How are Japan, Hong Kong, and America Different in Business？

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【EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS】・The World Economy in 2024 ・Forecasts by non-Japanese economists and businessmen ・The S&P 500 will fall ・The direction of the yen ・The Presidential Election! The harm to Japan that will come with Trump 2.0 ・China's economy will continue to decline? ・Japanese machinery manufacturers are in trouble ※This video was originally released on January 20, 2024. 【ABOUT THE SHOW: WORLDLY】 World experts who live in Japan debate on culture and economics. This show looks at how we can make Japan better. Looking at Japan from an outside perspective opens up a world of possibilities. On this episode, we take a look at predicting 2024. How will Japan and America's trajectories effect Japan? 【TIMETABLE】 00:00 Highlights 03:13 How the Presidential election is going 09:41 Direction of China's economy and how it will effect Japan 14:53 Problems facing Japanese companies 18:28 Why Japanese companies don't embrace technology 24:29 Hopes for Japan's economy in 2024 【Guests】 Rochelle Kopp｜Businesswoman/Management Consultant Born in America. Management consultant specializing in cross-cultural communication, human resource management, leadership and organizational effectiveness. She provides consultation to Japanese companies with operations around the world and to global companies with operations in Japan or doing business with Japanese companies. Nikka Chen (Hironobu Akiyama)｜INFORICH CEO (Makers of ChargeSPOT) Born in Hong Kong. Has roots in Japan and Hong Kong. Started INFORICH INC in 2015. In 2018, he created Japan's first mobile battery sharing service called "ChargeSPOT". Presently, ChargeSPOT is several places around the world, including Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thai, Singapore. ・ChargeSPOT https://chargespot.jp/global/ Jesper Koll｜Economist On July 1, 2015, Jesper was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WisdomTree Japan. For the past 20 years, he has served as chief strategist and head of research at major U.S. investment banks such as J.P. Morgan and Merrill Lynch, and has always been recognized as one of the top strategists and economists in Japan. Jesper has served on various advisory committees for the Japanese government and is one of the select non-Japanese members of the KEIZAI DOYUKAI (Japan Association of Corporate Executives). He is the author of two books in Japanese, "Japan's Economy in the Golden Age" and "The End of Heisei Era Deflation." When he first came to Japan in 1986, he served as an assistant to a Diet lawmaker. 【Presenter】 Ryan Takeshita｜PIVOT's Chief Global Editor X（formerly Twitter）: @ryuichirot Email ryan.takeshita@pivot.inc 【Translator】 Jordan Colston