Businesses Today
Businesses today face intense competition both locally and globally due to the internet. Compounding this challenge, business cycles are becoming shorter, with customers expecting immediate results. Additionally, AI is rapidly…
Linguistic dead-ends: the new deceptive pattern plaguing Japan
It seems that something was seriously lost in translation. Design is Not a Universal Language Design is not a universal language—at least, not entirely. Numerous articles discuss how different cultures…
The “Lost 30 Years” and Innovation Decline
I am 54 years old, which makes me a GenX of the 1980s. Most executives and management-level professionals are in the same age group. They have grown up during the…
Cultural Differences in UX
In Japan, overtourism poses a significant problem, and it's evident that many issues arise from tourists' misbehavior. But is this misbehavior a result of willful disregard for local customs, or…
