ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Lots of events are being canceled. Steve Zurcher, an American who teaches entrepreneurship at at Kansai Kaidai University in Kobe, Japan, will bring us current on the spread of the Corona virus in Japan, and how the Japanese are reacting to […]
The Blue Hawaii event at the East-West Center (Looking to the East)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com How Hawaii entrepreneurs are doing. Steve Zurcher and Allen Miner discuss the Blue Hawaii East-West Center event at the East-West Center and discuss how Hawaii Entrepreneurs are doing from the outsider point of view. The host for this episode is Jay […]
The New Coronavirus as seen from Japan (Looking To The East)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com There have been cases there. Steve Zurcher will talk about how Japan sees the threat of the coronavirus coming from China, what if anything is being done about it, and how the people feel about it. The host for this episode […]
Carlos Ghosn, victim or criminal? (Looking To The East)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Japanese justice? Brief history of Ghosn in Japan leading up to the latest escape from Japan. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Stephen A. Zurcher, Ph.D. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm […]
Trends in International Study for USA and Japan (Looking to the East)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Japan Yes, USA No. Explanation of the recent patterns for study abroad for USA students focusing on Japan The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Stephen A. Zurcher, Ph.D. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to […]
AKB48 the most remarkable band in Japan in the last ten years (Looking to the East)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com How to create and become a musical idol in Japan. Steve Zurcher heps us understand marketing in Japan and how a superb marketing campaign made AKB48 a monster and hugely successful band in Japan. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode […]
Japan and looking into the future of the USA (Looking To The East)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Debt, demographics and deflation in Japan. Japan society has been dogged by difficult challenges both socially and economically that may be repeated in the USA going forward. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Stephen A. Zurcher, Ph.D. ThinkTech Hawaii […]
The dawning of hospitality education in Japan (Looking to the East)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Japanese Inbound Tourism. Who will take care of it? Talk about the inbound tourism boom in Japan and the huge gap the country has in providing service employees for that growth. Especially managers. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is […]
A new diversity is emerging in Japan (Looking To The East)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com This largely emanating from sports activities. Diversity and Japan – Japan is 98% Japan but is starting to see itself as multicultural as with Hawaii. And what is driving that more than anything else is sports. Naomi Osaka (see picture) She is called a hafu in Japan, […]
Current trade negotiations in Asia (Looking To The East)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Finding U.S. Policy on trade in Asia. Steve Zurcher lives and teaches in Japan and recently attended a trade negotiation meeting with the U.S. Embassy. He will bring us current on U.S. trade negotiations with Japan and China. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The […]