The Japan Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.
Investment
Scholarly Publications
Reinventing Japan: New Directions in Global Leadership (Book Chapter)
March 2018
Highly readable yet deeply researched, this book serves as an essential guide to the many ways in which Japan has risen to become one of the world's most creative and innovative societies.•...
Abenomics and Japan's Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Is the Third Arrow Pointed in the Right Direction for Global Competition in the Digital Era of Silicon Valley?
March 2018
Given that much of the global leadership in value creation over the past couple of decades has been driven by the Silicon Valley model – not only a geographic region but a distinct ecosystem of...
Research Handbook on Digital Transformations (Book Chapter)
September 2016
The digital transition of the world economy is now entering a phase of broad and deep societal impact.
News
Japan transforming its innovation culture by changing social norms, Stanford scholar finds
August 2016
Japanese corporations are evolving and adopting a “startup culture” to boost their business creativity and country’s economic prospects, a Stanford expert says.“We can see that over the past 15...
Bloomberg TV: Next steps for the Bank of Japan
May 2016
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) convened in late April to discuss the future of Japanese monetary policy. An outcome of that meeting was a decision to hold interest rates steady.
Stanford’s Phillip Lipscy on China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
May 2015
When China first proposed creating the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in 2013, it generated considerable anxiety in Washington and many other capitals.
Old Events
Japan in the Bay Area: From Competition to Collaboration
February 26, 2019
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute and the Walter H.
HOW DOES VENTURE CAPITAL WORK AND HOW DO JAPANESE CORPORATIONS LEVERAGE VENTURE CAPITAL?
February 13, 2019
Since its establishment, DNX Ventures (formerly Draper Nexus Ventures) has acted as a bridge between growing Silicon Valley businesses and large Japanese firms.
Innovative Japanese Companies Harnessing Silicon Valley - Part 2
December 20, 2018
This is part 2 of a talk presenting how innovative large Japanese companies are harnessing Silicon Valley.
Multimedia
Changing Corporate Governance in Japan
July 2015
Video and transcript from the event "Changing Corporate Governance in Japan" with Takeo Hoshi (Stanford University), Masaaki (Masa) Tanaka (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
February 2012
In the year following Japan’s 3/11 triple disaster of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear incident, fundamental issues in Japan’s political economy are being debated.
One Year After Japan’s 3/11 Disaster: Reforming Japan’s Energy Sector, Governance, and Economy
February 2012
In the year following Japan’s 3/11 triple disaster of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima nuclear incident, fundamental issues in Japan’s political economy are being debated.