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Why Did JT and Dentsu Let Go of Their Own Buildings? Weighing "Own or Sell" Amid Soaring Construction Costs and New Lease Accounting Standards

Household-name corporations such as JT and Dentsu have parted with their headquarters buildings over the past few years. Hearing only that, one might assume they are in financial trouble, but Chinatsu

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2 weeks ago▶ 22:50 → 18 min read

Framing Hiring Challenges by "Structure" and Seeing Them Through to Execution: uloqo's Sekikawa on Strategic RPO

In the second half of "Recruiting Strategy," a series on Business Journal TV, host Iijima spoke with Kensuke Sekikawa, CEO of uloqo Inc. The first half looked at what separates companies that get resu

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2 weeks ago▶ 51:00 → 27 min read

Building a Fusion Power Plant in Japan: The ¥6.06 Billion Investment in Starlight Engine, and a Former-Mayor CSO on Siting and Competing Globally

Fusion startup Starlight Engine has raised a total of ¥6.06 billion from 17 companies, with Global Brain as lead investor. This video is in two parts. In Part 1, Tetsuya Urimoto of Global Brain explai

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Why the Pajero, Returning After Seven Years, Has a Path to Victory in the "Age of EVs"

Mitsubishi Motors' Pajero is making a comeback after seven years. With EVs drawing so much attention, many people probably think that launching a gasoline-powered, full-fledged SUV at this point is be

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September 29, 2026▶ 4:53 → 5 min read

Why Matsukiyo Isn't a "Discount Store": A Strategy That Competes on Value, Not Price

When people buy drinks or daily necessities at Matsukiyo, many come away with the impression that it's a "cheap store." The speaker says they had always thought so too. Yet in its latest earnings, Mat

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September 27, 2026▶ 37:35 → 22 min read

Will Kei Tanaka, Who Has Made a Practice of Building Habits, Rank a Smart Bath Mat Among His "Three Sacred Treasures"?

Business Journal TV's special series "Best Buy Challenge: Habit-Building Edition" asks top performers to name three favorite items that support their success, after which a company president pitches o

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September 25, 2026▶ 21:32 → 13 min read

How to Make Scalp Care a Habit When You're Too Busy to Keep It Up: Keita Suzuki Tries a Scalp D Device

In this episode, Keita Suzuki, a former Japan national soccer team player and CEO of AuB Inc., learns about scalp care from Sho Sakuraba, who handles product development for ANGFA's "Scalp D." The pro

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September 25, 2026▶ 30:53 → 18 min read

Former Japan National Team Footballer Keita Suzuki on "Investing in Your Appearance" and How to Build Confidence

Is grooming for business a chore, or an investment that improves your performance at work? In this episode of Business Journal TV, MC Nana Okui talks with Keita Suzuki, who played professionally for 1

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September 22, 2026▶ 4:13 → 4 min read

Mitsubishi Estate's ¥14.5 Billion Outlet in Bali That Isn't "About Buying Cheap"

When people hear the word "outlet," many probably picture a place in the suburbs you drive out to in order to stock up on brand-name goods at a bit of a discount. This video looks at a facility that M

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September 15, 2026▶ 4:30 → 5 min read

Why Gong Cha Has Kept Growing Sales for 52 Consecutive Months Even After the Bubble Tea Boom Ended

The bubble tea boom that began around 2018 was over within a few years, and the shops that had been everywhere on the streets disappeared one after another. Gong Cha alone, however, has reportedly kep

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August 26, 2026▶ 3:56 → 4 min read

Is the Shinkansen's Fully Private "Supreme Class" Worth ¥60,000 One Way? Why JR Is Shifting Its Focus to Revenue per Seat

Is a ¥60,000 one-way Shinkansen ticket from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka expensive or cheap? This video explores that question, using the fares for "Supreme Class," the top-tier class being introduced by JR Ce

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August 21, 2026▶ 20:11 → 14 min read

What Separates Companies That Win at Hiring from Those That Don't Is "Whether They Can See Recruiting as a Structure": An Interview with Kensuke Sekikawa of uloqo

In the first installment of "Recruiting Strategy Journal," a new series from Business Journal TV and the web edition of Business Journal, host Iijima spoke with Kensuke Sekikawa, CEO of uloqo Inc., a

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August 18, 2026▶ 4:13 → 4 min read

Why Google, Supposedly "Finished," Posted Record Profits: Two "Molts" and a Strategy of "Protecting While Growing"

In an age when you can get an instant answer just by asking a generative AI like ChatGPT, many people feel they no longer use Google Search. The speaker says they felt the same way. Yet Google booked

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August 14, 2026▶ 15:46 → 11 min read

IVS2026 from the Ground: The Invitation-Only "IVS CORE" Area and the LAUNCHPAD Winner

IVS2026, one of Japan's largest startup events, was held at Miyako Messe in Kyoto. MC Nana Okui visited "IVS CORE," an invitation-only area for decision-makers, and asked entrepreneurs and investors t

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July 30, 2026▶ 36:49 → 20 min read

Can a VC Invest in a Comedian's One-Person Agency? Minamikawa Asks VC Associate Shiho Takai About Venture Capital

Business Queen VS Minamikawa is a talk show in which comedian Minamikawa, whose wife is a company president, faces off "in the ring" with women working at the forefront of business. This time the gues

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July 21, 2026▶ 31:04 → 17 min read

A Day in the Life of Keita Noda, the 19-Year-Old Leading Roblox Game Company WAKA

How does a 19-year-old executive, who left school in the second year of junior high and started a company at 15, run a business alongside large corporations and investors? In the second installment of

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July 10, 2026▶ 33:40 → 16 min read

Little Rooms CEO Kie Taira, Who Founded Her Company at 24, on Her Standard for "Products That Sell" and a Cash Crisis

Kie Taira, CEO of Little Rooms Inc., a company dealing in interior goods and lifestyle items, sat down for a conversation in the ring with comedian Minamikawa. The show Business Queen VS Minamikawa is

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June 30, 2026▶ 46:37 → 22 min read

From Toilet-Cleaning Robots to Space Construction: The Businesses and Winning Strategies of Five IVS2026 LAUNCHPAD Finalists

This year, more than 500 companies applied to "IVS LAUNCHPAD," the flagship pitch event of "IVS2026," a startup conference held in Kyoto. After document screening and multiple rounds of review, 15 com

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June 19, 2026▶ 29:08 → 17 min read

Why Whistleblowing Systems Go Underused at Japanese Companies: NAVEX Japan's Naoaki Mitsuya on What It Takes to Build an Organization Where People Can Speak Up

Japanese companies are steadily setting up internal whistleblowing hotlines. Even so, the number of actual reports remains far below the global average, and critics keep pointing out that these system

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June 12, 2026▶ 25:19 → 16 min read

A Day with fonfun's Tsubasa Mizuguchi, the Listed-Company President Who Takes Zero Executive Pay and Outworks Everyone

The president of a privately held company used personal funds to acquire a publicly listed company and made that listed company a "subsidiary." Comedian Shirai Chimon (Shirai) spent a day shadowing Ts