Archive for ‘ July, 2011 ’
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Concert for baby boomers?
I went to the concert by Mariko Takahashi this evening (July 31) held at Tokyo International Forum. It is a huge hall accommodating some 5,…
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GAS Reunion 2011
Last Saturday, July 23, the first reunion of Global Agenda Seminar Series was held at Roppongi Academy Hills. I rushed to the venue (and was…
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Communication skills…
English is a de facto standard today and without communication skills in English, you are shut out from the huge amount of knowledge availab…
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Evolving project…
At KMD, "projects" form the core of the curriculum. Even before I joined in April, I began consulting the faculty members as to how I shoul…
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Seminar on diversity
This afternoon, I gave a talk on diversity management. These days, the "in" topics for the seminar I am asked to give are "global leader" a…
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Game No. 2 Shogi Oui sen title match
Game No. 2 of Shogi Oui sen title match is being held today, July 26th and tomorrow, 27th, in Kobe. Defending Oui, Akihito Hirose won th…
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No pain, no gain?
As I wrote the other day, many young Japanese have tried developing new skills, gaining new knowledge etc. on their own. Not only the young…
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International Conference for Women in Business
Yesterday,, July 23, I participated in the International Conference for Women in Business held at Odaiba. This is organized by Kaori Sasaki …
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Ladies Night-Japanese version
Last night, July 22, I hosted casual get-together for my lady friends at my apartment. This is a biannual event I do since many years ago. …
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Shuttle Atlantis landed..
Space Shuttle Atlantis landed in Florida on July 21, marking the last flight of the Space Shuttle program in the U.S. I was in British Colu…