmonizes with the extravagant.
Philip O'Neill: McGill degree offers potential to open doors for global professionals
The adage of one door closing and another opening is at best, apt, and at worst, a cliche. However, as the director of McGill University's MBA Japan Program for the past decade, O'Neill's ongoing dedication to his students centers around a refreshing truth dating ...
