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SVJP Welcomes Dr. Ken Jimbo as a New Executive Committee Member
Effective September 1, 2024, the Silicon Valley Japan Platform is delighted to welcome Dr. Ken Jimbo as a member of…
Read More2023 SVJP ANNUAL RETREAT
The 2023 Silicon Valley Japan Platform Annual Retreat was one of two big events held that year. With the release…
Read MoreMourning The Loss of Shinzo Abe
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8th 2022 will change economic-political-military dynamics in Japan and throughout the…
Read MoreHappy Holidays from SVJP
The Silicon Valley Japan Platform wishes you a very happy holiday season! We give thanks for our community, and look…
Read MoreInterview: Daniel I. Okimoto Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
Dr Daniel Okimoto was born in 1942. Like others of Japanese ancestry living on the West Coast, the outbreak of…
Read MoreThrough Technology, China Works Towards Global Domination
China, a state-led economy, is making full use of structural and policy advantages over market-based economies, like the United States….
Read MoreJapan Inc. adrift unless it rides the waves of technology
For Japan to generate steady, sustained economic growth, three factor inputs—capital, labor and technology—must be optimally deployed to lift aggregate…
Read MoreThe Pioneering Spirit of “Issei” Women: A Personal Perspective
For Japanese women, who immigrated to the United States in the 20th century, the task of adjusting to a starkly…
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