ARTICLES

2025

2025.06.30BLOG

Japan’s SME Landscape

2025.05.07ANNOUCEMENT

Join Me at ADP Japan’s Seminar: “HR Strategy & Risks in Overseas Subsidiaries”

2025.04.10BLOG

Minami Family’s HR System: Edition 3 – How are we defining growth?

2025.03.18BLOG

Minami Family HR System: Edition 2 – Timing is Everything in Feedback

2025.02.14ANNOUCEMENT

Truly happy to have been recognized as the best APJ HXM Value Advisor for the Q4 2024 at this year’s SAP’S Go-To-Market Kick Off (GTMKO) meeting!

2025.02.10BLOG

Minami Family HR System Imprementation Report (1)

2025.01.14ANNOUCEMENT

Let’s meet in person at the venue (Human Resources Library in Nihonbashi, Tokyo)!

2025.01.01BLOG

As I posted last week, I have worked on the “super important project”, and I just completed the one!

2024

2024.12.05BLOG

Thrilled to have participated in the “HR Technology Consortium” webinar.

2024.12.01ANNOUCEMENT

I am very proud to share that I am appointed as a Adjunct Researcher at Global Strategic Leadership Research Institute, Waseda University!

2024.11.22BLOG

Jinji Library

2024.11.20ANNOUCEMENT

Professor JJ. Ikegami of the Graduate School of Management at Waseda University and I will be holding a joint seminar on leadership and human resource management required in a global context.

2024.11.14BLOG

I recently facilitated a seminar with SHINE, discussing the topic of Japanese HRM history.

2024.10.17BLOG

I recently had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion with Tsutomu Kato.

2024.09.26BLOG

I recently had the honor of returning to Florida International University, my alma mater, to present to the Master of Science in Human Resource.

2024.09.13BLOG

Last month, I launched my book “Global Lessons: A Page from Modern Japanese Human Resource Management”

2024.09.09ANNOUCEMENT

It has been decided that a seminar based on my book, “Global Lessons: A Page from Modern Japanese Human Resources Management,” will be held on October 10.

2024.08.25ANNOUCEMENT

I am pleased to announce that my book, “Recommendations for New Japanese Style Human Resource Management for Global Companies,” will go on sale on August 30 (Friday).

2024.04.30BLOG

Today, HR professionals are not just facilitators but architects.

2024.04.30BLOG

HR is no longer just about managing personnel; it’s about strategically influencing the growth and culture of an organization.

2024.04.30BLOG

In the spirit of World Health Day, I find myself reflecting on my own health journey.

2024.04.26BLOG

What is the “customer centric innovation”?

2024.04.24BLOG

Growing up and in my earlier years, my appetite for reading was quite strong.

2023

2023.04.14BLOG

My motto is now simple “enjoy your work.”

2023.04.11BLOG

Gold Partnership Agreement with NPO KOBE Junior High School Club