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Corporate governance reforms: making Japanese corporations great again? Monday, May 28, 2018, 19:00-21:00 at CCIFJ
Corporate governance reforms: making Japanese corporations great again? Understanding how Japanese Boards of Directors function helps you close deals Monday, May 28, 2018, 19:00-21:00 at CCIFJ Stimulating Japanese companies’ growth is a key element of Prime Minister Abe’s economic growth policies. For companies to grow, management needs to be improved, Boards of Directors need to […]
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Corporate Governance Reforms in Japan, Gerhard Fasol at the Foreign Correspondents Club FCCJ 12 March 2018
Corporate Governance Reforms in Japan Monday, March 12, 2018, 12:00 – 13:30 at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Japan FCCJ While many Japanese corporations are still admired around the world, too many have for years suffered sluggish growth and low profitability. A string of corporate scandals and failures have shocked the pubic and corroded confidence […]
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10th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum Tokyo 2018
Energy. Entropy. Leadership. 10th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum, 20 February 2018 at the Embassy of Austria in Tokyo Gerhard Fasol, Chair Program Welcome by the Ambassador of Austria, represented by Magister Konstantin Saupe (Embassy of Austria) Gerhard Fasol CEO Eurotechnology Japan KK, Board Director GMO Cloud KK, Guest-Professor Kyushu University, former faculty Cambridge University and Tokyo […]
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Japanese Corporate Governance – The Inside Story: Gerhard Fasol and Sir Stephen Gomersall
Gerhard Fasol and Sir Stephen Gomersall Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, London, Tuesday 16 January 2018, 6:00pm Topic: Japanese Corporate Governance – The Inside Story Speakers: Gerhard Fasol and Sir Stephen Gomersall Program: Tuesday 16 January 2018, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Drinks reception from 7:00pm Location: 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle (entrance facing Regent’s Park), London NW1 4QP, […]
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Corporate governance reforms in Japan
Corporate governance reforms are one of the key components of Abenomics, to improve economic growth in Japan Corporate governance reforms in Japan: talk at the OAG House in Tokyo, Wednesday 20 September 2017, 18:30-20:00 Wednesday 20 September 2017, 18:30-20:00 Talk: Gerhard Fasol: „Corporate Governance Reformen in Japan: Erfahrungen als Aufsichtsratsdirektor einer japanischen Firmengruppe“ Free of […]
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Future engineering education – a European view. Kyushu Society for Engineering Education.
日本語版 / Japanese version: http://www.fasol.com/j/2017/07/23/future-engineering-education-europe-view/ Gerhard Fasol: A European view on the future of engineering education in Kyushu Future engineering education. 4th Symposium of the Kyushu Society for Engineering Education. 11 July 2017 13:00-16:30 Kyushu Institute of Technology Future engineering education meeting program. 13:00-15:00 Yuichi Harada, Professor, Kyushu University: “Practical education using global innovation” Shingo […]
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Japan’s future. Bill Emmott and Gerhard Fasol, a discussion.
Japan’s future: Bill Emmott and Gerhard Fasol Bill Emmott is an independent writer and consultant on international affairs, board director, and from 1993 until 2006 was editor of The Economist. http://www.billemmott.com Gerhard Fasol is physicist, board director, entrepreneur, M&A advisor in Tokyo. https://fasol.com/ Japan’s future: A conversation Bill Emmott: I came first to Japan in […]
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Energy costs and electricity in post-Fukushima Japan
Energy costs in Japan: A presentation to diplomats from the 28 EU countries (+ Norway and Switzerland) given at the EU Delegation in Tokyo on Thursday 18 May 2017 How can you reduce your energy bills? Energy costs in Japan, how to reduce energy costs, and the current energy situation in Japan post-Fukushima are inherently […]
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9th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum Tokyo 2017
Energy. Entropy. Leadership. 9th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum, 16 February 2017, at the Embassy of Austria in Tokyo Gerhard Fasol, Chair Program Welcome by the Ambassador of Austria Gerhard Fasol CEO, Eurotechnology Japan KK, Board Director, GMO Cloud KK. former faculty Cambridge University and past Fellow, Trinity College Cambridge“Entropy, information and Ludwig Boltzmann” Masato Wakayama Executive […]
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Corporate governance reforms in Japan – talk given at the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo on 6 October 2016
Corporate governance reforms in Japan Changing the way Japanese corporations are managed: Can it make Japanese iconic corporations great again? A talk by Gerhard Fasol at the Embassy of Sweden organized by the Embassy of Sweden, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SCCJ), and the Stockholm School of Economics Abstract: Changing the way Japanese […]
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Japan’s globalization paradox: is Japan global? or struggling to globalize?
