Is Personal Data the Oil of the New Era?
Comments by Professors Shishido, Inatani, and Wakameda appeared in the Nikkei. What Should Law Be in the Digital Age? (Multiple Perspectives) The rapid development of digital techn…
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(Fintech Association) Toward the Post-Coronavirus World
Hello. I am Nat Sakimura, recently appointed as an advisor to the Fintech Association of Japan . Today, slightly earlier than my usual extremely late announcements—one day bef…
My View of “Initiative Q”
I would like to share my thoughts on “Initiative Q,” whose “Q” invitations are circulating everywhere. Initiative Q is an attempt to create a next-generation payment network based…
The Cause of Japan’s Malaise: “Inability to Decide.” Also Known as “PDCA Syndrome” or “MBA Syndrome”
This article somehow came across my Facebook feed. A Tour of Silicon Valley and Shenzhen Reveals: “PDCA Is the Cause of Japan’s Malaise” Are You Suffering from an “Inability…
The Stock Phrase That Stifles Innovation
I completely agree with this article, “The ‘Stock Phrase That Stifles Innovation’—Unnoticed Even by the Person Saying It” (Hiroshi Menjo). This happens all the time. The president…
The Lesson of WannaCry: It Is Time to Stop Thinking of Software as a Product You Purchase
An article from the Nikkei newspaper titled “Cyberattack That Was Bound to Happen After Warnings Were Ignored” came across my feed. It contains the following passage. Of cou…
Digital Deflation as Seen in the Corolla’s Progress
An interesting article came across my feed. It says that the safety performance of a Corolla from 1998, or 17 years ago, and a current Corolla is worlds apart: ANCAP gave the 1998…
At the New Year, Looking Back at the Value of Cash from 2003 to 2014
In “At the New Year, Looking Back at the Value of Cash in 2014”, I reviewed how the value of cash changed over the course of 2014. I then received criticism that “you need to exten…
For the New Year, a Look Back at the Value of Cash in 2014
Happy New Year. I look forward to your continued support in this year marking 70 years since the end of the war. There has been a great deal of public clamor claiming that the GPIF…
A Society Where Healthy Older People Support Older People Who Are Not Healthy
What is social security? To me, social security means a society in which people without a disadvantage support those who have acquired one. That is the fundamental idea behind insu…
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