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Jane Kitagawa
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 31, 2019
Partnership echoes 'build global, live local' mantra
Boasting a fast-track career trajectory with U.S. e-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc., General Manager Tom White of Uber (Rides), Japan is having the ride of his life.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 17, 2019
Tourism-heavy period encourages flexible hiring
Living in the city of Tokyo could be described as a dream come true for Robert Walters Japan and Korea Managing Director Jeremy Sampson
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 10, 2019
Passion nurtures growth and innovative floristry
Dawn breaks over Tokyo. The streets surrounding Ota Shijo market are still dark and the air is quiet, but inside the Tokyo Bay market's expansive hangars, a different story emerges.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 10, 2019
Pioneering flexibility and empowerment in retail
Cartier Japan President and CEO Veronica Prat van Thiel and her team are testing the boundaries of the retail experience.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 20, 2019
Engineering background ties into diplomatic career
United Arab Emirates Ambassador Khaled Omran Alameri readily admits that growing up in the UAE city of Al Ain, often described as the “Garden City of the Gulf,” was pretty much idyllic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Dec 24, 2018
Unwrapping Toys R Us' business strategy in Japan
As someone working to affect change within corporate culture, President and Representative Director Dieter Haberl of Toys R Us Japan, is perhaps facing one of his biggest challenges yet.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 19, 2018
Sharp foresight coupled with penchant for precision
For Chris Hill, CEO of WeWork Japan, the day begins at 5:00 a.m. with meditating in the bath.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 4, 2018
Spearheading the next generation of entrepreneurs
Twenty-nine-year-old venture capitalist James Riney has some ideas on who may be the nation's next Mercari Inc.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Oct 21, 2018
Passion for interconnections merge with social initiatives
Playfully known as 'Salon de Melanie,' dinners at Australian consultant Melanie Brock's house are sought-after affairs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Sep 17, 2018
Hands-on diplomacy reveals charms of Nicaragua
Located on the ninth floor of a nondescript commercial building in Nishi-Azabu, and identifiable only because of a row of United Nations-like flags outside, the diminutive yet cheery offices of the Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua are perhaps parallel to that country's influence on the world stage.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 20, 2018
Riedel CEO's return to Japan flavored with innovation
To say that Japan holds Riedel Japan CEO Wolfgang Angyal in a judo-like grip is not far off the mark. Visibly enthused with his adopted home, and the potential opportunities it affords, as well as a slew of professional achievements under his belt, the dapper Austrian feels very much in tune with this country.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 29, 2018
Combining science and culture for a healthier diet
Former Miss Universe Japan nutritionist and bestselling author Erica Angyal, whose titles include “Sekai 1 No Bijo Ni Naru Diet” and “Gorgeous Skin in 30 Days,” understands the virtues of the Mediterranean diet, globally recognized as rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, lean proteins and low-fat dairy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 15, 2018
Spirit of proactivity crucial in high-demand market
For RGF Executive Search Japan CEO Struan McKay, the recruitment industry is often misunderstood.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jul 1, 2018
Working for the sake of play: Interactive family fun
Smartly dressed in a subtle plaid suit with a hefty timepiece adorning his wrist, Torben Jensen looks like a regular, if not a more stylish-than-usual business executive.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jun 3, 2018
Insurance leader proud to be there in times of need
Kenneth Reilly, president and CEO, AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., is the first to admit that insurance isn't sexy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 13, 2018
CEO's eye for opportunity forged from global career
For IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan CEO Hans Heijligers, Japan's efforts in the men's 4u00d7100-meter relay during the 2016 Olympics speak volumes about Japanese character.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 29, 2018
Ken Theriault: Wholesale retailers relish ongoing success in Japan
When Ken Theriault heard Miyagi-born crooner Muneyuki Sato's 'Arigatou' at a function in Sendai heralding the impending retirement of Kentaro Ohyama from his role as president of Iris Ohyama, the song shook him to his core.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 23, 2018
Importance of friendship transcends march of time
A former high-flying chemical engineer working in fertilizer development and management, it's no surprise that Indonesia's Ambassador to Japan Arifin Tasrif, was once working all across the Indonesian archipelago in Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Of no less importance, especially given his current role, is the nearly two years he spent in Japan over 30 years ago in Yokohama.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Apr 1, 2018
Grass-roots involvement enhances 150-year relations
At 66 years of age, Spain's Ambassador to Japan, Gonzalo de Benito, shows no signs of slowing down. He has official and other duties — like this interview with The Japan Times — for starters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 18, 2018
Long journey on winding road leads back to Japan
The welcome that Brad Bennett, senior vice president, Chubb Group and regional president, Far East, received when he first visited Japan in 1979 was textbook rock and roll.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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