Archive for ‘ December, 2008 ’
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Reflecting Year 2008, Hope for 2009
These few years, I make it a rule to read the cover story of Time magazine, “Person of the Year” around this time. Last year, it was Presi…
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Christmas Season
Christmas season has brought many good memories to me. When I was a child, I was so excited about Santa Claus and presents found in the m…
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Luxury of being off line
I took two days off from media of any kind--including TV, newspaper, Internet etc. as I was feeling too pressed for time and things to do …
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How do we start something new?
I received two nice notes lately from the people whom I do not know in person. One was from the university student who began project with …
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Aikido followed by Champagne brunch
At ICS, we have an annual event called ICS Auction to raise money. All of us-faculty, staff and students--are expected to bring some item…
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Virtual Forum and African Christmas
Most of the work I did this past week would not have been possible without the benefit of Information Communication and Technology. The…
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Seminar via On Line Chat
Two days ago we tried seminar meeting via online chat. We had Professor Michael E. Porter of Harvard Business School come to Tokyo for his…
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Porter Prize for 2008!
On Thursday, December 4, the Award ceremony for the 2008 Porter Prize was held at Hotel Okura. This year marked the eighth since Porter P…
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Table for Two-African Christmas（Dec.10)
There is NPO called Table for Two which was started by some Japanese Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum. This is an attempt t…