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Episode #102: James Yamanaka, Area Director, North Asia Area, British American Tobacco

James Yamanaka is currently the President of BAT Japan. Mr. Yamanaka has had a truly global career, he start...

Episode #101: Will Shaffer, President, Boeing Japan

Will Shaffer is currently the President of Boeing, Japan. Mr. Shaffer is originally from the US and started ...

Episode #100: Noriko Silvester, President & Founder, Candlewick Co., Ltd.

Noriko Silvester is the President and Founder of Candlewick. Candlewick is a Public Relations consulting fir...

Episode #99: Darren Morrish, General Manager & COO, Tokyo American Club

Darren Morrish is the General Manager of the Tokyo American Club and a numerous-time five-star hotel general...

Episode #98: Klaus Meder, President, Bosch Japan Corporation

Klaus Meder is the President of Bosch in Japan. Mr. Meder has been in Japan for almost 10 years in total, he...

Episode #97: Hiroki Ishida, Representative Director and President of BASF Japan Ltd

Hiroki Ishida is the Representative Director and President of BASF Japan Ltd, a German multinational chemica...

Episode #96: Tim Schlanghecke, Country Director Flavour, Symrise Japan

Tim Schlanghecke is the Country Director for Flavour of Symrise in Japan. Mr. Schlanghecke has been in Japan...

Episode #95: John Flanagan, General Manager Japan and Regional Head of Programming and Marketing Asia, A&E Networks

John Flanagan is a General Manager Japan and Regional Head of Programming and Marketing Asia at A+E Networks...

Episode #94: Jody Ono, Specially Appointed Professor at Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS)

Professor Jody Ono is a Specially Appointed Professor at Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of ...

Episode #93: Arthur Mitchell, Senior Advisor, White & Case

Arthur Mitchell is a Senior Advisor at White & Case in Tokyo. White & Case is a global law firm with...

Episode #92: Simon Wallington, Managing Director, Cornes and Company

Simon Wallington is the Managing Director of Insurance for Cornes in Japan. Cornes and Company was establish...

Episode #91: Derek Young, President, Japan Fidelity International

Originally from the United States, Derek Young is the President of Fidelity Japan for the last 3 years. Fide...

Episode #90: Hideyuki Takahashi, Chairman, State Street Corporation

Hideyuki Takahashi is the Chairman of State Street Japan, an American financial services and bank holding co...

Episode #89: Mats Lindstrom, President, Ducati Japan

Originally from Sweden, Mats Lindstrom is the President of Ducati Japan, an Italian automobile company and s...

Episode #88: Eric Wedemeyer, Managing Director, Tactus Partners

Originally from the US, Eric Wedemeyer initially lived in Taiwan working in journalism. He then came to Japa...

Episode #87: Jesper Koll, Global Ambassador & Expert Director, Monex Group Japan

Jesper Koll is a highly respected member of the Japanese financial scene who has been working in Japan since...

Episode #86: Saori Kanno, General Manager, Revlon Japan

After graduating from Keio University, Saori Kanno originally joined Revlon as a Marketing Director, before ...

Episode #85: Yasunori Takeuchi, Advisor & ex-CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Japan

After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Tokyo, Yasunori Takeuchi began his c...

Episode #84: Tomo Hasegawa, President, Japan at Medline Industries, Inc.

Tomo Hasegawa is a second-generation Japanese-American with extensive leadership experience in the global me...

Episode #83: Georg Loeer, NRW.Global Business Japan Representative (President & Representative Director at NRW Japan K.K., Tokyo)

Born in Tokyo while his father was serving as a German diplomat, Georg Loeer spent his first five years in J...