The father of Japanese capitalism warned us this would happen

Meet Ken Shibusawa, an economist and great-grandson of Eiichi Shibusawa, the father of Japanese capitalism. He sits down to talk to us about moving to Japan to rediscover his roots, discovering his great-grandfather's writings, and his own finance career in social entrepreneurship and connecting Japan to Africa.--0:00 Intro0:46 Meet Ken3:30 Moving to Japan9:06 Starting a finance career in the bubble era14:35 Finance philosophy in Japan vs. the US19:17 Discovering Eiichi Shibusawa's writings25:36 Starting an investment advisory firm35:51 Focus on social entrepreneurship38:56 Funding African startups45:08 Connecting Japan and Africa51:41 Challenges seeking investment for Africa55:18 Change in industry over time58:52 Hope for the younger generation1:03:30 What Ken wants to leave behind1:04:51 Japan is in a new era1:07:24 Japan needs another Meiji Restoration--Follow Ken:https://www.shibusawa-co.jp/https://x.com/shib30https://www.instagram.com/kenshibusawa/Follow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/