Japan’s globalization puzzle: intriguing questions by one of my great European friends, a great European banking sector leader How do you explain Japan’s lack of internationalization with so many big Japanese holdings managing successfully businesses abroad (e.g. Toyota, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, etc.) Japan’s globalization paradox – a closer look Its not so simple: Japan is a […]
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Ludwig Boltzmann Forum on Women’s development and leadership 2016
Women’s development and leadership Tokyo, Monday 16 May 2016, 9:00-11:00am Gerhard Fasol, Chair Program 9:00-9:20 Gerhard Fasol CEO, Eurotechnology Japan KK, Board Director, GMO Cloud KK. former faculty Cambridge University, and Trinity College, and Tokyo University Objectives of the Ludwig Boltzmann Forum on Women’s development and leadership 9:20-9:40 Dame Carol Black DBE FRCP FMedSci is […]
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8th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum Tokyo 2016
Energy. Entropy. Leadership. 8th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum – Thursday 18 February 2016, Embassy of Austria in Tokyo Program 14:00-14:10 Dr. Bernhard Zimburg (Ambassador of Austria to Japan) Welcome address 14:10-14:30 Gerhard Fasol (CEO , Eurotechnology Japan KK, Board Director, GMO Cloud KK. former faculty Cambridge University and past Fellow, Trinity College Cambridge) Ludwig Boltzmann 14:30-15:30 […]
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Wiener Staatsoper – who is the owner?
One of my friends asked me who the owner of the Vienna State Opera House is Wiener Staatsoper organization and ownership, as for Austria’s top 5 Theater Houses, is determined by the “Bundestheaterorganisationsgesetz” (BThOG) One of my friends asked me the question “Who owns the Wiener Staatsoper these days by the way?”. This is easy […]
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7th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum Tokyo 2015
7th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum: 20 February 2015 at the Embassy of Austria in Tokyo Gerhard Fasol, Chair One highlight of this year’s 7th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum was when Nobel Prize Winner Shuji Nakamura who’s invention of GaN LEDs eliminates the need to build thirty 1GW class nuclear power stations in the USA alone by 2030, […]
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Best wishes for 2015 from Tokyo!
The photograph shows the Gobelsburg Castle in Austria, you can see the location here on Google maps. A castle of this name is mentioned in 1178, and wine is grown in the region for about the last 1000 years. Thoughts and analysis for 2015 Abenomics?! The trick of course is the third arrow, the reforms. […]
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Keep fit and save electricity: climb the stairs the geeky way
Keep fit and save electricity Geeky way to persuade people climb the stairs – see in in Tokyo/Shibuya Its not easy to persuade people to climb the stairs instead of taking the elevator. Tokyu Hands store in Shibuya found a geeky way to persuade people to Keep fit and save electricity at the same time: […]
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Corporate governance in Japan – views of an Independent Board Director of a listed Japanese Company
Prime Minister Abe urges reform of corporate governance Slow but steady change… Reuters reports that Japan’s Prime Minister Abe urges company boards to reform corporate governance to include independent directors. I added the following comment. Corporate governance in Japan: exercise of shareholder power and emergency situations The question of independent Board Directors is often framed […]
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Japan’s new energy policy – interview by The Economist
Japan’s new energy policy: interview for The Economist on YouTube Japan’s new energy policy – interview outline: Japan’s new energy policy Question: Is the new energy policy of Japan’s Government an appropriate response to the situation or a missed opportunity Answer summery:The Government in its new strategy summarizes Japan’s energy situation and proposes a cocktail […]
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Professor Frank Kelly, Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge and Professor of the Mathematics of Systems
Professor Frank Kelly speaks about the future of Cambridge University and of Christ’s College Frank Kelly, Professor Francis Patrick Kelly FRS, Master of Christ’s College, Cambridge, and Professor of the Mathematics of Systems, gave us his view of Cambridge today at the Cambridge Oxford Society of Japan in Tokyo. Professor Frank Kelly: In Cambridge the […]
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6th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum Tokyo 2014
Energy. Entropy. Leadership. 6th Ludwig Boltzmann Forum. 20 February 2014 at the Embassy of Austria in Tokyo Gerhard Fasol, Chair Keynote speakers Kenichi Iga Former President and Emeritus Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology. Inventor of VCSEL (vertical cavity surface emitting lasers), widely used in photonics systems. Gerhard Fasol CEO of Eurotechnology Japan KK. Served […]
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Social media revolutionize how we market brands (Ray Bremner, President & CEO, Unilever Japan)
Ray Bremner, President & CEO of Unilever Japan gave a talk at Waseda University From Advertising to consumers to mattering to people My key take-away is that social media have made the top-down “begin told” way of advertising obsolete, and replaced it by finding, sharing and engaging. About Unilever: Unilever was founded in 1929 by […]
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Japan’s electronics conglomerates: Whats the difference between Apple/IBM vs Sony/Panasonic/NEC?
