Mr. Aso’s Dodgy Classmates Who Worked in Securities Firms Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso recently made a remark on the Japanese citizens’ general view of securities, saying “There’s a perception that investin… 2016-12-05 Noriyuki Morimoto Promotion in Japan was not Seniority Based The personnel structure in Japan in the past was largely regarded to be a seniority system, which assumed that employees work for the same employer up… 2016-11-21 Noriyuki Morimoto Why No One Criticizes Canon’s Unfair Transaction For the acquisition of Toshiba Medical Systems, Canon used a highly manipulative method which prompted the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) to issue… 2016-11-07 Noriyuki Morimoto Japanese Banks Lend Umbrellas When it Rains They lend you an umbrella when the weather is fine and take it away when it rains?this is a traditional way in Japan to describe how banks engage in f… 2016-10-24 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan After the Tokyo Olympics The Abe Administration is aiming to transform Japan into Asia’s top financial center by 2020, when the Olympic Games will be held in Tokyo. Behind thi… 2016-10-11 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan Bound to Change with Fiduciary Duty One of the targets set in the Abe administration’s growth strategy is for Japan to become the top financial center in Asia by 2020. This means that pe… 2016-09-26 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan’s Financial Center Should No Longer Be Japanese The Abe administration sets out a target for Japan to become the top financial center in Asia. To achieve this goal, it has to solve difficult tasks t… 2016-09-12 Noriyuki Morimoto Learning Investment from Japanese Sushi Restaurants Real Sushi is not made with plain raw fish. The fish is processed in some way, such as boiling, steaming, or marinating in vinegar or soy sauce. Su… 2016-08-29 Noriyuki Morimoto Japan’s Nobuchika Mori does not Fear Regulatory Capture Nobuchika Mori, Commissioner of the Japanese Financial Services Agency (JFSA), recently delivered a talk in which he passionately spoke about the sign… 2016-08-15 Noriyuki Morimoto Japanese Pawn Shops and Art Banking Pawn shops are a traditional provider of finance in Japan. They offer small-scale consumer loans using items of personal property as collateral. Quite… 2016-08-01 Noriyuki Morimoto «1…192021222324»