Archive - Beacon Reports

Thriving Together

The Resilience of Japan’s Artisanal Businesses

Dec 3, 2023 •

Richard Solomon

March 2023

Public policy initiatives are not enough to change Showa mindsets

Policymakers know what Japan’s problems are: An aging society, a declining birthrate and low productivity are to name a few. Yet the inward-focused…

Mar 30, 2023 •

Richard Solomon

February 2023

The Bank of Japan Faces Daunting Challenges

Economist Takeo Hoshi, Dean of the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Economics

Feb 23, 2023 •

Richard Solomon

January 2023

Expanding Japan’s Entrepreneurial Mindset

Prime Minister Kishida aims to boost yearly investment in startups and the number of unicorns 10-times each by 2027, under his “new capitalism” economic…

Jan 22, 2023 •

Richard Solomon

Can Japan Inc find its purpose again?

Part 2 - Finding New Compass

Jan 9, 2023 •

Richard Solomon

Can Japan Inc find its purpose again?

Jan 4, 2023 •

Richard Solomon

August 2022

Banking on Bansky

Tokyo entrepreneur launching street art non-fungible marketplace

Aug 9, 2022 •

Richard Solomon

May 2022

Schmatz co-founder offers Japan startup takeaways

Schmatz Co-founders Christopher Ax (left) and Marc Luetten (right). What’s the secret sauce to successful entrepreneurship in Japan? This author met…

May 16, 2022 •

Making the case for NATO Indo-Pacific cooperation

Japan Maritime SDF destroyer JS Kurama leads a formation of U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers. First published by The Japan Times Much of the postwar…

May 12, 2022 •

December 2021

Japan thought leadership events to return as more robust hybrids

Left to right: Edelman’s Richard Edelman (appearing online), Nomura’s Ross Rowbury, LDP’s Taro Kono, FT’s Kana Inagaki and Rakuten’s Billie Cole…

Dec 2, 2021 •

September 2021

Ending Child Abuse in Japan

Child abuse is not okay

Sep 5, 2021 •

July 2021

French father mounting Olympic hunger strike pins last hopes on Emmanuel Macron

French Father Vincent Fichot on hunger strike by Sendagaya Station

Jul 16, 2021 •

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