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Did you know "Pan" is Portuguese? From the accidental arrival of bread and guns to the 16th-century arms race that terrified colonial empires, join me as I explore Japan's "improvisational genius" and how we’re using that same spirit to take our Hokkaido furniture to the global stage.

We shared the kind of misery that forges a very Japanese, unbreakable bond. I subjected my Chairman to the cheapest hotels worldwide—often in rooms where you couldn't open a suitcase. Now, the new Royal Park Canvas in Sapporo offers a blueprint for sustainable travel, built with the quality and consciousness that finally won his approval.