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April 17th, 2012
Sumitomo's Yasunori Kakemizu discusses his Stanford experience
Shorenstein APARC Corporate Affiliates NewsWhat do running a business and flying an airplane have in common? Corporate Affiliates Visiting Fellow Yasunori Kakemizu shares his perspective, and discusses the past year at Stanford. Read more »
January 30th, 2012
Signs of growth in post-Fukushima Japan, say Stanford experts
Japan Studies Program NewsNearly a year has passed since an earthquake triggered a tsunami that swept away entire communities on Japan's northeastern coast, leading to a series of accidents at the Fukushima nuclear complex. Masahiko Aoki and Kenji Kushida discuss post-March 11 developments, and a related conference at Stanford scheduled for February 27. Read more »
November 22nd, 2011
Three graduates with FSI ties earn Rhodes, Mitchell scholarships
FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC NewsTwo Stanford graduates with close ties to FSI’s centers have been named 2012 Rhodes Scholars. A third was selected as a Mitchell Scholar. Read more »
July 8th, 2011
Center responds to Japan's recent challenges, reaffirms ties
in the news: Encina Columns on July 8, 2011It is too soon to know the full domestic and global impact of the March 11 Great Tohoku Earthquake and its ensuing tsunami and nuclear accident. Since news of the earthquake broke, the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, which has deep, longstanding ties to Japan, has closely followed and responded to this ongoing situation. Read more »
June 3rd, 2011
University IP management and the weakness of science-based entrepreneurship in Japan
SPRIE NewsDr. Robert Kneller's recent talk examined how national systems of industry-university cooperation impact innovation by comparing the Japanese system with that of the United States. Dr. Kneller has spent 13 years with a major science and engineering research center at the University of Tokyo. Read more »
June 1st, 2011
Entrepreneurship and Japan's transformation
SPRIE NewsOver thirty-five scholars from sixteen different universities in the United States, Japan, and Europe gathered in Bechtel Hall for a two-day academic conference entitled, Entrepreneurship and Japan's Transformation. At the conference, twelve new papers exploring aspects of Japan's entrepreneurial environment were presented from academic fields such as political science, economics, strategy, and organization theory. Read more »
May 31st, 2011
Experts gather to define a framework for SMP research
SPRIE NewsDespite the growing adoption of social media platforms as a business tool, this is still a relatively new and under-studied area of technology—even in Silicon Valley where many SMP innovations originate, says Rafiq Dossani, a senior research scholar at Stanford University's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. He and other academic and industry experts convened at Stanford on May 25 for a discussion of SMP business trends, especially in the areas of recruitment and business development in Silicon Valley. Read more »
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