Shogi Title Match continues
Shogi Meijin-sen finished with Yoshiharu Habu defending his title in the seventh and the last game on June 23. Though I do not know…
Month: June 2009
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To British Columbia…
I managed to leave hot and humid Tokyo(so I hear) just in time for beautiful British Columbia. Last 10 days has been very…
Positive Feedback for the course..
I received a very positive feedback from students regarding the Competitiveness course. It was such great encouragement for me that I want to…
Shareholders’ meeting in season
I had a full day today, starting with the annual shareholders’ meeting of the Mitsui OSK Lines where I serve as non-executive director. …
East Asia Forum in Seoul
Three days in Seoul for the East Asia Forum were very interesting and stimulating experience. I moderated three sessions–one private meeting on Competitiveness,…
From Seoul, Korea
I came to Seoul on Wednesday to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia. (You can see photos etc. on their website.) This…
Seminar…
I gave a talk at two different seminars in the past two days AND attended three different seminars given by three people in different…
Gap in perception
Recently, I have had several experiences of realizing the gap between my self perception and the perception others have of me. The first occasion…
Started Twitter…
I started Twitter several days ago. I had vague idea of what it is, but not quite sure. (I am always tempted to try…
Charity Concert “Dream”
On Sunday, June 7, I was invited to the charity concert “Dream” in memory of Kenichiro Tokunaga, cellist, who passed away in 1996. It…