I built my career in Japan as an American. I learned there's one thing that's non-negotiable.

Lauren Rose Kocher never worked full-time in the US, so her understanding of corporate culture was formed almost entirely in ...
Forbes

What Product Managers Can Learn About Culture From Japan

Product managers play a critical role in a company. Customers experience the company's culture through its products—and product managers shape that experience through their behaviors and decisions.
Forbes

Fostering The Next Generation Of Business Leaders

As a US$4 trillion economy, Japan is powered by SMEs, which make up 99.7% of all its businesses. Often run by passionate entrepreneurs, these companies are especially prominent in regional areas of ...
The New York Times

Japan Will Spend $6.3 Billion to Shield Its Economy From Trump’s Tariffs

Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating auto levies. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Osaka, Japan ...
Hartford Courant

‘Rental Family’ spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends

TOKYO (AP) — Ryuichi Ichinokawa’s life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrogate ...
Seeking Alpha

Prudential outlines $300M–$350M earnings impact for 2026 in response to Japan business suspension

The company expects the impact of the POJ sales suspension and remediation actions to reduce 2026 pretax adjusted operating earnings by $300 million to $350 million. This estimate includes $150 ...
Newsday

'Rental Family' spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends

TOKYO — Ryuichi Ichinokawa's life could be right out of the movie “Rental Family” as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrogate attendance ...