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THE BIG QUESTIONS

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 28, 2019
Preserving ancient history while looking to the future
Seated in his embassy's beautifully appointed reception room, Ambassador Ayman Aly Kamel has much to share about Egypt's relationship with Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 21, 2019
'Busy and exciting' times predicted for EU-Japan ties
Patricia Flor brings new meaning to the phrase 'hit the ground running.' Within two hours of her arrival in Japan last autumn to begin her assignment, she jumped straight into work.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 7, 2019
ESG-centered values drive management, strategies
Dave Muenz hails from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where pollution from the local steel mills was once so severe that his steelworker father had to take multiple shirts to work because by lunchtime 'the color of his original shirt would be so bad.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 31, 2019
Partnership echoes 'build global, live local' mantra
Boasting a fast-track career trajectory with U.S. e-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc., General Manager Tom White of Uber (Rides), Japan is having the ride of his life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 25, 2019
Diplomatic career offers a variety of opportunities
Jorge Toledo has a novel piece of advice to offer any foreigner coming to Japan — learn your gestures.Spain's new ambassador to Japan recalled how during his first posting here in the mid-1990s, he was often confronted with 'lost in gesticulation' moments, such as the time he was driving through Tokyo and tried to get a motionless taxi in front of him to drive on through a green light.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 17, 2019
Tourism-heavy period encourages flexible hiring
Living in the city of Tokyo could be described as a dream come true for Robert Walters Japan and Korea Managing Director Jeremy Sampson
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 10, 2019
Passion nurtures growth and innovative floristry
Dawn breaks over Tokyo. The streets surrounding Ota Shijo market are still dark and the air is quiet, but inside the Tokyo Bay market's expansive hangars, a different story emerges.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 25, 2019
Ambassador sets course to spread cultural knowledge
Iranian Ambassador Morteza Rahmani Movahed was appointed to his newest position in July, but although he's lived in Japan for over six months, his schedule hasn't given him a lot of time for sightseeing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 17, 2019
A commitment to learning and growing with Japan
With the Rugby World Cup coming this autumn and the All Blacks being the reigning world champions, New Zealand is currently enjoying a particularly high profile in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 10, 2019
Pioneering flexibility and empowerment in retail
Cartier Japan President and CEO Veronica Prat van Thiel and her team are testing the boundaries of the retail experience.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 3, 2019
Adventurous choices lead to broadcasting in Japan
Peter Barakan is a familiar and comforting presence to many. People around the nation look forward to his radio programs, where he acts as a sound sommelier of sorts, serving up an eclectic dose of music.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 27, 2019
Flexibility and connections at the core of hospitality
When visiting the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, one might encounter an impeccably dressed, broad-shouldered individual diligently picking up absent-mindedly discarded bits of trash, returning a stray pamphlet or straightening a sign.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 20, 2019
Engineering background ties into diplomatic career
United Arab Emirates Ambassador Khaled Omran Alameri readily admits that growing up in the UAE city of Al Ain, often described as the “Garden City of the Gulf,” was pretty much idyllic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 13, 2019
Publisher aims to bridge fictional fun and reality
For Frank Foley, joining HarperCollins Japan as managing director in 2017 was akin to coming full circle, as it was also the first company he worked for in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 6, 2019
Leading BMW Japan into new, sustaining directions
Standing in the BMW Group's Tokyo Bay flagship showroom, Peter Kronschnabl is in his element.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 30, 2018
Hard work, nonstop play in the world of Japanese TV
It is hard to imagine Dave Spector doing anything else. Although tempting to call the fun- and pun-loving force of energy that is Spector a workaholic, he enjoys what he does so much that his palpable passion makes 'playholic' more accurate.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 24, 2018
Unwrapping Toys R Us' business strategy in Japan
As someone working to affect change within corporate culture, President and Representative Director Dieter Haberl of Toys R Us Japan, is perhaps facing one of his biggest challenges yet.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 16, 2018
Emphasis on adaptability for successful global career
The Japanese markets have closed and the trading floor at Societe Generale's Tokyo branch is noticeably less frenetic, even though traders remain glued to their computer screens, keeping an eye on movements in other markets around the globe.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 2, 2018
The greater the cooperation, 'the more trust we can build'
There's an episode from Mikhail Galuzin's childhood that he believes likely influenced his chosen career path.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 25, 2018
Zen and chocolate: Seeking tranquility in business, life
Life is sweet right now for French national Jerome Chouchan, and it's not just because he is surrounded by chocolate every day.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of young woman in Shinjuku
A 51-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stabbing a young woman to death in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

Podcast

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