Business & Economics

Ashes to Awesome
Considered a miracle at the time, Japan’s emergence from devastation to become the world’s...

The Dojima Rice Exchange
The Dojima Rice Exchange of the Edo period (1603-1868), located in Osaka, Japan, is known among...

Examining Heisei Japan, Vol. III
Over the Heisei era the Japanese economy was confronted with a multitude of uncharted challenges:...

Global Class Japanese SMEs
Thirty years have passed since Japan emerged on the global stage as the second largest economy...

Heritage Culture and Business, Kyoto Style
Kyoto, where world-class high-tech industries exist alongside heritage industries. Achieving highly...

Population and the Japanese Economy
Japan, a country where population decline is progressing and the number of workers is decreasing....

The Story of Japan's Ohmi Merchants
From its very origins, Ohmi was a highly developed region bordering Kyoto, the center of political...