JQR INTERVIEW – Claude Gagnon

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  JQR INTERVIEW - Claude Gagnon     Japan may look very different but little of substance has changed You might remember the movie Kenny and its longhaired, bearded Quebec- born director, but the name Claude Gagnon will be much more familiar to the Japanese. He … [Read more...]

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JQR TOP INTERVIEW – Interview with Stephen Cox, Managing Director of Havas Worldwide Japan

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  JQR TOP INTERVIEW - Interview with Stephen Cox, Managing Director of Havas Worldwide Japan     We are going back to word-of-mouth Canadian Managing Director of aFrench advertising firm in Tokyo,Stephen Cox fits in it's mainlyJapanese environment as naturallyas a … [Read more...]

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Interview with Rod Lappin, – Executive Chairman of NEC Lenovo Group Japan

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    Interview with Rod Lappin, - Executive Chairman of NEC Lenovo Group Japan   Diversity and Mutual Respect:Keys to Success Australian Executive Chairman of Lenovo Japan, Rod Lappin, has had an affinity with Japan for a long time. He first came in 1986 then did more than … [Read more...]

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SPECIAL INTERVIEW – François Trausch – Asia Pacific CEO, GE Capital Real Estate

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    Tokyo is still under urban development Real Estate in Japan: an unexpected growth! It is in a chic and modern multi-functional room that Francois Trausch welcomed JQR. The decor itself gives you a big hint on how the company and its CEO pay attention to its warm and human image. … [Read more...]

Tatsuya Ishii

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    An album of songs born from 3/11 Looking Towards a Bright Tomorrow! Tatsuya Ishii has been busy since he started his solo career af ter Kome Kome Club split up, releasing a constant stream of work as a movie director, a spat ial designer, and an artist. He will soon release a … [Read more...]

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Interviewing today’s Japanese to watch – Hanayo

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  Hanayo is a multi-faceted expressive activist in a variety of fields – from geisha trainee to artist, photographer, and musician – active around the world. In this issue of JQR we take a peek at her life and her future plans. Although she has the delicacy of a young girl, Hanayo has … [Read more...]

Jun-ichi Nishizawa – Engineer, Sophia University Special Professor

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  The inventor of the semiconductor laser, super luminosity LED and optical fiber advocates effective energy usage   JQR : How did you come to research semiconductors? Nishizawa : There was a special research system in Tohoku University at the time which I used, and I continued my research … [Read more...]

Yoshiki Nishimura – Executive Producer of Saka no ue no kumo

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The second season of the NHK special drama, Saka no ue no kumo, has finally begun. JQR: I heard that there were some difficulties with the dramatization of Saka no ue no kumo. Nishimura: Shiba Ryotaro began publishing Saka no ue no kumo as a newspaper serial in 1968, after five years of … [Read more...]