Welcome to the archive of Japanalyzer content. You will find information here listed in reverse chronological order.

Featured markets of Japan

• Baseball and the Japanese Internet Industry

• Cash, Credit, or Cellphone

• Cracking the QR code

• Utility Company IT Power

• Stories across borders

• Opportunity in a shrinking workforce

• Fueling the Fuel Cell Debate

• The Magnificent Maglev

• 2003 Archive

• 2002 Archive

Previous Bridge Builder Interviews

• At last: a Japanese recovery with staying power 
  Minister Takehito Nakao (Financial Sector), Embassy of Japan .
• New Wireless Technologies and Business Opportunities
  Mr. Yoshiaki (Jack) Motoyama, VP of Corporate Ventures Catalyst Division GM of Venture Academic Relations, Hitachi America, Ltd.
• Creating the Cross Border Company
  Mr. Kenzo Ishida, President and CEO of Aidi USA, Inc. & Mr. Alan Tafapolsky, Managing Partner, Tafapolsky & Smith 
• On Startup Business Models and Methods
  Mr. Yuji Ide, President and CEO, Pixera Corporation 
• Analyzing Japanese Politics in Perspective
  Professor T.J. Pempel, Director of the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
• Japanese Corporate Restructuring- a first hand account
  Mr. Yasuyuki “Tex” Abe, President and CEO, Sumisho Electronics 
• Analyzing Japan's economy
  Dr. Robert Madsen, Senior Fellow, Center for International Studies, MIT 
• Positive Signs from Japan
  Mr. Risaburo Nezu, Senior Executive Fellow, Economic Research Center, Fujitsu Research Institute
• Mobile Phone Musings
  Mr. Takashi Yamanaka, Deputy Managing Director, Mobile Research Institute, NTT DoCoMo
• How one American “made it” in Japan
  Mr. Jay Smith, Visiting Lecturer, Kyocera Venture Business Program, Kagoshima University
• Translating what’s interesting about technology
  Mr. William Clemens, Technical Translator, Nikon Precision Inc
• Broadband in the Living Room Part II
  Mr. Austin Noronha, Senior Director Strategic Investment, Sony

• 2003 Archive

• 2002 Archive