Thinking Points Elematec (TSE: 2715) is a global trading company specialized in electronics with a particular focus on Japan and China.The company quickly shifted its core business every few years to
Thinking Points Here’s the second takeaway from my recent Tokyo trip: Shareholders matter. Japan has a different way of looking at corporate ownership. Knowing the other shareholders and what influences
Thinking Points Japan’s Keiretsu structure has shaped business culture long time, even getting Mitsubishi employees drinking a certain brand of beer. The structure hasn’t favored foreign investors seeking important positions
Thinking Points Leading industrial robotics giant Fanuc (TSE: 6954) recently acquired Life Robotics with hopes to expand its addressable market. The acquisition is uncharacteristic of an internally-focused Fanuc, but so
Thinking Points Nissin Tools (TSE: 6157) is one niche Japanese company the world cannot live without. Specializing in precision end mills, Nissin Tools has the capability to cut letters onto