The record-breaking manga publisher behind Weekly Shonen Jump is marking its centennial by offering free digital manga, an audiobook project and more. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/26/art/shueisha-anniversary-manga-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #art #shueisha #manga #weeklyshonenjump #japanesecompanies #anniversary #audiobook
Shueisha turns 100 with an eye on the future of manga

Japan's record-breaking manga publisher Shueisha marks 100 years in the business with a slew of projects that make its titles more accessible to readers.

The Japan Times
Why Japanese companies do so many different things

The internal logic of the world’s strangest corporations

David Oks
Why Japanese companies do so many different things

The internal logic of the world’s strangest corporations

David Oks

「KPIは睡眠時間」──オードリー・タンに聞く、日本企業の生産性が上がらない根本原因(ITmedia ビジネスオンライン)
#Yahooニュース https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/450dafa6876c8bc172fca7fb81ec98ab9260feb4

A work culture that demands endurance without changing the framework has been draining the capacity for new ideas.

If even 0.2% of workers nationwide speak up,it stops being “an individual issue”and becomes a policy issue.
We need a system that can collect those voices.

I’m building a system to collect those voices.

#AudreyTang #KPI #CivicTech #FutureofWork #PolicyMaking #JapaneseCompanies

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" #JapaneseCompanies are increasingly abandoning an approach to #BusinessInChina that once seemed immune to politics, a stark shift after years when they were the biggest single investors in their neighbor’s economy. "
https://www.walknews.com/1037208/ 丸紅の大本晶之社長、時価総額10兆円「次の高み目指す」 アフリカの利益250億円へ | JAPAN Forward #Africa #ceo #interview #JapaneseCompanies #JapaneseCompany #marubeni #SogoShosha #WarrenBuffett #アフリカ #経済・テクノロジー
https://www.walknews.com/962387/ イオンがカカオ使わないチョコ発売 アフリカの異常気象で価格高騰、代替品にはゴボウも | JAPAN Forward #aeon #Africa #chocolate #Editor'sPick #JapaneseCompanies #snack #sweets #アフリカ #食品