What to Consider. The host for this show is Jeff Portnoy. The guest is Avi Soifer. The present term of the Supreme Court. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6l97L9SHRP40PaPAEyZaWsL Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii streams from 10:00 am to 5:00 […]
Looking to the East Year End Roundtable (Looking to the East)
2022 US, Europe and Japan Review. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky and Taro Tsuda. Focusing on Japan newsworthy events in 2022, we discuss the current state of relations between a) Japan and the USA and b) Japan and Europe with three academic and business experts […]
The Assassination of Abe: Response in Japan (Looking to the East)
Former PM Abe Death Ramifications. The hosts for this show are Stephen Zurcher and Jay Fidell. The recent shooting death of the former PM of Japan Shinzo Abe has shocked the country of Japan. There will be many changes in the country as a result of this assassination of the most powerful politician in the […]
Cross-cultural Marriages in Japan (Looking to the East)
The Pluses Minuses of Mixed-marriages. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Reggie Pawle. The show is on the mixed marriages in Japan with Dr. Reggie Pawle, who is a clinical psychologist based in Kyoto Japan focusing on cross-cultural marriages. Both the host Dr. Stephen Zurcher and the guest are married […]
Baseball in Japan (Looking to the East)
How the Game is Played in Japan. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Jerry Sands and Trevor Raichura. Two guests for the show discuss the USA pastime baseball in Japan. One guest is a former MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball league player and the second guest hosts a English based […]
2021 Looking to the East Review (Looking to the East)
Four Guests from Japan/Paris Access 2021. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky, SY Kim and Jonson Porteux. Three Political Scientists and One Professional working in Japan review the activity within 2021 from an international perspective. Items covered are recent election in Japan, the appointment of Rahm […]
Karen Kelley USA Consul General in Osaka (Looking to the East)
Interview with Karen Kelley Former CG. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guest is Karen Kelley. We discuss the career development of Karen Kelley who recently retired from the State Department. Her last role was as the Consul General for the USA in the Osaka/Kobe USA Consulate for three years ending in […]
President Biden Six Month Review (Looking to the East)
View from Japan, Europe on Biden Presidency. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky, Seung-Young Kim and Jonson Porteux. Three current or ex-Professors of International Relations at Kansai Gaidai along with one former American Chamber of Commerce Japan Kansai Vice-President and Partner in a local law firm […]
Rahm Emanuel, USA Ambassador to Japan? (Looking to the East)
Is the Rahmanator the right man for Japan? The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher. The guests for this episode are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky, Jonson Porteux and SY Kim. The show has a panel discussion with three international relations Professor and one lawyer active in Democratic politics (and a Chicago resident for many […]
Two countries divided by a single sport (Looking to the East)
Baseball in Japan and the USA. The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher. The guest for this episode is Jim Allen. Jim Allen has been following Japanese baseball for decades and is in his words still trying to figure out how the American sport is played in Japan. His love of baseball started in […]