Why are Apple/IBM/Microsoft/Google so very different compared to SONY/Panasonic/NEC Need for corporate governance reforms in Japan My friend’s question: Why are Apple/IBM/Microsoft/Google so very different compared to SONY/Panasonic/NEC Gerhard Fasol’s answer: Profit and growth. Apple and IBM grow and are highly profitable. Sony, Panosonic and NEC have no growth and no profit for 15 years […]
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Briefing the Trade Minister of Sweden, Dr. Ewa Björling, on Japan’s energy sector (22 Nov 2013)
Lunch today (22 Nov 2013) with the Trade Minister of Sweden, Dr. Ewa Björling, chaired by the Ambassador of Sweden. Was asked to brief Minister Björling and a delegation of Swedish CEOs about Japan’s energy sector. Gave Minister Björling a 20 minutes presentation followed by discussion. Dr. Ewa Björling is extremely impressive, she is dentist, […]
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Abenomics success probability is 12%, 88% probability of failure (Professor Takeo Hoshi, Stanford University)
Professor Takeo Hoshi, Professor of Economics at Stanford, about Abenomics success probability Why did Japan stop growing after completing the catch-up with advanced countries? Takeo Hoshi, Professor at Stanford University, who devotes his life to work on Japan’s economy at US Universities, gave a talk at the Swedish Embassy organized by the Stockholm School of […]
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Japanese management – why is it not global? asks Masamoto Yashiro at a Tokyo University brainstorming
Lecture summary written by Gerhard Fasol, with revisions by Mr Masamoto Yashiro. All Rights Reserved. Masamoto Yashiro: Japan leader and Chairman emeritus of Esso, Exxon, Citibank, Shinsei Bank, Board Director China Construction Bank Masamoto Yashiro at brainstorming by President of Tokyo University Masamoto Yashiro is a legend in Japan’s banking and energy industry. He built […]
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Pricing of gas imports – Why does Japan pay so much more than any other major country for gas imports?
Was invited today to take part in a discussion meeting at one of the European Embassies about pricing of Gas (LNG) imports. All the major Japanese buyers of LNG from the major electricity and gas companies came together with European partners to discuss issues of import Gas (LNG) pricing. For detailed statistics of Japan’s gas […]
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Japan Galapagos Effect – How to capture global value for Japan? Keynote for the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) by Gerhard Fasol
Japan Galapagos Effect – how to capture global value for Japan. From the Journal of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), reproduced with permission. Dr. Gerhard Fasol dissects the history behind Japan’s unique international market separation By Hugh Ashton Originally posted by ACCJ Journal on January 15, 2011 in “Chamber Events” based on […]
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Electricity deregulation in Japan
Was invited today to take part in discussions about electricity deregulation in Japan at one of the European Embassies. Participants in the discussions were representatives from major Japanese electricity companies, the director for electricity deregulation of Japan’s Ministry for Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and European experts on electricity deregulation. For an overview of Electricity […]
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Alexa Meade paints MINI @109 in Shibuya
Found Alexa Meade’s art in Shibuya today: Who is Alexa Meade? Watch Alexa Meade’s TED talk: Alexa Meade // Sheila Vand
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