Iwao Tomita--A Giant in Japan's Globalization Effort
Iwao Tomita was the founding partner and driving force behind Tohmatsu, the Japan arm of the global accounting and consulting firm,...
Captain Yasuji Watanabe, Staff Officer to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
In her book, Defending the Enemy: Justice for the WWII Japanese War Criminals, Elaine Fischel writes about Captain Yasuji Watanabe, Staff...
永遠の０ (Eien no Zero, or The Eternal Zero)
Several years ago, Naoki Hyakuta wrote a best-selling novel about a brother and sister's search for the truth about their grandfather, an...
TheFilmSchool
Last Saturday, my wife and I drove from Portland, Oregon to Seattle. We spent the afternoon with my cousin, Julie, and her husband, Tom...
Google HQ
Yesterday, through good fortune, I visited Google's head office in Mountain View, California. The buildings are interesting but even...
The Wind Rises Earns Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film
Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises” has been nominated for a 2014 Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Language Film category....
A Tribute to Dr. Victor Hao Li
When I was invited recently to give a presentation at the East West Center at the University of Hawaii, I was looking forward to seeing...
The Emperor (終戦のエンペラー)
During my research for my Pearl Harbor book, I met Yoko Narahashi, producer of The Emperor (終戦のエンペラー), starring Tommy Lee Jones. ...
Shi Yu Chen on Nikkei
Shi Yu Chen, my long-time friend and business partner, was featured in the Nikkei Shimbun recently. Sy used to be a rock star in Japan...
