Econvue Podcast on My Book And Other Japan-Related Topics

Econvue interviewed me for a podcast on my book, The Contest for Japan’s Economic Future: Entrepreneurs vs. Corporate Giants, and other Japan-related topics in a wide-ranging conversation. You can access the podcast here. This is a “table of contents” of the podcast.

0:10 – Introduction

3:45 – How I first got interested in Japan

5:40 – Why I wrote this book

7:30 – The experience of writing the book

11:30 – Gratifying responses to the book among Japanese as well as foreigners living/working in Japan

15:30 – The main messages of the book regarding the need for, and possibilities for, the revival of entrepreneurship in overall economic recovery

20:03 – The social and technological changes in Japan that are creating a greater opportunity for needed reforms

29:10 – Will Japan’s proposed increase in defense spending lead to more commercial innovation; the complex relationship between basic science and commercial innovation

34:50 – Nippon Steel buyout of US Steel and Kishida’s summit with Biden

40:45 – TSMC chip plant in Kyushu and the role of inward foreign direct investment in the revival of Japan

45:42 – Japanese studying abroad; Japan vs. the US and Europe on promoting managers with foreign experience

48:40 – Globalization, growth of foreign workers, Japan’s shortage of digital professionals, Monstar startup and outsourcing of software work

55:30 – What’s my message to younger Japanese? Japan can write its own story; it would not take that much societal change to create a huge impact

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