A Deep Dive into the Minds of Japanese Managers Webinar

A Deep Dive into the Minds of Japanese Managers Webinar

On Thursday, February 17th, we held a Zoom webinar and had the opportunity to listen to the thoughts of 3 Japanese executives from JASGC member companies including Mayumi Moriya from Kao, Masato Sawada from YAC Robot Systems, and Kenji Morisawa of Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. They discussed a variety of thoughts and ideas about American and Japanese business culture and how they personally dealt with the challenges they have faced on the job.

Below are some quotes from the panelists.

“Changing jobs is common in the United States. In Japan, you stay with a company for 30 to 40 years.” – Masato Sawada

“Presentations are handled differently. For example, a Japanese audience looks at the screen or actual presentation, while Americans are more interested in the speaker.” – Mayumi Moriya

Event moderator, Teruko Nesbitt, asked: “Why is it that with meetings, we are strict about the starting time but lenient about the ending time?” I think this is something that is slowly being learned.

Kenji Morisawa mentioned that since COVID, ‘…many Japanese companies are very strict with the way they use their employees’ time.’ “

Special thanks once again to the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership for sponsoring the event, and to those attendees who made donations. Much appreciated!

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The Impact on Japan of Geostrategic Challenges in Asia:  Two Perspectives – Zoom Webinar March 2, 2021

The Impact on Japan of Geostrategic Challenges in Asia: Two Perspectives – Zoom Webinar March 2, 2021

The Impact on Japan of Geostrategic Challenges in Asia: Two Perspectives – Zoom Webinar March 2, 2021

On Tuesday, March 2, the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati, in partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS), and Frost Brown Todd, hosted a special Zoom webinar exploring current geostrategic issues in Asia. We were pleased to host two experts on the subject, Hiroyuki Akita from Nikkei, and Jacob Schlesinger from The Wall Street Journal, who provided their insights into the impact of recent political changes on the US-Japan relationship, as well as broader geostrategy issues in Asia. The event moderator was Joe Dehner, Attorney at Frost Brown Todd, founder of the Foreign Policy Leadership Council, and Past President of the Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati. Following a one-hour presentation and moderated discussion, the speakers addressed questions from the audience. More than 200 people registered for the event including a large number from Japan.

Guest Speakers and Moderator