December 2020– date –

【We're competing for people's time online】 What’s the difference between Black Friday and Cyber Monday? As I checked them on Wikipedia, the former words came into use in 70’s; the latter was just born in 2005. I feel both are fast spre...

【The business world is a battlefield where wolves are killing each other?】 In the movie "Wolf of Wall Street," Jordan Belfort sounded off “I’ve been telling you guys not to take no for an answer, to keep pushing, to not hang up the pho...

【International Division of Labor】 In these past few years, I’ve come to see many conveyor-belt sushi restaurants in any place around the world. I don’t know the price range of those restaurants overseas. In Japan, conveyor-belt sushi r...

【Viruses are not organisms】 Did you know that viruses are not organisms? The super-simple definition of an organism is a self-replicating object consisting of a cell (cells), while viruses don't have a cell structure and can't self rep...

【The benefit of direct marketing】 Until last year, before the COVID pandemic, I traveled around the world and saw many people on business. Now, my life (work) style has changed significantly. I just go to work and straight back home. A...

【Survival is only for professionals with more than two skills】 How to survive in the harsh job market? Many people seem to discuss this issue a lot these days. Probably, we are afraid that robots may take over human jobs in the near fu...

【Our memories are glorified】 When I was a kid, my father often took me to rivers, lakes, etc. to fish. In one of my unforgettable memories was a small river. There were some small waterfalls aligned in a row. I fished a lot! Oddly enou...

【Not good tellers but good listeners】 If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would you choose? It may sound stupid but is a very common question in Japan. People are asking each other like, if you could only ...