Interview with the execs
Slack, Founder and CEO, Stewart Butterfield
Dropbox co-founder, Arash Ferdowsi
Uber, CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber, Chief Business Officer Asia Pacific, Brooks Entwistle
Airbnb, Co-founder, Nathan Blecharczyk
Airbnb, VP of Trips, Joe Zadeh
Instagram, Head of Product, Kevin Weil
Instagram, Head of Business, Jim Squires
Facebook, VP of Growth, Javier Olivan
Northvolt, CEO, Peter Carlsson
SOCIETY
The Japanese parents who apologise for their children
BBC on 31 Dec 2016
Tech
Superhuman Sports Society aims to bring Harry Potter’s Quidditch, Dragon Ball to life
Japan Times on June 3 2015
Why 3D printers are ‘the sewing machine for the 21st century’
Sydney Morning Herald on February 5, 2015
Japan accepts U.S. robot duel challenge
Japan Times on 9th July 2015
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/07/08/business/tech/japan-accepts-u-s-robot-duel-challenge
Business
Food for Thought – a radio series on Food Entrepreneurship
distributed across Australia’s 150+ community radio stations through Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
https://yuzuhafood4thought.wordpress.com/
Japan firms face hurdles as ‘service’ culture taken overseas
Japan Times on 9 July 2015
Politics
Western Sydney takes centerstage in close-run Australian election
Reuters on 29 Jun 2016, double byline with Ian Chua
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-election-idUSKCN0ZF2XC
Arts
being an Asian fashion designer in Australia means battling parents, racism and expectations
i-D magazine on March 8 2016
https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/fashion-is-hard-being-asian-in-fashion-is-harder
200 Years of Australian Fashion
Jul/Aug 2016 issue of Gallery magazine by National Gallery of Victoria
https://yuzuhaoka.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/200-years-of-australian-fashion/
Crime/Legal
Tokyo court ruling says adultery OK if it’s for business: experts
Japan times on 11 Jun 2015
Education
International students face job hunting hurdles in Japan
Japan Times on 10 Jun 2015, double byline with Shusuke Murai
G(irls)20: Economics is Everyone’s Business
http://www.letsdomore.com/blogs/girls20-economics-everyones-business/
Sports
Nishikori carries Asian hopes into Australian Open
SBS World News on 19 January 2015
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/19/nishikori-carries-asian-hopes-australian-open
Health
Device offers hope for early cancer detection, Japanese researchers say
Japan Times on June 18 2015