Biden’s 100 Days Review (Looking to the East)
Boom or Bust? The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher. The guests for this episode are Paul Scott and Jiri Mestecky. We review the first 100 days with subject experts on Europe, Japan and the Koreas. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time most weekdays, then […]
The Tokyo 2021 Olympics (Looking to the East)
Go or no go or the Tokyo Olympics? The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher. The guest for this episode is Roy Tomizawa. We discuss the current status of the delayed 2021 Tokyo Olympics given the current health conditions in the country and the commitment of the government and business community to its success. […]
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 […]
Women and Business in Japan? (Looking to the East)
Why Japan struggles with gender in business. The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher. The guests for this episode are MaryAnne Jorgensen and Chihiro Nishihara. Recently one of Japan’s leading political figures said he did not prefer to have women in high level positions as they talk too much. Here is his exact quote […]
Is USA drifting toward authoritarianism? (Looking To The East)
Trump as dictator? The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher, Ph.D. The guest for this episode is Mark S. Cogan. We look at the current political conditions in the USA from an Eastern perspective to address the question of could the USA adopt an Asian model of authoritarianism such as with China and Singapore. […]
Japanese lessons for the American coup (Looking To The East)
1930s Japan and USA 2021 rightwing coups. The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher, Ph.D. The guest for this episode is Taro Tsuda, PhD. We look at the many attempted rightwing coups during the 1930s and apply learnings from them to the January 2021 rightwing coup in the USA. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on […]
Looking to the Law (Looking To The East)
East and West Law Practice. The host for this episode is Stephen Zurcher, Ph.D. The guest for this episode is Jiri Mestecky. Jiri is a long term expat in Japan but has also practiced law in the USA. We will discuss how law is practiced in Japan and the USA exploring differences between the two […]
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Keir Starmer, 61, is a social liberal, fiscal moderate and leader of the United Kingdom's Labour Party, which polls predict will win Thursday’s parliamentary election by a landslide. [...]
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