G1 Global 2025 - The KAISHA: The Business Reinvention of Japan

This panel examines how Japanese companies are choosing an "aggregate niche strategy" to compete in new global settings. Based on research from Prof. Schaede's book, "The Kaisha: The Business Reinvention of Japan," panelists will explore how Japanese firms move upstream into critical deep-tech materials to compete against and profit from the activities of Northeast Asian and other manufacturers. How have they made the strategic pivot that has given them a competitive advantage? How long can this leadership last, and will its reach increase under Pax Japonica? Based on the insights from Japanese companies, the panel will share the lessons that can be learned more broadly. G1 Global Conference 2025 Business held at Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University in Tokyo, October 13, 2025. » https://g1summit.com/g1global/ [Business] The KAISHA～The Business Reinvention of Japan～ Panelists: » Naonori Kimura (Managing Director Partner (IGPI Group), Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)) » Terry Nakatsukav(President & Group CEO, Altemira Holdings Co., Ltd.) » Ulrike Schaede (Professor of Japanese Business; Director, Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, University of California San Diego) Moderator: » Tomoya Nakamura (Managing Director, KIBOW Social Impact Investment Fund) --- Prefer to watch the video presentation? Find it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tmyM0c7u4cM?si=2j5cDjN2o77kdkJY ---