by MKUltraman | Sep 22, 2025 | Business in Japan, Japanese Society, Workflow & Workstyles
From my Meguro office, the river below has ceased to be water. Instead, it’s a sluggish, brown torrent of lukewarm instant coffee, a casualty of a nearby factory mishap. The local koi, once serene, are now jacked up on caffeine, darting about with the frantic energy...
by MKUltraman | Feb 13, 2025 | Business Design, Business in Japan, Cultural Analysis, Digital Infrastructure, Digital Operations & Technology, Digital Transformation, Japanese Society, Society & Culture, Workflow & Workstyles
Japan’s technological reputation is a mirage. To outsiders, it is a country of bullet trains and robots. But beneath the surface lies a serious problem. A deep lack of digital skills threatens to drag its economy into stagnation. Many companies and government...
