Hiroshi Mikitani: Retail revolutionary

Life | CLOSE-UP Apr 5, 2009

Hiroshi Mikitani: Retail revolutionary

by Edan Corkill

On a bitterly cold mid-February day, in the midst of an even harsher economic climate, Hiroshi Mikitani — founder, president and CEO of one of Japan's largest online retailers, Rakuten Inc. — shook off a slight cold to announce at a concise news conference ...

Life | CLOSE-UP Mar 1, 2009

Of money and motherhood

by Eriko Arita

Kazuyo Katsuma is a charismatic economic analyst, best-selling writer and working mother, who has regular columns in newspapers and appears frequently in magazines and on TV shows. Katsuma is considered one of Japan's foremost writers on the subjects of self- development skills for people ...