Leading High Performing Remote Teams
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Content Marketing
In this course, you’ll learn how compelling blogs, videos, podcasts, and other media can reach customers and drive sales. You’ll also learn steps for creating an effective content marketing plan, and some important ways to measure its impact and success.
Content marketing is a essential digital marketing strategy for companies looking to provide relevant and useful information to support your community and attract new customers.
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Sustainable Innovation in Times of Disruption: Choices for a Better Society
There are opportunities for progress all around us. The key is to innovate on these opportunities sustainably.
To help identify most effective path forward, you'll need to gain a global perspective to these challenges in an open discussion. How can Japan and the world take action to create a more sustainable, innovative world? Where do you fit in?
It's time to find out.
Social Media & Digital Communications: Impact on Global Public Opinion
Social and digital media have dominated the communications industry for decades. But it's no secret that social media has the power to sway public opinion, and the way in which many companies use these platforms could be seen as manipulative.
What do companies need to be aware of when utilizing social and digital media? How can these mediums be used to better communicate strategically with the world?
Discover what top media and communications experts have to say.
CAGE Distance Framework
Want to expand overseas? The CAGE distance framework can help ensure you're constructing a solid global strategy in four areas: cultural, administrative, economic, and geographic. Learn how to leverage useful differences between countries, identify potential obstacles, and achieve global business success.
Servant Leadership
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Strategy: Creating Value Inside Your Company
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Strategy: Understanding the External Environment
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Using Japanese Values to Thrive in Global Business
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Basic Accounting: Financial Analysis
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Leadership with Passion through Kokorozashi
The key ingredient to success? Passion.
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The 56th World Economic Forum in Davos, held under the theme “A Spirit of Dialogue,” witnessed a convergence of global leaders and changemakers setting the tone for 2026—a year destined to be defined by increased collaboration.
As we look toward Asia, this spirit of dialogue is finding a powerful resonance among the future business leaders of Japan and ASEAN.
Building on the momentum of the inaugural meetings, the third ASEAN-Japan Future Generation Business Leaders’ Summit took place in Tokyo this past December.
The three-day event (December 2–4) marked a significant milestone in regional cooperation, culminating in the handover of a bold Joint Statement to the newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi.
A Platform for Co-Creation and Deep Tech
The summit’s agenda centered on concrete discussions regarding Japan-ASEAN cooperation, with a particular focus on deep tech.
Minister of State for Economic Security Ryosei Akazawa delivered a keynote address emphasizing the critical need for ASEAN-Japan co-creation.
His remarks highlighted the strengthening of supply chains and the urgency of collaborative efforts in the digital and decarbonization sectors.
The summit was not merely a ceremonial gathering; it served as a launchpad for tangible commitments.
Together, young business leaders from Japan and ASEAN pledged to co-create a new era for a sustainable and inclusive Asia.
The Core Initiative: “Reverse Governance”
At the heart of the Joint Statement is a call for “Reverse Governance.”
This mechanism aims to connect the “wisdom of the future generation as practitioners” directly to the core of policymaking.
The designation of “practitioners” is deliberate and significant. As founders, CEOs, and business leaders, these individuals possess the agency to implement changes immediately within their own institutions.
Their commitment goes beyond rhetoric; it is a pledge to operationalize the summit’s outcomes.
The Joint Statement outlines three primary commitments:
- Integrating outcomes into actionable business strategies.
- Sustaining momentum through continuous engagement.
- Building a co-creation ecosystem that transcends borders.
This structure demonstrates a strong will to ensure the summit is not a fleeting “firework” event but a foundation for long-term influence, utilizing these networks to elevate high-level policy agendas, such as those discussed at the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting.
Six Strategic Pillars for a Resilient Future
To realize this vision, the leaders proposed six policy recommendations designed to deepen the ASEAN-Japan co-creation ecosystem and establish strategic autonomy:
- Updating the Modality of Policymaking
- Strategic Promotion of Digital Governance and Civic Tech
- Creation of Green and Digital Markets
- Financial Circulation for Social Issues and Expansion of Impact Investing
- Strategic Measures for Economic Growth
- New Forms of International Cooperation
Turning Policy into Practice
Crucially, each pillar is supported by concrete initiatives to ensure practicality.
Under Pillar 1, the leaders proposed the establishment of “Asia’s Davos”—a permanent Public-Private Exchange Platform to facilitate ongoing dialogue.
In the realms of green technology and finance (Pillars 3 and 4), the statement introduced concepts such as “GX (Green Transformation) Implementation Model Zones” and the “ASEAN-Japan Impact Investment Common Certification Guidelines.”
These frameworks are designed to standardize and strengthen regional cooperation in sustainability.
Reflecting global trends, artificial intelligence (AI) was a central topic.
Under Pillar 2, the joint “Trust Civic Tech Initiative” was introduced.
This initiative seeks to leverage Japan’s open government strategies and the principles of DFFT (Data Free Flow with Trust) to co-develop administrative services.
Finally, regarding Pillar 6, the summit successfully contextualized technological cooperation within global health.
A “local commitment principle” was proposed, encouraging local production and investment within Japan and ASEAN for fixed periods to ensure long-term, mutual benefits.
Looking Ahead
As an advisor to this community, I witness firsthand the unwavering willingness of these leaders to continue dialogue within this trust-based network.
They are not waiting for the future; they are actively shaping it.
With these robust policy proposals now in the hands of government leadership, the ASEAN-Japan partnership is well-positioned to navigate the uncertainties of the coming era, driving growth and stability for the entire region.




