I’m so gratified that Forbes Asia and the Asia Times each saw fit to write a review of my new book on reviving entrepreneurship in Japan: From the Forbes review (click here): “Japan has so much to gain by doing the right things, and so much to lose by failing to do so,” Katz writes. “And because of trends that no one planned—shifts in generational attitudes and technology, aging, and the political stresses caused by low growth—doing the right things would cause far less initial hardship and resentment than Japan’s leaders have feared.”
I've read the book once and plan to do so again. It's an extraordinary 'labor of love' by an author who knows Japan so intimately through decades of experience. I really hope that the Japanese edition will come out soon because it's the Japanese themselves who need to be convinced of the urgent need for bold reforms and new thinking. It's ironic that such a book (with 30 pages of references) should have been written by a foreigner rather than by a native Japanese person living in Japan.
Just ordered the book and I'm so excited! After all the amazing journalism you've given us here, I can only assume that something written with even more diligence and passion will be an extraordinary read! (oh, heads up, the Forbes link also takes you to Asia times)
I've read the book once and plan to do so again. It's an extraordinary 'labor of love' by an author who knows Japan so intimately through decades of experience. I really hope that the Japanese edition will come out soon because it's the Japanese themselves who need to be convinced of the urgent need for bold reforms and new thinking. It's ironic that such a book (with 30 pages of references) should have been written by a foreigner rather than by a native Japanese person living in Japan.
Just ordered the book and I'm so excited! After all the amazing journalism you've given us here, I can only assume that something written with even more diligence and passion will be an extraordinary read! (oh, heads up, the Forbes link also takes you to Asia times)