Brad Glosserman will join me on the Japan Zoominar on 2/18, to discuss my new book, Japan Re-Emerges (. Tuesday, 2/18, 4-5pm Pacific (Wednesday 2/19, 9-10am). Register: #japan @japansoc @Nihonpolitics

Michael Beeman, formerly USTR, will be on the #Japan Zoominar Tuesday to discuss changing US trade policy, a day after the promised ‘blizzard’ of day-one executive orders. Tues, 4-5pm Pacific (Wed, 9-10am JST), register @japansocsci @Nihonpolitics

Michael Beeman, formerly USTR, will discuss his new book on how the U.S. is undermining the global trade institutions it built itself. #Japan Zoominar Tuesday, 1/21, 4-5pm Pacific (Wednesday, 1/22, 9-10am JST), register: @Nihonpolitics @japansocsci

@B4Btv @GPS_UCSD @Nihonpolitics Thank you! Basically yes, but not quite - it has been extensively rewritten and repositioned for the non-Japanese readership, including some explanations, such as of sumo and Mainoumi as an image for the reinvention

RT @jonathanjosephs: 🇺🇸🇯🇵 "The relationship between the two countries are at stake " @UlrikeSchaede explains the significance of Biden sto…

My new book on #Japan is out - a greatly revised and repositioned English version of シン日本の経営, i.e., it's that book for the non-Japanese readership. Kindle version affordable.

Reminder: @norishikata Shikata-san, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs for Prime Minister Kishida, will be on the #Japan Zoominar, Tues, 5/14 4-5pm Pacific (Wed, 5/15, 8-9am JST), register: @japansocsci

@Noahpinion The only point I'd add to this excellent piece is that Japan, being a "tight culture", is above-average strict about telling those who join society how to be behave. That does not work for everyone, but it is very different from being xenophobic.

Our next #Japan Zoominar will feature Mr. Noriyuki Shikata, @norishikata, Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs, to discuss current topics of Prime Minister Kishida’s administration, Tue, May 14, 4-5pm PDT (Wed, May 15, 8-9am JST)m,

FYI, Diamond Online just posted this interview on my new book... more to come :-)

Reminder #Japan Zoominar: Tim Romero (@timoth3y) will discuss Japanese innovation policies, #VC and #entrepreneurship, Tue 4/9, 4:00 PM PDT (Wed 4/10, 8:00 AM JST), @japansocsci

"Disrupting Japan's" @timoth3y Tim Romero will join me on the #Japan Zoominar to share his deep insights in Japanese business and his new adventure as a venture capitalist in Japan, 4/9, 4-5pm PDT (4/10, 8-9am JST). @japan @japansocsci

Reminder: Albert B. Chu, Silicon Valley veteran, CDO and Head of Sompo's "Digital Lab", will discuss forward-looking strategies for #Japan's insurance industry. Tue, 3/19, 4-5pm PDT (Wed, 3/20, 8-9am JST)

Wither @japan 's #insurance industry, in an #aging , shrinking, overinsured society! Join Albert B. Chu, Silicon Valley veteran, Chief Digital Officer, and Head of Sompo's "Digital Lab", Tue, 3/19, 4-5pm PDT (3/20, 8-9am JST) #japan @japansocsci

Peter Gruss, former President of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and Germany's Max Planck Society, will discuss Japan's future innovation system. Tue, March 5, 4-5pm PST (Wed, March 6, 9-10am JST), register: 

#Japan's Nikkei index is almost at its historic high of some 30 years ago. Excited to have economist Anne Vandenbeele, Partner at The Capital Group and long-time Japan hand, join me to make sense of it all. Next Tue, 4-5pm Pacific (Wed, 9-10am JST),

Join Anne Vandenabeele from the Capital Group to discuss how Japan’s recent economic challenges and policy choices have affected asset prices and investor interest in #Japan. Tue 2/20, 4pm Pacific (Wed 2/21, 9am JST),

Reminder: Join Dr. Takashi Kiyoizumi for a discussion of innovation in Japan's pharmaceutical industry and the innovation ecosystem for biotech in Japan. Tue, 2/6, 4-5pm Pacific (Wed, 2/7, 9-10am JST), register: 

Join Dr. Taka Kiyoizumi, a physician/entrepreneur/ angel investor, for a discussion of pharma and life sciences innovation in #Japan, and how it is connected with San Diego's biotech cluster. Tue, 2/6, 4-5pm Pacific (Wed, 2/7, 9-10am JST), register: